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Open Help Requests for Asian
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| 1988 Honda Accord LXi 2.0L High NOx VIN: JHMCA5548J Hi guys, I have this Accord that failed smog on Dynamometer due to high Oxides of Nitrogen (NO). @ 15 MPH Nox 812, and @ 25 MPH Nox 904. Checked EGR functions and it works good, its getting vacuum and engine stalls while giving vacuum. Timing is fine. No check... |
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| 1992 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Stall VIN: 1HGCB7170N This Honda Accord stalls whenever the fuel tank is 1/2 or less and when you are stopping and turning right. The lower the fuel level in the tank, the worse it gets. We can also make the car stall by jacking up the right rear corner of the vehicle. When the eng... |
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| 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L cams VIN: 4S2CK58W8X Thanks for your help in advance. Car came in on a hook and complained of a no start. They had battery put in at Wally World and it has not started since. I have spark and fuel. It sounds like timing jumped. Customer said truck has been using coolant but not l... |
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| 2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, VIN: 4S2DM58W81 Customer came in asking for the transmission to be checked because another transmission shop told her the planetary system was bad.After questioning her, I found out while driving the vehicle her check transmission light comes on, cruise control light comes on... |
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| 1994 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L cooling fan I am having a problem with the cooling fans cycling at the wrong temp.and was hoping someone out there would be familiar with this circuit.a new cts from mazda has 53k ohms@60 deg.f.Napa's cts is 50k. At operating temp.it has 3.6k ohms.using a resistor box I c... |
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| 1991 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JA7FL24W4M hi all u mits gurus. this truck has high fuel pressure. although when i shut off vehicle fuel pressure drops to 47psi and holds. then i applied 20 inch vac to reg with key oof still and then pressure drops to 38 psi. pressure reg appears to be working. dead he... Trouble codes: 11 (o2 sensor not switching) |
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| 1989 Nissan Sentra 1.6L No Start VIN: JN1G821S1K car came in on tow truck, no start, found no spark, my experience led me to the dist, once in a while the spark tester would light up, so i replace dist, but not the problem, tested wires at igniter was good readings, coil has power too. am leading to the igni... |
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| 1990 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L Valve timing control solinoid VIN: JN1RZ26A5L We replaced the engine and had both Valve Timing Control Solinoids leak. Twice they were removed, cleaned and reassembled without curing the oil leak. The Nissan dealer we buy parts from suggested using Ultra Grey to seal these (which we did). What methods do... |
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| 1994 Nissan 300ZX Turbo 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JN1RZ24D2R Spark plugs were fouled. cleaned plugs. Set the fuel pressure to spec. about 2.5 bar, no change. Disconnected the MAF sensor, engine runs at 1100 rpm evenly but can't goes up 2600 rpm no matter how much pedal. Scanner shows both O2 sensors do not change their ... |
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| 2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8DR07X81 Vehicle came in with a MIL on and customer complaining of surging and misfire. When I test drove the vehicle no driveability concerns were present but the MIL was on. Modis came up with an P1140. Scoped both cam sensors and the right side was flat-lined. I rep... Trouble codes: P1140 (intk tim s/circ-b1) |
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| 2001 Subaru Legacy L 2.5L codes VIN: 4S3BE63591 Hi Guys This car is in with the ABS light on and we are unable to get the flash codes. Following Alldata (jump pin 8 at the data link turn key on) no flash codes are we missing a step? I hate when this happens is it lack of info? Thanks for any help! |
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| 1989 Toyota MR2 GT 1.6L Headlamp retractiorn VIN: JT2AW15J7K We have a MR-2 that the headlamps will not retract. This problem started after customer connected jumper cables backwards which caused the main fuse to blow, after the main fuse was repaired the headlamps will not retract. the retractor relay has power and gro... |
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| 1989 Toyota Tercel 1.5L Dies VIN: JT2EL31D1K I have tested to make sure the carb bowl is filling and it is. I have run the car on what is in the bowl and it will run for several minutes with the fuel supply shut off to the carb. The only fuel this carb is feeding to the engine is from the accelerator pu... |
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| 1999 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF18B3X this one came from another shop.It coomes in with MIL on and code P0446 in history. we have checked this car twice now and can't seem to find the problem, drove the car 40 miles today and didn't get the monitor to run. Need some help from the toyota tech to f... Trouble codes: P0446 (EVAP falt) |
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| 2000 Toyota Corolla VE 1.8L MIL Lamp on, VIN: 2T1BR12EXY HELLO EVERYONE, The lean code in this car is the problem. The fuel trims are not remarkable 6-7% LT. The air fuel sensors on the otherhand strike me as odd. bank 1 sensor 1 switches, but not that quick, and not to the extremes. generally from .3v to .7 volts.... Trouble codes: 171 (lean bank 1) |
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| 2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: JTEHF21A21 the vehicle surges in the last 2 mph of a stop or if you pull into a parking spot just before you put it in park it will surge and make you feel like your going to hit the vehicle parked in front of you occasionaly it has a rough hestitation that is like a mi... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1992 Honda Prelude Si 2.3L 5th & reverse VIN: JHMBB1177P well this one is gone. we are the idiots and we should be flogged for putting the rings and collars together the way it looks like they should go instead of the right way. the hub and collar go together with the space not lined up with the large cogs. the larg... |
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| 1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L horn VIN: 1HGCG565XW Apparently this is an unusual problem. Determining where the column shaft was expected to get its ground was the hard part. There are no ground circuits in the cable reel except for the airbag, which is of course completely isolated from anything else. The rac... |
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| 2002 Hyundai Accent GL 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHCG45C32 Thanks for all the help, Replaced purge valve and problem was fixed.Thanks again . Trouble codes: 441 (Evap Emission control system Incorrect purge flow). |
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| 1991 Infiniti Q45 A 4.5L Power Train VIN: JNKNG01C7M Afer the drive shaft was replaced we road test the car and found the problem was still there. Then we removed the harmonic balancer for a close check-up and found that was good. Then we tried a different transmission and still the problem was there. Our mistak... |
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| 1999 Infiniti I30 3.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: JNKCA31A2Y As usual, all spec's on the MAF can be good yet it was still bad. Replaced and all is well. Thanks for the help. |
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| 1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L trac light VIN: JT8UF11E9N Thanks to all for the 7 replies i got on this post. Special thanks to Rene [...] out of Florida who kept in contact through out the fix. I post this as a fix as the time for closure is running near and i am confident that when i fit the new sensor all will be ... |
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| 1991 Subaru Legacy LS 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4BJ65C1M After viewing the responses from you guys, I took a step back and thought about the 'Purge solenoid' senerio. I have never had to replace a Subaru ECM and consider them very reliable. Upon reviewing the wiring diagram for the ECM, it dawned on me that this pur... Trouble codes: 15 (2 injector), 42 (idle switch), 24 (idle air control), 31 (throttle speed control), 32 (o2 sensor curcuit). |
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| 1992 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Stall, MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 4S3BJ6325N I would like to thank everyone who responded. Unfortunately I can't seen to get the kid to bring the car back (no money). Most responses were like this 'The computers will usually have an LED right on them and sometimes the code is flashing on it while the che... |
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| 1996 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L No Start VIN: 4S3BD675XT If anyone who responded is ever in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, I am buying the beer. Want to say thank you to all the responses. Especially, I Want to thank Jim from Florida. Who was rt on the money. Went back and checked our inital install, and found out that we us... |
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| 1996 Subaru Legacy Postal 2.2L 1-2 shift VIN: 4S3BK4951T As almost always the solution was something very simple but hard to find or even imagine. The wiring from the rear speed sensor goes through a junction connector under the dash near the diagnostic connector. The circuit is completed with a cap that fits over a... |
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| 1990 Toyota Cressida Luxury 3.0L Excessive Emissions, BLOCKED EGR COOLER VIN: JT2MX83E4L Although not 'fixed', the car was sent with 'best possible' repair due to lack of money/time. Some good replies came in after the car left though so I couldn't apply them. However, should he return, I've got ammo! Thanks to many who suggested 1. Rem trans. 2. ... Trouble codes: 11 (Ign. sw. Main Relay or circuit). |
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