 Prev |
Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 27, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
Next  |
| (Also Available: All, Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, GM.) | ||
| Vehicle Owners: If you are seeking an automotive repair professional to service your vehicle, visit the iATN Repair Shop Finder. | ||
Open Help Requests for All Makes and Models
| Help Request | Answers | |
| 1966 Cadillac Sedan De vil 429CID engine VIN: 68357FWD21 I have a dead #7 cylinder. Pull plug wire off and no change. There is no noise, clatter of valves or anything else. Engine runs very well for a 7 cylinder. Compression 1- 185 lbs 2- 185 lbs 3- 195 lbs 4- 175 lbs 5- 175 lbs 6- 180 lbs 7- 180 lbs 8- 180 ... |
View | |
| 1994 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KS52Y2R hello fellow techs having major problem with caddi vehicle runs great at times at idle will surge and mil is always on sets codes for 24 x signal est problem as well as some others. codes will come back right after they are cleared hooked up vantage to scope... Trouble codes: 23 (25 -), 25 (47 -), 47 (83 -), 83 |
View | |
| 1997 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1YY22G9V I take over this car from another tech who nolonger working here .This car have check engine light come on code P1416 Air system bank2 he did change air pump , check valve O2 sensors but 1 week later the car came back with same code i did check air pump workin... Trouble codes: P1416 (air system bank2) |
View | |
| 1989 Chrysler New Yorker 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1C3BC4635K Engine will start & run for few seconds then die. I have good fuel pressure & still have spark when cranking after engine stalls. I have checked the auto shutdown relay & it test good. I have checked for good waveform from the dist. to the computer on both the... |
View | |
| 1993 Dodge Shadow ES 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, code 54 no cam sync VIN: 3B3XP6836P seems like i have a tough problem on my hands. Customer came in w/ the above car. It stalls, bucks jerks, and idles poorly. At times it will not start(especially after its run for awhile and it stalls). There is a code 54 (no sync signal @ PCM). Alldata also d... Trouble codes: 54 (no fuel sync sig detected during engine rotation no cam sync PCM) |
View | |
| 1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FACP74W2N This car was towed into me after dieing on the interstate, just before closing. I have spark, no fuel pressure. I disconnected pump harness to check for power and I have 9.75V, batt. is 12v. I pulled the pump out and it works with jumper wires. I hooked sendin... |
View | |
| 1997 Ford F-150 4.6L Steering This truck,just in certain situations,sets up a vibration in the steering wheel.It feels to me like its a problem in the P/S pump.It generally occurrs during a wide turn[like an onramp]and its almost like the presure relief valve in the pump is "buzzing".This ... |
View | |
| 1998 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L No Start I have this van that will not start. i cannot pull codes out of the computer. i get no communication. so body else was working on this vehicle and broke the connection on the glow plug controller so i replaced that already but i still have no glow plug operati... |
View | |
| 1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L wipers VIN: 1FTZF1724X Hey Guys, Need help with this one. The wipers just quit working, all the fuses are good I swapped relays, it has a new multi-function switch, Still no wipers. All of the other controls from the switch work. Looking at the wiring diagram I see that there is a c... |
View | |
| 1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5142X the van has a miss or cuts out(slight) when driving down the road.I have found that the problem seems to be rpm related and the speed of the van does not matter.The surge or miss will happen between 1500rpm and 2000rpm,whether i drive 30mph or 55mph in overdri... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean bank 1), P0174 (Lean bank 2) |
View | |
| 2000 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.4L Cuts out VIN: 2FTZF0732Y Would like a little help trying to figure this one out. It is a superchagered Lighting that just will cut out any speed or condistion. I have had it cut out at 40 mph no load so I dont think the supercharger has anything to do with it. The owner says the probl... |
View | |
| 2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L R. Power Sliding Door VIN: 2FMZA5240Y Hey all you Ford Techs! Got this windstar Se in with a R. Side Power Sliding Door. The Door tries to close but when it just about gets to the latch, it opens up again. We tried to adjust the door every way. We also tried to tighten the tension on the cables, t... |
View | |
| 1992 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCB727XN Hello everyone, This Honda belongs too my daughter, she complained about a hesitation on take off, mostly cold, but sometimes hot. Mil light would come on when it acted up, but not always would it come on. I got it too act up a couple of times it would kinda ... Trouble codes: 43 (Lean condition) |
View | |
| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L timing chain VIN: 3256981045 I have this jaguar and I need to get some help on the timing chain. If possible a diagram would HELP!!! |
View | |
| 1994 Mazda 323 1.6L transmission VIN: JM1BG2329R is there a ford equal to this mazda transmission? customer wants to rebuild this transmission or replace. just wondering if there is another route. also according to parts suppliers there is a difference in the transmissions. 19 bolt pan or not. what are the d... |
View | |
| 1989 Nissan 240SX SE 2.4L Timing chain VIN: JN1HS36P7K This car is the one I drive. A bit of history on it first. I bought it 4 years ago from a customer who could not afford to fix it. It has a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder KA24E engine. The timing chain guides had gotten ground up and circulated through the engine and pi... |
View | |
| 1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L No Start VIN: JNZ1HJO1F9 Hi Guys I changed the valve cover gaskets on the engine and on doing so i had to remove the distributor. Thought it was master splined only to realize that it is gear driven. Unfortunately i have no literature on this engine so i am hoping that someone will b... |
View | |
| 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.4L Unknown VIN: 1G2WJ51X7N Does anyone have any information on removing this transmission. Our book sayes to remove the left side of the subframe. The subframe on this car is one peice. Do we have to remove the hole subframe or is there some other way of getting this transmission out. K... |
View | |
| 1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G2NE15D5S after running for 1 hour & road testing--step on gas & shuts off -- will not restart--when it dies-looses spark & inj.pulse--fuel pressure remains good--if you cycle key will restart- |
View | |
| 1996 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Climate Controls VIN: 1G2HX52K8T Customer brought car in stating A/C inop. Verified to find compressor turns on when commanded by electronic climate control center but vacuum motors do not respond to commands. All air is routed through heater core and is blowing to defrost. Found good vacuum ... |
View | |
| 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L Steering VIN: 1G2NE52E7X Car has a major clunk when the vehicle came in. A drive-ability tech diagnosed the noise and replaced the struts and bearing plates. He is a great drive-ability tech and he was technically right... the bearing plates were worn, rusty and sticking but of cour... |
View | |
| 2001 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L Engine VIN: 1G2JB524X1 Have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire with what sounds like a valve tap when started cold. Engine also running very rough/lacking power until it warms up, then runs fine. This is not a timing chain noise. Previous shop supposedly rebuilt cylinder head, but problem resur... |
View | |
| 1985 Subaru GL 1.8L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: JF1AN43B0F I need help from veteran Subaru mechanics. This car runs good at steady throttle but on accel it leans out to the point that at 2/3 throttle it will not accelerate. Past 2/3 throttle the secondary starts to open and it runs great. With the duty solenoids disco... |
View | |
| 1999 Subaru Forester L 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JF1SF6350X This ones got me . Came in from another shop . Intermittantly the car will begin to sputter , then die out . completely undriveable . when she sputters , it can be at idle or cruising . she will then have a severe hesitation , allmost no throttle response , bo... |
View | |
| 1992 Toyota Pickup DLX 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT4VN01D7N Vehicle presents with MIL illuminated. Has diagnostic connector under the hood. Is there a quick and easy way to pull codes from this little truck? Thanks in advance for the info. |
View | |
| 2000 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L P/S light on VIN: JTDBT23E90 Looking for trouble code steering code 15 & code 54 . I suspect code 54 is relay .I need code 15 meaning and procedure to reset light . Thanks in advance . |
View |
Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
| Fix/Summary | Answers | |
| 1994 Acura Legend L 3.2L brakes VIN: JH4KA8L79R Hi, Thank's to everybody who find a time to read and replay. Many of you got it right on. Power brake booster AND master cylinder resolve the problem. Thank's again |
15 | |
| 1991 Buick Century Limited 3.3L No Start VIN: 3G4AL54N3M i went through my troubleshooting to verify my previous results-such as diconnecting module,hooking up injector test light and disconnecting fuel pump relay. then with the key on i touched terminal c with a test light connected to pos term on batt. every time ... |
10 | |
| 1995 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GNEL19W7S The Van passed the emission test so the client doesn't want to spend anymore time on this condition. He has decided to live with it. I received several responses about the spider assembly leaking fuel into the air plenum and I would like to bet that is the act... |
11 | |
| 1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCCS14XOV this vehicle is fixed,customer had chosen an aftermarket fuel pump instead of OE fuel pump-original pump had rubber insulators on bottom of pump whereas aftermarket pump did not, so it is noisier than the OE pump |
9 | |
| 1989 Ford Thunderbird LX 3.8L Cooling Systems VIN: 1FAPP6246K Well, we got a ton of responses...Thank you very much to all who did !!...Most said head gaskets, which is what we figured anyway,...it was just kinda wierd why there was no other obvious evidense for how blown the left side was. Yes, we did tear it down and #... |
23 | |
| 1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FMEB74456 sorry it took so long to reply, this was unique though,i had the vehicle idling in my bay with the scanner on it, there was an abrupt sound of grinding metal and the engine shut off,i cranked it and saw the cams were not turning,went underneath and found the f... |
9 | |
| 1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L radio VIN: 1FMDU34X7S One reply said to cut a blue wire?, One reply said to check main power feeds at starter relay (although I have powers and grounds at the proper wires), one said to send rear amp unit to ford dealer for service. Customer tried to locate used unit with no luck, ... |
4 | |
| 1996 Ford F-350 Special 7.5L No Start VIN: 1FDKF37GXT This post has been open for a month. The truck is not fixed yet, but it is time to close it. I have in hand a PCM, but before I install it I will check and recheck powers, grounds, etc. I installed an ignition module which was ordered from Ford by the VIN, so ... Trouble codes: P0320 (PIP circuit failure), P1351 (IDM Ckt input malfunction), P0230 (fuel pump primary). |
5 | |
| 1996 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTHX26F8T Thanks to all who replied - many of you woke me up - back to basics. I was checking the glow plug relay with a test light and have been burned by this before, one would think they would learn by now. The key words in my help request was that I had good voltage... Trouble codes: P0603. |
11 | |
| 1999 GMC Jimmy SL 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GKCS13W8K hey guys.first fyi.both heads were done.a running compression test revealed valves not seating.needless to say i am looking for a new machine shop.but anyway it just goes to show you that cant always rule things out just because it was already supose to be don... |
11 | |
| 2000 GMC Jimmy Diamond Edition 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKDT13W0Y Took a very long time to find out if vehicle was fixed.Customer decided to go to Fl. for vacation.They came in for an oil change-everything was ok with the vehicle.Like most responces said,replaceing the air pump and rerouting the line going up by battery took... Trouble codes: P0410. |
9 | |
| 1987 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L second gear VIN: 1J4GZ7851V The fix for this Jeep was adjusting the throttle cable a little tighter. If I adjusted the t-cable loose the noise and clunking would increase greatly, if I adjusted the cable tighter the noise and the clunk would almost go away. There was not enough adjustmen... |
2 | |
| 1994 Lexus ES300 3.0L instrument cluster VIN: JT8GK13T8R neal from florida was the only response i got. suggested possible problem with rheostat. volume control & rehostat have nothing to do with cluster or gauge needle illumination. they only control brightnes of illumination. with both of these components disconne... |
1 | |
| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L No Start VIN: WDBCA35D0J Thanks to all whio replied. as it turns out what had happened was one of the timing chain guides broke causing the chain to jump the camshaft gear damaging cam and rockers. estimated cost for repairs to re & re both heads and recondition, replace timing chain ... |
16 | |
| 1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L MIL Lamp on Thanks to all who helped me in this matter. The 8/80 did indeed cover this repair. Did not now that Cat warranty was that high. Also on another note we refunded the customer the money spent for not correcting the problem with us. Again thanks to all who helped... |
26 | |
| 2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8DR07X81 Thanks to all who replied. All of you had great suggestions but Micheal hit it wright on the head. A small twist on all of the prongs inside the sensor did the trick. It's somewhat of a rookie mistake but what kept killing me was the fact that every time it ca... Trouble codes: P1140 (intk tim s/circ-b1). |
3 | |
| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L Misfire, miss load & idle hot VIN: 1G3WS54T1L First, thanks to all that sent replies. The fix was either a bad injector or a plenum gasket leak. Not sure because I changed an injector on #3 cylinder and also changed the plenum gaskets. Works like a champ! Does anybody know of another way to fix spark plug... |
16 | |
| 1991 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L speedometer VIN: 1G2HZ51C4M Only got a couple of replies on this one, but all agreed that the speedometer was likely at fault. In fact we installed the new[used] instrument cluster today and the speedo/odometer worked just fine. |
4 | |
| 1994 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G2HZ52L5R Thanks to all for the suggestions. We replaced the crank sensor as a precaution, having seen them cause erratic behavior on other 3.8L engines, but did not help here. We caught a break later in the day, as the car would not start. Crank and cam signals were go... Trouble codes: 1571 (traction control input out of range), 1361 (EST line not toggling), 341 (intermittant cam signal). |
10 | |
| 1994 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Sensitive VIN: 4S3BJ6336R I received 6 helpful replies from Walter from NY, Steve from NC, Michael from MA, F. Charlie from CA, Jon from NY, and Scott from WI. The suggestions were: replace the throttle spring; adjust the throttle cable; get used to it; and throttle plate sticking. I... |
8 | |
| 1998 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L front pads smoking VIN: 4TAPM62NXW i replaced the master cyl. again and shortened the rod just a tad even though it looked OK, adj. back brakes, bleed the system and hope i don't see him back for the same thing. |
17 | |
| 2000 Toyota Tacoma DLX 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4TAPM62N6X This one ran me right out of ideas. Thanks to: thomas from california (southern) who offered a great overview of the system james from illinois who said 'Plugged?' aaron from california (southern) who said that if there was no vacuum there i would have t... Trouble codes: P0401. |
3 | |
| 2003 Toyota Matrix XR 1.8L Noise VIN: 2T1LR32ZE3 I want to thank the 4 people who responded. Also apologize for the incorrect engine size entry. It is a 1.8L, 1ZZ-FE engine, XR. In general the thoughts were concerning the exhaust. Possible damage to it. The other was motor mount tension. Neither was the case... |
4 |
