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| 1996 Acura RL 3.5L door locks VIN: JH4KA964AT the power door locks will cycle several times after they are locked (they are only trying to lock the door lock it is staying down not moving) sometimes they will cycle several times while driving. if left unlocked they do not cycle. i am at a loss at what to ... |
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| 1993 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L starter VIN: 1G4HP53L3P good morning everyone, car was tow in for no start, check battery for power, have lights radio,etc turn key over no power at starter wire. trace all wiring down, pass key module, wiring coming out is ok . my problem is geting exactly at starter relay behind da... |
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| 1995 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L Code 53 VIN: 4C3AU52N9S Greetings once again. ABS light stays on and computer has Code 53 which is for the pump relay. Car has Mitsubishi ABS system and our Snap On Scanner can't do anything with it. Normally I would just replace the relay and see what happens, but this sucker costs ... |
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| 1999 Dodge Caravan 3.3L prndl indicator, no speedo VIN: 2B4GP25R9X Hello, I have this vehicle that the shift indicator and the speedometer are not working. When we hook up the modis the tcm and bcm will not communicate with the scanner.pcm did communicate and came up with a code 1698 no ccd bus signal. after checking all powe... |
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| 1989 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTEX15N3K Hello Everyone, Thank you for reading my problem. I need to know what is meant by a flashing MIL light on EEC-IV system. This truck is in for a decel stall and misfire concern. Additional details later in post. The MIL is off most of the time, it is not on s... Trouble codes: 41 (ego always lean) |
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| 2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Hesitation VIN: 1FTSF31L5Y This is one of are company trucks, It just started last week when it was started up after it had been driving for 20 min and then shut off for around 15-20 min. the driver came out and started the truck witch was fine but when he started down the road it was s... |
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| 1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FY19S7V Hello to you Chrysler/Jeep Tech's. I am looking for some ideas on this 97 Jeep Wrangler. It intermittently sets code PO138 Post Catalyst O2 sensor high voltage. It is an asphalt warrior,never been off road. Very well maintained and no other complaints associat... Trouble codes: P0138 (Post Catalyst O2 Sensor High Voltage) |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L Noisy lifters VIN: WDBCA24D2J Greetings. We removed cylinder head for valve job and after everything was put back together, the engine started and ran quietly for a few minutes, then the lifters started clattering. Looked through the oil cap and I could see a lot of oil being squirted onto... |
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| 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.3L Gearbox VIN: 2227894532 Hi guys , I have a customer call in today for me to repair two Auto box`s a TH 125 and a TH 440 and I require two exploded diagrams for both a.s.a.p as I have never done any of these and believe it or not both are already in bits so can anyone help with these ... |
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| 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Suspension hi im probably going to get in trouble for this one. but any way. i want to put new rear struts on this car and the manual says to compress the rear transverse with a special tool. can these rear struts be removed any other way??? can i put a jack stand under... |
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| 1994 Toyota Corolla 1.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1NXAE09B42 Every once in a while I get one that drives me nuts. This is the one right now. Customer called and said car was cutting out on way to work. she scheduled to have it looked at, but after work car would not start. After I got it, it started right up. After idli... |
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| 1995 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.0L shift solenoid circuit VIN: 4T1GB11E7S need some help from you toyota techs. have this 95 avalon that was towed in. customer said he went out one morning, started car, put in reverse and car wouldn't move. after 5 mins of trying he gave up went inside and called tow truck.we got there and trans. wa... |
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| 1999 Volvo S70 GLT 2.4L SRS light VIN: YV1LS56D9X Car presented with the air bag (SRS) light illuminated. Baum CS2000 scanner returns code "018-no description." Alldata does not list this code among its restraint system codes. Does anyone know what it means? Has anyone encountered this code and discovered a f... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1997 BMW 740iL 4.4L Rear Brakes VIN: WBAGJ8326W Thanks for the replies and your time. The problem was the master cylinder not releasing. I put a couple of washers behind the m\c and the problem was gone. I replaced the m\c,did rear brake job and did a thorough brake flush and the car is gone. |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L fuel gauge VIN: 1GNDT13W18 Since this is a repo, I don't know if she bid high enough to get it. Haven't heard a word from her. Thanks for all the quick responses. Dan |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L doom lamp VIN: 1GNEK13RGX alright its been over one week with no further probelms to report. After many great replies I elected to replace front door jamb switches as many of you suggested. I appreciate the help and hope to be able to help others in the future. Thanks...Chris |
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| 1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L transfer case VIN: 1GNEL19WXX This vehicle is not fixed yet, but we do know what's wrong with it. I received seven emails...they refered to making sure tire sizes were all the same, that the transfer case contained the updated GM oil...the majority of the replies suggested a defective visc... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L tcc VIN: 1GCEK19T3Y THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED.removed the valve body and replaced the tcc apply valve assy with a one piece valve and spring that relocates the valve in the worn bore.tcc works great, no slip or hunting.the kit was from transgo. |
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| 1990 Chrysler LeBaron 3.0L No Start VIN: 1C3XA563XL I believe that this vehicle had leaky injectors.The customer decided to live with the problem for a while.I believe i got off track by thinking that the pulse width on start up was too wide,however as I would continue to crank the engine the pulse width would ... |
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| 1970 Dodge Challanger 318CID Gear endplay got lots of answers and it seems to be either .008 to .018 or .008 to .012. Thanks for the help |
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| 1993 Dodge Dynasty LS 3.3L bcm in right kick panel VIN: 1B3XC56R2P i found nothing drawing past the bcm. i sent the bcm in to the dealer they ordered a remand one i put it in car is fine. thanks for replies |
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| 1995 Dodge Dakota 5.2L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1B7GL23YX5 i would like to thank everyone who took the time to reply to this request. i'm sorry it took so long to reply but thankfully business has picked up greatly and since this was our it got put on the back burner. we had suspicions of fuel pump problems but couldn... |
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| 1993 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Surge, Stall VIN: 1FACP57U9P I finally found the broken vaccume line running basically under the radiator, wrapped in plastic covering, broken about 18' into the covering. Couldn't really every hear it leaking even though it was a 3/16 line!!! Just needed to look harder. Thanks Guys. |
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| 1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L wipers VIN: 1FTZF1724X Well this one is fixed and it is an embarssing repair, The customer had his door ajar light on so he pulled the fuse which also is on the same circuit as the wipers. The reason I did not catch it is because the fuse box cover is not marked it just has numbers ... |
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| 1993 GMC Safari 4.3L transfer VIN: 1GKEL19WOP Removed front drive line and all noise went away. I found excessive play in drive chain. Chain appears to be slipping under hi torque conditions. |
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| 1978 Jaguar XJ6 L 4.2L Blower motor VIN: UJ2T709510 Thanx to John's cars Inc in dallas texas i was able to buy from them a factory heat and a/c book with the wiring diagram and explains how the system works in great detail. What i found wrong was the servo control unit on the passenger side inner panel was bad.... |
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| 1989 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: SAJNA5840K Well after 12 replies which all contained good information we are still with an empty glass partialy dur to the customers lack of funds. WE have checked and double checked the CTS, ATS, TPS, removed the Converters to check for blockage, fuel preasure and retur... |
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| 2002 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L Headlamp Vertical Aim VIN: 1LNHM83W32 Hi All, Well, both cars have been fixed. I added double rubber pads under both headlamps, and now, they came up enough to get decent illumination. I have a customer who has a 2000 Town Car that he does airports with, and he told me that he is not happy with ... |
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| 1993 Mazda 626 ES 2.5L engine VIN: 1YVGE22B6P I found out that one of the cams was out of time.After resetting the timing the car cranked up fine an ran well.Thanks again for all who replied. |
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| 1996 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L no fuel no temp no rpm gauge VIN: 1MELM62W1T Hello everyone, I got four replies on this problem. You have herd the old words been ther done that,I can tell Bruce from Georgia has been there and did that. He pointed out crossed electrical plugs on pass side lower dash, sure enough there are two plugs that... |
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| 1989 Nissan Sentra 1.6L No Start VIN: JN1G821S1K after replacing the dist, igniter and coil, still had the problem, traced wire harness back to the computer, found a big hole underneith the computer pulled computer out and removed covers, found at least an ounce of water inside and all connections fused toge... |
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| 1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L No Start VIN: JNZ1HJO1F9 Thanks to everyone who tried to help for the record u all where all right. I used a thin long screwdriver an placed inside number one cylinder to find T.D.C. and had to play around with distributor rotor a bit before i could get it facing number one segment. E... |
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| 1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L MIL Lamp on Sorry but have yet to get vehicle in to do more circuit testing.Customer is reluctant to bring back in and spent more money on a truck that runs great(go figure?)Special thanks to all five techs that took the time to help.If I get truck back in I will update m... Trouble codes: P0141. |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: TR14FG15TR turns out that factory software repograming need to fix this car, as I found out the car when removing the battery somtimes will loose the adaptation for the throttle motor and this cause the problem with the idle. as a word of advise if you where to change ba... Trouble codes: 1881 (unknown possible programming error), 1545 (throttle module problem), 1613 (b on trans communication line). |
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