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| 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4USCJ332XV customer came in with complaint that vehicle only starts with accelerator depressed,stalls when let off. mil on,code p0101 in memory.alldata does not list this code to trouble shoot.all basic engine functions in specs.{fuel psi,spark,compression,etc.}would app... Trouble codes: P0101 |
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| 1991 Chevrolet Camaro RS 3.1L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G1FP23T7M This vehicle came in no start. Found plugs to be fuel fouled, replaced and engine runs.Customer advised vehicle sat for 6 months with less than a quarter of a tank of fuel,so i topped off the tank with high test and road tested. Right off i noticed the engine ... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDU06L5R I got a 1994 chevy Lumnia van with a 3.8 which came in runnung rough and would not idle. we have to keep feathering gas pedal to keep it runnung . Customer has been doing testing on this van him self and now wants me to go behind him and keep cost low.Now I ha... Trouble codes: 341 (Intermittent cam signal), 503 (Dont know), 400 (dont know), 140 (dont know) |
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| 1994 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1LW15M2R dear iatn members has any one had this occur a code 77 egr #3 fault. I cleaned the port and checked egr operation the egr is turning on the solenoid. The car will only set this code on a long decel. Have tried a different egr and have recleaned the port severa... Trouble codes: 77 (egr solenloid 3 fault) |
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| 1996 Chrysler NEON 2.0L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: IC3ESA7C47 This car runs fine untill it gets hot on the open road.It starts to miss and then miss so bad it cuts out. You pull over and wait 5 minates. It starts and runs fine. Some times it will start missing againe and other times it runs fine. the code it set was P035... Trouble codes: P0351 (ignition coil No 1 primary circurt) |
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| 1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2C3HH46RWH Friend of mine at work wanted me to look at this thing won't reatart after hot soak for about 15-20min.Once it cools off will start great. I haven't experianced it yet. Also if it does start it will idle real rough for about 30sec. I think the cat code is prob... Trouble codes: P0432 |
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| 1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L abs VIN: 2FMDA5147W Vehicle came in for engine repairs. Once done i noticed on road test that the abs activates just before coming to a complete stop(pedal drops and can hear pump pulsing) Customer confirmed this problem pre existing to engine repair. Customer stated that problem... |
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| 2000 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Steering Control VIN: 1FMYU70E8Y Hi guys. I've encountered this exact problem on 3 seperate vehicle and have been unable to correct it. When driving down the road at hwy speeds, the steering wheel will suddenly vibrate back and forth as with a balance or tire issue. This usually occurs after ... |
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| 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L 4 wd won't disegage VIN: 1G7EK19T1X vehicle came in with service four wheel drive system lit up, so we tried to get codes out of it with our genesis scanner could not find awd system option. so we tested as best we could and replaced the transfer case actuator motor. then it would not go into 4w... |
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| 1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGEJ2127S I fix the engin for a burn oil i change ring and valve seal.When the code no 1 come on after the fix.I check all groud and the contuniety between o2 sensor and the computer all wire is ok.I change o2 sensor with a jober sensor and he come on immedatly after tu... Trouble codes: 01 |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L Misfire VIN: SAJDA01D4Y THIS IS A GOOD FRIEND AND HE TOLD ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED ME TO TAKE A LOOK. I REPLACED THE PLUGS, AND FOUND RUST ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE ENGINE. I CLEANED EVERYTHING AND DRYED IT OUT INSTALLED NEW PLUGS PUT SILICONE GREASE ON THE PLUGS AND RUBBER INSULA... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302 |
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| 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1J4FF48S51 This vehicle came to us with the check engine lite on.After scanning it it came up with a P4022 code Evap system had a medium leak in it.Checked under carriage ,at cannister a hose was pushed off pretty far. Secured the hose and cleared the codes. Forgot about... |
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| 1993 Mazda MX-3 1.6L 1-2 shift solenoid VIN: JM1EC4318P hi, i am a maxda tech at autex mazda in nh. i am working on a 93 mx-3 with a bucking concern. i have pinpointed it to the 1-2 shift solnoid pulsing in 3rd gear. this solenoid operates fine in other gears but in 3rd it pulses and causes our buck. i was fortunat... |
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| 1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 2.4L hydro lash adjuster VIN: 4A3AJ46G0S Hello gentlemen. This car came in and the customer denied repairing it, so we let it sit for a year before we got around to repairing it for resale. We started the vehicle and heard what appeared to be an upper engine noise. After replacing the timing belts, t... |
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| 1987 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Cuts out VIN: JN1MU11FGH Need some help, this one came in for a no start. the customer said it died going down the road. we got it and it was dead, charged battery so it would crank and still no start, checked everything and replaced the computer with a used one now it starts but will... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1998 Audi A4 2.8L remove VIN: WAUED28D9W Thanks to all. Yes, it is a pain in the ... and you have to LOWER the tank, unscrew both forward straps and lower tank, we used the tranny jack, because tank was full and we did not wanted the tank to come down on us. About the FF clamp BOLT, I guess there i... |
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| 1999 Cadillac Escalade 5.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GYEK13R1X This truck is not fixed but I did find out why the relucker gear was rubbing on the CKP sensor, the front main bearing was spun. The boss is not sure if we are to replace this engine with a used one or a rebuilt or rebuilt this one but I sure hope that it runs... Trouble codes: P0339, P0337. |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1GEL19W8VB Sorry so late with closing, I have taken a week off from work to enjoy family, I received 32 replies to this van ( thank you all ). Listed here are ideas that were sent to me. Check crank sensor harness for pinched wires, check cam retard or is distributor cor... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L motor VIN: 1GNDXO6E5V thanks to all replies.i remove the head again send to check ,was good,i open timing cover and i found gasckets cut in one side,i put new gasckets,put all together.check the car again after one week.thats good. |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. 3.4L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1GNDX13E7Y Thanks to everybody who mailed. It turned out to be the sending unit. The little fingers on the sending unit that sweep the resister where in rough shape to say the least. When I ohmen it out there was high resistance and open spots everywhere. Thanks again,... |
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| 1992 Dodge Shadow High Line 2.2L engine VIN: 1B3BP24D94 Hey Guys Well thanks to all who replied to my help..you guys are awsum. After reading the majority replies..i pulled the sparkplugs. i found small amounts of fluid in the cylinders...Compression showed no change which i thought was weird. So with the go ahea... |
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| 1993 Dodge Caravan 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B7GH1130P sorry for the delay thanks for all the help turned out to be a wire the 8 volt supply in the distrib. from the computer backed out the connector at the computer Trouble codes: 54 (cam sensor sinc). |
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| 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L engine VIN: 2B4GP54L12 Well I thank everyone who replied, but this van is still making noise and the customer wanted his van back. All of the posts were good ideas but I had performed all of those checks before posting this message. Finally heard the true story from the customer and... |
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| 1989 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L High Idle VIN: 1FTDT15N6K Thank you all, the truck is fixed. 8 of the 13 replies mentioned the TPS. One mentioned incorrect solenoid, 3 responses went back to the idle air control and one wanted to know about coolant temperature. Since the coolant temperature is an input for the comp... |
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| 1995 Ford Contour SE 2.5L brakes ? VIN: 1FALP67L8S *thanks for taking time to reply,i had 9 replies 1 idea was a maybe the control arm was for the other side i double checked with the dealer and confrimed i did have the correct control arm,1 idea was calling the raybestos hot line at the 1-800 number,they were... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Lightning 5.4L Cuts out VIN: 2FTZF0732Y The lighting is gone thanks to Nick (of Findlay Ford) and Jim [...]. Both said it was a coil (which I could feel and thought it was but did`nt know they could stall out vehicle. They said to send it to ford to have the coils stress tested. I told the cust. a... |
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| 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali 6.0L Alignment VIN: 2GTFK69U23 Thanks to every one who took the time and interest to help me with this truck. Unfortunately i do not know if the owner followed my advice and took the vehicle to our local dealer as it does need the GM tech 2 to do a relearn after the rear is adjusted. What s... |
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| 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L drivtrain VIN: 1J4GZ78Y2T customer decided not to proceed any further, most of the response I had was either viscous coupler or pinion bearings but could not confirm either. thanx to everybody that responded. |
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| 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1J4FF68S2X I can't say for sure that this is fixed, but I have not heard back from the owner. He was going to put an upsteam o2 sensor in himself. I got some VERY good info from Tom [...] about Jeeps going into closed loop before the o2 was switching properly. It made ... |
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| 1999 Mazda Miata 10th Anniversary 1.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1NB3536X Many thanks to those who replied. Most replies were leaning towards an injector problem. When the customer returned with the car I hooked up the Mazda fuel injector cleaner system and cleaned the injectors. After that the car ran perfect. Again, many thanks. ... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire clyinder 4). |
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| 1986 Porsche 944 2.5L Speedometer VIN: WP0AA0941G Didn't receive any info on how to test the system, however like everyone said the cluster itself fails more often then the cluster. I spoke to the customer and let him know i would have to send the cluster to be sent to be checked, looks like we will but not a... |
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| 1997 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOCA2984V I tried the adaption, as suggested by Skip: 1. clear faults 2. turn ignition on 3. wait one minute without moving accelerator 4. turn key off for at least 10 seconds 5. read out faults. Nothing changed. The owner decided to take the car to the dealer, but th... Trouble codes: 0122 (TPS low input), 1397 (CAM POSITION SENSOR Bank 1 circuit), 0341 (Camsensor bank 1). |
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| 1993 Saab 900 S 2.1L vibration VIN: YS3AK35E9P thank you to all who replied to my saab story. i confirmed that the integrity of the secondary system & mechanical operation of the engine was in good condition. i checked all engine mounting & the rt. cv joint as some suggested, the exhaust system was also re... |
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| 2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: JTEHF21A21 throttle cable was occasionally binding although properly routed, tps was at 18 to 19. When cablr was manipulated reading fell to 15. thank for the input |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.8L compressor/cooling fans VIN: 9BWGD21J21 I really wish to thank all who replied to my request, especially Eugene and John. Eugenes reply on voltage tests at the pressure switch showed the switch to be faulty and the personal respone from John was beyond the call of duty as I learned a lot of valuable... |
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