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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 10, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1993 Cadillac Eldorado 4.9L Cooling Systems VIN: 1G6EL12B5P This cadillac came in three months ago with a noise in front of engine. We replaced the waterpump. Came back a month later with a noise. Water pump failed again. Put on new water pump. Now it comes back overheating. Upon first start in the morning within 2 mil... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L no up shift to 3rd VIN: 1GNEK13K5S i overhaul trans for slips in 3rd, now after overhaul their is no up shift to 3rd,the trans doesn't slips it wont shift into 3rd gear no codes all trans data reads ok it wont shift,if i unplug the trans connector it goes into limp mode 3rd, so i replace the va... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 4.3L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1G1BL53EQM gm techs i sure could use your help on this one! this car seems to run lean under slight load. checked timing and at cruise is about 28 degrees, slight acceleration will fall back to about 12 degrees. no knock signal is present except under hard acceleration,b... |
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| 1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L suspension VIN: 1FALP52UXV This vehicle has a pop in the right front more when turing right and when the body and suspension goes into a bind, similar to backing or pulling into a driveway. I have also got it to pop when making a wide sweeping turn from a stop as you accelerate it will ... |
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| 1997 Ford Escort LX 2.0L cyl. head VIN: 3FALP15P6V this escort came in with a po304 #4 miss.could not get it to miss so I replaced original plugs,wires and coil, and swapped 3 and 4 injectors. car came back missing with same code and valvetrian tick. vaccum gauge needle bouncing confirmed valve problem.With c... |
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| 2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L flush code 29 VIN: 1FTRX07LXY Hello everyone. I have this flush code 29, i hooked up the scanner [MT2500] KOEO = C1414 incorrect module desing level. B1877 lf seat belt pretention CKT open. B 1881 rf seat belt pretention CKT open. But there is not any code in memory. I went through test... |
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| 1989 Honda Prelude 2.0 S 2.0L Rear Rotors VIN: JHMBA4238K Symptom is a clunking/clicking sound coming from rear wheels when brakes are applied. Clunking/clicking sound is proportional with vehicle speed. We have serviced this vehicle for the owner for many years. We find warped rear rotors causeing the calipers to be... |
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| 1996 Plymouth Neon High Line 2.0L instrument panel VIN: 3P3ES47C2T The entire instrument panel goes dead, from time to time. Bang on the top of the dash and the guages/tach/speedo/warning lights, all or some, may work. Removed instrument cluster and cleaned terminals. Still not fixed. Removed both 10-pin jacks and connected t... |
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| 1998 Plymouth Voyager SE 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 2P4GP4539W problem mainly occurrs at cruising speed and light acceleration. engine bucks and seems to improve if you accelerate hard.ecm switches to open loop each time event occurrs. LTFT swings from +15 to-15, STFT swings from -12 to +5 .Front O2 switches normally on o... |
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| 1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L No Start VIN: 1G2NE5434P This one was driven in for an inttermittent no start. It has not run since it got here. I have check fuel pressure (good), spark (good) and inj. pulse. I have found the noid light is very dim most of the time. It does get bright once in a while. Could my code ... Trouble codes: 35 (idle speed conrol switch or circuits), 62 (transaxle gear switch signal circuits) |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: WVWMA23B8Y engine runs rough upon cold start up, clears up once warm. replaced spark plugs which where black and appeared to be originals. |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWMA23B1Y hi guys im looking for some help on this one. this car came in ck eng lite on code 1128 long term fuel trim. i smoke ck the intake sys. found 2 vac leaks and repaired them. this car was drivable before. now the car wont make it up the street. now i have every ... Trouble codes: P1128 (long term fuel trim multiplicative system too lean) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 1992 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L crank bearings VIN: 2GCFC29K5N Thank you all for your ideas. Brian from Wisconsin had a most helpful suggestion to look for uniform damage throughout the engine, not just the crank bearings. No additional scoring was found anywhere else so I must assume that the engine died due to age. Some... |
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| 1992 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L shift problems VIN: 1GCEK14K3N my concern was why i could have manual 2nd and no 2nd in d4. the five replies suggested to check band pin anchor,2-4 servo problems,assembled wrong and to check apply band thru exhaust servo port. band anchor was in place and air apply to exhaust port applied ... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L Cuts out VIN: 1GCEK14R7T Thanks to all who helped , We wound up replacing the torque converter and solenoid. Its been 2 weeks and customer is happy. The torque converter center hub was blue from heat. What was happening under a slight load (samll hill) at 60 mph the converter would sl... |
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| 1997 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP53S2V Well, the fix for this car ended up being the MAF sensor I guess the real tip off was the BARO reading being down to 142Hz, It was already clean so that wouldn't have helped, I rechecked for vacuum leaks with engine cold to no avail. I would like to Thank T.Qu... Trouble codes: P0171 (system lean bank 1), P0172 (system lean bank 2). |
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| 1999 GMC Sonoma SL 2.2L Timing chain tensioner VIN: 1GTCS1441X Hello all, This little truck is fixed! This was my first help request to IATN and I received ten replies and in very short order, WOW! Thanks to Kevin, Tom, Bill, and especially Chris from Michigan. These guys went strait to the source of the problem. Chris ... |
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| 1997 Kia Sephia LS 1.6L Cuts out, Stall I have checked fuse block under hood,no problems were found.Am waiting for ignition switch.Hope that will do it..thanks to all who sent replys...Gary [...]. |
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| 2000 Kia Sportage 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJB723XY Vehicle has not returned for me to follow up. Thank you for the replies. The most promising one was from Kia pro Roy who told me about the injector connectors getting contaminated from condensation from the a/c drain hose. He said the connectors were located n... Trouble codes: P0301 (misfire cylinder 1). |
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| 1996 Land Rover Discovery SD 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: SALJY1249T The problem I finally found was the MAF was the cause of the excessive emissions. I had to have a friend, who specializes in these vehicles, install a known good part and retest. The short term fuel trim came into spec after a short road test and the after ins... Trouble codes: P0157 (Bank 2 sensor 2 voltage low). |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L camshaft VIN: WDBDA28D1P You guys are great. My new Shopkey software made no mention of the fact that you had to reset the tentioner. |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L ASR system VIN: WDBEA92E9R Thanks for all replies. As most answers mentioned Throttle body (EA/CC/ISC Actuator), so I did check it first. It is quite expensive, so to be sure I did remove Electronic Accelerator/Cruise Control/Idle Speed Control module, located below kick panel on passen... Trouble codes: 022 (CC or EA indicates limp- home mode). |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI 2.0L Surge, Stall VIN: WDB2021331 I recieved only two replies but one hit the core.Problem was clogged cat.Poor fuel quality coused too much dirt in intake manifold and exhaust pipe.Cat has been 1/3 clogged and did not couse problems in low engine rpm-s,only on high rpm-s exhaust gasses flow w... Trouble codes: 1470 (Boost pressure converter-deviation). |
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| 1996 Mercury Mystique GS 2.5L Flexplate VIN: 1MELM65L9S Hey Techs, I got this Mercury Mystique repaired and out the door! I would like to Thank everyone who replied to my post (Henry [...]. Most everyone agreed that this job is a... |
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| 1998 Pontiac Firebird 5.7L injector shut down VIN: 261FP2266W car fixed. customer said there was a fence post though the floor of the car, up into the dash. we took a look under dash and found wires and anti theft box damaged. repair and car works . thank you for you help, andy |
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| 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera 3.3L ignition/cranking VIN: WPOJBO939G I received several good replies but due to the cost of the wiring harness and labor the cust isn't prepared to repair at this time. Thanks Garry |
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| 1990 Toyota Tercel 1.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: JT2EL31F5L thanks for all assistance with this- Bill of Oregan called it with info on idle bleed valve in air cleaner. This valve is powered up during idle and i am not getting proper ground to the valve. will be checking into what controls this ground. thank for all who... |
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| 1995 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.0L shift solenoid circuit VIN: 4T1GB11E7S hello everyone, well this car is gone but not fixed. i had car in my shop for about a week and the problem would not surface. i received for replies for this car, two of which stated it was mwchanical (possible pump problem due to high mileage) and the other t... |
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