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1986 Honda Civic 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JMEC3327HS
carb seems to have no low speed circuit, car will only run at idle, or nearly full throttle. if you park it for a day or so it will run fine , maybe a week maybe more. I recommended a carb overhaul. posibly a bad fuel cut solenoid or circuit my question for...
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1990 Mazda Miata 1.6L compressor VIN: JM1NA3510L
Hello all Mazda techs, we have this Miata here that has no power to the compressor clutch. On the top of the compressor there is a triangular shaped electrical part whose wires run to the compressor clutch. If we jumper power directly to the clutch the system ...
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1997 Mazda Millenia 2.5L No Start VIN: JM1TA2219V
Hello fellow techs upon checking this no start problem I first checked for spark which was present then I checked fuel injector pulse with a noid light and it was also present plugs looked dry and fuel pressure is present also I checked my timing marks and the... Trouble codes: 301 (misfire code)
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2001 Mazda Tribute ES 3.0L Unknown VIN: 4F2YV081X1
Hello, I am a Euro tech so I need some help with my daughters Mazda/Ford. The FWD does not work. The vehicle runs and drives fine when on the road but when I put it in wet grass the front wheels will just spin. When I push the diff lock button it will still sp...
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1990 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 2.4L No Start VIN: JA7FL24WXL
came in on a hook.no spark and no injector pulse replaced; distributor assembly, cap, rotor,& coil wire.. checked main relay. still no start. please help bob
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1993 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Stall VIN: JN1H501F4P
vehicle stalls intermittantly. duplicated only three times. first time was on the highway cruising at 65mph. stalled like it ran out of gas. started and stalled. then started and ran good. second time was same day in stall. just stalled. third time was a few d...
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1997 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L timing chain tensioner VIN: JN1CAZ1D9V
Hello all Nissan techs, we have a 1997 Nissan Maxima. Customer came in with a loud sound from inside the timing chain cover. Sounded like a bad chain or tensioner but at 82,[...] seems odd. Car came in with no oil leaks. We suspected a internal oil pressure...
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1998 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Misfire VIN: JN1CA21A9W
We have this 1998 Maxima we can't get the #2 cylinder{front l.h. bank}coil to fire.No signal is coming from the computer.We have inspected the harness,swapped 2 ecu's,swapped crank pulley,replaced pulley crank sensor,cam sensor & coils.If we swap signal wires ... Trouble codes: P0302 (2 cylinder misfire detected)
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1988 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Poor Fuel Economy, Poor acceleration VIN: JT4RN67P1J
Engine repair was done to cure severe plug oil fouling. When the diagnostic connector is jumped for timing adjustment(T-E1) the system fails to enter base timing mode. There is no advance to ignition timing as engine RPM's increase after connector is unjumped....
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1992 Acura Integra LS 1.8L abs unit VIN: JHD4DA9369
Thanks to Chuck from Washington I removed the ABS pump relay and cross it over to make the pump run then I bled the pressure off, about 3 times. Then I bled the brakes at the wheels.
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1992 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCB727XN
Hello everyone, I recieved several replies stating that the O2 sensor was the problem. I installed a new one & so far my daughter says it has not acted up since & no Mil light. Thanks so much for your help! Steven [...] Trouble codes: 43 (Lean condition).
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1994 Honda Civic LX 1.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: JHMEG8556R
The 94 Honda that we posted 3/31/04 would not pass the Ca. smog test. It hae hi NOXs. So we check the timing, cleaned the inj.,adj.the valves, and then put a after market cat on it. Well it came back a gross polluter. We had a muffur shop check out the new aft...
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1988 Mazda 626 DX 2.2L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JM1GD311OJ
Thanks for your replies guys, after replacing dist 2 times, double checking my grounds and powers, I decided to install an aftermarket ignitor in the reman dist. The reman dist ignitors have the Mitsubishi emblem on it, which tells me that they don't replace t...
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1994 Mazda 323 1.6L transmission VIN: JM1BG2329R
Thanks to those that responded. Have sent the info on to the owner. So they can decide on what they want to do. Im sure they appreciate the advice. Thanks again.
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1999 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1TA2229X
Customer decided to take the vehicle to a dealer. If I get any feedback I will report. Trouble codes: P1540 (Air Bypass Valve Open or Shorted).
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1991 Mitsubishi Mirage 1.5L Surge, high idle VIN: JA3CU26A5M
Thanks for the replies, they helped solve the problem. It was the isc. The position sensors readings were changing, but the pintle was not retracting to lower the idle due to internal damage. After replacing it and reseting the tps it idled fine.
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1987 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Cuts out VIN: JN1MU11FGH
thanks for all the replies. it was the maf sensor. it was running in limp mode and i missed it. had to much going on. everybody said check it and that was it. thanks again this iatn is great
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1996 Nissan Sentra 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, hard to start VIN: 1N4AB41D2T
Hi folks this customer ran out of money and decided to not go any further with this vehicle. I recieved a few responses saying to insure compression and cylinder leakage was ok and they checked fine,Matthew Ragsdale gave me a tip about the idle bypass circuit ... Trouble codes: P0505.
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2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31A2Y
Well thank you to all that responded. The overwhelming response was to suspect the MAF. Which we had suspected but the bulletin listed a po100 as the code to apply the bulletin to. We set the scope up on the maf and found irregular spikes that fell almost .5 v... Trouble codes: P0171.
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2001 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L No Start VIN: JT3GN87R51
everyone thanks for the replies. replaced fuel pump & filter friday afternoon, per customer request. drove vehicle over the weekend total of 75 miles-4 trips with fuel pressure gauge still hooked up. fuel pressure was normal & holding after engine shut down. c...
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