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| 1992 Acura Legend L 3.2L Cooling Systems VIN: JH4KA7662N Thanks for any help on this one. The cylinder head gaskets were replace on this car in November, 2003. At that time the heads were sent to a reputable machine shop and pronounced OK. We also replaced the radiator (it had bulged out the tanks as a result of the... |
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| 1997 Honda Prelude Type SH 2.2L disc VIN: JHMBB6159V gentlemen, 1997 prelude, with automatic torque transfer unit. clutch was replaced by us at 54k miles for non-disengagement problem. on removal of transmission, spring was out of disc and wedging behind diaphragm fingers. removed unit, replaced with honda deale... |
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| 1998 Honda Civic LX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ667XW I have a repeated check engine light on.Checked fuse #15 7.5 amps (alt sp sensor). The fuse keeps blowing out after car is run for 1 minute.Replaced the altenator due to dash and head lights flickering.It solved the flickering problem but engine light still on... Trouble codes: P1296, P0135, P0136 |
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| 2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2DM58W51 This problem is a little bit bizzare. When you hit a couple bump, the check transmission and the cruise contol light flash for a few second. No code at all. The customer also claim that the truck stall at low speed. We checked and wiggle harness no success. I ... |
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| 1992 Lexus SC300 3.0L turning VIN: JZZ3100071 This car is really a 1991 Toyota Soarer which is very similar to the Lexus SC300 only that the steering is on the right when seated in the car. Car fitted new steering rack ends and steering rack was removed as the isolator bushings(this is what the bolts that... |
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| 1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6GF10U9X After replacing timing belt customer returned with MIL on and code P1346. Cleared code and it returned after 3 drive cycles. Vehicle runs perfect. Do these sensors go bad or is the belt off a tooth? Your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks Trouble codes: 1346 (V V T Sensor Bank 1 Range and performance) |
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| 1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Limp mode VIN: 1YVGE22A2P After Transmission was replaced customer came back with complaint of hold light flashing and transmission shift different. Test drive revealed starts out in 2nd or 3rd. Code 6. Test speed sensor and pulse generator wave pattern and ohms looks fine. Replaced pu... |
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| 1996 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1TA2229T Hi everybody! The rev limiter on this Millenia comes in at about 2500 rpm only after the TCS light comes on, followed by the TCS off and MIL lights. My main problem is that I'm not sure how the TCS module and ECU work together. I've watched the duty cycle of b... Trouble codes: P1540 (ABV valve cicuit malfunction), 83 (TCM communication problem), 84 (HACPSZ line open or shorted) |
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| 2001 Mazda Protege LX 2.0L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JM1BJ22201 we dont under stand why the car goes into open loop while driving at freeway speeds at 64mph the fuel control is steady but the system shows open loop fault while driving and if you stay at 40 mph the p1170 code will never set. the car is useing alot of gas. Trouble codes: P1170 (manufacturer code fuel metering) |
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| 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST 2.0L valve lifters VIN: 4A3AK54F2S Hello everyone. My son recently bought this Eclipse. It has a disticnt lifter clatter until it has run a while and warmed up, also comes on ocasonaly after running a while. Always show good oil pressure and have check it with a gage and is acurate. Is there an... |
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| 1996 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L Misfire VIN: GC8-037628 Hi all, this is a grey import WRX Sti from japan. When the vehicle is hot and you floor the throttle this baby misses badly. If you watch the boost gauge it immediately drops back to 0.5 bar from the 1.0;1.2 bar it normally runs. It also backfires through the ... |
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| 1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3GN8R2X0 fREEZE FRAME DATA SHOWS: 2103 RPM, ECT @190 F. IAT @ 90 F, STFT @-3.9%, LTFT @ 36% CLOSED LOOP ACHEIVED. I think it is either a clogged filter (fuel) or bad MASS. Trouble codes: P0171 |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1HGEG8649S Thanks for all the replies, they were very helpful. As it turned out, the plugs for the IAC and Air Temp. Sensor were swapped. I don't know how it happened, but it definetly fixed the problem. Trouble codes: 14 (idle air control valve). |
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| 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L engine clatters VIN: 4S2CM58W5X Thanx for the excellent responses, we cant get the woman to bring it back in until next month. She has been 4k since first post, no change in noise. We really feel we messed up on cam gear train preload. Our books werent very informative on them, and we receiv... |
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| 1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L trans./transfer case VIN: JA4MT31P2W First off thanks to everyone who replied. There was no real fix. Customer chose to replace trans. & transfer case with used unit & new mounts. They did not want to spend any more time to investigate the problem. Two suggestions were that possibly a drive shaft... |
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| 1990 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S4BC63CXL Thank you to those who responded. I started checking some of the items discussed in the replies and not more than several minutes into working on the car it smoothed itself out and no codes ever reset. It has been running fine ever since, which is really frust... Trouble codes: 14 (Injector 1), 15 (Injector 2), 16 (Injector 3), 17 (Injector 4), 24 (By-pass Air Control Solenoid). |
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| 1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L cooling system VIN: 4S3BG6859T I want to thank all that responded and thank you to ITAN for all the valuable information that is avaliable to all of us. All the replies brought us to head gaskets.With a town full of subaru's we were suprised to not see this problem before.Customer brought v... |
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| 2002 Subaru wrx 2.0L 1-2 shift fork VIN: JFL6D29662 It seems like this is a common problem. The advertisements show Subaru WRX's RACING. The kids buy this type of RACE CAR. RACING voids the warranty. This shift seems to be the weak point. This owner was shopping for a different second opinion. |
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| 1997 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2T1BB02E2V thanks to all great techs who take time to reply .I TRY ALL TIPS DIDNT FIX IT FINALLY A GOOD USE TRANS PUT IN AND FIX IT FOR GOOD THANKS AGAIN Trouble codes: 077 (shift solenoid lock solenoid). |
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