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1991 Honda Civic Si 1.6L No Start VIN: 2HGED7365M
Greetings, Honda techs- this must be my lucky week- we had this 91 civic towed in- no start- no spark- timing belt OK- distributor bearings bad & reluctors ground up pickup coils- installed A1 rebuilt distributor,new japan cap & rotor-plugs& wires good- let wa...
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2004 Honda Accord LX 2.4L Starting system VIN: 1HGCM72294
This is my fiancee's car and it only happens with her. She says that when she gets into the car, she sticks the key into the ignition and turns it to start position and nothing happens for a split second, then it starts turning over very slowly (like a low bat...
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1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L No Start, Stall VIN: JM1TA2214S
I have a 95 Mazda millinea that has a stall condition after about 20 minutes at idle or cruise,and sometimes wont start for several minutes.Ive checked for codes and the only one that comes back each time is the egr boost code,Ive checked fuel pressure,crank s...
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1989 Nissan D21 SE 3.0L Cuts out VIN: IN6HDI6S9J
Motor will not rev above 3000 rpm. Runs good, idle to 3000 rpm. Changed fuel filter, spark plugs, plug wires, distributor, dist. cap & rotor, ECM, and all sensors that I thought would pertain to this problem. Please help.
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1997 Nissan Pickup XE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1N6SP1156V
We have this truck in for rough idle. Idle hunts around a few hundred rpm's but never stalls or really struggles. The timing drifts around as the idle hunts between 5 and 15 deg. The vac. also drifts, 12-13 in. HG. we are at 5000 ft. and would like to see at l...
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1988 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.0L Hesitation, long crank cold VIN: JT3FJ62GXJ
I work at lincoln mercury dealer dont work on toyota. Oil pan gasket was changed then hard start cold started. Unrelated? Sent to dealer now runs worse still has long crank and now a hesitation off idle and no power. WE checked compression 150 all cyl. Has goo...
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1997 Toyota Corolla 1.6L Excessive Emissions VIN: 2T1BA01E0V
Hey guys, I've got a stubborn Corolla here that doesn't want to pass emissions. It is very clean at idle, but at 40km, the HC and CO both go over the limits by almost double. I have checked everything that I know of, including the plugs, cap, rotor, compressio...
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1997 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L battery drains VIN: 1NXBB02E8V
I have a 250mA drain. The drain is in the dome light circuit somewhere. The light is not on, it does work though. It is not the trunk light, I have disconnected it and has no effect on the drain. The drain does go up to about 360ma whenever I open any of the d...
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1998 Honda Civic LX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ6672W
Thanks to everyone that responded to my help request. I am happy to report that the customers vehicle has been repaired successfully. As many of you responded that the code P1456 was indicating a leak in the system upfront, I replaced the EVAP Canister Vent ... Trouble codes: P1456 (Manufacture Controlled Auxillary Emissions Controls).
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1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVGE22AXP
hELLO FINE tECHS: I was finally able to come to a solution on this 626. It turns out that the two brand new sensors (one for the fan the other the ECT) came from Carquest and we were able to determine that the fan sensor was showing high temperature too soon a... Trouble codes: 69 (Coolant Temp. Sensor for cooling fan).
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1994 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AJ56G4R
I ran three bottles of fuel injector cleaner with the return hose blocked.That cured the lean condition,told customer if problem returns it would need four injectors.Thanks for the replies.Brent!!! Trouble codes: 11 (O2 sensor not switching).
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1989 Nissan 240SX SE 2.4L Timing chain VIN: JN1HS36P7K
I tore down the engine on the 240SX today and found the problem. The tension side timing chain guide was broken and had fallen down to a position near the crank gear. The chain was rubbing on it. This guide came from NAPA. There is a redesigned metal-backed gu...
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2000 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1N6ED26Y6Y
Hello all, This vehicle is fixed.It's been a week and all's well.It turns out that fuse# 13 also powers a couple of solenoids.(Map soleniod,cannister close sol.)The vehicle would blow the fuse almost exactly 12 miles into a road test,but would idle for hours...
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