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	1997 BMW 328i 2.8L soft top VIN: WBABK7328V This car came in on a hook with the complaint of loss of power; all dash lights out; no window operation; and no radio operation; and a burning electrical smell. Checked all wiring and found no signs of electrical burning. Checked battery and found it to be ...	View
	1992 Cadillac Seville 4.9L dome lamps VIN: 1G6KS53BXN It all sarted when the kids left the interior lights on,the next day the car was jumpstarted and everything was fine until the following night,when the owner noticed his interior lights going on and off every 2-3 seconds or so.I took the drivers door apart thi...	View
	1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.1L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1GNDUO6D7N Hello fellow Technicians. Today a customer of ours brought in his Chevy Lumina APV Van, with a 3.1 Liter engine. The car is experiencing a misfire/bucking under acceleration. Upon test driving the car, to verify the complaint, the car was bucking under sligh...	View
	1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L cooling fans VIN: 1G1BL52P3R Vehicle came in with no fan1 or fan2 operation. Thermostat was not opening. Replaced thermostat, removed plug to fan2 found water in connector. replaced blown fuse to fan 1, now have fan 1 operation when a/c is on. I have a ground to fan 1 but no power. All th...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L tcc I have this vehicle which had I put a rebuilt transmission for a different problem. Now I get DTC p1870 when the vehicle gets hot. I've had the valve body out and inspected which is OK. Had the channel plate off and inspected for misalignment per GM which is O...	View
	1999 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L drl VIN: 3GNEC16R2X Mitchell's diagram show's a diode in this ciruit. My problem is I can't locate this diode. There is a posting in the database on a 99 454 4x4 pickup that says its near the steering colunm.We have not been able to locate it so far can anyone tell me where its b...	View
	1997 Dodge Intrepid 3.5L No Start VIN: 2B3HD46F0V when cold or after sitting for 2 to 4 hours is when problem occurs is always there under those conditions at present time all computor parameters are normal have had an egr code on occasion have not replaced yet it does go away after driving for several mils a...	View
	1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L No Start VIN: 2C3HH46R5X here's a beauty, cranks/ no start. this one was towed in. the customer bought it at an auction, drove it home, six hours at highway speed, then noticed the engine bucking, jerking, then loss of power, smelled smoke from under the dash ( possibly from the engin...	View
	1975 Fiat 124 Spider 1.8L low pedal VIN: 124CS1X009 Following major brake component replacement the pedal is very low. This car was parked and garaged since 1991. It was towed in with all 4 calipers seized and the brake res. empty. We installed rebuilt loaded calipers, new brake rotors, new brake master cylinde...	View
	1995 Ford Ranger STX 3.0L auto locking hubs VIN: 1FTDR15U8S Please help Ford guys, On lift we found auto hubs were not locking in 4wd. We replaced hubs and solved problem.I recall hearing an int. rubbing noise on right front wheel in 2wd...in 4wd int. noise would go away. Sometimes switching back and forth from 2wd to...	View
	1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Coupe 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3FALP1133W Mil on No driveability concerns, P1381 returns when KOER test is performed. Above mentioned TSB says to monitor Pids camerr, camdcr,rcam, and rpm. (My mastertech only has rpm, cam pos err 1, cam pos cmd1.)while jumping VCT pin 44 to PWR GND pin 103. I get no c... Trouble codes: P1380 (Short or open in VCT Sol Circuit), P1381 (Over advanced cam timing detected)	View
	1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L No Start VIN: 3FAKP1133X Hello Techs. We're having a problem with this one. Vehicle was towed in - customer said he had no previous problems but car wouldn't start one morning. When we got it, it would try to start but wouldn't quite. Spraying fuel would get it to barely run but would...	View
	2003 Ford F-350 7.3L Unknown VIN: 1FDSF35F12 4r100 Transmission 4x4. Vehicle has no movement. Park is holding. Fluid full & not burned. No converter discoloration. No codes setting. On lift with high throttle, wheels try to turn slightly. Scan data shows press. up to 80 when throttling up. Also shows cor...	View
	1993 Honda Civic LX 1.5L flex plate VIN: 1HGEG8651P Vehicle stopped moving on highway. Engine still running. Found broken flex plate, center broken at edge of crank. I order a new one but I believe the old one might have been installed incorrectly. Is there a way to tell which way the flex plate should be insta...	View
	1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG2522X Engine idles at 2000 rpm and surges badly. Computer is killing injectors to keep idle down. po505, idle control malfunction. I suspect failed IAC valve but was unable to remove it for inspection, due to high oxidation on the screws. As it was Saturday and didn... Trouble codes: P0505, P0508	View
	1996 Infiniti I30 3.0L Battery VIN: JNKCA2108T Follow techs, any Infinity or asian specialists who have run into draw problems on this particular vehicle or circuit on Infinity's your help would be appreciated. What is an acceptable draw for this type of vehicle wit al the control systems it has? 200mA se...	View
	1981 Jeep Wagoneer 5.9L brake system VIN: 1JCNE17D2B Jeep Mechanic I have a Jeep Cherokee Wagoneer and it seems not to stop well(not firm,soft) the pedal will go almost to floor board and the brakes will skid. I've change out front rotor, Master cylinder, Booster, Pads and Rear drums and shoes. I've check brake...	View
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L No Start VIN: SALPV12445 Vehicle had no spark and intermittent fuel injector drive. I found the tip of crankshaft sensor at flywheel bent. I straightened it out and truck started up... My question is this? This sensor sits in a protected area; so how is it that it got bent? Is this a...	View
	1996 Nissan Pickup 2.4L monitors readiness VIN: 1N6SD11S4T Hello NISSAN and smog tech, I have this truck come in for failing CA smog inspection due to the monitor readiness not ready on (cat,o2 and EGR monitor not ready) this car had been erease the code more than a month ago (see repair history) I thought customer mi...	View
	1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JT33RN67W3 hi every one need help from some toyota techs. this toyota runs rich all the time.check coolant temp sensor .7vdc timing is ok. mass air flow sensor reads 2.8 volts koeo. 6 volts at idle. need to know a good spec. this engine has been modified has a cam and bi...	View
	2001 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L Ride control VIN: UZJ100-003 Hi every one, this Land Cruiser is for the Japanese domestic home market and was imported here privately, so i supplied the chassis number as a vin. It has all the features of the Lexus 470 including electronic adjustable height control. The customer told me t...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: VWG2864P70 Hi everyone, I am hoping someone can come up with any ideas. This is what I know about this car. Customer brings the car into the shop with drivability problem. Mil light is on. I retreived the five codes listed about, check the freeze frame and saw that the L... Trouble codes: P0300 (Muleiple Misfire), P0301 (Misfire 1), P0302 (Misfire 2), P0303 (Misfire 3), P0304 (Misfire 4), P1128 (Leak Bank 1)	View
	2004 Volkswagen GOLF 2.0L long crank when hot VIN: 9BWGL61544 HI, I have a 2004 golf with a long crank after a hot soak, intermittly. scan check on dtc. IT will start right up if you try it right away, after you shut the engine off. cold morning, starts great. cann't be fuel pressure. scan date looks ok. has any one seen...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1996 Acura RL 3.5L door locks VIN: JH4KA964AT thanks for all of the replies every one said it was most likely the drivers door lock assembly i replaced it and all is well	10
	2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L charging light on VIN: 1G4HR5K7YU 10 amp dim fuse was problem.checked it earlier visually. should of used test light.THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE.	10
	1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L timing chain tensioner VIN: 2B3HD46R0X thanks to joseph from ohio, in my opinion best way to do this job is with an auxillary oil hand pump. take out oil switch, tap in line from pump and watch tensioner build up. this procedure works great , with no doubt as to tensioner being pumped up.	7
	2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, smoke VIN: 3D7LU38C13 Truck is in camp, will not see for a nother 4to6 weeks Trouble codes: P0652, P0088, P0237, P0340, P0341, P0514.	3
	1991 GMC K2500 Sierra SLE 5.7L 2-3&3-4 shifts VIN: 1GTGK24KOM Customer brought a replacement trans, in a rush, thanks for everyones help, greatly appreciated	9
	2001 Honda Accord EX 3.0L srs air bag VIN: CK16401PO1 Hi Everyone, unfortunatly this Honda had to go back to the dealer to repair this problem.I did learn that the Honda`s that are imported to Australia are not yet OBD-2 compliant and therefore do not have the conecter.To extract codes on our modles you have to...	8
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover 2.5L not starting, door locks do not work, alarm does n VIN: SALLAAMW3T Dear All, many thanks to all the members who wrote to me regarding this problem. I will write a full report to the group with wiring diagrams later because at present I need to cook the evening meal. A special thanks to Edward [...] who wrote back on several...	5
	1992 Lexus SC300 3.0L turning VIN: JZZ3100071 i am closing as i am pretty sure when the rack went to the machenist to have the bushes replaced its possible the put a strain in it. The owner was supposed to bring it back but i have not seen him in just yet. When the car returns i am going to disconnect the...	4
	1996 Mazda 626 LX 2.5L Surge VIN: 1YVGE22DT5 Thanks to all for your time. several of you said to check for coolant flow through the bypass air control valve (bac valve) and if there was flow to replace the valve. I was suspect of the bac valve, but at a list of 560 coconuts, I wanted some reassurance. I ...	5
	1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager 3.0L No Start, good fuel no spark VIN: 2P4GP2435X well everybody. it turned out to be a computer after all. one key point, trickle charge the battery. make sure it is at full charge.	3
	1999 Subaru Impreza L 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 7A8H476532 Vehicle had after market air filter fitted which caused mass air flow sensor to get dirty. CLeaned sensor with eletronic cleaner and fitted ome air filter and problem fixed Thanks john from austrailia for your input	4
	1997 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L battery drains VIN: 1NXBB02E8V I'd like to thank those who responded to my help request. The problem ended up being the radio/tape deck. Upon unhooking the drain went down to about 17mA. Two replies pointed to possible problems in a delayed dome light shutoff problem which this car doesn't ...	4
	1993 Volkswagen EuroVan GL 2.5L exhaust valves VIN: WVW-PH0828 Thanks for the responses and help. It is nice to know that the basics have not changed. I am going to close this request due to the fact that after I removed the head I found the head and pistons had been extremley hot and had melted down around the intake v...	9
	1999 Volvo S70 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS55A2X thanks for the help, since there was very little info in alldata on these codes. I decided to bring it to my local dealer- who is easy to deal with- they said one of the o2 senosr they sold me was bad-they fixed it -no charge	3

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