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	2001 Audi A4 1.8L Oil Pressure VIN: WAUDC68D51 Hello all..I'm wondering if anyone has seen these cars with low oil pressure. The car came in not running with a bad turbo. The turbo was replaced, and once started, we had low pressure warning lites coming on. Mechanical test shows oil press at about 20psi at...	View
	1988 BMW 735i 3.5L No Start VIN: WBAGB4315J Vehicle will not start. Floods out while cranking. Has broken two starters. Plugs 2,3,4 fuel fouled originally. Now all plugs fuel fouled. Cranks ok with no compression.Compression check 175 all cylinders. My problem is that I feel I have checked everthing b...	View
	1994 BMW 525i 2.5L shift indica VIN: WBAHDGJ215 Greetings all, This car was in last week with no reverse lights. Had reverse indicated at the inst cluster but no power on the blue/yellow line to the rev lights. Traced to burned/melted transmission range switch in console. I replaced it- now the rev lights ...	View
	1999 BMW 740iL 4.4L Cuts out VIN: WBAGH8339X thanks in advance this car we got it from auction with dead battery put the new battery it start and cuts off in less then min pull codes 115 for hot flim mass air sensor have no idea what that is all knid of help is wellcomed please help me this time as you d... Trouble codes: 115 (hot flim-massair sensor)	View
	1995 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Air Bag VIN: 1G4HR52L9S Group, I'm not posting this as a help request, but rather a question on air bags. Last week I received a call from one of my customers that her air bags had deployed without warning or cause. She was driving on a smooth state highway at 50 M.P.H. Without wa...	View
	1994 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KY5298R when car is frist started it will run ok ,but the check engine light will be on for a po80 or idle relearn. after second or third restart the car loses pcm data and codes 1034, t072, s036, set into memory. which i guess is the other modules are looseing pcm da... Trouble codes: 1034, T072 (so36 -), S036	View
	1995 Cadillac DeVille Concours 4.6L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KF52Y3S Help!!! This 95 Concours was sent to me by another shop. It set's codes PO 23,25,83 intermittently. Most of the time it sets PO25 24X reference signal low. This problem started after the trans was replaced and a Delco PCM was installed. The trans shop changed ... Trouble codes: P0023, P0025, P0083	View
	1997 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KD54Y7V This car was bought at an auction by the customer. It came in with P0300 and P1376. I cleared the codes and P0302 almost immediately came back. I swapped plugs between 2 & 4 with no change. I swapped wires also between 2 & 4 with no change. An injector drop te... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P1376 (Ignition Ground Circuit), P0302 (Cylinder 2 Misfire)	View
	1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary Edition 5.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1YY2184J customer complains vette stalls 5 to 6 times in a row, intermittently, fuel injection system cleaned, fuel filter & coolant senosr replaced for prevent maintenance, drive car for the weekend no stall, done right ? wrong on the way in this morning, after car st... Trouble codes: 34 (maf sensor)	View
	1991 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WN51TXM After replacing the alt the battery voltage was 14.2 on scan tool reading was 13.8 went on a test drive and it dropped to 13.1 red battery 14.2 iac valve brought rpms up to 2000 due to low voltage read. yet alt and bat were at 14.2 reading on scan tool will dr... Trouble codes: 33 (map sensor), 34 (iac error)	View
	1994 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.1L Misfire VIN: 1GNDU06DXR This van has a completly dead miss on #1 cylinder. Have checked spark and fuel, both are perfect. Compression is 150 psi. I replaced the cap and rotor, and found the old rotor was broken, but that didn't fix it. I would really appreciate any suggestions.	View
	1994 Chevrolet C2500 5.7L engine VIN: 1CGC24K4RE KNOCK, KNOCK---WHOS THERE? THIS IS WHAT I HEAR WHEN TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP! NEED SOME KNOCK KNOCK HELP!!! tHIS ENGINE KNOCKS ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS WHEN FIRST STARTED THEN GOES AWAY UNTIL THE A/C IS TURNED ON AT IDLE. THE LOAD OF THE A/C CREATES A LOW KNOCK KNOCK...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1JC524XT Cavalier stalls, shakes, misfires? runs rough - intermittent. There's some timing chain noise - we removed cover, check chain slop & alignment - ok (replaced leaking water pump on the way). Car was long overdue for ignition tune-up - replace wires & plugs - se...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L 2-3 Shift / OD VIN: 1G1YY32P0T Yes, I have checked fix DB but ended up with more questions than answers. I have been repairing the craziest problems MB, BMW, Porsche has ever conceived but hide from GM when possible, so pardon the GM ignorance! Came in acting as if kick down cable (if it ha...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L evo? VIN: 1GNEK13R4W New customer came in today asking for help on his Tahoe;has had it to several shops complaining of touchy steering especially when towing.one shop replaced e.v.o. in pump without helping.this sounded familiar to me,so i checked Mitchell data base but found not...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Engine VIN: 1GBJG31R1W Dear friends,good day. Please help me.I have this truck just can't find the problem.This truck start for about 2 seconds every time.It just woun't idle.This truck was brought in on the rig.It was not starting,found one ten amp fuse blown,replace and it started...	View
	1999 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L No Start VIN: 3GNEC16RXX this vehicle had belonged to a reg client and had been sold. it would not start one day and i was called. sounded like fuel starvation over the phone, told the owner to smack the fuel tank and the vehicle started. drove trhe vehicle a couple of days and then p...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2GCEC19W1Y Vehicle brought in for intermitant dieing, Vehicle started fine installed fuel pressure gauge and scan tool. Code U1064 in History. Let truck idle for 3 hours no problem found, did notice tat headlights would go off and come on Randomly (DRL),Sometimes will go... Trouble codes: U1064 (BCM or VTD comm failure)	View
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L down shifting VIN: 1GCEC14W82 Out of Ideas I have this 2002 Chevy 1500 series Pick up truck !!! ONLY WITH THE CRUSE CONTROL IN OPPERATION !!! Going 55-65 mph when going up hills and the transmission down shifts it seems like it shifts down 2 gear ranges sending tach to 4800-5000 rpm ! If ...	View
	1993 Chrysler Town & Country 3.3L low accumulator VIN: 1C4GH54R3P Hi Techs, I have a this van that has a very hard brake pedal and when applied will barely stop the van. My sacnner shows a code 16 low accumulator, the ABS and brake lights are on. The scanner shows 5.0 volts at the accumulator when running and foot pressure ....	View
	1990 Dodge Daytona 2.5L turn signals and hazard flashers VIN: 1B3XG24K7L Vehicle came in with customer complaint of turn signals inop. and hazard flashers inop.checked fuses all test good and the fuses that power up the lights have feed power replaced turn signal switch because it would not click or stay engaged in one direction. I...	View
	1994 Dodge Dakota 5.2L line press. original complaint : heard loud pop then no movement. rebuilt trans with new converter new clutches &seals. reinstalled now no line pressure. ck pump ok .	View
	1995 Dodge Stratus ES 2.5L 2-1 downshift VIN: 1BEJ56H4SN Jasper recalled unit to install new solenoid pack, but did not inform customer. We installed it after customer repeatedly complained of harsh 2-1 shift coming to stop. (it is very harsh, smacks you in the back of the head) The vehicle above will not quick lea...	View
	1996 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Rear Drum Brakes VIN: 1B3EJ46X0T I have a problem with this Stratus and I hope someone can help. I did some engine work on this car 3000 miles ago. While it was here I put new rear brakes in. The old shoes were destroyed. I thought the parking brake arm being seized in the shoe probably did i...	View
	1997 Ford Contour 2.5L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on Good morning guys, I have this car come in with the MIL light on and code P0401 for insuficient EGR flow. I clean the valve, passges, etc. Looked at DFPE and all looks good now. Try starting the engine to test drive, it starts and stalls. The only way to keep ... Trouble codes: P0401 (Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Insufficient Detected), P0505 (Idle Air Control System)	View
	1998 Ford Escort SE 2.0L Remote Trunk Opener VIN: 1FAFP13P5W Trunk opens normally with key. The remote key unit has trunk opener button, which does not open trunk. The remote key battery is at new volatage of 3 volts. The remote key opens and closes locks easily. When the remote trunk opener button is pressed, there is ...	View
	1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 2FMZA5145W Hello again. Hoping someone might be able to help out here. We have two problems with the Windstar: one being a lean code for bank 1 and the other being an intermittant "trac off" light coming on. The first we thought that it might be and intake air problem li... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	1998 Ford Windstar 3.0L Key Programing Proceadure VIN: 2FMAZ51U5W Hi members, I have some proceadurs from Ford to Spare key Programing but only to model years 99-00 & 2001. The car that I have - build date 03/98.The customer said that he lost 1 of the two programed keys and he want to add another 2 new keys. I would be happ...	View
	1990 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start VIN: IHGCB7651L This one came in with two complaints:intermittent problems with headlight switch; and running hot. I replaced the bad motor for the radiator fan, and I installed a new combo switch for the headlights. As maintenence I flushed the cooling system and replaced bo...	View
	1991 Isuzu Pickup S 2.3L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 4S1CL11L8M Unit idles ok, but just off idle in neutral it stumbles,shakes and dumps fuel.Concern is most noticeable driving low speed with low load.Highway speed and medium to heavy load ok.	View
	1998 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L No Start, Hard start VIN: 4S2CM58W0W Vehicle cranks a long time before starting. Sometimes takes 2-3 key cycles before starting. Pressing on gas pedal while cranking sometimes helps.Scan tool pulls code P1441, however school doesn't have update to follow diagnostic sequence. Possible TPS ? Any h... Trouble codes: P1441	View
	1997 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L Clutches & driving components VIN: SAJKN6243V Transmission in this is a ZF-4HP-24. Vehicle has rather severe 3-4 shift at 55-60 kmh under normal acceleration. all other shifts are immaculate. When it enguages into 4th it feels like the tail shaft housing comes up & lightly hits the floor. There is definit...	View
	1988 Jeep Wrangler 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2J4FY59T6K Good day fellow techs. This Jeep has had a history of idle quality and driveability problems that have been present for the last three years. Numurous attempts at repairing it have failed. 6 weeks ago I rebuilt the carb, (was running very lean), fixed several...	View
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Starting VIN: SALPV1246T The monster was towed in with a no crank condition. Upon inspection of the system we determined that the starter relay was not getting the start signal, in this vehicle the start circuit runs through the body computer, the computer grounds the starter relay an...	View
	1995 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L air bags VIN: ILNLM9IV3S hi everyone, this lincoln leaks down in the rear overnight. so we check for leaks with soapy water with noluck. then we air the car up at different ride heights and try again with no luck. then we turn the switch off in the trunk. we let it set over night an...	View
	1969 Mercedes-Benz 1969 2.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1130441200 It's been along time since I worked on one of these.I removed the injection pump for repair,I can't find my book with the specs as to setting the timing before installing the pump.I think that it is [...] btdc.Could someone please verify this?Thank You.	View
	1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1070441202 I have a 450SL in the shop with some of the vacuum lines off and missing. Does anyone have a vacuum diagram for this vehicle? Any help would be aprreciated.Thanks.	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L cooling fans VIN: WDBGA32ERA Auxilary Cooling fans do not opearte when a/c on!! Hi there, when a/c switched on pressures soon rise and switches off, cooling fans in front of rad do not come on with a/c, If we "jumper" the fans, pressure stays lower and a/c appears good. In archives, there...	View
	1997 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 1N4BU31D4V Hello I need some advice here. Have this Nissan this morning with rough idle,No mil lamp but the miss is on # 4 cylinder but runs alot better at higher rpm. Compression is good 150-160 psi, and plugs and complete secondary new. I hear injector working. Egr doe...	View
	1988 Plymouth Voyager 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2P4FH21K3J lost and need help!vehicle originaly came in for a no run condition from another shop that wasd unable to find problem.vehicle had the wrong computor,we put the original back in,and a blown fusible link to the asd relay system.we repaired the fusible link,and ...	View
	1997 Saturn SL2 1.9L speedometer, tach VIN: 1G8ZJ5276V The cluster in this saturn was removed and the tach and speedometer removed from the cluster to install padding to correct a rattle. When the cluster was re-assembled, the speedometer and tach needles were wrapped around counter-clockwise. Both seem to have in...	View
	2000 Saturn LS2 3.0L Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JW52R8Y I am posting this for my sons car. He was complaining about the engine light and skipping bad. When I drove the car it acted like the rev limmiter was working in gear. At 3000 rpm the car would basicaly shut down till it reaced 2500. Car would run fine except ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1999 Subaru Forester 2.5L Cooling Systems VIN: JFISF6357X Attention Subaru Gurus, I have a customer with this Subaru, he stated that the dealer instructed him to come down and have an additive put in the cooling system. The dealer is 100 miles away, I called the dealer and they said they have to put it in and I can'...	View
	1995 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Hesitation, poor power VIN: 4T1GK12W1S Vehicle loses power on acceleration. Acts like not getting gas. Fuel pressure gauge shows perfect pressure. good volume. new fuel filter. I removed the fuel pump to check for blockage or contamination. All OK. Computer shows extreme lean condition on accelerat...	View
	1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L No Start VIN: JT2BG12K3T please help, this is my brother in law's car. he left work one day, died and hasn't cranked since. towed it back to work. check spark and fuel injector pulse, none were found. the waveform on the crank sensor looked good. check the cam sensor, no waveform so i...	View
	1992 Volkswagen Cabriolet 1.8L power windows VIN: WVWCB5159N This vehicle has about 100mAMP draw on the battery. If you interupt the ground circuit it returns to about 6.5 mAMPS. Then if you open either door and close it the draw will stay at almost [...]. Also, If you unplug the B connector to the control unit it wi...	View
	1994 Volkswagen Jetta 1.9L clutch disc VIN: 3VWRP01HXR Hi folks i have this diesel with a worn out clutch again a year ago i removed trans because clutch was slipping it had a sach clutch, german flywheel #[...] the disc was completely worn customer claims clutch was not old. I then machined flywheel ordered ...	View
	1998 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WWWZZZJ025 Hi Tech's, this golf4, came with no engine power at all, its great at idle, but at full accelarating the highest rpm is 4600 . and the highest at drive is 2500 rpm, not more.I expected the toothed gear at the rear of the engine where the oil seal.we took the g... Trouble codes: 17852 (potmeter for egr -212 not a plausible signal), 17833 (tank vent. valve-n80 short with ground), 17526 (02 heater circuitbank1-sns2 open circuit), 17524 (02 heater circuit bank1-sns1 open circuit)	View
	2000 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L alarm VIN: 3VWDC21V4Y Customer brought vehicle to us after taking it to the dealer for a intermitent alarm going off. Dealer said that the control module needed replaced. She said she wanted a new unit put in even though we told her we wanted to look at it first. We put it in and i...	View
	1995 Volvo 850 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1W5514S2 This is a non-turbo 850 GLT Volvo wagon that cranks normally when engine is cool or sits for a period of time. Engine will run normally for an extended period of time until shut off. Engine will not restart until something cycles out or off. Are there security...	View
	2002 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YVY1VS2952 I am hoping that a savey Volvo Tech will be able to point me in the right direction with this car. It runs very well with no symptions - a road test with a scan tool attached in Generic OBDII didn't show me any values that seemed out of line. The code - PO128 ... Trouble codes: P0128	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1996 Audi A4 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUEA88D5T hey guys i thank you for your time it was the left side back sensor i received 9 very helpfull tips thanks and have a great week	10
	1992 BMW 525i 2.5L Heater core VIN: WBAHD5319N Apparently the information in Alldata, although brief, is correct.Perhaps like the instructions you might recieve for building a skyscraper (first, you dig a large hole...). I don't know firsthand just how involved this job is, because the owner declined to ha...	12
	1987 Buick Century Custom 2.5L cooling fan VIN: 1G4AH51ROH OK,...here we go,..we received alot of responses to this. Thank you very much to all who did,..special thanx to Jake and Allen. We still contend that this car did NOT have a temp. switch to activate fan. Fan was only activated by ECM. What we ended up doing th...	34
	1967 Cadillac Deville 429CID head bolts First off I was amazed at how many of you took the time to try to help find obsolete parts. Most restoration places did not do head bolts. After market bolt supply were of no help. The problem was that this caddy 429 was only used for 3 yrs,ready for this? bol...	13
	1992 Cadillac Seville 4.9L dome lamps VIN: 1G6KS53BXN Well the problem appears to be in the driver's door,since I took it apart,the problem went away,but i'm sure it will come back,I've discussed it with the owner and we are going to order a new RAPIE module, the solution to this pro blem came from DAVE [...],who...	2
	1997 Cadillac DeVille Concours 4.6L a\c comp VIN: 1G6KF549XV Most replys said vehicle has to be driven for outside temp to be updated. Vehicle has not returned for me to verify this. Next time it returns or I get a similar Caddy in I will pay more attention to what the update on the display shows if I change the ambient...	8
	1988 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.0L back fires at cold s VIN: 1G1JC5114J After posting this message the customer decided not to proceed any further and picked up his car. Thank you for your help. Sincerely Jeff [...]. Jensen Trouble codes: 42 (est/by pass fail), 15 (coolant temp low).	14
	1989 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.0L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1JC1117K replaced a bad coolant temp sensor rgadflfdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd dd Trouble codes: 45 (rich exhaust).	6
	1993 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.1L No Start VIN: 2G1WN54TXP Well I Can't say that it is fixed but running better than before it came in at least it is running. After chasing all the power and grounds from the computer to most of the sensors and back to the ingition switch and just for the heck of it it turned the key a...	10
	1994 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDU06L5R I had 11 replies that helped in one way or the other. I would like to thank mike higgins & msajsnk & john & romain & deranger & jkcwilson . we have advised customer that we need to replace Timing Chain & Gears. Customer is not willing to come off with the mone... Trouble codes: 341 (Intermittent cam signal), 503 (Dont know), 400 (dont know), 140 (dont know).	11
	1994 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1G1JC1440R THANK U VERY MUCH guys ,its the Trans selonoid problem and its taken care , So many guys very so right abt it and i have just have to ask how many days is it ok to drive with the connector unplugged , thanks	22
	1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L cooling fans VIN: 1G1BL52P3R Thanks to all who responded with great information. In the interest of raising my rating from poor, lets see how I can do with my response. Ty [...] & B520B both said if bad rad cap will cause boiling over and right they were. New cap cured the boiling over...	8
	1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 4.3L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1G1BL53EQM There were many useful, suggestive fixes but customer approved egr replacement but declined to invest any more money at this time and decided to continue to drive car until the problem worsened or set a code. Many thanks to all who replied, this was my first t...	13
	1997 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNFKI16R9 Took the vehicle to my friends shop up the street who specializes in Electrical problems. He found bad connection on the prong that powers relay.	6
	1998 Chevrolet S10 4.3L No Start Hello Well I have this thing fixed. I could not repair the terminal because the connector was melted too badly to hold the terminal in place. So I bypassed the fuse relay block and installed an external fuel pump relay,wired parallel with the oil pressure swit...	11
	2000 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L SRS system VIN: 1GNDUO3E5Y I received no less that 22 responses. Every one was right on the money. The item that I was looking for was in the left from seat belt buckle asby. I was able to repair the poor contact at the connector located under the drivers' seat. After calling the body s...	25
	2000 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L sdm VIN: 1G1ND52JLY I received some emails and thanks to those who replied. Nothing really helped me although I appreciate the efforts on all of the responders parts. As this case has been submitted, and I was able to find other information and clues to help me do what I needed t...	6
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L dyalight running lights VIN: 1G1JC12Y4Y as most of you said, found corroded wires under battery tray , clean and repair wires, light work fine, owner happy, thanks to all that helped	14
	2000 Chevrolet Prizm 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1Y1SK5285Y thanks to everyone who responded. TM8416 nailed it right on the head when he/she said maf sensor. i came into work the next day plugged up and checked scan data and noticed at idle i was only getting 1.2 gr/sec. of airflow. removed the sensor and cleaned and t...	6
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Axle seals VIN: 1GCHC29U31 I am almost ashamed of making this fix reply because I should have checked this in the first place but guess what, I didn't so here was the fix. Because the OE seals are a two-piece design, the inner race of the seal stayed pressed onto the axle spindle and it...	9
	1995 Chrysler Concorde 3.5L Unknown VIN: 2C3HDS6R35 I received 10 responses to this fault. Most of them were on one of the same paths that I had taken, that being the crank and cam angle sensors. Seems that the cruise lamp coming on was the ECM re-initiating. This could have been caused by a signal loss from on...	10
	1995 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L Code 53 VIN: 4C3AU52N9S From the responses I gathered, it seems extremely likely that the problem is actually the pump motor itself. The motor also comes with a complimentary hydraulic unit attached. Thank you Tom [...] for explaining how this code can be set during the initial sel...	9
	1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HE66G5X I would like to thank Ty,Alan,Mike,Laneard,Emil,Curtis,Steve,Phil,and Steve for the time that they generously put aside to help me with this problem. Most of these responses were in reference to weak valve springs along with the buildup of deposits on the valv... Trouble codes: P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire).	10
	1988 Dodge Ramcharger AW150 5.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, LOSS OF POWER VIN: 3B4GW12Y1J i want to thank all who answered my help request for the dodge ramcharger. the suggestions were all good, unfortunately because of the intermittant nature of the problem we could not verify anything that hadn't been tried already. we finally tried a known good... Trouble codes: 52 (system rich), 21 (shorted 02).	7
	1999 Dodge Caravan 3.3L prndl indicator, no speedo VIN: 2B4GP25R9X hello, i was finally able to spend some time on this vehicle and make the neccessary repairs. the problem was that i did not have a clear cut understanding of how these computers interfaced with each other and that caused me to make a major mistake. on pin#11 ...	11
	2000 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.8L keyless entry VIN: 1B4GP44G2Y hi, i only received 1 reply to this, and it was a variation on what mitchell on demand said to do but it was unsuccessful. called a friend at the dealer and he said they always use a drb3 and he would do it for me at no charge if i stopped by. drove 20 miles a...	1
	1974 Ford F-100 Pickup 6.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: F10YKV0025 Turned out that the shiny Holley carb had a bad power valve. Replaced it and all is well now. Thanks to all of you who took time out of your schedule to help out	25
	1986 Ford F-150 XL 4.9L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FTEF14Y9G The fix probably will be loose carburetor screws between carb base and body, but customer has decided too live with his problem. Thanks for all your help.	5
	1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L O/D light flashes VIN: 1FMDU34XXS Greetings to all who replied to my request. I received helpful information from several members. Thank you all who replied. I believe the problem may have been caused from fresh tranny fluid and a new filter which alowed more fluid to flow causing the valve pu...	9
	1998 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L sarter VIN: 1F43G7L339 Thanks to everybody for all the information that you sent me regarding this problem. I started out replacing the starter like some of you suggested; that still didn't solve the problem so I replaced the safety neutral switch like you suggested; and that did th...	7
	2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L R. Power Sliding Door VIN: 2FMZA5240Y Problem was in the latch. The latch comes w/ front & rear latches.	5
	2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L pwr door VIN: 2FMZA5140Y What a piece of trash!!! We threw a lot of parts at this thing. Turned out to be the latches in the dumb thing. Thanks to all who replied.	3
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNX20F1Y customer picked up vehicle 1/2 hour after help request was posted. vehicle towed a trailer to yuma arizona. 3 appointments were made and not kept. we have not seen vehicle since. 3 replies suggested a glow plug/glow plug wiring problem, one suggested an idm pr... Trouble codes: P1391, P1393.	4
	2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L no 5th gear VIN: 1FMZU73E32 thanks for the replies. customer decided to trade truck in for another truck. never got to pull pan becuase truck never came back in to shop. wish i could give more feedback.	6
	1995 Honda Civic EX 1.6L ELD Unit In Fuse Box VIN: 1HGEJ1222S Well as most of the replys indicated the ELD unit ended up not being the problem. After further testing and running the vehicle on the simutech we found high resistance on terminals A23, A24, A26, B2 of the ECM. Checked Ground G101,it was OK, While looking at ...	12
	1998 Honda Civic LX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ667XW I got many replies on this one, and i would like to thank everyone who took the time to reply.There was a tsb on this one that i over looked. I looked up tsb under charging system when i should have looked under check engine light.Next time i will definatly lo... Trouble codes: P1296, P0135, P0136.	20
	1994 Hyundai Elantra GLS 1.8L engine VIN: KMHJF32M9R I would like to thank all who responded. The rear balance shaft was indeed 180 degrees out. Seems the tech spun the oil pump/balance shaft pulley around with the timing belt off for some reason.Set the rear balance shaft by removing plug and installing screwdr...	11
	1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 5.2L unknown VIN: IJ4GZ5858V Well thankyou for the help on this one,I got ahead of myself on this jeep,should have pulled the diff covers sooner.I replaced the spiders and side gears and bearings in the front diff and all is quiet and smooth,even with the old viscous coupling reinstalled....	13
	1978 Lincoln Continental 7.5L No Start, Stall Greetings Y'all. I say I was quite suprised to recieve a plithera of responces for my problem. Covering everything from cap to carb. A lot of the suggestions were performed for other reasons. The tank was replaced for a hole. The sock and hose at the same time...	34
	1996 Mazda MX-6 2.0L How do U set timing? VIN: IYVGE31C3T Thanks to everyone who replied, especially thanks to Bob from California. Bob provided me with the info I needed to finish my repair on this vehicle. I needed to know how to set the base ignition timing on a 1996 mazda mx-6 mystere with the 2.0l DOHC. Bob told...	4

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