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	Help Request	Answers
	1993 Acura Legend L 3.2L clutch VIN: JH4KA8166P The customer originally took this car to another shop complaining of a whining noise. The other shop diagnosed it as a clutch and replaced the clutch with a daiken clutch kit. When they got done, the clutch would not release and the car would not go into gear....	View
	1995 Acura Integra GS-R 1.8L Surge VIN: JH4DC2396S Yeah everyone, I got this integra that would idle at 3,000 rmp and surge between 1000 - 3000 rmp right after. So far, I've replaced the idle air control valve with no luck. I do have power to the iac valve. I hooked up scope to verify that the ECU is controlin...	View
	2003 Honda civic 1.6L fuel VIN: 2HGES16493 Fuel guage will not work intermittently ( 1 time every 3 weeks). Only happens on start up. If ignition is turned off everything is ok again. Fuel sender has been changed 2 times. The guage cluster with fuel guage has been changed. All grounds and power supplys...	View
	1994 Infiniti Q45 4.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKNGO1D3R This vehicle has what seems like a miss both at idle and under load. Like a miss fire. Trying to figure out which bank it was determined the left bank must be the problem as the 02 stays between .02 and .15 under almost any condition. The right 02 reads normal... Trouble codes: 51 (5 LONG one short)	View
	1993 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4S2CG58V7P good afternoon i have been dealing with this isuzu/gm for the last couple of weeks. when it was first brought in it was for lack of power and black smoke out exhaust. checked archives and replaced o2 and coolant temp sensor this cured that problem. then the se... Trouble codes: 12 (system operating normal)	View
	1994 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.6L No Start VIN: 4S2CG58EOR hello friends, hope somebody can shed some light here. no start at times, fuel pump is not powered up. are trouble is that relay is not powered up during cranking to trigger the relay. all data gives little support or info on relay system and diagnosis. relay ...	View
	1994 Lexus SC400 4.0L timing belt VIN: JT8CH32YXT hello Lexus Techs: I notice the Toyota web site (TIS) has no recommended replacment interval for the timing belt for this older v8 model, except to replace it every 60k if it's used as a taxi. Has anyone seen a recommended replacement interval for this engine ...	View
	1995 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1YVGE22C8S I have a 1995 Mazda here with a hesitaion on accel. Happens most when the engine is hot.When you first step on the gas it will hesitate and sometimes stall .If you give it gas somewhat slowly it will take of normally. To date I have done a BG service and chang...	View
	1996 Mitsubishi Galant S 2.4L low side hose connection at evap. core VIN: 4A3AJ46G9T Vehicle arrived with an inability of air conditioning system to cool to customers satisfaction. Connected gauges- low side reading 20-25 psi. high side below 100 psi. Outside temp- 85 deg. I added sixteen ozs. R134 and 2ozs. oil. System cooled to low 40's from...	View
	1995 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Hesitation, Stall VIN: JN1CA21D1S this vehicle is driving every one crazy , it stales and/or misfires usually under deceleration but can happen any time , restarts every time but cranks slightly longer than normal (starter is grinding) , vehicle drives from San Diego to L.A. daily in very heav...	View
	2004 Nissan Murano SL 3.5L CVT Trans. VIN: JN8AZ08W24 Hello Techs, I have this new 04 Murano in shop.Customer complaining about transmission not holding on a hill either in drive or reverse.I road tested on hill, not very steep ,and did find that trans. was not holding.Also noticed that to keep car from rolling b...	View
	1990 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JF2BC63C8L Coolant temp sensor appears to be reading falsely-jumping from neg 50 to 210 deg sporatically- with about 30-40 seconds between each cycle- new Subaru coolant temp sensor installed. Has a code 21 ( coolant temp sens) and Code 41 for which we are unclear of tha... Trouble codes: 21 (coolant temp), 41 (relearn problem Not A clear discription)	View
	1992 Subaru SVX LS 3.3L Surge VIN: JF1CX3536N This Subaru is kicking my butt. There are no codes stored. What happens is the vehicle surges when taking off from a stop at a very light throttle. When brake torquing engine in stall, surge will occur at about 1800 rpms at a steady throttle. O2 activity incre...	View
	1993 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L all gears VIN: 4S3BJ6336P I first apologize for the length of this post. It's a long story, and I would rather give too much information than not enough. I also apologize for not closing my first post on this vehicle. Time expired before the owner returned w/the vehicle. Car had a pre...	View
	1998 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L ahc VIN: HDJ101-001 Hi Toyota Techs, I need help on this new model Toyota Land Crusier. It came with this new AHC (Automatic height control- hydraulic). Its front suspension sank when sitting with engine off or when holding the brake at traffic lights. Otherwise it operated fine....	View
	2000 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG28K7Y customer came in with mil on and a p0300 code and no driveability problems. We replaced spark plugs with new oem nippondenso plugs and cleared codes. Customer was back in 3 months later with same code and no driveability symptoms,we pulled the spark plugs and ... Trouble codes: 0300 (random misfire)	View

Fixes & Summaries for Asian

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1999 Honda Passport EX 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 4S6CK58W4X thanks for all the help. repaired vacuum leak at intake.pass. side intake gasket sucked in on front corner.	19
	1998 Lexus RX300 3.0L lost key VIN: JT6HF10V0X Thank you for your responses. I printed out the responses, for future reference. Basicly you said that the dealer had to be involved, with buying the key and reprograming it and the ECM. Jon from Oregon said, that the dealer had an exchange program for the ECM...	6
	2002 Nissan Frontier SE 3.3L RS axle VIN: 1N6ED26Y82 After receiving the expected responses, I sent the customer back to the dealer to demand hub replacement under waranty. Sadly, we won't know if it is fixed until next November. It's getting hot here in Gawga already. My thoughts were defective/damaged hubs. Te...	4
	1985 Subaru GL 1.8L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: JF1AN43B0F Thanks to all who tried to help. Robert from W. Virginia reminded me to check for vacuum leaks especially the hose by the right shock tower that goes to the heater controls. Several suggested to recheck cam timing, because it is really easy to get these belts ...	6
	1986 Toyota Pickup 2.4L timing chain VIN: JT4RN63R4G I wanted to wait a few days to post a fix on this truck, but I am happy to do that today and say thanks to all who helped with their advise and suggestions on quality parts. As we stated in the help request, this engine was fairly low miles since it was instal...	18
	1999 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L blower motor VIN: 4T1BP1885X The concesus of opinion was that I had received a resistor for a vehicle with manual heater/air and what I really needed was a linear controller. After calling the dealer, I found that the controller was about $500 and the customer has decided not to repair th...	4
	2000 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L remote entry VIN: JT3HT05JXY the vehicle was unable to be left for any further inspection. the manual switch and the remote lock module use the same relays for lock and unlock. we replaced the battery in both remotes. the next step was to go to the module and check to see if it was reciev...	6
	2000 Toyota Solara SE 2.2L engine VIN: 2T1CG28P2Y removed the oil pan and found some metal pieces, customer decided to have us replace the engine.	5

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