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	1999 Audi A4 2.8L Stall VIN: WAUED28D2X Car just had battery replaced, (by another shop), and now it cuts off when going to idle. Checked codes, had battery voltage code, reset. Then I tried to reset throttle adaptations, with retriever,(basic settings group 60), it initially goes into the adaptatio...	View
	1993 BMW 325i 2.5L Front Wiper VIN: WBACB31070 I need to know the exact location of the wipers module, I already tried looking for it most of the parts inside the car, but I couldnt find it. Also I think that having the module connector pinout I would be able to do more testing; and decide what its the exa...	View
	1994 BMW 318i 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: WBACA6328R This BMW came into my shop Last week. The car when cold or warm will not idle on its own. You have to hold the throttle pedal down in order for it to idle.It has full power on all stages except idle. I have perfomed Fuel Pressure and Volume Tests, okay. I have...	View
	1996 BMW 318is 1.9L noise VIN: WBABE8322T This 318is has a whistling noise at idle that goes away when the idle is slightly raised,sounds as if it is coming right out of the throttle body,we removed the throttle body cleaned it and checked the shaft for excessive play.We also replaced the faulty pcv a...	View
	1997 BMW 328i 2.8L head gasket VIN: WBACD4328V We are planning to replace the head gasket on this car due to an oil leak on the intake side dead center. I have not had one of these heads off but did replace a broken valve spring on a 2000 528i. I had to borrow a special alignmment tool for the cams from a ...	View
	2001 BMW 325i 2.5L unkown VIN: WBAAV33421 Dear BMW friends, this customer and one other customer (he has a 1999 BMW 323I E46 with 180.000 miles) complain at a intermittend vibration at highway speed (65MPH (120KM/H). The vibration comes and goes at VERY long intervalls like 1 or two weeks apart. The ...	View
	1991 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L low battery VIN: 1G4CW53L4M the problem with this car is that the battery will go dead if not used for two days or less. checked for shorts and residual amp draw, but found nothing that might cause it. the car was in another shop for about two weeks and that is where the parts were put i...	View
	1992 Buick Century Special 3.3L rocker arms VIN: 1G4AG54NXN GM does not stock these rocker arms anymore. I have checked with Fed. Mogul, Sealed Power, NAPA. According to GM's parts locator there are only 3 rocker arms in the USA. Anyone have a solution, as otherwise the engine is fine even with the mileage. The owner c...	View
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52L3R replaced t.p. sensor feb. 2004 due to bad hesitation and code. since then customer has done a fuel pump, m.a.f. sensor and o2 sensor. returned to our shop april 2004 with 2 lean codes stored and o2 sensor stuck at 4 with no cross counts. found resticted fuel f... Trouble codes: 131 (o2 lean), 171 (fuel trim lean)	View
	2001 Buick Century Custom 3.1L valvetrain VIN: 2G4WS52J61 Hello everyone. I have this 2002 Buick Century my father purchased from a used car dealer a few months ago. It has developed a ticking noise that appears to be coming from the top end. It sounded a little like piston noise so I shorted each cylinder out but wi...	View
	1990 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1G6CD1337L This vehicle runs well, passes all except nox, have been to test facility 3 times, same result no matter what we've done, don't have 5 gas only 4 gas so cannot verify cat nox. Trouble codes: 49 (thermactor air problem)	View
	2003 Cadillac CTS 3.2L timing belt VIN: 1G6DM57N23 Vehicle had flood damage to engine. replacement engine was required and engine supplied by customer came from a total burn out. Helper removed the front of the old engine and I am almost ready to re-install but I do not have a diagram for the timing belt for t...	View
	1979 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L courtesy lights VIN: 1Z8789S441 I've determined that the lights wont go out as a result of a defective courtesy light delay module I can't however find the module. Anyone with a locator on this old dog I'd appreciate the info. Thanks in advance Kevin	View
	1990 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 7.4L Door locks VIN: 2GCHC39N7L I was driving down the road and the door locks started locking randomly. No unlock, just lock. I retired, and no longer have access to a good wiring diagram. The Chilton book I got at the parts house is ok, but does not show the door lock wiring. Could someone...	View
	1992 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCCK14KXN i hope every body is having a good day. i have this p/u that sets a code 43 on light or heavy accel. you will hear the engine start pinging and it pops the code. we ck'ed the wireing and replaced the esc module with no change. in the fix data base it says that... Trouble codes: 43 (esc module or circuit problem)	View
	1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1G1JC144XN Hi to all. This rig is driving me nuts. I have checked the spark plug gap, was wrong. It has no codes, but runs poorly sometimes and dies sometimes. I have checked the map and tps sensors, both test fine. Was able at one point to improve the engine idle by hol...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L starter VIN: 2CNBJ13C6Y Vehicle came in with a broken cam chain tensioner, teeth missing on cam gears, and a leaking rear main seal. I R+Rd the engine to get the debris out of the oil pan, repaired the engine, put it back in the vehicle, and now I have a starter engagement problem. R...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Fuel Gauge VIN: 2GCEK19TOY Hello All I have this Chevy Pickup Silverado-1500 LS that the fuel gauge read empty and fuel light is on, sometime it will work.. With Snap On Modis i get code PO143, Fuel level, snsr, CKT signal High/Open I believe that its the fuel sending unit bit i like t...	View
	1995 Chrysler LeBaron GTC 3.0L head lamp's VIN: 1C3EU4534S hey gentelmen , iv'e got a 95 chry lebaron here came in with no head lamp's .tested switch and relay tested ok , look's like the wiring diagram has a lamp outage module ,amd a body control module ,no code's in the bcm ,haven't done many bcm's on chrysler produ...	View
	1995 Chrysler LeBaron GTC 3.0L tach VIN: 1C3EU4534S Thanks in advance.This is a lebaron convertable and customer states intermittant when it is cold the tachometer will stop working for a bit. I does not effect the way it drives or runs. I cant get it to duplicate the problem. Any help would be appriciated. Mik...	View
	1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.5L Starting VIN: 2C3HD56F8T Need some Chrysler help , Engine stopped on customer while driving. has 45 lbs fuel pres, on codes. shows crank & cam working on scanner. I have no spark or injector pulse---just the odd injector noid lite but not steady-- tested in atm mode and it sparks ever...	View
	2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C4FY48B13 This is one of many in a fleet of cars that we service. Driver stated that vehicle is hard to start. We have not had any problems with this vehicle. Ran down the trouble tree chart in alldata and came up with a intermittant condition. If anybody has any insigh... Trouble codes: P0129	View
	1989 Dodge D250 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B6KEZ6Z8K Hey, truck cranks but no spark, even with the asd relay bridged. Weird thing is, with key on, just sitting there, not touching anything, coil will begin firing off ( along with the idle position motor and some other relays clicking on. Sometimes it is just one...	View
	1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L ignition VIN: 1B7HF13YXV hey tech, I've got this ram 1500 4x4 in the shop with an intermitent no start,it was in the shop all day and started all the time,except 20 mins. before customer was going to pick it up.the vehicle has good fuel pressue and volume,no codes,when it didn't start...	View
	1969 Ford F600 Dump .0L Rod bearing VIN: F6CEE93809 I need a dump truck, on the cheap! What engine is in this? ( it has 5 bolt valve covers). Was run low on oil. Any ideas where to ask for a motor? (Once I know what to ask for!) Thanks!	View
	1988 Ford Ranger Custom 2.3L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTBR1OA6J i just want to have the vaccum routing diagram.the egr line it`s missing and i don´t have any information for this truck.here`s my e mail for any picture or diagram. i`ll apreciate a lot. Trouble codes: 31 (egr not operating)	View
	1993 Ford Aerostar 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDA11U3N vehicle came into shop for a tune up. Noticed that it was running rough.Replaced plugs, plug wires, cap and rotor.After parts were replaced,van would not start.Checked fuel pressure-40PSI, checked for spark-OK, checked injector pluse with a noid light-OK. Vehi... Trouble codes: 212 (no tach signal)	View
	1996 Ford F-350 Special 7.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, excessive fuel smoke VIN: 2FDKF37F6T Thanks for reading this post . This ford diesel is driving us crazy, at times the exhaust looks like you have half gallon of raw fuel in it. at other times no smoke at all. Always happens at idle sometimes cold some hot. Replaced #3 injector 1 year ago. 2 days...	View
	2000 Ford Focus SE 2.0L charge light VIN: 1FAFP34P1Y when car is started light is off,after 30 sec lt comes on dash car is chargeing fine at 14.6	View
	2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Fuel gauge VIN: IFTWW32F53 We have a fuel gauge that shows below empty. Have been on the phone w/identifix 5 times to no avail. unplugged sender and jumpered pigtail w/50ohm resistor and it made no differance. unplugged overhead console as they told us to and made no diff. identifix tol...	View
	1992 Geo Storm 1.6L No Start, runs poorly VIN: J81RF2364N Hello every one need some direction on thsi storm. I have reset valve timing and corrected wire placement on this vehicle, yet it still starts and runs as if it was way out of time. I have very little vacuum at idle and compression is as follows 130 115 130 13...	View
	1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JHMCB7559M Please help! This Accord will run fine, then when you go to restart it, the engine will barely idle, backfire through the intake and stall. If you manage to get it through the rough patch, it will run great. Any suggestions will be appreciated.	View
	1993 Honda Civic EX 1.6L a/c VIN: 1HGEEG8542 Changed expansion valve and accumalator. charged system but no cold air and the high side line at the condensor is very, very HOT!!! I can't figure out why this car is not cooling and why the high side is so hot. All the lines have been disconected, cleaned...	View
	1997 Honda Prelude 2.2L Stall VIN: JHMBB6163W This car came in dying at stops when clutch is depressed, interestingly, at idle, when the clutch is depressed, the idle drops 200 to 300 rpm. I have no idea what is causing that, but i think it has something to do with the stall. I dont see any erratic readin...	View
	1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L parking lights VIN: SAJFY1747L greetings to one and all.hopefully someone can shed some light on this problem for us,we have very little information on the electrical system on this car.the parking lights and taillights are staying on in this car when the car is turned off.the customer has ...	View
	1999 Kia Sportage EX 2.0L Mechanical VIN: KNDJA1237X Good Afternoon, We are working on this Kia Sportage which came in for just a check engine light, and a timing belt replacement last week. Today the customer returned to finsih the repaires for the check engine light and ask that we check a ticking type noise ...	View
	1993 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L Cam shafts timing VIN: 1LNLM91V4P Hi Fellow Tech's Had this one so long now it's growing roots! Vehicle came in with overheating problems, diagnosed head gasket blown. When we started dismantling,it appeared that the cam timing may have been wrong on the left hand bank. This is the quad cam ve...	View
	1998 Lincoln Mark VIII 4.6L air suspension VIN: 1LFNM92V3W help! we are a chevy store and one of the used car guys keeps bringing his lincoln in here for us to work on. the problem at handis that he's complaining of the air ride pump running too loud and too often. he didn't want a new pump (to get the bushings) so we...	View
	1990 Mazda 626 2.2L trans VIN: 1YYVGD22BX Hey guys, I just wanted to see if I was missing anything before I recommend replacing the transmission in this thing. The car will not move at all and the fluid is full. Not being a trans tech, I was wondering if, since this is an electronic trans, if I'm miss...	View
	1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L lifter noise VIN: 1YVGE22A8P Hi fellows, I have this 93 626 2.0L that has lifter noise at idle. Replaced oil pump control plunger as per TSB, with a little longer one, no difference in noise. These lifters are really expensive so I was wondering if someone out there had been with this pro...	View
	1995 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVGE22C05 One of our techs recently did a 60 k service including a timing belt, at the time the customer complained of an intermittant charging sys light coming on. We installed a reman alt, as well as all the preventative maint. After the cust left he returned with a c... Trouble codes: 3 (cam sensor)	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: WDBGA51E9R Hi, Group, This S500 has come back with a hestitation on acceleration. At cruising speeds it runs fine. Codes pulled with Modis. Codes by module: Diagnostic Module-09 IAT sensor-LH1-SFI; 06-ISC-EA; 26-trans upshift delay LH1-SFI; 04-secondary inj LH1-SFI. T...	View
	1997 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L No Start VIN: WDBHA28E6U hi i am trying to locate over voltage relay on this vechile. alldata says over near the ecm but it is not there. car will die going down the road but will restart in about 20 minutes. when it dies, i have no spark. checked the archives and found over voltage r...	View
	1999 Mercury Cougar 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1ZWFT61L7X Hello Ford Technicians: Have this 2.5L Mercury Cougar that will surge when the throttle is lightly touched. It does it whether it's in gear or not. Just touch the gas slightly after putting in Drive or reverse and the rpm's will jump up to 2300 rpm (have to ke... Trouble codes: P0402 (excessive egr)	View
	1994 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BU31D1R I sure could use some input on this one. I have a #35 EGR sensor code. The valve/transducer and soloniod work well. Motor responds and I get a good RPM drop. MY Snappy is showing 5 v for ERG voltage. I checked the resistance of the sensor at about 100 degrees.... Trouble codes: 35 (ERG Sensor circuit)	View
	1998 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21D9W Good evening fellow techs. This car came in from a local used car dealership the complaint was the check engine light on scanned and found code po 325 knock sensor according to mitchell it says to test sub wire at connector for resistence I did that it came up... Trouble codes: P0325	View
	1996 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L head lamps VIN: 1G3GR62CXT This car has an issue with the headlamps and the taillamps coming on when it is parked and the key is out of the ignition and draining the battery. We have seen it a couple of times but have not been able to test anything. This usualy happens over night and th...	View
	1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L engine VIN: 1G2NE5439N after replacing the cylinder with a new one we are seeing oil preassure drop to 0 at oil sender. we then check oil preassure at oil passage by tensioner and see 40psi. thought we may have a bad head so removed head didn't see anything wrong but replaced check ...	View
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Temp Gauge VIN: 1G2NE55D65 Hi Everyone. This on is a big head scratcher. The car came in running hot all the time. Found a plugged radiator with stop leak. Replaced the radiator and thermostat and drove the vehicle. Found it to run hot only when it was moving.35 mph and higher. Thought...	View
	2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2NV52E61 This vehicle hesitates and mil lamp is on at times. Code indicated egr solenoid performance problem. I dont see that it has an egr solenoid, nor does the Mitchell component locator. We replaced egr valve (digital I believe with no vacuum hoses)and cleaned out ...	View
	1998 Porsche Boxster 2.5L audible warning VIN: WPOCA2985W that question is for porsche spÉcialiste since the owner park is car for the winter(unplog the batterie and plug it back) he hear a bell warning every minutes in is car we look in all data and mitchell and we did not found noting about that to help us can you...	View
	1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L MIL Lamp on, over fueling VIN: JT4RN93P4R hey everyone i am new to this program and so far this is the best thing going !!! Trouble codes: 31 (mass air flow open or short detected)	View
	1994 Volkswagen EuroVan CV 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: WV2EE0707S Customer complains of rough running or stall for 15-20 seconds when first started in the morning and is fine for the rest of the day?? Data stream appears fine when problem occurs. Anyone else run into this. Probably unrelated but did have a timing belt replac...	View
	1997 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L obdii VIN: 3VW1671HMV Hi Folks, I have here a car that has failed the functional test on a California Smog Check due to lack of communication of Smog Machine with vehicle Computer. The OBDII connector does not have an assigned place on the dashboard as most California or US Federal...	View
	1999 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Compressor clutch VIN: 3VWRA81H4W Morning all, I have this Jetta with an intermitten inop compressor clutch. When it is not working a have no voltage at the green/black feed to the clutch. The Cooling fan comes on and stays on when the voltage is lost to the clutch. The system pressure is good...	View
	2002 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Starting VIN: 3VWRK69M02 Hello Folks, We have this Jetta with an intermittent but more & more frequent start/stall, start/stall complaint. It had a full tune about 10K miles ago. It has 2 codes that seem to be correct. Powertrain 17978.. Engine no start due to immobilizer, and Instr...	View
	1995 Volvo 960 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1K596165 Vehicle presented with a hard code. Code extraction is done by the diagnostic box and pin and LED blink. No data possible with the Assenmacher. Alldata has very limited diagnostic inforamtion. Trouble codes: 112	View
	1998 Volvo V70 T5 2.3L Info Display VIN: YVILW5373W The customer says his info display at the bottom of the instrument cluster occasionally displays a warning that says "DISC". I have not experienced it, and am unable to find out what it means. The car has in dash CD player, but no CD Changer. What does the wa...	View
	2001 Volvo S80 2.9 2.9L ride control VIN: YV1TS94D81 this car has a rattle/ knock on the slightest bumps coming from the left front. the stab link and carrage bushings have been replaced. the tierods have no play in them, the caliper mounting is tight. the strut has no leaks or signs of wear. basicly everything ...	View

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	1998 BMW 740iL 4.4L no heat out of vents, when prompted. VIN: WBAGJ8328W Thanks to Brian from washington! Climate system was operating normally with the center vent being cooler than the sides. Having the assurance that it was working correctly allowed us to ship the car with confidence.	3
	1998 Buick Century Custom 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G4WS52MOW I really appreciate all the help with my question, i did not understand the code apparently. The problem was the injector on the #4 cyl. and the fact that i had a bit to learn. Trouble codes: P0304, P0300.	17
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L abs module VIN: 1G6EK14T8Y Just got the truck back Monday, and checked all the sensors at the wheels found them rusted like everyone said, but also found a lot of rust and caked up mud on the reluctors. cleaned everything and it solved the problem. thanks to all the people that responde...	19
	2002 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L No Start VIN: 2B4GP74L52 faulty pcm, it was not turning on the asd relay. cam and crank signals were perfect. powers and grounds were good. thanks again everyone for your insight.	8
	1998 Dodge Avenger 2.0L No Start, Cuts out Thanks for the replies. The 9v supply to the crank, cam and vss dropped to less than 4 volts with the crank sensor plugged in. We knew that much. Did a voltage drop test on the wires and a circuit load test to make sure that the wires could carry a load. Als... Trouble codes: P0340.	3
	1999 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L Block VIN: 1P3ES47C2X Thanks to you guys who have run into this before. Turns out this type of crack is of no big deal. We cleaned the head & block in the normal fashion and reassembled. All is well again.	4
	1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FABP41E2K the slosh shield being moved out of place was the problem.thanks for all replies! Trouble codes: 44 (tad/tab soelnoids).	8
	1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L 3rd gear VIN: 1FMDU34XOM Thanks to all that replied, and it appears that most of you were right on. The problem is the driver, my sister who admits to keeping her hand on the shifter. she now sits on her hand after reaching high gear. I suggested putting it on the steering wheel, but ...	6
	1996 Ford Aerostar XLT 4.0L Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FMDA41X6T Thanks to all who posted. The general concenses was a PSOM failure. I was aware that they had problems but, did not think they would stall the vehicle when you start rolling. Nick [...] explained this very well. When the vehicle starts to mov...	10
	1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2FMDA5143T Thanks to all who gave tips on this one. I did discover that the used MAF sensor that I tried was actually worse than the original because the fuel trims on it went high. So I cleaned the original one and put it back on though it wasn't really that dirty. I al...	13
	1997 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Stall VIN: 3FALP6533V Thanks for all the help. I changed The trans switch and found the throttle stop had been adjusted- after the correction the Car drove to FLA and Back without incident! And my shoes are clean. Thanks. Jim Trouble codes: P1705.	5
	1998 Ford Contour LX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP66L1W Well, I cleaned the MAF and sent the customer on her way. So far the light has not come back on. I told her I thought it might not be fixed. I received replies indicating the MAF could be dirty, plenum gaskets could be misinstalled, or the MAF could need clean... Trouble codes: P0172.	5
	1999 Ford Escort ZX2 Hot Coupe 2.0L Cylinder Head VIN: 3FAKP113AX Hi guys, thanks for the replies to my post. The valve goes in the head with the check ball down. The car runs ok but was ran so hot that it now has a piston knock and a lot of blow by. looks like its engine time. Thanks again for all your help. Kenny	3
	2003 Ford F-350 7.3L Unknown VIN: 1FDSF35F12 Most replies said it had to be mechanical hard part failure. They were right. After teardown a broken pump gear was found. We disassembled trans. just to make sure no other failures. Installed new pump gear set & a new torque converter just to make sure. We al...	11
	1998 GMC K1500 Suburban 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKFK16R1W well guys we got it fixed ,it wound up being dirty injectors , i did a cleaning with two can jut to make sure and the pressure held after that , before i cleaned them , pressure went from 55 psi shut down engin and in 5 min went to 45 and in 20 min went to 37 ... Trouble codes: 1072 (fuel trim system rich bank 1), 1075 (fuel trim system rich bank 2).	7
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ8248W Thanks for all the responses. I recieved three different anwsers. first was a pgroblem with the egr. This model does not have a egr .The other response was to adjust the valves to the max side of the spec. and the other was to switch the injector with another ...	10
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ8248W I am sorry this is a duplicate post i must have pushed the send button twice . I left a detailed fix on the othe post i just closed five minuits ago. Mike P	3
	1992 Hyundai Sonata 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 2HMBF21F6N Thanks to techs replies, some mentioned timing, this vehicle is DIS, some said to check crossover speed of o2 sensor, head being milled when gasket done causing highet compression (we didn't get the head milled), one tech mentioned air being drawn in ahead of ...	10
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJKX6244W our 'failsafe mode' jaguar is fixed. we had 4 posts ranging from check vacuum leak/hose off at throttle body,very informative post from george on the probability of brake light switch problems and symptoms of hard to get the shifter into drive- brake lights no...	5
	1990 Mazda Miata 1.6L compressor VIN: JM1NA3510L Well, the customer decided to hold off on this repair. The general consensus is that the part in question is a thermal heat switch, not available separately from the compressor. When faced with the prospect of a very expensive bill, he decided against repairin...	7
	1993 Mazda 626 LX 2.0L Stall VIN: 1YVGE22AXP egr solenoid took out control circuits for transmission shift solenoids, let the smoke out of the computer. tried to repair computer at repair facility, was not successful. original problem was dieing when vehicle was put into gear, after first repair to compu...	13
	2001 Mazda Tribute ES 3.0L Unknown VIN: 4F2YV081X1 I have not been able to fix this SUV yet but I am sure of the fix. The RBC (rotory blade coupler)unit that is mounted to the front of the diff is bad. Joel from Virginia said:'The rear RBC mentioned only works when slip is occuring in the front drive system. I...	3
	1999 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L 1st gear VIN: 1MEFM53U0X Well, after much time roadtesting and watching different sensors, we got it nailed. Special thanks to Lane [...] for suggesting to look at the VSS. We drove the Sable and then graphed the VSS on our NGS, the VSS would go from 8MPH to 27MPH and...	16
	1983 Nissan 280ZX 2.8L Cuts out VIN: JN1CZ04S90 Thanks for taking the time to reply. My repair ended up being straight foward, once I reaized where the problem was coming from... I checked the wiring harness diagram and found the Vehicle Speed Sensor. Turns out it's in the speedo cluster, followed the wire ... Trouble codes: 00000 (NO Codes available Old Bosch type injection).	5
	1994 Nissan Altima SE 2.4L Mechanical VIN: 1N4BU31DOR Good morning to all and thanks for all the suggestions. Most replies thought we had a head warp problem but we saw no evidence of a siezing cam, so we replaced cam , gears, chain and tensioner and all is well so far. We've got our fingers crossed on this one.	8
	1998 Nissan Sentra 1.6L No Start VIN: 3N1AB41D5W After talking with the customer more we learned that the car had been started and shut off quickly two times with the third time they tried to start it it flooded which Mike from Georgia said was a common problem. There is a TSB for this problem on 96 & 97 mod...	7
	2001 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G2FV22G71 Thanks for the replies, we just assumed this would be more difficult than it really was! soory for taking up good time but it was blockage through one of the air valve. We decided to replace both since parts were cheap and easy to install. Thanks again . Trouble codes: P1415 (Air System Fault Bank 1), P1637 (Generator L Terminal Circuit).	5
	1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG12K5T The customer hasn't returned for the fix. The overwhelming response was the control solenoid has a intermittant fault. It was suggested to move the solenoid from the engine to the strut tower to lessen the heat load. When the customer returns I will reclose th... Trouble codes: P0401.	19
	1990 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8L No Start VIN: WVWRA21G0L well its finally fixed! i learned the difference between a cise system and a digifant as well. the information i received from you guys was very helpful. i tried all of the salvage yards that were suggested and the only one with the correct ecu was lenny at l&...	11
	2000 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L cooling system VIN: 9BWGA21J0Y First of all, thank you to everyone who replied so quickly. The problem as suggested by many was that the plastic impellor on the water pump was broken and was not circulating the coolant. Mike from California suggested inspecting the impellor through the ther...	28
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L compressor VIN: 3VWDD21C4Y Thanks to Don [...]! I have learned that the high pressure sensing switch is a high failure rate item & the quickest test is subsitution!It can not be tested by jumpering! I have replaced it( took maybe one minute) & all works we...	4

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