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	1995 BMW 740i 4.0L blower motor VIN: WBAGF6328S Hello, the blower motor doesn't not run. This car has Auto Climate Control. According to a helpful BMW parts guy, this car is an E38 and doesn't have a Final Stage Unit. He claims that there is a blower resistor which looks to be mounted between the dual scro...	View
	1999 Buick Century Limited 3.1L Blend door actuator VIN: 2G4WY52MXX Customer complained that the driver's side A/C was always blowing hot. (It has dual zone climate control.) The passenger side was operating normally. When we saw the vehicle, the system worked exactly as the customer described, (passenger side cool, driver's s...	View
	1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G6KD54Y5X This is a rear time that I've had to post a question due to the abundance of repairs I've made just by reading all the other difficult solutions which have already been posted. I have a this 99 Deville which has me stuck. Initial complaint was intermittent sta... Trouble codes: P1599 (engine stall detected)	View
	2002 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L i/p hvac VIN: IGNEK62N03 heres my latest nightmare ,gmtech assist hasnt been much help.intermittantly the i/p guages except oil pressure will drop out,the radio and hvac will cease to operate as well,there have been two ignition switchs in this unit and during the condition which usua...	View
	1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Iroc-Z 5.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1G1FP87HXG This car has a hesitation that is worse when cold but happens intermittently when hot, usualy at half throttle and only on acceleration. Sometimes it runs great and sometimes it falls on its face and has momentary loss of throttle responce. It happens often en...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L tire pressure monitor VIN: 1G1YY32G7X Customer put on new rims and tires and does not have the tire pressure sensors. He no longer has run-flat tires and wants the "service tire mon. sys." display off when first starting car. Is it possible to turn off this display or by-pass this system.	View
	1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.5L runaway idle VIN: 1GCHG35F3Y If any GM tech could assist, I could use deisel help. Like most of us do,I'm helping a freind with this case. He's the Tractor Trailer shop next door and has bailed me out before. #1 Truck smokes like crazy but Runs good-(DSL smoke) #2 Idle will RUNAWAY to ...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L High beam and daytime running lights Vehicle came to shop with no high beam or daytime running lights. When you start the car, as soon as you put in drive, you can hear the running light relay click rapidly and see the dash light flashes rapidly. I checked for voltage at both headlights, and ther...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L temp gauge VIN: 1G1JC1248Y found the temp gauge to always read the same position no matter what the engine temp. this appeared to happen all of a sudden. found that there is not a coolant sender for the gauge. it is a modified signal from the coolant sensor and enters into the body comp...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L No Start VIN: 3GNFK16T7Y Car towed in with no start condition. Customer thought they were out of fuel. Found no fuel pressure. Checked fuel pump relay and found that there was no power to relay at all. Ran jumper to pin 37 and had 60psi at test port. SO pump is fine, but no power. Nex...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L speedometer VIN: 1GCHK29U53 Drove in to shop. speedometer registers 30mph while parked. Genisys scan tool reads speed sensor output correctly when driving. No diagnostic codes available, cannot access instrument panel cluster data. This speedo is an analog model based on the speed sensor...	View
	1997 Dodge Caravan 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B46P2438V Dear Members, This Caravan has 334,000km on. It has new cap, wires, sparkplugs, …The Van was at few other shop, but nobody fixed the problem yet. MIL indicated P0300, P0301. #1 cylinder was very weak, but compression was 125 psi. The engine was running for ove... Trouble codes: P0442, P0455 (evap system large leak), P0301 (1 misfire), P0300 (random misfire)	View
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Transmission doesn't shift VIN: 2B3HD46R4W When we try to shift it sometimes you can fill the tranny try to do something. Then next time it will not do anything, but the engine fills like it is under a load when you try to rev the engine at all times. Like the convertor is locked up or something	View
	2001 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Headlights VIN: 1B4GP25R71 Help all you Chrysler techs. This van has daytime running lights (Canada) on drivers side only, low beams on passenger side only and high beams on drivers side only There is no power to the side not working. Because the daytime running lights are the high beam...	View
	1991 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon XL 5.8L engine VIN: 1FBJS31H3M i have a driveability problem. i can start with it cold drive it about 1 or 2 miles stop and start off and the engine stall like the egr valve is opening to soon. i plugged it off. still same problem and only can get it to happen one time aday. it will not sta...	View
	1999 Ford F-150 4.2L MIL On VIN: IFTZX1723X Customer came in check engine light on. Scanned for fault codes and received code P1780 Trans controll sw. out of range. Road tested and all seems well customer said that he had not experinced and driveability concerns. I replaced the trans controll sw.and cle...	View
	2001 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt 4.6L All Gauges VIN: 1FAFP42X31 All the Gauges have a rest position of 1/2 the full travel. I have checked the battery and alternator. Before I exchange the cluster I thought I would check if anyone has seen this. The needles look normal (not bent) I can't understand how all the gages are re...	View
	1995 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 6.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GTHC39F6S When the customer brought the vehicle in, the truck was running rough, exessive black smoke, poor accelerattion, hard to start cold. No codes showing, then if you floor the throttle, immeiately the engine service light comes on and the truck revs up and runs s... Trouble codes: 18 (camshaft reference pulse), 35 (injector pulsewidth-short)	View
	1993 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Motor Mount/Engine VIN: 1HGCB9870P Customer brought the vehicle in for excessive blue smoke out the tailpipe. When the connection to the rear motor mount servo is unplugged,the smoke goes away. Only when the servo is plugged in does the engine smoke. This mount is oil filled and servo control...	View
	1987 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start VIN: IJCMU7440H customer installed eng, no start, we have found that there is no ignition fire, no injector pulse and no engine speed signal, tried installing crank sensor, no diff, is producing voltageb but tech, says it is lower than spec, in manual, inspection of flywheel ...	View
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.0L Cylinder heads Sorry for posting without vin but I am at home and forgot to write it down before I left work. We got this duratec 3.0 in for overheating and "shaking". Once we hooked up scanner we saw misfire in number 4 we checked it for HC's in coolant. There were about 40...	View
	1993 Mazda MX-6 LS 2.5L No Start VIN: IYVGE31B3P Hello Techs, This Mazda came in for routine maintenace service and a complaint of slight miss at the stop.We found the rotor button was arking and plug wire insulation are also arking.We replaced NGK plugs,dealer cap,rotor,plug cables and an fuel filter.Also ...	View
	1997 Mercury Villager GS 3.0L Not cooling VIN: 4M2DV1112V Customer said he went out to cooldown his van and noticed that it was blowing warm. He said it had been working fine. Going down the road he said it would work. We hooked up our RRR machine and turned on the AC and the high pressure climed up to 375 very quick...	View
	1991 Nissan Maxima GXE 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JN1HJ01P5M Looking for Nissan Gurus ! This one has been tough, so far...Problem is stalling, usually shortly after warm up, cranks and re-starts instantly and runs OK. Extremely intermittently thereafter, it will occasionally stall, always restarting immediatly again. O... Trouble codes: 12 (Air Meter Open or shorted)	View
	1993 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G3CW53L1P Good Evening, Basicly the car was towed in for no start, cranks ok. Found no spark, no injector pulse. Scanned and found no crank signal (I do not recall any codes), checked CKPS signal 3x and 18x and found only 18x, replaced crank sensor, gained 3x, still no...	View
	1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L temp gauge VIN: 1G3WH52M1S Temp gauge on dash reads higher than actual engine temp. from PCM temp data. When PCM is reading 210, the temp on the gauge can read as high as the mark for 235 degrees. the amount of error seems to vary with engine temp, with the error getting higher as temp ...	View
	2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5L trunk lid VIN: 1G3GR64H21 Hello, the trunk lid torsion rods open the lid too fast and it slams against its stops. This is a problem when using the key fob or remote trunk release switch on the driver's door, as you aren't there to "catch it". I was wondering how or if the torsion rods...	View
	1985 Other European SILVER SPUR 412CID broken brake lines VIN: SCAZN42A0F needed information . brake bleeding procedure on this vehicle.vehicle has dual seperate front calipers and rear single quad piston calipers. any help would be very helpfull	View
	1989 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L flucuation in temp After replacing these items (rad,head gasket hoses and thermostat) months ago I've now noticed a flucuation in engine temp. I've tested cooling system and it holds pressure. new rad and thermostat. engine temp seems to cycle alot and i've repeadly "burbed" the...	View
	1990 Pontiac Grand Am LE 2.3L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: IG2NE1102L Hi guys and girls.As promised I am getting back to all those who wanted to know how this pulling tractor worked out with the quad 4 engine.On Sat june 5 was our first pull and the quad 4 did not do well at all.This engine is hooked to an Alfa Romeo clutch/tran...	View
	1996 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G2NE52TXT hello fellow techs This vehicle came in as an intermitent no start, usually cold. we let it sit and get cold, no start. Turn key on fuel pump operation, and pressure good. Scan tool started showing rpm then dropped out. After cranking stopped, no fuel pump op... Trouble codes: 0122 (tps circuit)	View
	2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L steering This car only makes the noise when put in reverse, then turn steering to left lock while backing. It will only do it once-to repeat noise you have to go forward then repeat reversing as described. I noticed when noise occurs, lf wheel jerks slightly-leading ...	View
	1988 Porsche 928 S4 5.0L Excessive Emissions, high injection pulse VIN: WP0JB0923J This car is running very rich - no load idle pulse widths hitting 6-10 ms. Power & ground supplies to ECU are ok, esp sensor grounds. Has new MAF. Fuel pressure ok. Identifix thinks the ECU is the problem. Has anyone found a good remanufacturer of Bosch ECU 's...	View
	1999 Saturn SC2 1.9L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1G8ZR1274X CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR BASIC SERVICE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT JERKING ON SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND STALLING. INSPECTED TPS NO PROBLEM NOTED WITH WAVE FORM. INSPECTED THROTTLE BODY CLEANED THROTTLE PLATE. TEST DROVE CAR AND PROBLEM STILL NOTED. iNSPECTED WIRES AND P... Trouble codes: P0562 (system voltage low), P1599 (engine stall or stal detected), P1602, 10W, C0001, C1RCU	View
	1993 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L overdrive; cornering VIN: 4S3BJ6336P This makes the third time I have posted on this car- third time's a charm??? Brief summary to date: Started w/ the area Subaru dealership attempting to fix a binding problem. It was more than the usual internal clutch problem. I assume they never could get pow...	View
	2000 Subaru Outback 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 4S3BH6756Y The car will act up at idle or under load, or at cruise. Under load the car has a loss of power and hesitation, then may suddenly pick up and the car will take off. Then when you come to a stop the idle surges badly and the car barely makes it through the inte...	View
	1992 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L No Start VIN: 4T1SK12E0N Found no spark from igntion system; found a damaged ignition distributor & replaced with a remanufactured (ditributor)unit with new plugs wires cap & rotor. Still no start found no injector pulse - checked found a blown fuse & replaced as needed: Now we have s... Trouble codes: 21 (Oxgen Sensor signal), 24 (Intake Manifold Air Tempurature Sensor Signal), 42 (Vehicle Speed Sensor Signal)	View
	1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.4L Radio VIN: JT3GN86R5V Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the radio on this vehicle? Someone got "cut happy" when they installed an after market radio. Nothing but chopped wires in the dash. New customer wants factory radio installed and MOD doesn't show the complete wiring to th...	View
	1999 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Oil Pressure VIN: 4T1BG22KXX Customer brought car in for timing belt and oil light flicker. Checked pressure where Alldata says, (In Head), found 3 psi hot, idle and 3000 rpm. Later found pressure tap in engine and checked there, hot 25, 80 psi hot @ 3000rpm. Pulled balance box and plugge...	View
	1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3HN87R3X My question for the Toyota guys out there is it normal to have a dead A/F sensor and still have other problems. 25-40 miles on the freeway is what it takes to set the CEL again. Oh I did look at the MAF and it appeared clean however I did not have recognizable... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	1995 Volkswagen Jetta Celebration Edition 2.0L Compressor (R134a) VIN: 3VWWC81H7S The customer had her inop A/C looked at a different shop. They told her she needed an expansion valve. When I ck'd the pressure, it was reading 30psi low and 100psi high. The system was not blowing cold and both high and low lines felt warm. The clutch was eng...	View
	1999 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWGA31J1X car came in with check engine light on and would not accel. on hard accel. accel. slowly and takes gas good. checked codes and pulled 6 codes, p1129-ling term trim bank 1. po300-random misfire, po301-cylinder #1 misfire, po302-cylinder #2 misfire, po303-cylind... Trouble codes: P1128 (long term trim bank 1), P0300 (random misfire), P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire), P0302 (cylinder 2 misfire), P0303 (cylinder 3 misfire), P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire)	View
	2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWMA23B9Y I have a VW Passat with a code p1136 or vag code 17544. In the last 10,000 miles the car has had code for fuel different times and has had a MAF sensor and vacuum line repaired at the EGR. Does anyone know of any other common problems with these. After each ot...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Misfire VIN: WVWXA23B5Y Hi VW-Audi's gurus, i have this one that has misfire just under load and in all gears like a spark wire damaged but i can not hear engine sound just it feels like, i mean, i doesn't hear classical misfire sound just i feel a light stall under load and a lack o...	View
	2001 Volvo S60 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YVIRS58D61 Hi guys! Any volvo techs out there can help with this? The car will at any time start to sputter. No matter how much I depress the accelerator pedal the car will just putter along. seems to not take fuel, like restriction, total power loss. If the car is shut ... Trouble codes: P0121 (Throttle/Pedal position sensor/switch A circ. range/performance problem), P1618 (AW 50-42 TCM high input), P0810 (clutch position control error)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1987 BMW 325 2.7L starter VIN: WBAAB5402H this car has to be pushed aside for now i suspect that the A/C Clutch may be the culprit i have yet to remove all the electrical consumers from the engine but we can rule out ground staps, main B+, Alternator, cooling fan, ignition switch, starter, ring gear, ...	11
	1995 BMW 540i 4.0L trans program VIN: WBAHE6328S The codes 30,32,33,2, and 104 always came back on every road test after the software upgrade by the BMW dealer. Remembering the post I got from Pat from CA I did a pin out again (nervous personal adversion of blaming control units) of those 3 shift solenoinds ...	7
	1998 BMW 528i 2.8L Driver's seat / steering column adjustment VIN: WBADD6329W The part that BMW calls the ' Seat Control Module ' is actually the seat switch itself. Replacement of the seat switch cured the problem.	8
	1989 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L ECC Display and Fuel Data VIN: 1G6CD5155K Received 7 replies to my help request and appreciate all of them. Most folks said the problem would be in the BCM. One person said to check the A/C Programer. The actual fix was the BCM. We tested all inputs and outputs to and from the ECC, FDC, & BCM. The o...	8
	1994 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van 5.7L Ring & Pinion The Customer with this van decided that he would have to live with noise at this time. After another retrace of the repairs made I decided that the only way to get this diff any quieter would be to try another ring & pinion set, Which he quickly refused to do ...	10
	1995 Chevrolet Camaro 3.4L No Start, Misfire VIN: 1T2G1FP22S Well this creation drove away from the shop under its own power friday! The fix was to replace the new ignition module with another new module as the first one turned out to be defective right out of the box! It was a Borg Warner brand installed by the shop th...	5
	1995 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GKDM19W3S Well this van is purring like at cat.Thanks to Craig from OH,Richard from ID,Jeff and Scott from WI and Victor from Trinidad.My mistake in my judgement of injector spray pattern.I said it had spark,compression and fuel but after 2 months this CPI injector unit...	5
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2.2L Stall VIN: 4G1JF3241T I Apologise in the delay in closing this post. I have not been able to make any progress. Thanks to those who did reply. I did check for rodent damage and checked all connectors but found nothing. My main problem is without a tech 2 i cant comminucate with thi... Trouble codes: P0107 (map sendor low input), P0122 (tps low input), P0753 (shift solenoid a), P0758 (shift solenoid b).	4
	1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L abs VIN: 2G1WL52MXV I was able to try 2 of the 3 replies that I got from IATN members. One was a contact enhancer which did not improve the problem, the other was to try a new relay, again that did not repair the problem. The third reply suggested a controller problem, but we did...	3
	2000 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Turn Signals Thank you all for the informative fixes I received. Dennis from Iowa also stated a shortcut that may have provided a time savings should the customer decide to try the repair. For now he is waffling between the intermittency of the problem and complete failure...	5
	2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNFK16T62 Hi guys, thanks for all the wonderful replays I got from you guys. You guys were right on the money. All of you guys said it is an ignition switch that has very common problem with it, where it would not supply power to the transmission and to instrument clust... Trouble codes: P0740 (Converter clutch system problem), P0753 (Shift Solenoid A circuit fault), P0758 (Shift solenoid B circuit), P0785 (3rd and 2nd shift sloleniod), P1860 (Torque converter clutch pulse width modulation).	14
	1995 Dodge Avenger ES 2.5L engine VIN: 4B3AU52NXS Well you guys sure made this one easy to fix. Larry [...] and Greg from Utah all responded quickly and correctly. They knew the exact location of the crank sensor {which I couldn't find} the rascals put it in the bell housing down below the dis...	8
	1996 Dodge Caravan LE 3.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1C4GP54L3V Hi. Guys. Thanks for the replies. It always good to know you have such a valuable resource when things get tough.Well we finally fixed this troubled van. It turned out to be a faulty map sensor.I had monitored it several times while driving, but it was very di...	7
	2000 Dodge Dakota 4.7L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GG22N1Y Thanks to Don [...]. Repair was to replace a leaky power steering pressure switch. I was able to spray cleaner through the wiring harness and dry with compressed air to clean out oil still in the harness. Real weird, switch at th... Trouble codes: P0171 (Fuel system lean bank 1).	6
	2003 Dodge Dakota R/T 5.9L vacuum leak VIN: 1D7GL72Z13 customer moved out of state so i told him to find a new dealer	12
	1989 Ford Taurus SHO 3.0L coolant VIN: 1FABP54Y0K Well we only recieved three responses, but the instincts of all three of these guys were correct. Sometimes we can overlook the most obvious scenerio. We put the SHO engine back together and flushed the cooling system a few times and so far so good, no oil in ...	3
	1994 Ford Aerostar Eddie Bauer 4.0L steering wheel VIN: 1FMDA31X7R thank for the replies, we tried bleeding the system again and the vehicle still has some shutter, the customer is going to take the vehicle and drive it for a few days to see if the condition cures, thank again for the help.	5
	1995 Ford Explorer Expedition 4.0L power windows VIN: 1FMCU24X6S Thanks for the input but at this time I can only update thi post as the customer has not authorized any more diagnostic time. I did get the problem to occur for me and sure enough there was no power window action and the 4wd lights flashed on and off as if the...	7
	1998 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool Coupe 2.0L whistle noise VIN: 3FALP1135W thanks to a couple of the replies about the crankcase breather. that was plugged causing pressure to build up in the crankcase causing a whistling sound.	15
	1999 Ford Chassis 6.8L Spark Plug hole VIN: 3FCNF53S5X Thank you for more information. Upon another pressure test overnight, I found more problems. The intake was leaking. I also found that on this chassis, there are heater hoses that are on a tee. These were above #1 spark plug hole and leaking onto #1 coil. (The...	6
	1993 GMC C1500 Sierra SLE 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTDC14K6P after retesting several times and getting the wrong parts from the dealer ( using vin for id ) twice . we finally got the correct knock sensor installed, retested no codes . thanks for the input .ps. the resistance was 10000 on the incorrect instead of 35000 w... Trouble codes: 43 (knock sensor).	5
	1997 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 7.4L Lifter noise VIN: 1GTHC39JXV 2 hydraulic lifters needed to be replaced. Managed to perform this by removing only the valve cover (drivers side) for access. Thanks to all. Ken	9
	1993 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCB7154P Hi All, I got a ton of replies on this one. First, I tested the old distributor. The pickup is an input to the ecm, the ecm then pulses the igniter and the igniter then pulses the ignition coil.There are three coils inside the distributor (crank, TDC, and coil...	27
	1997 Honda Prelude Type SH 2.2L drivability VIN: JHMBB6158V Link Leis, hit the nail on the head /we taped the old key under the dash and it started without the security system going off. the customer will have the new keys programed a the dealer.Thanks to all who replied Randy	3
	1994 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Stall VIN: 4S2CY58V4P Live and learn, Thanks Ron Miller and Paul [...] this year Rodeo has a dual resistor system, what fouled me was the fact that I saw the failure just at the moment of switching with the old senser ( 3 times in a row), old connector and senser was corroded but ...	3
	1996 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start Thanks for the replies. I'm afraid that I haven't heard from the garage since posting for help. I believe they have shipped it off to a mate who works at a Jag dealership. However, 2 of the 3 replies confirmed my diagnosis of a faulty MAF sensor, and the 3rd t...	3
	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L rear wiper VIN: 1J4GZ58S1S What a great tool we have in iATN. I received 3 replys and it turned out to be that darn dash switch . Thanks for the help , I hope I can do the same for someone soon Mike	3
	1996 Land Rover Discovery SD 4.0L abs VIN: SALJY1245T Thanks to all for responding and especially Stewart for leaving his phone number and faxing the manual procedure for a 95 which I will adapt to the 96 to read ABS DTC's. Evidently this truck has another problem beyond what I have already repaired or the ABS li...	7
	1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L clutch VIN: 1YVGE22C2V i recieved 4 help replies on this mazda. yes, you do have to remove the engine to see the crank thrust bearing problem. also noted that the nut on the adjustment at the clutch pedal could back off (it didn't) and one tech mentioned he had seen the metal around...	3
	1999 Mercury Grand Marquis GS 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2MEFM74W3X Thanks to all who lent a hand/thought on this vehicle, I did check for a vaccum leak first as alot of the feedback pointed that direction, I felt that it idled to good to have a leak, but at this point would try anything within reason to fix, plugged all ports... Trouble codes: P0308, P0174.	13
	1998 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Fuel Fill VIN: 1G3GR62C4W Thanks to all 16 who responded. 2 said to check small vent tube next to filler. This application has only a 1 tube filler neck which I assume has vent tube internal. Had removed and inspected and found to be ok. Most of you hit it right on the head. The vent s...	17
	1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L electronic warning chime VIN: 1P4GP44R4V I received 3 replies for this problem. They basically confirmed that the BCM was the problem or suggested that I look for vehicle overspeed or low washer fluid level. I was finally able to borrow a DRB III and found the problem to be in the oil pressure sensin...	3
	1985 Saab 900 2.0L ignition switch VIN: YS3AM45J0F Hello Techs, First of all,I would like to thank to all who responded to my post.Unfortunatly my customer declines to perform the electrical circuit test at this time.When he change his mind and bring back to me ,I will apply all the suggestions I received fr...	16
	1994 Saab 9000 2.3L no reverse Sorry sbout the wait on this fix I thought i had already closed it out. Well the general consensus seems to be the problem is internal in trans. i called the dealer and they said there is an updated part for it. Customer decided to live with it for now, I got ...	4
	1999 Subaru Legacy Limited 30th Anniversary 2.5L oil pump VIN: 4S3BD6858X Thanks for all the replies,Thanks to terrence in missouri.For the detailed steps to resealing this pump.It really helped.	11
	1986 Toyota Pickup 2.4L Burning oil VIN: JT4RN63B7G Thank you for your replies. Billy [...] suggested that I check the rings. At first I thought why? The block was just machined and the machine shop supplied the new pistons.(less than 30 minutes run time)What could be wrong? Well, I had removed the head and...	10
	1996 Toyota Tercel DX 1.5L MIL Lamp on Thank you for all of your respond,turn out to be the bad egr solenoid,witch was working intermitently. Trouble codes: P0401.	11
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCD21CC2 Thanks to the 17 replies on this problem. Most said to check for water contamination in air pump and valves which can lock the pump and blow the fuse. Most replies also said to check the vacuum hoses for cracks and that is what we found wrong. We replaced four... Trouble codes: 16795 (sec air injection).	17

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