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	1998 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB28D6W car was towed in because it would not idle, replaced tvcm assy ,car idles fine but will not accelerate and the code will come back about 1 min. after being reset. we have checked the voltage to the valve according to Mitchell on demand , checked the resistance... Trouble codes: 17953 (P1545 throttle position control malfunction)	View
	2001 Audi A8 Quattro L 4.2L Navagation system VIN: WAUML54D71 Hey guys thanks for any help it is always appreciated.We have a 2001 A8 quattro with 4.2 l V-8. The navigation system seems to function but does not display on the instrument cluster. I beleive that the only thing left to replace is the navagation cd rom but I...	View
	1995 BMW 325is 2.5L starter,alarm VIN: WBABF4326S Need some help from beemer techs,customer complained of doors not opening,diagnosed bad outside door handles,found used door handles and installed perfectly,now no starter action,reinstall old door handles,still no crank. HELP PLEASE.	View
	2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WGG8DD34FG need some help with this on I replaced the pvc plate on the back of the intake. this fixed the first problem but not the second problem (still doing the same thing) high rpm stars to lack power codes are saying lean both banks and adaptive at limmit (too lean)...	View
	1992 Cadillac Seville 4.9L Lighting VIN: 1G6KS53B3N this car came in running but instrument cluster was inop did some testing and found that cluster bad replaced cluster its working properly but now car will not start now and cluster is displaying switch problem and keeps advising me to wait three minutes can u...	View
	1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L head bolts VIN: 1G6KD52Y6T looking for someone who has been there done that. got this caddy, head gaskets leaking, during torque procedure on head bolts threads in the block pulled. cadillac makes insurts for this common problem and i now have them in my possesion but am unsure as to in...	View
	1968 Chevrolet corvette 327CID headlights hi guys, customer brought car in after having someone do restoration off body, i am trying to find source for vacum diagrams, interior vacum is not working or headlight systems, i cant find any older chilton manuals and have contacted alldata and they didnt ha...	View
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, HESSIATES COLD VIN: 1G1YY0786G the vehicle will start fine, but when cold and put into gear it hessitaes, also when cold and engine is reved in park there is a hessitation felt. once it has warmed up the vehicle drives and performs fine. the ignition system checked fine on an ignition scope...	View
	1992 Chevrolet Beretta 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1LV15M4R We have inherited this problem from another shop. Check engine light was on - other shop replaced O2 sensor and EGR valve. Check engine light came back on - other shop replaced EGR 2 more times and CEL still comes on. Now I have it. When you first start drivi... Trouble codes: 76 (EGR problem), 77 (EGR problem)	View
	1994 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 6.5L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GNGK26F1R good day all and thanks for reading. this suburban just towed in, customer complaint is that it will start at times and sometimes not. alarm installed 3 months ago.(checked alarm wiring and system only kills cranking) started and drove in shop, scanned and one...	View
	1995 Chevrolet P30 CHASSIS 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1GBLP37N7S Hope someone can help wiyh this motorhome, customer brought in with complaint of stall at idle and surge at idle,no codes in system, sometimes if you accel. it will bog out to the point of shutting off unless you let up on throttle,will do this unless you acce...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3.1L No Start VIN: 2G1WW12M4V Well like I said in a previous post on another GM, we are seeing the worst this week. This Monte was in for a no start and we found no wave form on the front crank sensor and once it was running had diagnosed a faulty module. The vehicle was gone a day and cam...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 LS 5.7L pad wear VIN: 1GAHG39R6X Can anyone please offer suggestions for two possibly related problems? The front brake pads last an average of 15,000 miles before needing replaced. I've checked TSB's about proportioning valves and softer rear brake lining; but they don't seem to apply to thi...	View
	1995 Chrysler LHS 3.5L No Start VIN: 2C3HC56F7S Car has been running bad for weeks then one day would not start. Came in to us on the hook. Car will not start, shot all computer harness wires no opens or shorts. Alarm system is not armed fuel on. Can't get spark on 1 & 4 Spark good on all others but still w...	View
	1996 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L No Start VIN: 1C3EJ56H8T help. i have no spark on this vehicle. we tried replaceing the dist. again thinking maybe the coil failed but did not correct problem. according to mitchell the ignition module is incorporated into the ecm. we tried a replacement unit and had same problem. is ...	View
	1942 Dodge WC 52 army t 230CID Hesitation Hi everyone ,have a very unusal one here, truck has a vacuum operated accelerater pump,doesnt have any linkage to accelerater mechcanickly.has a vaccum piston held up by vaccum and a spring pushes down on pump. pushing on pump manualy it will spray ,appling va...	View
	1996 Dodge Avenger ES 2.5L water pump VIN: 4B3AU52NTE I have a cooling system leak that is very minor. I saw a small amount of coolant coming from the timing cover. I removed the timing cover and could not find the source. I did notice coolant in the valley of the motor which was causing the coolant to leak behin...	View
	1996 Dodge Caravan ES 3.8L blower VIN: 1B4GP549TB I have no power at the blower switch or at the resistor. The 10 amp fuse (HTR MTR) is dead on both sides at all times. Does this fuse power the blower relay and where do I find it? Where does this fuse get power from? Daigram needed for '96. I have '95 and '97...	View
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L abs module VIN: 1B4HS28Y6X Hey folks, We have a 99 Durango that has intermittent abs and brake lights. The only code that is coming up is 65. This is a code related to the main abs power relay. What is puzzling about this is that on live data from the Genesis, when sitting still, in any...	View
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.9L abs/brake light on VIN: 1B4HS28Z5X Car arrived with both brake and abs light on. I can't extract codes or clear them. Any idea's? All lit up. Thank You Mike [...]	View
	1999 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L injector and coil VIN: 1P3ES46C8Y vehicle came in no start, so i checked for spark and injector pulse and there was none and also checked fuel pressure and that was the only thing that was any good,she's been here for about a week and i have no clue after replacing the pcm and still no change.	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Body/interior VIN: 1B7KC23Z91 Vehicle came is for other work, - discovered wet carpet on pass side. I (foolishly) asked the customer if he would like for me to try and find out why his carpeting was wet. First "water test" showed water pouring in around the A/C drain area. As it turned out...	View
	2001 Dodge Durango 4.7L all shifts VIN: 1B4HR28N21 Vehicle was towed in by flatbed wrecker. Upon inspection found two problems, First:transmission was burned up and fluid was all over the rear of the back glass and under vehicle, also fuse # 8 in fuse panel was blown, and the fuse in power distribution center ...	View
	2003 Dodge dakota sxt 3.9L Blower Motor VIN: 1B7GEL12X6 i have replaced resister and checked source power through relay seems to have power on the ground curcuit side of blower motor changes color at motor back to resister from black to blue with yellow tracer any help i would welcome thanks in advance	View
	1987 Ford Escort GL 1.9L No Start VIN: 1FABP2198H I need a fuel injector for this vehicle. Someone has had the exact problem in the archives, but didn't list the proper replacement injector in the fix & I couldn't locate his shop to call him. The original injector #E7EE-CA is replaced by Motorcraft # CM 4898 ...	View
	1989 Ford Ranger GT 2.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FTCR10T6K Customer came in with this ranger he just replaced engine and above items. Was complaining about rough idle(miss) and check engine light with a code 42. He has just about replaced everything. Above are my voltage checks @ my breakout box, and also my emissions... Trouble codes: 42 (system rich)	View
	1992 Ford F-150 Custom 5.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTEF25HXL hey people, i've got another pain in the a** here. another shop had this truck and replaced the egr valve...but the vacuum hose was still plugged w/ a golf tee. the computer was grounding the egr circuit. we replaced the computer and that problem is solved. th...	View
	1995 Ford Windstar 3.8L tcc VIN: 1FMDU34X4T Hea all. I have never run into this problem before. You can drive for 3 to 5 miles and then the O/D light on the dash starts flashing. The computer code is PO741 TCC system stuck. The trans shifts fine and fluid is full. This trans was overhauled about 8 month...	View
	1997 Ford F-150 4.2L engine mgmnt VIN: 1FTDF1721V Looking for some help on a '97 F-150. Truck started blowing maxi fuse 324 in the power dist. center. Fuse is for processor and all. After 15 miles or so it blows the fuse and she shuts down. Put a new one in and away you go for a little while. Cannot find any ...	View
	1997 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTJW35FXV all power stroke guru's. i am not sure where to go from here. this vehicle passes all scan and funtions tests. it does stall most times before cylinder contribution test completes. it did have blue smoke out the exhaust, but that is gone now that the injector ...	View
	1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L engine VIN: 1FMDU35P8V Maybe one you ford techs can help me out with this Explorer.This one has a clicking noise(metal hitting metal,not real heavy but there all the time)sounds like it's coming from oil pan sump area.Have checked cam sync sensor and removed drive belt,and noise is ...	View
	1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, No pwr at pcm VIN: 1FTWW33F8X need location of auxiullary power control module assembly.	View
	1996 Geo Tracker 1.6L MIL Lamp on Keeps setting an EGR trouble code. Replaced manifold pressure differential sensor and backpressure transducer System appears to work normal, a couple inches of vacuum will kill engine. HELP!	View
	1997 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Misfire VIN: JHLRD1856V We have seen this problem on other Honda vehicles with recent timing belt replacement. Timinng marks in MOD differ from from dealer supplied timing marks. Putting it to dealer timing marks helped but there is still a cold miss that disappears. Within approx 15... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302	View
	2000 Honda Passport EX 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S6DM58WXY Hello guys, I have a Honda Passport with a PO463 code fuel level sensor, wondering if anybody has ideas. Trouble codes: P0463	View
	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L electric windows and power door locks VIN: 1J4GZ58S3T master switch would not control the windows or power door locks. the pass window would work with it's own switch. today everything is working. did not find corrision or any thing else to cause the problem.	View
	1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FY49S5W Hello, This jeep came in after another shop replaced the tps twice with an after market brand. I performed the TC-27A tests and found all the voltages and continuities to be within specs. The first time I interfaced with the computer I noticed that the TPS wa... Trouble codes: P0123	View
	1962 Lincoln CONTI 430CID Generator VIN: 2Y86H42069 Car came in with a no charge complaint. Normally we would'nt work on a car like this, BUT it is a friend of my Dads. The Customer replaced some burnt wiring from fuse box last year, he also replaced a voltage regulator and had the generator overhauled. When we...	View
	1997 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC 4.6L ride control VIN: 1LNLM92VXV i was wondering if anyone has found a replacement system for this car. the big lincolns have one but am told by parts suppliers that no replacement available for the markiii. thanks for your help greg	View
	1992 Mazda 626 DX 2.2L No Start, Misfire VIN: 1YVGD22B1N Car came in with crank no start condition. Has been apparently hard starting for about a week before car would not start. Car cranked and wanted to start but would kick over and seemed it was missing two cyls. Spark test good, jumps hei tester and has Inj puls...	View
	1994 Mazda MX-6 2.0L 4th gear VIN: 1YVGE31C6R well it will shift fine in 1 2 3 gears when it hits 4th it will instantly feals like you are holding the brake and the gas at the same time	View
	1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L No Start VIN: JMTTA2210S Hello all. This seems like an open and shut case but its consumed about four hours of my time today. Vehicle came in for a power steering pump and pulley problem. Replaced both and tested. Car ran fine with no hick ups at all. Disconnected battery and cleaned ...	View
	1999 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L no drive VIN: JM1TA2224X This car came in with only reverse. We tore down the transmission and found several clutch packs burnt up- the over-running clutch, forward clutch and high clutch. The car has low mileage and is very clean so we weren't sure what could have caused the damage (...	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 300sl 3.0L relay VIN: WDB1070411 Gentlemen: I am having a problem with a Grey-market 87 300Sl. I am sorting out miscellaneous battery drains. After eliminating some mundane problems (trunk light, aftermarket radio wiring). I have come to the last problem. It seems to be a hard case. Pulling f...	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L safety items VIN: WDBNG70J5Y hi, this car will sometimes not start(no engagment),check engine light,srs light,abs. also on center display brake assist,esp,air susp. also the blower motor,windows,blinkers,a/c and the shifter all become inop.then with cycle of the key(which by the way is so...	View
	1997 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 1.5L Hesitation VIN: JA3AY26A0V Car starts up and idles good cold, but when you put in gear an accelerate car has no acceleration. After about 3 seconds(with the pedal to the floor car will start to pick up speed and move forward normally. Car will keep doing this until engine gets warm. Dur...	View
	1992 Nissan Maxima GXE 3.0L speedometer VIN: JN1HJ01P0N can someone tell me what the pm generator voltage should be at various speeds. it is making voltage & waveform looks ok but i'm not sure amplitude is high enough. vantage says voltage should be 0 @0mph & increase .1v to .15v for every 1mph. if this is correct,...	View
	1997 Oldsmobile Regency 3.8L Surge VIN: 1G3HC52K0V Hello everyone, I have a weird one here! This olds has a surge at highway speeds. It will only start to surge if you a pulling a slight hill or loading the engine a bit. When it is'nt surging, the car runs great, no complaints. I took a snapshot at the time th...	View
	1998 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3HN52K7W Vehicle came in for coolant loss and MIL. Pressure tested coolant system, open throttle plate and watched Dexcool run out of intake. Changed upper plenum and plugs. Cleared p0306 and test drove vehicle. Ran great. Released vehicle to customer. The next day cus... Trouble codes: P0306	View
	1999 Oldsmobile Alero GL 2.4L front end VIN: 1G3NL52TOX this vehicle has a loud creak pop noise from the front end, mostly when shifting th weight left to right by swerving at slow speed. I can't reproduce the noise in the shop only when moving. seems like sub frame is sliding around or something.	View
	1995 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.1L Lifters, bearings VIN: 1GMDU06D75 This wonderfull GM product came in last Friday running rough. One of our other techs diagnosed and found bad cap, rotor and wires. Replaced them and vehicle ran well. We saw our oil change sticker on their windshield and saw that it was 6,000mi over due and no...	View
	1991 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L wiring circiut VIN: JT3VN309WO Somtimes, no engine crank. Have checked circuit in the past, at starter solenoid wire, when its live voltage supplied falls under 7.0V. Drop seems to be at the starter relay, when replaced, worked fine for a week, yet issue still there. Removed alarm tap form ...	View
	2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L rotors VIN: 5TBBT4416Y I am aware of the fix if under warranty . calipers ect. and wheel bearings front .Toyota declined to help. My question is does this fix the problem. The rotors if replaced are the same part#. Have you see contuining warpage after. Are there better after market...	View
	2001 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.7L Warning buzzer VIN: JTEHT05J21 The warning buzzer (more of a steady tone beep) comes on after the door dinger stops, and stays on so long as the key is on. There are no warning lights on. This occurred immediately after I did some maintenance and repair services (LOF, air filter, fuel filt...	View
	1990 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WVWPA01G1L Hello VW techs,I'm a GM fuel/electrical guy with this intermittent runs rough and black smoke out of tail pipe VW.I have road tested several times and can't get to act up?Car runs just great?Have wiggled wires under hood and check connections at air flow senso...	View
	2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.9L Low Power VIN: 9BWGP61J41 This car has very low power, almost feels like no turbo boost. Idles smoothly, accel is very slow. No intake system leakage noted, no MIL light on. Almost seems to have a problem with the fuel system - filter is new - or exhaust restriction. Any common patte...	View
	1995 Volvo 960 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1KS9691S Hello We are working on a 1995 Volvo 960 that repeatly has a check engine light come on with a code of 212 stored. The customer is new to us and bought this car from in friend in FL. All of the repair records are with the car and over the last 8 mouths and 45... Trouble codes: 212 (O2 sensor)	View
	1996 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L Excessive Emissions VIN: YVILS5542T Failed Ca. smog test. All readings are perfect EXCEPT NOx. Clear code, and it returnes ina few days driving. After monitors are set (I believe). Don't want to throw any more new parts into this vehicle without knowing the cure. Can you point us in the right di... Trouble codes: 0410 (secondary air injection-malfunction)	View
	2001 Volvo S40 1.9L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS29521 Hello all,I have this S240 come in with the check engine light on and running poorly.I checked the codes and got an undocumented generic code P0017.Alldata has a generic to volvo code cross reference,but 0017 is not listed.Since this CEL and hesitation all hap... Trouble codes: P0017 (unknown), 302 (misfire cylinder 2), 303 (misfire cylinder 3)	View

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	1988 BMW 325i 2.5L Stall, Misfire VIN: WBABB2307J Thanks to all who responded. We replaced the cylinder identification sensor as some recommended and as maintenance, due to the vehicle age, the computer temperature sensor, main relay and fuel pump relay. Vehicle now runs smoother both hot and cold and acceler...	8
	1990 BMW 750iL 5.0L warning system VIN: WBAGC8312L Several replies helped in troubleshooting the system, customer has been using car and not been back to try one of the last things that was suggested which was to look at the ccm (check control module) and see if there are cracks in the solder joints. I will do...	13
	1998 BMW 318i 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACC9321W Customer has of yet to bring it back...but I do suspect its the secondary air injection valve...see the 'replies received' Trouble codes: 1174 (Cam sensor fault), 1423 (EGI functionality test failed).	4
	1988 Buick LeSabre 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP54COJ thanks for all the great replies , it turns out false code 43, did tap test , ecm failed , replaced it ,no more cels ! thanks everyone iatn rocks! mike [...] Trouble codes: 43 (knock sensor or other sensor problem).	6
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HR52LXR thanks to all who helped. as it turns out the code chart in alldata seems to be wrong as resistance on circuit 423 is 9.5k ohms and they want less than 300 ohms. this led us to replace ignition module and not fix code. car ended up with new ecm to correct prob... Trouble codes: P1361.	4
	1999 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L No Start, Misfire, false scanner data? VIN: 1G4CW52K4X This vehicle has had multiple symptoms and worse yet they have been very intermittant. The customer took the vehicle and return it to us when it begins acting up again. Thanks for the replys! Trouble codes: P0300.	11
	1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L No Start VIN: 1G6CD53BXN What a nightmare. I previously put in a rebuilt distributor for thinking that was the problem, it was the distributor. I pulled the computer out from under the dash. I put my vantage on the brown wire/white strip. this wire comes from the cam sensor built into...	13
	1995 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G6KD52BXS I recieved 6 replies and 3 of them hit the nail on the head. the main ground to the engine block did not have star washer on it and was not making good contact. the cam shaft sensor in the distributor was without a good ground for such along time that it was n... Trouble codes: P0052.	6
	1997 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L abs VIN: 1G6KY529XV Well the customer has grown impatient and says he wants to go to the dealer. The problem is so intermittant that I could not find anything conclusive. I monitored the wheel speed sensors with scanner when problem occured and no problems showed on scanner. I mo...	7
	1992 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L No Start, Excessive cranking VIN: 2GTEK19K5N Good Morning, Great news.. The 1992 Chevy 4x4 is fixed and running great. And as most of you mechanical wixards suggested, the Distributor shaft was bad. The lower part of the shaft was worn, but couldn't be detected until the shaft was completely removed fr...	11
	1993 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GNEL19W0P Another nightmare gone. Once again, put the labscope on the injector wire going into the plenum. sometimes I wouldn't get a signal, checked crank sensor, all sensors everything checked good but injector signal. replaced ecm with aftermarket unit. It started an...	11
	1994 Chevrolet P30 Motorhom 454CID Hydroboost/ P/S VIN: 1GBKP37NXP Thanks to all who replied. Howard was on track. The fix for this vehicle was to bleed the auto park brake actuator, which is on the frame near the transmission and park brake drum. I also talked to a tech at Bendix who stated; bleed the actuator with the engin...	6
	1996 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Stall VIN: 236G790W26 ok this one is fixed, thanks to everybody who replied and gave some good idea's as to what the problem could be. we replaced the egr valve and fixed the problem. thanks again to everyone jay	10
	2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L differential VIN: 1GNDT13W2Y thanks to everyone for your help the tech working on the vehicle found out a few days ago that gm says to replace motor on transfer case at the same time as the encoder module we think due to the fact that there are two diodes in the motor and they or one goes...	3
	1999 Dodge Durango 5.2L rear brakes VIN: 1B4HR28Y9X I'm sorry but this one isn't fixed. The customer never returned for further diagnosis. I recieved many replies about Chrysler changing the friction compound of the rear shoes to try and combat this problem. This truck has the 4 wheel abs system on it. I reciev...	7
	2000 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.0L Steering VIN: 2B4GP2436Y OK...hats off to (Butch from wisconsin, Michael from Alabama, Ty from Connecticut, Thomas from New York, Kevin from Oregon, Troy from Saskatchewan, Stephens from New Mexico, Ian from PEI, Peter from Ontario). I knew it was gonna be a 50/50 chance with the cv...	10
	1988 Ford F-350 XL 7.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FDKF38G6J Suggestions to recheck power and grounds were taken seriously. About 6 strands of engine ground cable were still in use. How vehicle cranked is for another day. Replaced cable, all is well with the world. Thank you, Joe	2
	2001 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FMYU041 Thanks again folks for all of your helpful replies. Some members who responded told me that this vehicle is prone to injector failure and one member said that this motor burns valves. However, Phil in California suggested to check the engine harness near the P... Trouble codes: P0301 (cyl 1 misfire).	7
	1990 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1JHMCB7565 most replies were EGR and dist/ coil suggestions which I had already ruled out. turns out this car doesn't like bosch plugs which were new. ngk's fixed it...	14
	1997 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Door locks VIN: 1HGCD5631V I tightened all the connections at control module and actuator and reinstalled the door panel. Could not get it to act any more. I gave the customer the vehicle back. She called me four days later and it has acted up one time. When I get the car back I will tr...	6
	1997 Hyundai Elantra 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHJF24M5V As these problems were very inter. it took some time to hone in on them. The car has been out there 4 days now with no problems so I Guess we can call it a fix. Thanks to joesph for pointing out that there is a a problem with the ori. fuel caps. First we repla... Trouble codes: P0442, P1624.	4
	1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Cuts out VIN: 1J4GZ58S4V Thanks Everyone for your help. Customer said it has not done it in awhile to justify bring it back. I checked the block grounds & the crank Sensor before I gave it back to him & everything was fine.	7
	2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L exhaust valve VIN: 1J4GW58J12 Thank you!!! Thank you all for all your great replies! I pulled the head off of the vehicle after the customer agreed to pay. And Joseph form New Jersey hit it right on. The valve seat dropped out holding the valve open. We will soon see what the customer want...	6
	1990 Land Rover Range Rover 3.9L Bearing Woo Hoo! This new Driveshaft came yesterday. THis thing is a monster, almost twice as thick as the OE. And, it looks very well made. Bolted it on and took it for a ride. THe difference was incredible!!! Night and day! I love it. It really smoothed it out. $4...	3
	1998 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: WDBHA23G7W maf fixed this one, thanks everyone ...sorry it took me so long to close i was vacation.	7
	1998 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L Radiator VIN: 1MEFM55V8W As the majority mentioned, - the way to get this thing out is through the bottom. Special thanks to Stuart [...] for sending me a 'blow-by-blow' right out of the Ford service manual (I think) which proved to be a great help. Thanks!	13
	1995 Nissan Altima SE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1N4BU31D75 thanks to all the replies fast responses, called nissan and installed oem distributor, goes to show again your never too old,well anyway thank you all again	7
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L p0464 VIN: JN1CA31A2Y We never heard back from the customer, and I would think he would have called back if the light came back on. at this point, it appears to be an intermittent failure. thanks.	1
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.1L no shift VIN: 1G2NE55M7S Checked all the fuses and found one fuse blown, E R L S fuse on drivers side of dash was blown .Searching the internet shows this fuse controls transmission solenoids , A/C , and backup lights. replaced fuse and advised customer to try and let me know if all i...	5
	1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L high idle VIN: 1G2NE52E6X thanks to all .. we found the tps was sticking very intermittantly . causing our problem. changed it and retested many times it seems to be repaired. it is surprising that it was only off about 3 to 4 tenths of a volt	4
	1993 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L overdrive; cornering VIN: 4S3BJ6336P Thank God (and a stubborn, dedicated technician), this Subaru is finally fixed after three separate posts and countless days (weeks) of effort. The problem was found in the main multiplug for the transmission wiring harness located in the back center of the en...	3
	1992 Toyota Cressida Luxury 3.0L Radiator VIN: JT2MX83E3N Thanks for all the help, every message had a great tip, such as regrounding radiatorand checking PH level of coolant. In this case, the coolant voltage was over .6 volts, and it traced back to a weirdly added on auxilliary fan motor the customer had put on the...	8
	1992 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: JT3VN39W7N Thank you to all who sent the helpful information. Turns out the truck had an engine put in it and the harness for the o2 sensor ended up on the exhaust pipe whodathunk. thanks again for all the help!!	12
	1995 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L clutch VIN: 3VWRC81HXS As almost all of you pointed out, the finger actuating the clutch pushrod cracked. The proceedure is to lower the trans enough to get off the green cover, pull the clip that retains the finger, see the obvious crack in the finger where it splines onto the shaf...	25
	1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.8L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: WV2MH2706X I finally received the hose asy & got van back in to replace it. this has taken care of the problem as I have not heard from the customer in about a week & no code came back while I was test driving it. Thanks to Rob Ayers for the fix of having vacuum leak on ... Trouble codes: P0400 (EGR Flow), P0300 (Random misfires), P0305 (misfire cyl 5), P0300 (Random misfires), P0305 (misfire cyl 5), P0302 (misfire cyl 2).	2

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