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	2000 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L code set VIN: WBAFB334IY I'm working on bmw x5 4.4 l, car star and drive without any problem, but give me a code 1174 all the time. Description for this code is a cam position sensor fail. It's possible for this sensor be bad and still allow car to drive without problem ? Or is someth... Trouble codes: 1174 (cam position sensor)	View
	1994 Cadillac DeVille Concours 4.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G6KF52Y2R this vehicle as soon as it gets hot (95 Cª) at idle in park or in drive will rise and lower the rpms. It will do it for a short period of time (4 or 5 up and downs) and then it will be stable. While this is happening we can see the ISC moving back and forth. I...	View
	1955 Chevrolet 210 265CID old looking for front end spect. wheel base width+lenght.caster +camber.frame points for ck.sq.for.[...].210.	View
	1991 Chevrolet G30 Beauville 5.7L Unknown VIN: 2GAGG39K1M These big vans are not my usual line of work (being an import specialist), but---thought a brake problem would be simple enough. Maybe the GM techs can help me out of this one! This van came in pulling hard to the left during a high speed braking situation and...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L lacks power VIN: 1GNDT13W2T It idles good but has no power when you try to drive it.It acts like the timing is late.When i installed the trans there was a noise coming from the front of the motor like a rattling .Noise was present with t-converter unbolted.this was with about 15,000 afte...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Lumina LS 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 2G1WN52M6T this is a hot soak problem. after a twenty min. period try to start car will stall then if you restart it will start but surges for a little then smooths out and runs great. fuel pressure hold for twenty-five minutes before bleeding down. iac reads 8 counts at...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Hesitation VIN: 3G1JC5241W This car came in two days ago with those codes, and having an electronic solenoid operated EGR valve, I replaced it and things seemed fine. It's back two days later with the same codes, and hesitating like it did before. I did use a Wells EGR valve as it cost ... Trouble codes: 404 (EGR range problem), 1404 (EGR Not fully closed)	View
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEK19TXY Thanks in advance for whatever advice I can get. The engine will start momentarily in crank position. When the key goes back to run the engine stalls everytime. I checked and replaced the ignition switch. I can run the car with starting fluid through the thro...	View
	1995 Chrysler Intrepid 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: 1B3HD56F2S car surges at idle and stalls around corners.both intermitent.no codes for engine or trans.passed last 255 key cycles.no vacuum leaks found.read several bullitens about timing being off one tooth.customer did say timing belt changed few months back.removed cov...	View
	1995 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L instrument cluster and power locks VIN: 1C4GH54L5S Fellow Techs, we have this Town and Country that is making us pull what hair we have left out. The problem started after the instrument panel was R&Red for evaporator core replacment. Intermittently while driving the cluster will start to flash and the power d...	View
	1996 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L Surge, BACKFIRE VIN: 1C4GP54L5T I've got a strange one here, This van is backfiring thru the intake when driving. It will happen fairly often when driving normal. Checked plugs and wires all are good. Lab scoped crankshaft sensor that also seems like it is working fine. The van will idle fin...	View
	1995 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L Alternator VIN: 1B7DEH313Z Picked up this vehicle and am not sure as to what the correct amperage should be for this vehicle.The dealer can't tell,or won't. Dodge has a 90,75 or 120 Amp Alternator. What's the easiest way to tell what is correct?	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 2B4GP44R4T I need a little help on this one. This van has no spark. I first checked all fuses and they are all good. Using Vantage meter I checked for ckp signal and it is good. I then checked cps signal and it is good. I checked fuel pressure and injector pulse and both...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L lock-up/overdrive VIN: 1B7KC2367X Need help with this one, has a surge in and out of what feels like OD or lockup - customer had trans. rebuilt and problem still there, then it came to use, did find reprogram for shift but did not help, computer changed and worked great for few days and now it...	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L converter VIN: 1B7HF13Z81 Hello everyone, I have this truck that had an intermittent washboard type vibration at steady cruise 55 mph. It would do it for 10-15 seconds then disappear. I could step on the brake to activate brake switch and the problem would go away. I looked in archives...	View
	1995 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge this car has a intermitten surge BUT ONLY IN FORWARWD GEARS not in any other gears surge is quite servere car also is a bit sluggish on accel and has slight ping, droped front pipe to see if cats were blocked but did not see any thing ovious. also had trans ex...	View
	1997 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L Stall VIN: 1FMFU18L0V I had the fine opportunity of replacing the engine on this vehicle. Due to poor maintenance, it threw two rods through the block and disintegrated two complete (I mean COMPLETE) pistons. Got it all done and test drove it. I was getting some scraping noise that... Trouble codes: P0743 (tcc)	View
	1998 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L heating system VIN: 1FAFP52U8W with vehicle running at normal operating temperature, when heat is first turned on, it blows hot for about 1 minute then blows cool. we also noticed that the a/c compressor is engaged when heat is on. we've assumed that this is the reason for vehicle having no...	View
	1998 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L Harsh up and down shifts VIN: 1FMZU34X2W Hello: I have a harsh up and down shifting problem with this vehicle. All tests pass and no codes. I hooked up to check line pressure, under moderate acceleration, line pressure averaged 265 through all upshifts (seems high). EPC scan data averaged 43-45 psi. ...	View
	1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1FAFP10P1X The eng will Hesitate from closed throttle almost every time. Runs bad down the road. Feels like the whole eng is miss-fireing.	View
	2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L intake manif. VIN: 2FMZA5245Y Hi,Guys.This noise is similar in sound to a loose rod,but light enough cannot be heard in pass. comp. only under the hood.very strong at top of intake(fiberous). Cannot be heard at oil pan. Is there something inside intake that would explain noise? Have invest...	View
	2000 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRE1429Y have read ford bullitn check syn was off reset cam sensor everything looks good run good keep set 1309 misfire montior enable Trouble codes: 1309 (misfire montior enbale)	View
	2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L 1st gear VIN: 1FTNX21F61 i am not a transmission specialist but I feel that the truck has a chatter in first gear at take off very slight in feel but starts to chatter as truck starts to roll but not on immediate on take off. i have no real transmission testing equipment but i am maki...	View
	1995 GMC Sonoma SL 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 56S8512738 This truck came to me with the mil on and the three codes mentioned. When I clear the codes it can take as much as 500 miles for the mil to come back on. The owner has no drivabillity complaints. Yesterday I peeled the insulation back from the main wire harnes... Trouble codes: P0141 (O2 heater circuit problem), P0401 (Insuficient EGR flow detected), P1442 (Evap switch high)	View
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCG6678W Hello all and thanks for your time. Car came to the shop with Code #P1381. Vehicle was brought to us by my body shop because another shop cannot fixed. First they replaced the coil and inspected the shield inside the distributor and then the installed a new d... Trouble codes: 1381 (cyp NOISE)	View
	1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Stays in 3rd gear VIN: 1J4GZ58S2R This one's eating our lunch. The the problem comes and goes (mostly comes). The vehicle starts out in 3rd. and stays in 3rd gear. There are no up or down shifts. The OD light is on. The customer thinks it happens at ambient tempatures below 80 F. With fall and...	View
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Electronic VIN: 1J4GX48S11 hello friends this jeep has 2 codes for transmission govenor pressure and sensor.has not occured for us, road tested and shifted all gears normal, no delays or poor shifting. code set with engine and transmission temps approx 90f. fluid level full and appears ...	View
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover County Classic 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALPV1243S The vehicle starts and runs fine but the MIL stays on. We can clear the fault code w/ the rovacom or AST retreiver but both say invalid fault code. The light comes back in approx one short test drive. The AST retreiver says the code is P1775, but still invalid... Trouble codes: P1175	View
	1993 Lexus SC300 3.0L Door locks VIN: JT8JZ31C5P I am working on this sc 300 for a friend who bought this car on e-bay.I can not figure out the door locks or the inop seat heaters.He has a wireless remote with instructions on how to program but I can't seam to figure out the central locking system which does...	View
	1997 Lexus ES300 3.0L door locks VIN: JT88F22G3V All doors will unlock with the switch on the front doors, the key in the drivers door, or the remote. The unlock system functions just as it should. No doors will lock with the switches or the remote. The drivers door locks with the key, but does not lock the ...	View
	2001 Lexus RX300 3.0L Starting VIN: JTJGF10U51 Vehicle towed in with no start complaint.First thing I noticed was the check engine light would not come on when key was turned on.I plugged in my scanner but could get no communication with computer.Upon reading Shop Key I find out that the immobilizer on thi...	View
	1998 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L noise VIN: 1LNFM81W2W This is a strange one. After the car runs a while there is a growling noise coming from the gas cap. Looking at the scan data the fuel tank pressure sensor is reading -17.02 inH2O when this happens and goes to -14 to -15 after noise is made. The EVAP canister ...	View
	1998 Lincoln Continental 4.6L TCC Lockup VIN: 1LNEM97V9W This post is for the other tech in our shop. Hopefully someone can help out. This Lincoln keeps getting a trans light on the dash and a code P1744. TCC system performance. A few weeks ago car came in with trans light on. Cleared code with scanner road tested s...	View
	1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SE 3.8L climate control VIN: WDB1260321 Help! This one is beating me up. The climate control will go cold when at max cold and hot when in any other position. The customer states that the last shop rebuilt the mono valve which scares me. Is that possible?? If it changes from hot to cold isnt the val...	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL 3.0L turn signal/hazard VIN: WDBCB25D6H I am looking for a wiring diagram for this 87 300sdl. Specifically for turn signals and hazard. If someone has one and can fax or email it would help me fix this puppy. fax number [...] thanks in advance...Troy	View
	1993 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.2L play in throttle VIN: WDBEA92E6P Hi gang! I'll get to the point: Do I have a worn throttle body, or is electronic throttle inop? Vehicle has electronic throttle control,and but there is a fair amount of play in the throttle cable and this play requires an inch or so of gas pedal travel befo...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L unknown VIN: WDBFA67W3V This is a "hard to understand" cooling problem. I'll try to expose every possible hint about what I observed while testing the car. Heater core was changed in another shop months ago. Client complains that after this job car will lose water after some time o...	View
	1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L No communication VIN: 4A3AK24Y9T Customer took car in for state emissions test and PCM would not communicate with states test equipment. He has had no MILs since resetting PCM 2 years ago at another shop.(See Related Repair History) Brought to my shop and my snap-on scanner gives me the same ...	View
	2002 Mitsubishi Diamante LS 3.5L ign fuze VIN: 6MMAP67P92 to all mitsu gods help is needed i got this car in today on the hook owner tryed to start to go home and fusable link for ign blew i got it so here it goes i have isolated all acc such as alt and starter windows radio any thing i could get too but wait it gets...	View
	2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4A3AC44G13 Hi Guys, Vehicle came in for check engine light, has a code p0441. I am unable to check or control emission system with current updated equipment. Unable to monotor tank presure through newest updated scanner software. For you Mit guys!!! whats the common inte... Trouble codes: P0441	View
	1995 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: JN8HD17Y4S Vehicle brought in for an overheat. Saw coolant on floor pass side front. Replaced leaking heater core. Ran vehicle and it ran hot. Checked temp of thermostat housing: 220 degrees. Checked temp of radiator: 160 degrees throughout checked with Raytek. Replaced ...	View
	1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Engine surging, temp VIN: 1G3GR62C0S Customer brought vehicle in with complaint of engine overheating and engine dying only when engine overheats. I noticed "Check engine" light didn't come with key on engine off. Inspected coolant level good. Ran engine at idle until engine started to run hot. N... Trouble codes: 80 (Fuel system rich), 121 (A/C high side temp sensor problem), 73 (Intermittent cooalnt temp failure)	View
	1994 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L crank pulley VIN: 2G2FV22P1R This is an LT-1 engine. We are trying to replace the front crank seal. When we bent a MAC puller trying to remove the hub from the end of the crank shaft and it still had not moved the tech decided to stop before something else got bent or broken. Has anyone e...	View
	2001 Saturn SL2 1.9L No Start VIN: 1G8ZK52751 hi, this saturn is an intermittant no start. when it doesnt start, there is a U1300 code. the archives come up empty. its some kind of data link short . i looked at a wiring diagram and it goes from the pcm, thru the dash, thru a "sensing and diganostic modu... Trouble codes: U1300	View
	1998 Subaru Forester L 2.5L Differential VIN: JF1SF6359W Fellow techs, We have a chatter from rear end area when turning sharply in parking lot. We have changed the fluid and driven again, but noise persists. We used 80W-90 gear oil per Subaru dealer and did not use any additive as the unit appears to be "open" (w/...	View
	2000 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5L Cuts out VIN: 4S3BH6869Y I wasn't sure which catagory to file this problem under so I picked driveability since it acts up when the customer is driving the car and possibly involves the computer or fuel injection system. The problem is electrical- specifically, one of the 30 amp fuses...	View
	1999 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG22K9X Search of TDF offered no help. Looking for a pattern failure and quick test. And a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, too. Trouble codes: P0446	View
	1999 Toyota Sienna CE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T3ZF19C5X Vehicle came in from another shop. MIL on. Scanned codes P1133 and P1153. They are both Pre cat O2 Sensor response failures. Heater circuit is ok 12v and ground. Signal circuit and Ground ok - I don't like universal sensors so I put in two fresh OEM Denso 4 ... Trouble codes: P1133 (ho2s b1s1 circuit response fault), P1153 (ho2s b2s1 circuit response fault)	View
	1997 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Hesitation, Misfire, NO POWER Good day, I had this car towed in last week with a broken timing belt, as it is an interfeirence engine the worst happened. Have replaced cylinder head and belt, tensioner, etc. Have timed engine as info i found on a vw web site. ie. machined a pin to go thru ...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Hesitation VIN: 3VWSC29M6Y Customer thought that there was ssomething wrong with the clutch. Definitely not the clutch. When you first take off the car falls flat no power. You can gently accelerate throttle and as long as you stay above 3k rpm the car has no hesitation. Once you fall b... Trouble codes: 16556 (system too rich), 17536 (long term fuel trim too lean)	View
	1987 Volvo 245 DL 2.3L Rotors VIN: YV1AX8859H I know Volvo has always had a problem with brake discs warping, but this one is a real problem. In the last 6 months, the customer had the frt pads and rotors replaced to cure warped rotors. About 3 weeks later, the problem was back, so the repair shop replace...	View
	1989 Volvo 740 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1FA8746K i hope some volvo techs out there can help me. i have this 740 turbo that has been sitting in the customers garage for two years after a salvage yard motor was installed. thats all the history i have. the problem is there is no injector pulse, no power to the ...	View
	1999 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1TS90D5X hi all have volvo problem S80 T6 dual turbo,have fault p1171 long term fuel trim and p1181 adaptive lambda control bank 2 comes on after short time driving .checked for vacume leaks none found.checked data list while driving found fuel trim long and short term... Trouble codes: P1171, P1181	View
	2000 Volvo V70 2.4L oil pressure VIN: YV1LW61J4Y Have read archives regarding oil light flicker. We pulled the pan and replaced pinched seal L/S front of block (smaller seal) plus R/S larger seal and dipstick tube seal. After repair when oil reaches op.-temp light stays omn at idle. No noise, no smoke, and l...	View

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	1988 Acura Legend 2.7L pipe VIN: JH4AKA4656 Thanks to all who replied. Several of you came up with sources for the pipe we needed. The customer, however, due to time and expense opted to bypass the tube with rubber hose. Thank you again for your help.	5
	1990 Audi 80 2.0L No Start VIN: WAUEA58A9L We had 2 responses to this e-mail. Both Jeff and Perri mentioned checking for power to the ECM. I didn't say in my message that we had ckecked for power and ground and all were good. We pulled the ECM down and it had the very distinct odor of burned electrical...	2
	1996 BMW M3 3.2L Shifter VIN: WBSBG9323T Everyone mentioned bad shifter bushings, which is most likely the cause. Special thanks to Fred [...] who provided me with all the part numbers required, which made the job of giving an estimate a WHOLE LOT EASIER! Unfortunately, the customer decided almost imme...	3
	2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXFA53552 Transmission fault was fixed by replacing valve body. Engine problem was of a defective fuel pressure regulator, which was a part of fuel filter. Initial fuel pressure test was fine and within spec. Volume, however, was not there. Trouble codes: 228 (O2 bank 2 control deviation), 227 (O2 bank 1 control deviation), 52 (Transmission gear monitoring 2nd), 146 (CAN engine intervention interface), 90 (ABS intermittent system down).	6
	1985 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L clutch VIN: 1G1YY0782F Thanks to everyone who responded. I got some pretty good Ideas, most of which I had already tried. Deke [...]. hit it on the head. It turns out that the original throw out bearing was installed on the fork, between the retaining spring and the fork. This allowed t...	7
	1992 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban Silverado 7.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GNGK26N7N Thanks to all who responded we checked everything on this truck and the cust had pretty much replaced everything except the drivetrain. We finally gave it back to him and he went to trade it in on a new truck but it didnt even make it that far. He decided to...	13
	1996 Chevrolet Corsica 3.1L MIL Lamp on, comes back on VIN: 1G1LD55M4T I have waited a while to make sure that the engine light would not come back on and so far it hasn't. it turns out to be that it did needed the pcm to be updated. I would like to thank everyone for there input. Thanks. Trouble codes: P0401 (EGR flow).	44
	1998 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 6.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on, HARD START OVERNIGHT VIN: 1GBKC34F7W September 29th, after finding initial codes,I called and talked to customer about it all and we decided to put in a new crank sensor as it was in current and history codes but not failing at the time we had it. called him today and he says he has not had any p... Trouble codes: P0335, P0251, P0335, P0238, P0251, P0335.	5
	1998 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GKFK16R4W Thank you for all of your assistance the customer finally brought this vehicle back for repair and I went with my gut and replaced the pcm. After reprograming and relearning the igntion key sequence the vehicle seems to run perfectly. The customer has had the ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0171.	12
	1999 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Supplemental Inflatable Restraints VIN: 1GNDX03E2X I received 4 replies to my post and all stated that the seatbelt pretensioner was bad. Bob from Ontario told me to get a 2 ohm 1/4 watt resistor and place it on te terminals of the connector that you would hook-up the special tool (J-38715-A)too and re-check y...	5
	2000 Chevrolet C3500 5.7L 4th gear VIN: 1GBJC34R5Y Thanks to those that responded yes it was the 4th gear acummulator causing the problem when we pulled the valve body back down the spring was broken in two. The tech said it was not that way the first time he looked at it. So I don't know if it was about to br...	4
	2000 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L starter VIN: 3C3EL55H3Y thank you to all that responded! this chrysler is fixed! i ended up disconnecting the battery for 1 1/2 hours to reset the skim module and it started! at this point i don't know why it went into theft, but i told the customer to only use the spare key. i suppo...	9
	1992 Dodge W250 5.9L flex plate VIN: 3B7KM23C1N thanks for all your responses.it turned out to be the dowel holes in the bellhousing were enlarged allowing for the missalighnment.replaced the transmission case and flex plate. so far no problems.	11
	1997 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4GP45R9V Well I finally get this one fixed! Thanks to Joseph [...] who hit on the head!Tested pin #4 at pump with test light. when running pump test with scanner the test light would dim. checked pin #2 when pump test would start voltage would drop to nothing.traced... Trouble codes: P1494 (switch or mechanical fault).	5
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD46R8W What we came up with is that it had to be the PCM. So we had to kick it to the dealer - Turns out it needs a PCM and the timing chain had jumped a couple teeth. The dealer put in the PCM but wanted 1400 to fix the chain. I talked to her yesterday and I'm tryin... Trouble codes: P0352 (coil on 2 driver).	4
	1999 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L noise VIN: 3B3ES47C7X Thanks for the help. This is the first time I used this feature. Thanks Mike I did put a pump in we had two noises and they are both gone. The design is spring loaded and we think that was the thump. It is mounted horizontaly. The other thing we noticed was a ...	2
	2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Van 5.9L Misfire VIN: 2B5WB35Z8Y valve covers removed and found both exhaust valves on the effected cylinders burnt into the seats. we tried to sell them a valve job but they cannot do the job at this time for financial reasons but will bring it back as soon as they can afford it. i will upda... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305, P0308.	8
	1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L tranfercase VIN: 1FMDU34X8S The customer says he will bring the vehicle in but has failed to do so.I will post a update if he ever comes back.	8
	1996 Ford F-350 Special 7.3L master cylinder thanks to all that responded. what i was thinking was a pressure loss was accually a slow vacumn supply to the booster. this caused the pedal to slowly drop instead of the normal action you usually with a gasoline engine. i replaced the vacumn pump and brakes ...	12
	1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP653XW well this bad dream of mine is over Michael from Michigan hit it on the mony it my other probolm on this car was the gear at the end of the exsost cam shaft the way that i found to check this thing was i bolted the new gear to the cam with the belt off and had... Trouble codes: 1383 (variable cam timing over retarded), 1381 (variable cam timing over advanced).	10
	1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Poor Fuel Economy, VIN: 2FTZX1860W Thanks. I took the throttle body off as everyone suggested and found the two passages for the EGR. At first I was worried because yes they did have alot of carbon buildup but both holes were not completely plugged. I scraped off all the carbon and cleaned both...	21
	2000 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L 4wd, abs VIN: 1FMFU18LXY I have updated this post and included most of the replies in that but I want to especially thank Brian from Oregon for taking time to send me the troubleshooting information for this code C1107. However, I was not able to use that information to repair the veh...	5
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTNX21F7Y I want to thank everybody that responded. Shortly after I bought this truck a friend of a buddy of mine who works for a ambulance company that has nothing but power strokes in there vehicles gave me a cam sensor and said you'll need this.I put it away and forg...	11
	2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L wheel bearing VIN: 1FMZU73E72 Sorry for the delay in closing this help request. The customer was only able to return the vehicle yesterday. After installing four sets of chassis ear transmitters to the front differential and bearing hub areas I was able to nail the noise down to the RIGHT ...	8
	1999 GMC Yukon Denali 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKEK13R5X thanks for all replys. the fix turned out to be intake manifold gasket.leak was not visible but removed valve cover and injected manifold full of smoke and found leak at bottom of #6 intake port. Trouble codes: P0306.	13
	1999 GMC K3500 Sierra SLT 7.4L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTHK34J7X some days better than others- after rechecking everything found that at times the fuel pressure would drop some- removed upper intake to find no.one (rebuilt gm injectors from linder) injector dripping fuel- replaced all injectors with bosch units- no more mis... Trouble codes: P0125, P0141, P0161.	4
	2000 GMC Safari SL 4.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GTDM19WXY This Safari is fixed! Many thanks to James from Texas and all the great info. on programming that is located in the web forums from Lance Mossman and Martin [...]. I asked the shop that had this vehicle to replace any modules that had been fried due to the lig... Trouble codes: P0102.	2
	1996 Honda Accord Value Package 2.2L Air bag light VIN: 1HGCD5698T I haven't gotten the car back in the shop but have a better idea about where connector is located. John mentioned a yellow connector under left side of dash plugged into a grey panel- short the two wires and read codes. Also, Tom mentioned he has had 3 cars wi...	5
	1996 Infiniti I30 3.0L p0325 VIN: JNKCA21D5T I would like to thank Thomas [...] for his speedy reply and for the easy way to test for a bad sensor or wiring problem. Sometimes when someone leads you in the right direction you wonder why you didn't think of it! He told me to buy a resistor at radio sha... Trouble codes: P0325.	9
	1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2CM58W2X Well the night mare of the Isuzu is over . I didnt really get the magical reply I hoped for but I found out that a honda passport is the same vehicle and when checking the archieves on the honda passport there is alot more info. basically I was able to get a p... Trouble codes: P0300, P1171, P0137.	4
	1994 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L Cuts out VIN: 1J4FJ68SXR 12 out of 12 suggested the crank sensor. I replaced it and have not heard back from my customer for 10 days. I will call this a fix. (he would have let me know) Thank you everyone.	12
	1996 Jeep Cherokee SE 4.0L 5 speed trans VIN: 1J4FJ28S6T Thank You for all of the replies.The AX5 is for a 4 cylinder unit and is too small gear wise to handle the 4.0 6 cylinder.Found a good AX15 and this Jeep is back on the road.Thanks again.Uncle Bob.	5
	2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L brake and parking lights VIN: 1J4FN28S4L Hello all and many thanks for all the advice. The sugguestions were all different, from checking the bulbs in the brake light sockets, to the information center. Well, this is just a plain Cherokee with no extras. So I went back to the wiring diagram to find o...	7
	1991 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, RED HOT EXHAUST VIN: 1LN0M81W8M Thanks for the help guys, you pointed me in the right direction...this was my first experience posting anything...both I and my customer are happy campers. My injector patterns were correct, as was the feed going to it...Rusty suggested checking Bank 1 versus ...	8
	1989 Mazda 626 DX 2.2L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Hesitation VIN: JM1GD2224K Sorry for the delay in posting this fix, the customer had taken the car and we were waitng for him to return. The fix ending up being the distrbutor, we hooked up the lab scope and saw the secondary breaking down as the problem occured. It was intermintent so ...	10
	1963 Mercedes-Benz 190sl 3.0L hard start It's been awhile but I got this back in and special thanks to Bill [...].com and the faxes I was able to get the correct linkage as well as wheel cylienders and ...	6
	1985 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L compressor VIN: WDBDA24C4I Hi everyone, Thanks to all who shed the light on this car.I found the open circuit between the low pressure switch and the AC control button which grounds the AC clutch .The AC is doing fine now.Thankyou so much again,you guys are great./Charles.	7
	1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L balancer VIN: 4JGAB54E9W Thank You to all who responded I found the balancer holder and ordered it. I am confident that I can successfully remove the bolt If I do encounter problems I will start a new post. My biggest worry was how tight the bolt was. All replies were excellent.	22
	1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L Compressor operation VIN: 4JGAB72E5X Gentlemen, I would like thank you all for the help on this A/C problem. The main problem was the high pressure switch near the L. headlight one of the terminals were not completely clicked in to the connector housing and there was evidince of arcing so this ha...	6
	1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R 2.0L compressor VIN: 1N4GB32HOP Hey everyone. Thanks for all the help. The problem that i found with this one was the evap coil was partial stop up causing the coil to when it got cold it would cause a resiction. Replaced evap coil and remeasure the oil and retested all o.k. thanks again f...	5

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