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	1989 Audi 90 2.3L temp light stays on VIN: JKH4587LO6 does any one know where the templight switch is, having a bad time finding it, looked at cyl head and branch pipes, temp light stays on , stumped on wednesday.	View
	1993 BMW 318i 1.8L Warning Light VIN: ACA42000AL Fault Code 132 is present "No description" this code was evident both before and after assy change over.We are unable to locate a description for this code,would appreciate any info please. Note; Fault code can be cleared and will then re-occur while driving....	View
	2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Hesitation, Stall VIN: WBADP6341Y have codes p1580 and p1542 electronic throttle actuator does anyone have test proceedure Trouble codes: P1542, P1542	View
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Cuts out VIN: 1G4HP52L4R customer complaining of the vehicle stalling every once in a while. customer will be driving over 50mph car will stall out but start right back up. there are no codes. the car stalled out for us but starts right back up. just before it stalls it runs rough for...	View
	1995 Buick Century Special 3.1L Cuts out VIN: 1G4AG55M0S Hello to any GM mavens out there. I have an intermittent cut out that occurs after about 15 - 20 minutes of running - usually on decel or at idle, restarts immediately. I had it occur on the highway and took a snapshot with the scanner and all parameters looke...	View
	1997 Buick Skylark Custom 2.4L Charging VIN: 1GANJ52T2V This vehicle has a no charge situation. It has had 2 reman alternators put on in one month as well as a reman PCM which was replaced because of this same situation. I can control voltage to terminal L with the scan tool and yet it does not charge, I suspect th...	View
	1998 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L oil warning lamp VIN: 1G4CW52L5W hello, I have this Park Ave. that the customer is complaining of the oil warning light going on and the chime sounding for low oil psi. If you start the vehicle the oil psi on instrument warning center indicates 129 psi which is normal. If you accelerate in pa...	View
	1987 Cadillac Eldorado 4.1L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1G6EL1180H Hey everybody! I'm getting killed by this eldorado. It was brought in originally for a/c work but when the customer picked the car up it was idling at 3000 rpms. I checked it out and noticed the ISC wasn't moving at all. I replaced the ISC due to a stripped ge...	View
	1997 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Stall VIN: 1G6KD52Y8V Car runs great fuel trims seem fine takes along decel car shuts down and starts back up fine tried to get amovie on scanner but can not get car to die again cleaned throttle body relearned idle put in new fuel filter what am I over looking !DEVILLESSSS ! Trouble codes: P1599	View
	1992 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GNDM19Z5N this is a van that i bought for my wife checking things out found that the fuel milage was not what it should be for this van checked into the problem found the timing was 8 degreis retarded un plug timing conector to set timing to base ran o/k untill i plug t...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L long crank time VIN: 2G1WL52M6T This car came in for long crank time. Customer reports this has been going on for some time. It seems worse when the engine is warm. It will crank for sometime then start and die or idle rough, if it dies it will long crank again if you give it some gas it wil...	View
	1998 Chevrolet c7500 7.0L no throttle VIN: 1GBL7H1M8W driving along shifting through gears, suddenly you have no throttle,engine goes to idle,i have no access to any info on anything bigger then 1 tons. local dealers no help. not familiar with bigger trucks with goveners on throttle.this is a local fire dept. wat...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Metro 1.0L fuel injector VIN: 2C1MR226XX no fuel coming out of the injector. there is fuel too the injector. used noid light to check injector no noid.there is 12 volts too the injector but the is no ground yel/blk wire. checked ground wire at computor. the wire is ok. what concerns me is the km's ar...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L hard start hot VIN: 3GNFK16T7Y customer complains of hard start after short hot soak, did motorvac twice for extened period, cleaned throttle plates, 58psi fuel pressure, i suspect stuck injector poppets but motorvac did not improve truck so customer says, he also complains of intermittant ...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Vibration VIN: 1GCHK29U31 vibration started after the yoke and ujoints were replaced. the vibration starts at about 73 mph and stops about 85mph the transfer case was rebuilt, the drive shaft has been balanced at two different driveline shops, but still the same problem. removing the t...	View
	1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L speedo, lights & a/c calibration VIN: 1C4GP64LXW Customer called my shop to ask why his speedometer would jump 10 mph + - of actual speed. Dash lights & gauges also flicker at the same time speedo acts up. Told him to check battery connections. After checking connections and having battery tested he noticed ...	View
	1987 Dodge Shadow 2.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1B3BS48D6H out of range sensors ect 8064 celcius inj 43.2ms vehiclespeed 341mph o2 450mv no closed loop	View
	1987 Dodge D100 Custom 5.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 187FD04TXH Hi all. I have this faithful customer with this Holley 2280 carb I rebuilt a couple years ago and it seems to be running rich. A friend was behind me while I test drove it and he said he saw a puff of black smoke come out when I accelerated from a stop. I chan...	View
	1996 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7HF16Y9T Vehicle came in for running rough MIL light on scan revealed code 300 & 304 customer requested tune-up since it hadn't been done in a while.Running Compression test on cyl 4 revealed changing compression 30lbs running to 150lbs running suspected leaking inject... Trouble codes: 300 (multiple misfire detected), 304 (cyl 4 misfire detected)	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L c.v joint VIN: 1B4GP44R6T the axles were replaced because the boots were torn & the vibration started	View
	1997 Dodge Intrepid 3.5L speedometer VIN: 2B3HD46F7V THE COMPLAINT IS BATTERY DRAIN AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. AFTER TESTS WE PULLED FUSES TO ISOLATE CIRCUT CAUSING PROBLEM,FOUND FUSE NUMBER 9 (THIS IS FUSE PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE DASH)CAUSING PROBLEM.THIS IS LABLED ILLUM/PARK LAMPS. ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF,I PULLED WIRE ...	View
	1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L Poor Fuel Economy, Black smoke VIN: 1FMDU34X6M Hi techs i have a problem with this explorer, it have black smoke and I don't know what to ckeck I checked the following fuel pressure KOER 30psi with vaccum disconected 40psi, I have remplaced the ect sensor (new aftermarket) and have 0.6V at normal temp, I h... Trouble codes: 42 (HEGO sensor circuit indicates system rich)	View
	1993 Ford Probe 2.0L 1-2 shift/ OD light flashes / code 55 VIN: 1ZVCT20A1P I need to know if the code 55 will set due to improper pressures or speed signals in trans. What does this sensor actually measure? Is it possible that the lock up convertor not working properly will cause this code? Ther is a tsb for a separator plate and sol...	View
	1993 Ford Escort 1.8L trans VIN: 1FA9911J4P trans would lock up in 5th gear. i test drove and found clutch was bad. replaced clutch still locked up. checked shifter found shift support bar bushing bad so replace bar.Still locked up in 5th could pull out of gear if you did not use clutch. pulled out tran...	View
	1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FTDKE30G6 This motor home/van has a miss at idle and cruise, it doesn't seem to miss under acceleration or other loads. The miss is random and you can see it in the ignition scope spark line. The firing kv is in the 12-15,000. At other shops the plugs, wires, cap, rotor...	View
	1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 5.0L overdrive light flashing/speedometer bouncing VIN: 1FTEF15N4S Hello and thanks In advance from any transmission techs for any help. I have a F150 I am working on tomorrow that the overdrive light Is flashing and the speedometer is bouncing around like a binding old speedometer cable would. I got a error code for converte...	View
	1996 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Front wheel bearing VIN: 1FALP6533T This vehicle came to our shop in July with a bad wheel bearing in the left-front. Customer had it to another shop where they had installed two previous bearings. The bearings last about four months before failing. This is a bearing that needs to be pressed in,...	View
	1996 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 5.0L readiness monitors VIN: 2FTEF15N2T vehicle runs great but the readiness monitors are all not ready. have gotten re-learn drive cycles from factory and tried them but they still wont reset. our emissions standards wont let this pass untill they do. has anyone seen this before. not sure what else...	View
	1998 Ford Ranger Splash 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTYR14U3W help ford techs this thing is driving me nuts. when it is cold it will start and die but if you keep starting it it will warm up enough to idle but you can't touch the gas or it will die. i have cleaned maf sensor no help fuel pressure 60 psi pressur reg not l...	View
	1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5145W vehicle runs fine. replacement of above parts has done nothing. start engine, after clearing code, and within 30 sec. code 340 sets--- thanks in advance matt--- Trouble codes: DTC34	View
	2000 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L mill lamp on VIN: 1FTZF1720Y Code: P1702, and [...] sensor codes back from 1-week ago, on scanner all gears read as they are supposed to. Customer states that internmitanly while cruising the OD light will flash and vehicle seems to go into what he calls nuetral, has only happended 3...	View
	2001 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L battery light VIN: 1FMYV041XK the battery light stays on for the first few blocks of driving, then goes out and stays out. No other symtems.	View
	1993 Honda Civic DX 1.5L timing belt VIN: 2HGEJ2243P Hey guys, I have timing belt problem on this car. The car came in for what he thought was a transmission problem. Very sluggish when taking off. But what I found was the valve timing was off by 2-3 teeth. The reason I found this is that I noticed that the timi...	View
	1997 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1HGCD551XV Hi guys. got one here that is driving me crazy. customer came in with a general rough idle and a miss at cruise speeds. vehicle was long overdue for a tune up so we did a full tune up and a motorvac plus a timing belt, valve lash adjustment and checked the bas...	View
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L windshield wipers VIN: 1HGEJ626XW this vehicle blows fuse #26 (wiper/washer) when the ign. key is turned on. The wipers will complete part of a cycle & then stop (fuse blows). We have run the motor with jumper wires & we have good low & high speed. We have check the wiring and found no shorts ...	View
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGEJ8646W Need some help from Honda techs. This civic came in with code P0362 which transfers to P0335 Ckp sensor no signal input. We followed Mitchel charts and ordered new distributor housing from dealer. Before we installed it we checked with ohm meter and got exactl... Trouble codes: P0335 (CKP sensor no signal input)	View
	2000 Honda Accord EX 2.3L rh axle seal VIN: JHMCG657YC I have this accord with a nasy rh axle seal leak. I can run it on the lift and watch it pour out. I have replaced both seals with honda parts, and don't know where to go from here. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Do these auto transmissions have a probl...	View
	1991 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: SAJHY174XM Hello jag techs. I can not get a reading for trouble codes on this car. Alldata says to just turn key on and press vcm button-I did and only get a message saying pro. This car idles pretty good but will only rev up to about 1500. It will then stumble and somet...	View
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 L 4.0L Cylinder head VIN: SAJHD6049X Car has jumped time and crashed all valves in clyinder head All data shows no r/r instructions or specail tools. If anyone has done this job and can give me an idea as what to expect and what tools I will need, it would be greatly apreciated. thanks for any a...	View
	1995 Jeep Cherokee Country 4.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1J4FT78S7S vehicle is failing nox. at 15 mph test. limit is 517. precat reading are 82 hc .6 co 12.8 co2 1.9 o2 1910 nox I replaced cat with remanufactured all origional cat. Replaced o2 sensor. Replaced ect sensor. Smoked tested engine - no leaks. disconnected and plugg...	View
	1989 Lincoln Continental Signature 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1LNCM9844K Hi all. We've got a continental here with an ignition problem. The vehicle runs terrible cold. It gets better warm but still not right. While car is hooked up to Sun machine the ignition pattern resembles a bad cap. It looks like it is cross firing. When the s... Trouble codes: 14 (PIP Circuit Failure), 41 (O2 Not Switching)	View
	1997 Lincoln Continental Spinmaker Edition 4.6L cooling system VIN: 1LNLM97V9V Hello Super Techs I am lost in the land of Lincoln (and I don't mean Illinois)! Vehicle was presented for a simple tune up and valve cover gaskets. During the repair several coolant hoses were disconnected. After the repair the vehicle overheats nearly insta...	View
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNHM87A2Y HELLO FROM LINCOLN,NE. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS ON ALL THE TIME. Also,they said the temperature gauge read where it normally does which i... Trouble codes: P1285 (cylinder head temp overheated), P1299 (cooling protective mode)	View
	1995 Mazda Miata 1.8L No Start VIN: JM1NA3532S already changed the camshaft position sensor same results.coils 4&1 are not working Trouble codes: 01 (Ignition Pulse)	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L dash light VIN: MBZDFG123T I have a red warning light on on this mercedes. alldata calls it a hyrolic level warning??? it has a picture of a steering wheel in the lower left corner of the instrument cluster. guessing it has somthing to do with the power steering but do not find a level ...	View
	1997 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L push button on gear shift VIN: 1MELM62WOV Here is what happened. Young man was away for three months and his mother drove car with extenders removed from pedals, but this was in warmer weather. The boy came back and re-installed the extenders. The weather is a little cooler and now the button is hard ...	View
	2000 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L Starter VIN: 1MEFM66L9Y Hello to all, I have a 2000 Mistaque here that is eating starters. Original starter replaced at approximately 37000 miles by another tech. We are not sure of the failure on that one. Starter was replaced again two weeks ago, this one appeared to have stayed en...	View
	1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L Fails state inspecti VIN: 4A3AK24Y9T I need a pinout of the DLC with color codes if someone has one.(My Mitchell info does not do a very complete job of this.) Customer took car in for state emissions test and PCM would not communicate with states test equipment. He has had no MILs since resettin...	View
	2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 4A3AA46G5Y Fellow Techs, My problem vehicles customer complaint is poor fuel economy, besides that it runs great. After a long road test the only visible sign of a problem is no torque converter lock up. There are no stored computer codes in the PCM or TCM, and there is ...	View
	1987 Nissan D21 E 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: JN6ND16S7H truck returned with simular symtoms i know that the tps readins are to high but should i falt the ecm again or is there a nother sorce that is at falt??	View
	1994 Nissan Sentra E 1.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1N4EB31FXR Vehicle came in to get emmisions in range to pass NJ state inspection. The vehicle failed for high NOx (4210). I noticed when I would start the engine and it was cold, it would idle poorly and stall. Upon warm up it would eventually smooth out and idle as it i...	View
	1995 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3HN25K2S Car came in light on code 171. Block learn 149 integrator `182. No crosscounts ever even on a long road test.Checked for vacum leaks non found.O2 sensor .45v or less always some times it will stay at .45 sometimes it will stay at 0 . Tried new o2 stayed same. ... Trouble codes: 171 (lean always)	View
	1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L trans shifting VIN: 1G3GR62C4S trans techs or anyone with exp.. on these 95- auroras.. who has seen these cars go out og o/d when the check engine lite comes on and now no third or o/d and have to rev up to 5k rpm to go,,,seems like a solenoid or relay disingage and no more high gear...***...	View
	1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WJ52KXV no repair, code sets when in idle or load, cyl one disconnected as well as injector has same misf. or no change at rpms happens intermediatly...replace injector,coil,wire, and spark plug...injector has pulse Trouble codes: P0301, P0300	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G2WR1215X This one has got me stumped. Intermitanly the engine will stumble very hard. When this happens, the lights flicker, the a/c compressor turns off, the alternator pattern flat lines, the ECM response by opening the IAC more. Once this happens everything stablize...	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2NW52E9X Hi This is my first posting. This vehicle has P0327 code. Knock sensor and wiring test good. Alldata and Mitchell say if P0327 code is present with no 24X signal and no cam signal to use p0336 power and ground diagnosis. Found no power at Red/White wires (powe... Trouble codes: P0327	View
	1980 Porsche 911 SC 3.0L Surge VIN: 91A0130856 This thing has multiple problems. The Main lever in the fuel distributor bounces violently but you can stablize it by stoping it with you hand, but then you accelerate and it's again bounces violently which causes the fuel pump to turn on and off unless you un...	View
	1999 Subaru Legacy Limited 30th Anniversary 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BD6856X Car sets P0400 [egr flow malfunction} intermittently. May take several days to turn the light on. Tested the egr valve-opens fine and causes the engine to stumble. Checked all the hoses for cracks-leaks-obstuctions ect. Tested the modulator valve [ok]. Tested ... Trouble codes: P0400	View
	1992 Toyota Pickup SR5 3.0L lacks power VIN: JT4VN13G3N This vehicle has absolutely no power. This was the customer complaint, and when she was driving it to the shop it got so bad she had to tow it in. It acts like a plugged cat. ( I have actually dropped the cat and the problem was still there. There is that deep...	View
	1992 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 4T1VK13E2N Complaint: Runs rough, very sluggish. low power, blows black smoke. Only plugs 1,3, and 4 are black. all other plugs look clean. Just tuned up car. We have cleaned injectors, verified correct spark plugs, swaped #4 injector with # 2 to see if plug in #4 would ...	View

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	2001 Acura TL 3.2L Unknown VIN: 19UUA56661 Thanks For All The Help. Had A Couple Replys About Caliper Slides Sticking. Removed All 4 Calipers And Checked And Lube The Slides(Not The Problem) Ordered New Power Booster From Dealer Installed It And Now Have Great Brakes. Hope To Help You In The Future. Da...	4
	1997 BMW 528i 2.8L camshaft I would like to thank everybody for all the help i recieved,i had my court date monday, i did settle with that lady out of court and my insurance will take care off the damage.I think in the future i have to be a little more cautious and protect my self a litt...	7
	1988 Buick Electra Limited 3.8L Broken Hood release cable VIN: 1G4CX69B9G Thanks for all the help as most replies stated this is not an easy task if it is broken at latch. Fortunately for me it was not broken at the latch I was able to pull on outer casing inside car untill it released	5
	1990 Buick Century Custom 3.3L Steering VIN: 1G4ALS1N7L Thanks for the help everyone. This is an older car and we have spent allot on it already. There is no safety hazard here so the customer has decided to continue using it the way it is and will see if it gets worse. Some have told me that a new balancer and a n...	7
	1988 Chevrolet G30 Hi-Cube 5.7L rear brakes VIN: 2GBHG31K7J Hey guy's, Sorry for taking so long to respond but this has been a very eventful week. As it turns out the drums where not only out of round but way over specs. The wear on the brakes since the last time this bus was in here was remarkable. The driver must u...	13
	1995 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Throttle VIN: 1G1YY22P15 Hello All, I should have tested this car out first before asking for your help. The owner told me that the throttle went to wide open when you make a sharp right turn. Today the guy said that the throttle would stay at the rpm where you had the throttle set ...	5
	1998 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GCEK19RXW Thanks for all the responses. Yes it was a bad o2 sensor. BUT,the intake leaking oil onto the harness is what I believe took it out. When I unplugged the connector all kinds of oil came out. We did intake gaskets and valve cover gaskets. Cross our fingers it d... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0153 (HO2S B2S1 Slow Response), P0174 (Bank 2 Lean).	13
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L 4 X 4 and Directionals VIN: 2GCEK19T5X 'FIXED' I just love the sound of that word!!! I guess sometimes you should just SLOW DOWN. I checked and rechecked powers and grounds during the diagnostic process, We finally made some new ground wires and that is when we noticed that the Body shop had moved ...	6
	1996 Chrysler Sebring LX 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, Lean Condition VIN: 4C3AU42NXT After replacing the fuel pump with no result, customer decided to trade vehicle in. Thanks for all the responses. Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Missfire).	8
	1985 Dodge Ramcharger 5.9L Mechanical thanks for all the input guys. you were lots of help. special thanks to tom and bob. . we now know what we will do for this dodge. the customer , a friend of mine, is now going for the newer magnum motor, from a yard with all the hang on items , water pump /se...	8
	1998 Dodge Stratus ES 2.5L Stall, backfire VIN: 1B3EJ56H3W everyone who replied pointed me toward the distributor, the customer is taking vehicle back to other shop who charged her over $1200. and didnt fix vehicle and demanding they install a part that she was charged for and evidently didnt recieve, or recieved a ba...	8
	1989 Ford Mustang GT 5.0L Clutch VIN: 1FABP45E7K I would like to thank everyone for the help. Even though we haven't got this car fixed yet because the customer has put it away for the winter and will bring it back in the spring. I did get some usefull help. I think what we will do in the spring is get the O...	12
	1992 Ford F-700 5.9L Unknown VIN: 1FDXK74C4N Unfortunately the owner wants to sell the vehicle. I really appriciated to all of you who had replied to this matter.	11
	1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L oil pressure VIN: 2FACP74W1N We sent the vehicle away. Almost all 16 replies said bearings wash out easily. 2 good replies were to check. 1. that the oil restricters (Brian [...])were reinstalled in heads. 2. pressurise system (Kent percell, Joe [...])and see if bearings leak out too much. J...	16
	1996 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.9L radiator VIN: 1FTEE14Y4T ** removed cylinder head , head was warped .007' between cylinder #3 & #4 , head gasket fire ring also showed signs of not being completly sealed / will not know if this really fixed the problem until it is in service for some time becuase it would take about ...	9
	1998 Ford Escort SE 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP13P0W Customer was scheduled to return but hasn't shown up yet. Sorry for the dissapointment. Trouble codes: P1120 (tps curcuit below 4).	5
	1998 Ford Contour GL 2.0L cam timeing VIN: 1FALP6536W First of all I want to thank everyone who replied to my request for help and thanks to iatn for provideing such a great tool. To all who said just follow the procedure in alldata and it will work, you were right and especially thanks to Roger from Illinois who...	10
	1992 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 1GTCS19W2N the fix for this vehicle was a combination of things there was a vacume leak inside the plenum 'cracked gasket' the supply lines were leaking the return line in particular, and the connector to the injector was loose and intermittant. replaced the lines ,injec...	7
	1992 Honda Prelude Si 2.3L Mechanical Well GM top end cleaner wins again. The car stoped smoking for long enough to go through air care. I changed oil for synthetic before I sent it and off she went Thanks for everything	18
	1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L electric window VIN: 1HGCD5661R Thanks for every ones help ,Replaced the master switch and this fixed it.Opened up the old switch and it was full of dryed up coffie.	13
	1998 Honda Accord LX 2.3L Engine block VIN: 1HGCG5646W I see it every day and still amaze me how many people are dwelling to help. I wish we all were so united in the elections and not be 180 degrees apart. Well, I have twelve replays, I was going to mention names but I feel that those that try to help and missed ...	13
	1986 Jeep Wagoneer Limited 2.8L 2-3 shift VIN: 1JCWB7566G Thanks to all of you that took your valuable time to assist me with this situation. I had a bad cable that was replaced before I sent out the request. upon replacement, I adjusted. most pointed to adjustment, which I rechecked and set according to your specs. ...	8
	1986 Jeep Comanche X 2.1L Cylinder Head VIN: 1JTBL65GXG First of all, I would like to thank Gary, Charles, Chris, Ron, David from Virginia, David from Massachusetts, Frank and Scott who responded to my help request. Secondly, most replies suggested that Winnebago had installed the same diesel engine in the Le Sha...	10
	1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L Steering VIN: JT8UF11E1N Hi, Got lots of replies to this. Thanks to everyone who responded. Unfortunately I have not yet fixed this. Went through all the brakes and suspension again and still have not isolated the problem. I had to bail on this for a while but will take another look...	16
	1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall Thanks to everyone for their input. The problem was timing, the drip timing procedure I had was terrible. Rick from New Mexico sent me a much better method: Line up the marks on the pump slide the drive collor on it and install it at 45 degrees before tdc. F...	25
	1996 Mercedes-Benz C220 2.2L cluster VIN: WDBHA22E7T Time was not on my side.We tried multiple times to tranfer the data using the X431, but no go.Sent car to dealer(with original cluster in) and they did the coding + data transfer with the SDS. Oh well,we only borrowed the X431 just to see how it would do . I'l...	7
	1990 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L No Start VIN: IMECM53U4L Thansk for the input, it really got me thinking. First what wasn't wrong, the map sensor and hose were okay. The sensors all reported normally for the temp. The fuel regulator was good and the pressure drop was the fuel pump . But the problem was too much fuel... Trouble codes: 12 (cannot raise idle).	37
	1999 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L temp gauge VIN: 4M2XV11T7X Well I got two replies on my dilema.Pretty much what we already knew.Mitchell says there are two units (?)one in front of the motor and one in the rear.Either I'm blind or they hide them really well.I know that the knock sensor is under the intake manifold and...	4
	1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L No communication VIN: 4A3AK24Y9T The car came back for further testing after 3 weeks. After even more extensive testing and swaping in a known good PCM the problem still exists. If anyone could supply me with the pinout for the Data Link Connector, I would like to make sure all pin locations ...	3
	1996 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Surge VIN: JN8R05Y5TW the vehicle has been gone now for about 2 weeks.were calling this one fixed!thanks to richard,ariel(aloha)and michael for taking their time to reply to my help requests.we tried the tsb fix,no help.we had no miss fires,new fuel pump,filter and regulator,no hel... Trouble codes: P0156 (bank 2 sensor 2).	3
	2000 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L No Start, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JN8AR07Y0Y Hey all, well IATN members to the rescue again. I would like to thank Stephen, George, Don, Mariano & Ed for taking the time to help. All were good suggestions. We replaced the fuel pressure regulator and the starting problem still persisted. We then replaced ...	5
	2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3N1CB51D4Y The mass air flow sensor was the problem. Thank you everyone for your help.	12
	2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L dome light VIN: JN8DR09Y11 I want to thank all who helped I had 7 replies most said to look at the door switches. I removed all the door switches, taped the connectors and drove the vehicle, the light still came on on right turns. I noticed that when the light came on it was just the ce...	8
	1993 Pontiac Sunbird SE 2.0L Reverse Linkage VIN: 1G2JB14K2M Sorry about not getting to a close on this sooner...between getting the customer in and having three different companies ordering the wrong cable it has taken longer than hoped for to find success. The problem was the cable, it was pretty freyed just out of si...	3
	1996 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1G2NE52T3T I am happy to report that I found the problem that has been affecting both of these Grand Ams. I decided to drive one of them to pick up some lunch and I realized that the initial 'cold' stumble went away when I pushed the clutch in. With the clutch in, I coul...	9
	2004 Pontiac montana 3.4L wind noise First I want to tell all that replied thanks, A friend of mine let me know that there was a bulletin #02-08-58-005A for this condition. Sealed up the seam under the windshield and all is well. Stephen [...] Jr. also had th...	4
	2000 Saturn LS2 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JW52R2Y Waiting for customer to returnwith car. we replaced evap vent solenoid but customer called and said light is back on . will update when car returns and fix is complete. Trouble codes: P0455.	4
	1993 Toyota Camry XLE 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: JT2VK13E1P I would like to thank all that replied to this delima. Due to other vehicles stacking up behind this one this vehicle has not been repaired at this time. Customer is on the fence to keep it or sell. Sorry for taking so long to close this.	13
	1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWSA81H9T got this one on the road again, recieve some good tips. dan from mich. hit the problem i was having right on the head as i was getting one shot of spark and then noughting. also recieve good direction from ronnie, don, mike , byron, and mark that would have le...	10
	1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L starting VIN: 3VWSA81HOW I was happy to recieve 9 replies to my request for some info on this Jetta. All of you told me that the ignition switches are troublesome on these cars. I talked to the customer and suggested that we should just change it. She was more than happy to take the r...	13

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