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	1992 BMW 325is 2.5L Cooling Systems VIN: WBABF3312N dear all tech i have this car run hot very hot when you wait at he stop sigh or rpm under 2800 rpm if you let it run above 2800 rpm car get cool i saw fan clutch kick in at that time at all time?? plz help thx( how does this fab clutch work the same with rhe o...	View
	1992 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L PassKey VIN: 1G4CW53L2N The client wishes to bypass the system due to cost of parts. Is there any way to do this? Does the PCM control the primary ignition as well as the injectors and starter or is the circuit opened by the pass key module?	View
	1996 Buick Skylark Custom 3.1L Security VIN: 1G4NJ52MXT Intermitently the passkey system does not recognize the key upon engine cranking and the vechicle starts and dies. We found the airbag module sitting in water under the passenger seat. Removed the module and the vechile worked fine for a week. This is a "wonde...	View
	1997 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L engine/vibration VIN: 1G4CV5211V hello to all I have this buick in that had a water leak from the water pump. Replace the water pump on this and noticed a pretty good engine vibration in the body after the repair found the trans mount by the radiator was bottomed out and torn so replaced that...	View
	1988 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GCDC14K3J hi guys. trying to help a friend out at another shop w/ a problem child. this truck came in w/ a spun bearing. he put a crank kit in it and found out that it was actually a 305 engine. this shouldn't have been a big deal, but when he fired it up, it almost imm...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.1L engine VIN: 1GNDU06D4S Hi all, This is the old fashioned 3.1 with distributor. When customer booked in the vehicle, I just figured the intake was leaking as there was very cloudy oil and much coolant foam in the valve cover. Well, this engine has the old fashioned paper intake gaske...	View
	1999 Chevrolet C1500 Suburban 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 3GNEC16R7X Thanks techs in advance!! This truck has been a nightmare, first of all the vehicle came in with the customer concerned that the transmission was going out. Fluid smells good and transmission shifts perfectly on time. After the vehicle is at operating temp,tak...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L steering wheel VIN: 1GNEK13R6X this vehicle has a steering wheel vibration between 40 and 55 mph most noticed at 50mph on straight flat roads. we have sampled 2 different sets of wheels and 4 different sets of tires. all front end parts are tight and dont see any visual problems. replaced u...	View
	1994 Dodge B250 5.2L transmission VIN: 2B6HB21Y2R tranny guys, i need your help! this one came with a complain of lack of power on the engine, but during the first checkup i found that, when the transmission is cold it acts like if the tcc is engaged, when you put it in gear the vehicle jumps and it dies, spe...	View
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.9L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1B4HS28Z4X this truck came in and would not start found out the plugs were fouled so we replaced them, then it started but at about 1/2 throttle and up it misses, backfires, spits spudders and wont rev up but if you just ease on the gas it will rev up to a higher rpm whi...	View
	2003 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L Calipers We've seen a few newer Caravans in the last year with leaking rear brake calipers..This particular one is an 03'with only 30000 miles and both rear calipers are wet with fluid..The car was in need of new brake pads, and the rotors had the usual pitting so we r...	View
	1992 Ford E-250 Econoline XL 5.8L Non Engagement VIN: 1FTHE24H4N Transmission was workingfine. Towed in for shorted Alternator & no transmission engagement. Replaced Alternator & on cold starts tranny will engage after 2 or 3 shifts from drive to reverse. On restart. Trans. will not engage. Going to replace filter Mon.. Any...	View
	1995 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 4.9L rabs module VIN: 1FTEF14Y6S Hi folks - I have an interesting one here and I am hoping someone can show me the light. This F150 came in with the abs lamp lit. When we tried to flash codes the light stays on steady. We followed MOD procedure for "Will not flash codes" and we are directed t...	View
	1998 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1FDWE37F0W this one is driving us nuts!!! what we have is a rough running motor at idle but smooths out at higher rpm then intermitantly it will start to run extremly rough and blowing a lot of smoke out the tail pipe. the after a couple of minutes it will settle down an...	View
	2000 Ford Excursion Limited 6.8L engine VIN: 1FMNU43S4Y This vehicle has a knocking noise under load. On the rack you can hear the noise which sounds like a grinding noise in the bell housing area but if you put the stethescope on the center of the exhaust manifold on the driver's side you can also hear the noise m...	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTNW21F5Y customer broght in to us for no start intermittent. vehicle started but had history code of p1219 i cleared code and drove vehicle seemd to drive well other than seems low on power, checked fuel psi idling after fuel pump and had 58psi also changed filter to i... Trouble codes: P1219 (pcm/idm cid stuck low)	View
	2001 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L Horn and cruise VIN: 2FMZA52481 Hi guys, Ive got a problem with this windstar. The original complaint was no horn, no cruise and battery goes dead. I looked at the horn first and both horns were bad. Replaced horns and they blow all the time until you remove the horn relay. I know that every...	View
	1994 Geo Tracker 1.6L Timing Belt VIN: 2CNBJ18U7R Have a problem with the timing belt ridding outward and rubbing holes in the timing cover. Customer came in with original problem of belt noise due to timing belt ridding outward into cover. Replaced timing belt, timing belt tensioner and timing belt cover. ca...	View
	1987 Honda Prelude 2.0L running VIN: BA5-100466 This car has a slight surge at around 3000rpm and travelling at 100ks any other time it is good. No codes are showing and have scoped the ignition circuit have a good pulse seconery & primery are good. This appears once it is warmed up. Temp circuits test ok.	View
	1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L SRS light stays on VIN: 1HGCG1659Y ok, i'll try to get everything in the first post, im one of the techs and this is my first post here. car was found to be taped. fixed that and was expecting to go after a code,but it turns out the light never goes off. alldata has 2 charts, one for "SRS lig...	View
	1999 Isuzu Rodeo S 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S2CK58D0X The MIL light only comes on when the computer comands the cooling fan to cyle. Once the MIL sets, the fan will not turn off until the code is cleared. I don't think it's really an issue with the fan because I pulled the fan relay and as soon as the computed gr... Trouble codes: P1627 (analog to digital conversion problem 5 volt reference shorted or open.)	View
	1998 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJGX2246W Car came in with rough idle, pulled plugs, black sooty, compression test 90,130,115,65,115,100,135,125. Added oil , all cyl.'s came up. Replaced plugs, changed oil and filter, cleaned orafice in left valve cover,cleaned throttle bore. Still have rough idle , o...	View
	2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L message center VIN: SAJDO01DXY hello All all the info I can get says that the coolent level sensor is in the expansion tank. But, there is no sensor in the coolent tank. Does enyone know where this sensor is? How could it say low coolent without a sensor? Thanks for the help Rick	View
	1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L fire VIN: 1J4GZ78Y7P Customer stops by at closing time and asks to leave his Jeep off the next day -- he smells gas. I suggest that he might want to park it and I'll run him home at closing (15 minutes). He says he needs the Jeep and will leave it the next morning. The next mornin...	View
	1993 Jeep Wrangler S 2.5L No Start, No Mil light VIN: 1J4FY19PXP Came in No start, It had shut off once when Cust was driving , he states that he "fooled with the relays and it started right up" with no further problems. It sat for 2 months , Cust replced battery. No start ever since. We checked spark and got none. Have no ...	View
	2000 Kia Sephia LS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNAFB1212Y help! i have this 2000 sephia with a poor idle quality what i have is injectors 1&2 not firing when the engine is in crank mode i get a nice bright light on 1&2 when the engine is running i have a pulse but a very dim light if i unplug the connector with engin... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire), P0301, P0302 (misfire cyl2)	View
	1986 Mazda RX-7 1.3L No Start VIN: JM1FC3315G This car came to us after 4 other shops have had it. Last one put a different engine in and still no start. It has a Bulldog remote start system on it. Talked to this company and tech said that his system wasn't the problem because the car turns over, just no ... Trouble codes: 23 (coolant temp sensor)	View
	1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1YVGE22C9V Hi all. The problem with this vehicle is that at times under load while at idle, the idle drops too low. Any help with this vehicle would be appreciated.	View
	1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Compressor & Coolant fans VIN: 1YVGE22C3V problem: PCM continously grounds cooling fan relay causing cooling fan to run- this cycle starts as soon as engine is started. Fan will run 6-8 seconds, off for 5 seconds and immediately on again. this continues until engine reaches 210 degrees and then fan ru...	View
	1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4BU31D1S I'm trying to find any information on the wiring portion of this problem. I'm in the process of uncovering the harness and trying to find the splice. Thank you in advance for your help. Trouble codes: P0400, P1336	View
	1995 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.0L Back Up Lights VIN: JN8HD17Y4S Nissan Techs, we have this 95 Pathfinder, manual trans, and the back up lights don't work. We have replaced the back up light switch twice, once NAPA, once Dealer, still don't work. If you have the switch in your hand and push the button the lights work but as...	View
	1990 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G3CW54C3L Car came in for HARD Start No Start Cold. If it gets below freezing you have to plug car in for an hour or so and it will start. But Starts hard. Bucks a little then fires and runs GREAT for the day. Gets cold, Same thing. Replaced Plugs and will try again in ...	View
	1995 Pontiac Firebird 3.4L tachometer VIN: 2G2FS22S8S One of my students changed his Tachometer and it now reads less RPM than actual. Is a V-8 tachometer, which he installed, compatible with his V-6 application? Can we reflash the PCM? Thanks in advance Arne	View
	1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2NW52M4T can clear this code,after a few days,30 miles,it will reoccur,don't have a smoke machine,i did test purge and canister solenoids with scan tool,they both pass,also removed the purge solenoid and applied battery voltage with vacuum applied,it will hold and rele... Trouble codes: P0440	View
	1993 Saab 9000 CDE Turbo 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3CL48M4P Saab techs Please Help! This car has made its way to my bay and I could sure use some input on this ETS system. This car came in in limp home mode with all These codes stored. after clearing codes and test driving code 675B0 , E7590, are stored. I find that co... Trouble codes: 675B0 (ECU Calibration broken off/ not performed), E7590 (safety system fault), 24291 (Speed signalsfrom gear box and ASR do not coincide), 24690 (speed signal corrupted), P0120	View
	1995 Toyota Pickup 2.4L Mechanical VIN: 4TARN13P8R Hello: I am getting ready to replace the engine on this 4WD toyota with a nice rebuilt and the Mitchell 1 OD tells me I have to remove the transmission/transfer case WITH the engine. I don't think my engine hoist can handle that length of steel! Is this really...	View
	2000 Toyota Tacoma DLX 3.4L Jumps out of 1st gear VIN: 4TAWN72N2Y Greetings! I have the transmisson out of the 4x4 Tacoma for inspection. It violently jumps out of 1st gear only. Visual inspection of all bearings and 1st gear parts reveals no wear. Any ideas??	View
	1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 3VWCC21C21 CAR CAME IN COMPLAINING OF HESITATION AND OCCASIONAL STALL / FOUND P0102 IN COMPUTER / REPLACED MASS AIR SENSOR AND ROAD TESTED OK / CAME BACK A WEEK LATER WITH SAME COMPLAINT / P0102 HAD RETURNED / CHECK WIRING BETWEEN MASS AIR SENSOR AND ECU OK / REPLACED MA... Trouble codes: P0102 (mass air flow circuit low input)	View
	1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L No Start VIN: 3VWTD81H1X Good afternoon to all. Have a jetta with no spark. The story begins last summer when car got hot it would quit we found that the crank sensor was bad and replaced it.The customer also said that when it rained car would hardly run.A water test gave us a light s... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301	View
	1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L windows VIN: WVWMA63B1X Well another problem vw no windows,fuel release door inop.power is from fuse 38 fuse okay,goes to connector t101f in lower kick panel which has power to it. from here it runs to all 4 door control modules, declid motor and fuel door switch the big question is ...	View
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L Surge, Misfire VIN: 3VWSG69M71 This vehicle came in two weeks ago with a real bad hesitation and a terrible engine noise. The MAF was replaced and that solved the poor performance. Spark plugs were also replaced as the number one cylinder spark plug had a cracked ceramic. The engine noise (... Trouble codes: P0300 (general misfire), P0301 (cylinder misfire 1), P1142 (load calcuation cross check-lower limit exceeded)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1987 Acura Legend L 2.5L No Start VIN: JH4KA255SH thanks to all who email me. many many thanks. the fix,,dist. cap ...spark going to ground/... some times the easy things drive us nuts... who da thought??? spark at coil and spark at plug,,even bright orange,, dist cap, was the problem ...i had a old cap/ roto...	13
	1988 BMW M5 3.5L transmission VIN: WBADK8305J Well, I replaced the filter and found no debris in the pan, however, the fluid looked more like old engine oil than trans fluid, and changed the fluid. The customer said he didn't think there was any difference. I told him to drive it for a week or two and see...	11
	1994 BMW 740iL 4.0L Transmission forward gears VIN: WBAGD832RD OK Folks this a a fix with a postcript. First, the fix was to replace the turbine sensor, thats the one that is situated in the middle of the valve body. Replaced it and boom! no more Trans Program lite and no more default in third gear. Also, let me say tha...	14
	1997 BMW 528i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADD532XV Customer needed car, has not brought it back yet. I did get a chance to check the wires to see if the heater wires were placing voltage on the o2 wires, not the case. With koeo, there was 5vdc on the o2 wires from dme, sensor disconnected. With dme disconnecte... Trouble codes: 233 (catalyst inefficiency cylinders 1-3), 234 (catalyst inefficiency cylinders 4-6).	4
	1997 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L head gasket VIN: 1G6EL12Y2V well some replies suggested that the block was junk how ever knowing that this must be a common problem or there wouldn't be a Tsb. for this and these engines are rebuilt I will forget about that. A couple points 1 do not call any dealer other than a cadillac ...	21
	1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L No Start, Hard crank VIN: 1GNEK13RXV Well, thanks to IATN, another one goes down the road repaired. Eric from Ontario hit it on the head(crank sensor) but all the responses were good possibilities. This cust works on his own stuff until something like this comes along. He had replaced cap, rotor,...	10
	1997 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Cuts out VIN: 1GNDU06E1V Hello techs, I have checked and double checked the basics, exhaust for blockage,fuel preesure/volumn,plugs & wires,coil packs,CPK signal.I think Ray & Greg have this pegged. ECM Rev. limiting. I changed PRNDL switch with OEM.No change.Then checked range parame...	9
	1999 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L 4x4 light VIN: 2CNBJ13C9X tested actuator inside front differential with vacuum tester. Actuator engages but looses vacuum slowly. this cuases the pump to run and light to come on and when the light comes on the pump runs to engage the differential ove an over.	None
	2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Blower Motor VIN: 1GNDT13W5Y This one is in the can. Thanks to all that offered help. 14 replies in all. I think a couple of those were double info from the same friend. It turned out it was the blower motor controller. Thanks to Allen [...] for faxing me a wiring diagram and flow chart. Th...	14
	1978 Dodge Ramcharger 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: A108F8S316 Sorry to say that we aren't able to post a fix at this time. The customer has decided to pick up the pickup and try another shop/friend. I would like to say that most replies mentioned checking for and replacing the metal fuel line from the pump to and includi...	27
	1995 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Mechanical Thanks for the help guys but the dealer says it only takes one part # i have trouble believing it, but i modified new tube & reweld bracket in a different posistion. If any body has the part # please email at [...] Thanks	7
	1996 Dodge Caravan ES 3.8L Unknown Haven't figured this one out yet. I've been told here, that repairs for this ailment have been: wheel cylinders, (tried) steel brake lines, (tried that too) hoses, (tried) proportioning valve, mounted on rear drivers side frame rail, (ordered), only $38.00, an...	21
	1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7HF13Z8W Well technicaly I wouldn't call the Dodge fixed, but the customer(against my advice) had me cover up the problem. Those of you who advised me to check for receeded valves nailed it! #5 exhaust valve stem height was 1.950, service manual installed height is 1.6... Trouble codes: P0305.	13
	1998 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Hesitation Okay, thanks for all the help, guys. I went through the whole list on this one, checked EGR system, checked tps and map sensors with a scope, checked t-belt, checked compression, ohmed wires... fuel pressure... exhaust sensors, adaptive memory, and our dealers...	8
	1960 Ford EDSEL 312CID wiring Thank you to all who responded to my problem . I have what I need to finish the job . I got the diagram from (the old car manual web site)	14
	1993 Ford Ranger STX 2.3L No Start, NO SPARK VIN: 1FTCR10A7P i was so concerned about the no spark, and since i had fuel pressure i never checked injector pulse. since i had no pulse i jumped on the crank senor. signal at icm from crank sensor had a good waveform so i checked with multimeter since it was suggested that ...	18
	1996 Ford F-250 XL 4.9L No Start, Stall VIN: 1FTEF25Y1T This nightmare ended up being defective parts. New motorcraft module was setting 1351 code . Replaced with new standard. Had distributor warrantied to cure code 320. Only time will [...] but it has been gone 3 Days with no problems and no codes present as of ye... Trouble codes: P0320, P0420, P0232.	12
	1996 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L wipers received 5 replies, from faulty multifunction switch, gem module, & delay relay. installed new multifunction swithc which solved the washer inop problem but still had nonfunctioning wipers on low & intermt. Before throwing anything else at it, decided to try l...	5
	1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L no crank VIN: 1FALP52U8V Ill call this one fixed, thanks to all who offerd help, the fix was it had an aftermarket? keyless entry system, sticker on the door glass said it was ford, but not sure, there was a button tucked under the dash that wasent vissible unless you stuck your head ...	7
	2000 Ford Focus LX 2.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFT34T4G thax to all replies thax to iatn veh fix no boby tell me a bout the problem re lated to ign i try to replace wire set and splug with factory part car run fine seen then i'm sorry to take long to post this mess	6
	2000 Ford Windstar SEL 3.8L convertor VIN: 2FMDA5341Y Thanks for all the replies. I guess I wasn't clear enough about how severe the surge is. It's much more than a TCC shudder or engine miss, It's more like turning the key on and off. I also wanted to add that I would have done the drivability repairs first if t...	12
	2001 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTYR10D71 Hope I have not wasted anyone's time. After talking more to customer, he says the noise under intake was there before the bad idle started. Went back to basics and scoped the truck. Plugs and wires were bad. Replacing them helped a bunch. May still have other ...	3
	2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1FTRX17W62 Gentle men this one is solved. We removed the cylinder head to not only find that something got inside the combustion chamber and did a little damage to the head but also bent #6 intake valve. It was not seating proply into the head. We replaced both the valve... Trouble codes: P0306, P0316.	25
	2003 Ford Excursion XLT 7.3L shifting VIN: 1FMSU41F53 Thanks to all who replied. After testing for any more obvious intermittent causes, such as the ISS, TSS, and the transmission position switch, a new symptom emerged. The transmission started to have a delayed REVERSE engagement, immediately after the shifting ...	6
	1990 GMC C3500 Sierra 7.4L alternator VIN: 1GDJC34N1L Hello Techs thanks to everybody for there help .I installed a Wilson heavy duty alternator with large case bearings. The second step I took for the belt tension being to tight was drilling a extra pilot hole for the tensioner assembly slightly more clockwise s...	18
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1HGCB7267M replaced high idle control, iac, removed intake, replaced gasket,and cleaned out the ports all better now just not sure which ones fixed it thanks all.	16
	2003 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Air Bags VIN: 1HGCM56613 Got a cup of coffee? Good, get comfy and let me tell you how we fixed it. After some testing and talking to the body shop I discovered that the side impact sensor 'was not' replaced after all (some sort of parts to tech confusion). So they got me one and onc...	8
	1991 Isuzu Impulse XS 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JABRT2352M Thanks for the Three replies I recieved...I only took me another three hours to hunt this one down, but I eventually found it...The ECM had taken a dive... Thanks to Donald [...] and Victor for the... Trouble codes: 15 (coolant sensor), 21 (tps....closed switch...wot switch).	3
	1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, hi idle VIN: SAJKX6429W Thanks for the help! Basically the code p1229 has to do with the throttle motor malfuction. Usually they fail shut and the car stalls. After checking with the customer this car did stall at times in addition to the high idle. First the vehicle had an open re... Trouble codes: P0507 (idle control sys RPM too hi), P1229 (throttle control ckt malfunction).	8
	1999 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNHM8ZW0X Hi guys; Well after replacing the IAC motor and the cylinder head temp sensor with out any change; I decided to pull one of the coil packs to see what one of the new plugs looked like. The plugs had all been replaced by one of the previous shops. What I pull... Trouble codes: P1288 (cyl head temp out of range), P1711 (tft out of range), P1000 (obd II test incomplete).	15
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, Hard restart after VIN: 1LNHM87A7Y COILS, COILS, COILS, apparenly coils cause all kinds of phantom problems. Thanks to all especially William, he made me revisit the coils. We replaced them before the orriginal post, or so I thought, only 4 coils got replaced. The car has been on the road for a... Trouble codes: P325/, P0500 (VSS vehicle speed sensor), P0717 (Transmission Turbine Speed Sensor), P0722 (Transmission Output Speed Sensor), P1233 (Fuel Pump Driver module), P1309 (Misfire).	6
	1997 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L high idle/hunts cold VIN: 1YVGE22C2V Well thanks for all the great replies. As one suggested we gave the customer the benefit of the doubt when they said it did not due this until the engine was replace. My tech has egg on his face. After both the tech and I worked on the vehicle for hours we f... Trouble codes: P0420.	8
	1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L electric window VIN: WDBFA66E6L After checking all the wiring from the console switches to the soft top module I determined that it had to be the moidule , I removed the module from the car and opened it up , it consisted of 2 printed cicuit boards with about 12 relays sandwiched between thw...	4
	1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Stall VIN: WDBJF20F4T I was told that code was for glow plug problem. The glow plug light did act weird. It would come on all by itself at different times. I tested resistence of glow plugs and found one open. We changed them all, cleaned the intake tract while it was off and put i... Trouble codes: P0380.	7
	2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 2.0L clutch VIN: JA3AH86F84 customer did not come back for repairs but thanx to all who responded great advise as ussual	3
	1985 Nissan 720 2.4L Cuts out, Shuddering VIN: 1N6NDO1Y6F I would like to thank all of the replies on this help request. I went back and checked many of the things that I thought I overlooked in the repair. But, the timing was still good and I didn't cross any of the wires as some of you suggested. The vehicle still ...	13
	1992 Nissan Stanza GXE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: JN1FU21P1N As it turned out it was the EGR valve not sealing properly when closed. This valve sits next to the #4 cylinder and was causing exhaust leakage into the cylinder. We replaced the EGR valve assembly and the engine functions normally.	10
	1997 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L oil leak crankshaft seal VIN: JN8AR05YZV THANKS TO ALL, Many great people are with this network. I would like to say that this ones fixed but it will be soon.Because of the time were going to close it out and upgrade to a fix.The last tear down to find out what exactly was the problem is.The oil did ...	21
	1997 Nissan gtst 2.5L transmission VIN: 6U90000ER3 i fixed it unfortunatly i wasnt able to get a wiring diagram but the vehicle had broken wiring mear gearbox mant thanks to who replied.	3
	2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN8DR07Y01 Using Ray from NJ Idea of a temp gun I borrrowed one from a freind. Turns out there was a 50 degree diff from front to rear of cat. Now beleiving the cat is ok. I took the sugestions of the majority of responders and had the customer return the vehicle to the ... Trouble codes: P0430, P1110.	7

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