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	1992 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Blower Resistor VIN: JH4DA9458N This Acura has had two blower resistors in less than two years. Obviously something is causing them to burn out. Anyone run into this before? Thanks In Advance!	View
	1984 BMW 733i 3.2L windows VIN: WBAFF740XE Vehicle was setting all winter, customer jump started, now the windows will not work. May not be related to the jump start. We have a wiring diagram, can not find the power window relay or circuit breaker. If we power up the window safety switch, the windows w...	View
	1992 BMW 535i 3.4L washer VIN: WBAHD11060 hi there does anybody encountered a problem of wiper washer that do not work on E34 BMW (92). It is seem that the computer or control unit of it is defected since there is voltage at the end and the motor is working perfectly with external supply. Only when al...	View
	1997 BMW Z3 Roadster 1.9L Clutch VIN: 4USCH7326V Customer complains of loud clunking noise when first put in gear and take off. Happened twice first time it hapened, she took off and heard a lound clunking sound so she stopped car and turned it off. Started it back up after a hour or so and noise started aga...	View
	1990 Buick Reatta 3.8L Instrument Panel VIN: 1G4EC13C9L ICP Inoperative ECCP OK but will not do self diag. Have checked data line circuit 800 and checks out according to Mitchell and also have Idenifix's help on checking out the entire BCM,ECM ECCM network. Have replaced BCM, ECM. Customer brought in reman. ICP And...	View
	1992 Buick Century Special 3.3L alternator VIN: 3G4AG54N1N gm everyone customer cam in yesterday for battery light fashing once a while and mil light on too once a while. check cahrging and startin system out . found once a while when reveing engine up the battery light came on and saw my meter read 16 - 19 volts up a...	View
	1994 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1G4CU5213R customers' car at idle or acceleration will have a light miss, 1 week ago, we changed the spark plugs, fuel filter and performed a fuel system cleaning, the recommendations were made based on the fact that when the vehicle was scoped, 2 to 3 cylinders were fou...	View
	1995 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L idle-noise-vibration VIN: 1G4CU5219S Hello fellow Technicans, this car runs well and sounds normal, no vibration at idle, until I replaced the factory (?) plastic idler pulleys (4 worn) with new steel (3) pulleys and (1) plastic ribbed idler, now have a rattle noise and vibration at idle only, th...	View
	1969 Cadillac CoupeDeVille 472CID Fuel Gauge Hi Friends at IATN! I have this Cadillac here that the fuel gauge always reads full. I could use a wire Diagram,If someone can fax me one,or send an attachment. I disconnected wire at fuel tank and still reads full. I then disconnected the the harness conne...	View
	1993 Cadillac Eldorado Sport 4.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G6EL12YXP I need a copy of the TPS/idle relearn procedure for this car. Trouble codes: P080	View
	1993 Cadillac Eldorado Sport 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 1G6EL12Y5P heard from the dealer that the engine was vehicle specific. This doesnt make a lot a sense to me. I see no reason why I cant put a good used motor in her. any clues for me and is there anything I need to look out for?	View
	1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L oil pressure oil pressure light came on, oil level good, no noise from engine sounded good. sensor had some seepage so changed sensor and change oil and filter. no delay in preforming repairs after service engine started knocking lower end. oil pressure test show less then...	View
	1956 Chevrolet C6500 235CID Rear Cylinders VIN: 6B56J01596 This is a truck with the rear wheel cylinders mounted both front and rear so they sit up & down and the bleeder screw is in the middle. The problem is that air gets trapped in the upper part of the cylinders and we cannot get the air out. The cylinders need to...	View
	1983 Chevrolet Chevette 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1AB68C7D Hi, This Chevette has what is called a "Tach Filter" located near the ignition coil. It looks like an old condensor but instead of 1 wire going into 1 end, it has 2 wires, 1 going into each end. I need to replace it but I cannot find a new one. Is their an aft...	View
	1995 Chevrolet S10 2.2L No Start VIN: 1GCC51440S Ill make this short and sweet. Cust bought a used motor for his truck and wanted us to install. We pulled old motor and were going to install used unit and noticed that we had to remove the digital egr and swap with old vac type on engine,no big deal. then we ...	View
	1995 Chevrolet P30 5.7L backfire VIN: 1GBKP32K1S history: vehicle in question was repaired about 1.5 years ago. complete engine assembly. gm good wrench 383 truck engine. came back 3 mths burned up???. install new engine same as before. at that time when setting time had some backfire noise, had to retard ti...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Converter Clutch VIN: 1GBKP32R0X Good Day All; The TCC will partially apply at idle in any forward gear selection and reverse, occasionally to the point of killing the engine. During overhaul, all electrics are replaced in the trans, along with the converter. The attempts to fix this problem ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Electronic VIN: 1G1ND52J6Y Hello all. Customer brought this car in complaining of a surge. when i road tested it, i could not get the car to surge, but it was not shifting properly (hesitating and delayed into 4th) with the scanner i could see that the trans range switch, trans fluid pr...	View
	1996 Dodge Ram 2500 8.0L brakes VIN: 1B7KF26W7T we found vehicle to have leaking axle seals, wheel cylinders and upon inspection found brake fluid to be contaminated, with what we dont kno. we flushed master cylinder and lines replaced rubber lid boot, and afore mentioned parts. customer left said after dri...	View
	1996 Dodge Intrepid 3.3L tach, fuel guage ,air bag lite VIN: 2B3HD46TH1 when it is damp or on the cool side intermittely the fuel guage is on empty the tach is inop and then drives down the road they start working fine, then air bag lite is on when the guages work ok, she shuts car off and air bag lite goes off,then everything is ...	View
	2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 2B6HB11Y62 Hello, Everybody!! I need some help on this Van. It came in for "Check Engine Light". Scanned code, and found P0301. It has slight misfire at idle. Adove 1500rpm, it runs great. On scanner, I can see the misfire counts clime up only #1 cyl and go away above 15... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 Cylinder Misfire)	View
	2005 Dodge Ram 3500 ST 5.9L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3V9MS48C15 truck runs ok when all codes are cleared, but when under load will go into limp in mode & throw check engine light mostly low boost & ecm hardware failure, has reduced power and will not run well till the codes are cleared. dealer has thrown multiple parts at ... Trouble codes: P0299, P0606, P0336, P0113	View
	1990 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 2FTEF15N9L thank you for your help.	View
	1990 Ford Ranger STX 2.9L No Start VIN: 1FTCR14T0L This vehicle will crank and run for approx. 30 seconds. If I remove the crank wire from the starter solenoid relay and then jump the solenoid to start the vehicle, it will run until you reconnect the crank wire. The crank wire runs from the ign. switch through...	View
	1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FMDU34XXR The problem is when cold there is a big sag during tip in acceleration. When truck has run for a minite or so it goes away. On test drive there is no problem at all. All sensors are within range coolant tps maf is at .83 no glitches at all. My question is that...	View
	1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTEX14N5R Vehicle came in as a no start, no spark. Replaced pick-up coil, still no spark. Found blown fuse for ECM, found new coil was bad and blowing fuse. Replaced coil and ICM, vehicle started and ran. Let customer take vehicle, next morning it was a no start/ no spa...	View
	1998 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP52UXW Car failed inspection for code po411.Air pump and relay have been replaced.After long drive to complete montiors for inspection always kicks po411 code.I have verified air pump operation after intial start up,solenoid is sending 20 in.vac. to divertor valves a... Trouble codes: P0411	View
	2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L starting when cold VIN: 1FTWW32F0Y Good afternoon: This truck is very hard to start when cold, how ever if you plug in the engine plug heater it will start, the client had replaced the glow plug control module at another repair facility, he asked us to replace the glow plugs, glow plugs and th...	View
	2002 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L Harsh Shift especially 1-2 VIN: 2FMZA52452 Check both line pressure and EPC pressure ports. Readings at idle and WOT stall well within specifications. 1-2 shift very harsh but does not slip at all. Seems like a pressure or apply problembut I can't pinpoint it. Can EPC pressure be okay but not enough fl...	View
	1990 Geo Storm 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: J81RF2367L Hello and thanks in advance for any ideas. This is my personal daily driver and it started to idle rough and misfire, buck, and cut out under light throttle about a week ago. (It would seem to clear up under more than 50% throttle, but now I think it may just ...	View
	1992 GMC C1500 Suburban 5.7L Stall VIN: 1GKEC16KXP this is strange tis vehicle stalls when at stop and only after warm when i let it sit and run you can get in car and shift from p to r or d wont stall,but go from r to d or d to r it will,when i firts got it in it had map sensor code in it but i replaced with ...	View
	1998 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L MIL Lamp on, BANK 1 LEAN VIN: 4SC2CM58W7 installed used motor and now have this code. only bank 1 is affected by this. bank 1 o2 sensor not switching and injector pulse width is averaging a lower reading by 2-3. Trouble codes: 1171 (fuel system lean)	View
	2000 Isuzu Trooper Limited 3.5L engine VIN: JACDJ58X7Y hi all need to replace engine in this trooper have never done one before was wondering if there was anything special that has to be done. any help will be appreciated thanks in advance.	View
	1995 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Alarm System VIN: SAJHX1740S CAr sets for 15 minutes to 1 hr and alarm goes off unprovoked. Only other information customer can give us is the fuse for instrument pack blows whilst driving. Before fuse blows lights start to flash outside but horn doesn't sound then the fuse blows.Afterwar...	View
	1990 Lincoln Continental 3.8L ride height VIN: 1LNLM9748L have a phantom in this car. vehicle came from a used car lot with suspension down. pulled it in sat for an hour before we got to it. then it aired itself up with key on. stayed up for two days. third day it was down again. changed height sensor for rear, only ...	View
	1989 Mazda RX-7 Convertible 1.3L engine swap VIN: JM1FC3511K I desire to install an engine out of a car with a manual transmission, this car is an automatic model. What is the difference between the two engines? I need specific info not conjecture. Thanks Carl	View
	1992 Mazda Miata 1.6L Airbag restraint system VIN: JM1NA3519N HELP ! We need A MAZDA GENIUS! The car belongs to good customer, never been wrecked. During routine service he said airbag light flashes. Sure enough 4 flashes indicates S Sensor. Had to pull dash just to test. I got excited and replaced the sensor before the ...	View
	1998 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: JM1BC1414W First, I would like to thank in advance, anyone taking the time to help with suggestions to this problem. Problem with this vehicle is an intermittant miss, while driving. Can not seem to duplicate in shop. I have checked fuel pressure when problem is occuring... Trouble codes: P0301	View
	1987 Nissan D21 SE 3.0L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JN6HD16Y1H Heres one for all the Nissan guys- customer changed the o2 sensor because he failed emissions test 1.7%co idle and 3.04%co cruise. After changing o2 truck would start but was dumping fuel. We have been checking it over but do not see our problem. After a plug ...	View
	1995 Nissan Pickup 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1NGSD11515 I changed the engine in this truck and I had to put an engine in from a 1997 truck. The intake, timing cover, and distributor had to be used off the old engine after switching these parts the truck now starts and runs good off idle 1500 rpms and higher but it ...	View
	2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L inop VIN: 1N4AL11D72 hi all this thing was in front end accident body shop repaired now no wipers, here we go, they replaced the ipdm twice still dont work, now my turn, wiper motor has no power to it, apply power and wipers work sounds easy, checked power out of ipdm no power, ch...	View
	1990 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L Stall VIN: 1B3XA46KOL pLEASE HELP! This plymouth acclaim was brought on on a hook. No start. Determined the coil was bas. Replaced with Silver Brand coil. Coil was shorted internally and bad and burned up the 2 ignition fusible links. Repaired the fusible links, and also found the ...	View
	1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L entire electrical systems VIN: 1G2WP12K9X hi everyone,due to the fact i work on ford vehicles mostly,(dealership)and dont have much knowledge of gm cars, i need some assistance.my sisters grandprix will shut off when going over a large bump or rough railroad tracks every thing goes dead. dash lights,p...	View
	2001 Pontiac Montana 3.4L compressor clutch no power VIN: 1GMDX03E11 This vehicle when a/c switch is pressed commands the a/c on on scan tool. I have a negative pressure on the hi side pressure switch. I replaced the hi side pressure switch with dealer switch and nothing changed. I checked the shrader valve and it appears to be...	View
	2001 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L 1-2sol VIN: 1G2JB52401 This car came in mil, trac lights on and no shift. codes are po753,po758 and p1860. clear the codes. In a few sec. The mil trac off and the headlight come on.thanks for any help on this one.	View
	1995 Subaru Legacy LS 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 4S3BK6554S Hi Guys. We have a kinda weird problem here. This Legacy misses on both front cylinders when first starting it up but it is intermittent. We used a noid light to check for a signal to the front injectors and no signal was present at an idle. If you take the ca... Trouble codes: P00, 301 (Misfire 2 cylinder)	View
	1999 Subaru Legacy Limited 30th Anniversary 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 4S3BG685XX Hi everyone, I am looking for help finding a slight missfire,mostly cold.The moniter sets code for #3.I have checked available voltage(35k),pluges and wires replaced,and changed fuel injector with #1.(still sets code for #3)The compression is 180.Both intake ... Trouble codes: P0403	View
	1988 Toyota Supra 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JT2MA70L1J Engine hunts between 2500 and 3500 rpms at idle. Replaced all ducts between AFM and intake with factory parts. This car is a pos and would like to get a decent idle so it can be delivered. Any help would be appreciated.	View
	1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L power windows VIN: 3VMBB61C3W The passenger switch works fine. From the master switch both the drivers window and the passenger window work dont work properly. Pushing on the down switch makes it go up and once you get it all the way up you can't get it to go back down no matter whether yo...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L abs VIN: WVWWH23VOY I have this v.w. that the a.b.s. light comes on along with the red brake light on the dash. I scanned the car for abs codes and non were found how ever I scanned the ecm and found code #p1606 or vag#18014 which says rough road spec engine torque abs ecu electr...	View
	1998 Volvo V70 R 2.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, lacks power VIN: YV1LW5242W A little unsure of the fuel system used on this car. Fuel pressure is low at 20 psi and it falls to 0 when the engine is shut off. Spec that i found was 43 psi and should hold 29 after shut down. Obviously this car barely runs and is hard to start. My question... Trouble codes: P0172	View
	1998 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L Electronic VIN: YV1LZ5645W Symptom, Check engine light comes on and shift arrow flashes vehicle will stay in 3rd gear(limp home mode)Found trouble codes 323 and 324 any information or help with this one would be appreciated	View

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	2002 Audi A4 1.8L Tip tronic VIN: WAUZZZA8E5 Hi every one and thanks for those who replied.Most that repiled siad the multi function switch on the side of the gear box gave probles. I tested this and cleaned its plug. This switch was working fine. The transmision appears to have its ecu on the back of th...	6
	1985 BMW 318i 1.8L no start VIN: WBAAK7403E Well I have not been able to repair this BMW, and I am not completely surprised as it is the first one I have ever worked on. Many of you suspected the problem was the main or fuel pump relay. As they were not too expensive I replaced both. No change. Quite a ...	11
	1993 BMW 525i 2.5L engine VIN: WBAHD6311P Thanks to you all for fast replies : stephen,hans,lars,don,scott,victor&carl.All of you were right. Don gave me a unforget lesson:the engine can not run high without air !!!.The idle valve somehow get stuck in full open & connector from intake manifold to idle...	7
	1999 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52K8X First Up, THANKS EVERYONE!!! The fix was the o-ring missing on the PCV valve as I was told by 37 Fantastic Techs...I guess that We (As this was not one I was working on but had tried to help figure out.) are the only ones in the USA that didn't know what w... Trouble codes: P0401.	41
	1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS 5.0L bose radio Hello techs, Finally got this one out our hair (whats Left). Have a buddy that works at Best Buy radio, said he has had to rig these before. Had to remove lower bose kick panels and take apart housings. Inside these have a built in bose amp-cut 2 speaker wires...	5
	1996 Chevrolet C3500 6.5L clutch VIN: 1GBKC34F2S i want to thank every that send there help for this problem the reason the cluth wasent working was because the the cluth plate was to thick. so order a new cluth kit and shimme the flywheel. this took care of the prblem. thank you every body	10
	1997 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L front suspension VIN: 1GNDX06EXV thanks to some of your emails we found that the car had a bad wheel bearong/hub assembly , relacing this part took careof the problem thanks gang dennis	14
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L evaporator Thanks for the replies, Customer never came back, going on vacation for 2 weeks so I will not see the vehicle for at least a month. I will update when I fix it. Thanks again, Bill	6
	2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Poor Fuel Economy Thank you to all that responded. I think the customer was wrong with 17mpg. From all the responses, it looks like the very best he's gonna get is 14mpg. I will sugest a cat back system and see if this helps him any. Again thank you all!	14
	1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue 3.3L no shift VIN: 1C3YV66R7N Call riplies belive it or not. This car fixed itself. From the posts that were sent the possable problem was a internal problem. with that in mind I told the customer that he would be better off to have a chrysler tech.inspect and repair this car. The customer...	8
	1993 Chrysler LeBaron 3.0L elect windows / blower VIN: 1C3XA36XPF thanks for the replies . although i didnt find anything concrete, i was leaning towards an oe switch and harness...we'll see in another 10 months	2
	1995 Chrysler New Yorker 3.5L ignition system VIN: 2C3HC46F9S The timing belt was the problem...Timing belt had jumped timing.	6
	1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L 1-2 Shift, 2-1 Shift VIN: 2C3HE66G3X Hi guys thank to all that replied. Most said to replace the solenoid pack, while a couple mentioned the valve body. Since my scanner data was being of no solid help other than telling me the codes, I decided to take the pan down to see if I could see anything....	7
	1996 Dodge Caravan 3.0L No Start VIN: 2B4FP2534T Hello. Thanks to all who gave me great suggestions!!! I backprobed the 5V and 8V reference wires from the PCM as a few had suggested. I was still getting specified reference voltages even when the engine died and I lost communication, so that threw out the ide...	6
	1999 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GG22YXX YES THE PROBLEM THAT i HAD IS NOW FIXED I PUT A NEW COIL AND CAP ON IT AND GOT THE GAS MILAGE BACK AND FIXED THE MISSING THANKS TO ALL FOR THEIR HELP nOW HOAVE A NEW PROLBEM WILL POST IT LATER THANK YOU	9
	2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3B7KC2369Y Hello everyone, like everyone said the injection pump was bad. I know the injector pump was geting fuel but it wasnt getting to the injectors, I didnt wont to throw a 1600.00 injection pump on and that not be the cure, but the injector pump was bad, I went ahe... Trouble codes: P1688, P1693.	7
	2000 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2B4GP24RX4 as some of you stated the culprit was the egr valve! I have had three in the past few days with all the same problem!! Fixed it!!	4
	1989 Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer 2.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FMCU14TXK Would like to thank everyone that took time to respond. Two techs,Dick [...] and Michael of NY, were correct when they said rust in injectors. I dropped the fuel tank, cleaned, blew out the lines,had the fuel rail hot tanked because a new one was no longer ...	9
	1999 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 7.3L temp guage VIN: 1FDXF46XEB first off thanks for the diagram charles after checking and rechecking the harness and guage i came to the conclusion i had a faulty sender i had already replaced this yesterday and assumed i had another problem WRONG i replaced the sender again and the guage ...	3
	2001 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L blower VIN: 1FAFP55U11 34 replies with same suggestion can't be wrong. I replaced the resistor, blower motor and repaired the water leak getting into the HVAC unit. Thanks again for all the help!	35
	2004 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Surge, Stall VIN: 2FAFP71W54 Sorry it took so long to post this fix. We wanted to make sure it was fixed and didn't come back. Thanks to all that replied especially Kevin and Reno. We started out Checking the fuel injector spray patterns. We found three with terrible patterns were just st... Trouble codes: P0316, P0300, P0511.	7
	1998 Hyundai Accent L 1.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHVD14NXW thanks for all replies--replaced converter--reman was no good, new one has fixed it!!!--ALAN Trouble codes: P0421 (catalyst).	12
	1983 Lincoln Mark VI 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1MRBP99F0D The fix was replacing the ECT and cleaning the EGR valve. Somehow I think other things corrected themselves with some of the testing. The car now idles fine. And I did get paid for several hours of diagnostic time. I did call a techline and they were helpful. ...	8
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 1LNHM87A1Y sorry this took so long but I just delivered it today. I had to send it to the trans shop (too many issues) to elimnate some of the symtoms. When I got it back the trans would hold a gear thus loading the engine and giving me a missfire. replaced 8 plugs and 4...	7
	1998 Mazda MPV ES 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LV5237W I could not verify what the problem was with this vehicle, so we installed one new injector and replaced the intake gaskets. The car has been gone for over 2 weeks now so I am assuming it is fixed. Trouble codes: P0304.	3
	1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L All electric items VIN: 1070441203 Okay my 76 450SL is back on the road.The fix was so easy and simple but also easy to overlook. The starter was the problem all along.Who would have thought all power to the car would come from the starter, but it does. Many e-mailed and said check the starter....	6
	1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD 3.0L upshifts VIN: WDBDBC6FF0 Well we pulled the valve body back down and rechecked valve movements and for any broken springs - all appeared to be in order. Governor pressures range from 17psi to 41psi as stated in WIS tests.So I can only conclude we have a valve body failure of some sort...	16
	1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL 3.0L abs-srs lamp VIN: JA3AM54J6S It would seem the mechanics in the future will need a crystal ball, or be rich enough to buy all factory scanners.randy is probaly right i may have to have a factory mu scanner, it seems odd that the srs lamp would also turn on with no codes. My customer reall...	4
	1984 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: JN1HZ14S1E Many thanks to all those that responded, replies ranged from checking for adequate spark, the thinking being that when I richened the mixture that enabled the otherwise weak spark to ignite the mixture more easily. A few replies suggested getting an oe maf sen...	9
	1991 Plymouth Voyager 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 2P4GH2537M Sorry for the delay in posting the fix for my help request. The owner of the vehicle was in no hurry to get the van back as he was driving his other car and I wanted to wait to post a fix until some time had passed after fixing it to make sure it was indeed fi...	18
	1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L Cuts out VIN: 1P4GP44RXV Thank You everybody that replied back.There were some very good suggestions. Daryl Schroeder gave the tip that did the fix. He suggested that we replace the plugs and plug wires as we thought they were the originals. He thought that the secondary voltage wou...	7
	2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L service vehicle soon VIN: 1G2NF52TXY Well the fix as most of you said was a bad DRL bulb, nothing on alldata said anything about it. Had no owners manual either. Even got a call fron Norfolk, VA thank you all Ron [...]	14
	1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L No Start VIN: 4T1BG22K9W Thanks to everyone, we replaced crank sensor, customer called us back to tell us about the aftermarket alarm system that their daughter was pushing buttons so we disabled it with the little bitty button hidden under the dash. not sure why fuel pump didnt work ...	10
	2002 Toyota Echo 1.5L vvti VIN: JTDBT12362 Well i pulled the valve cover off and check to see if the intake cam would move independent of the cam gear but it was in the locked position.I then removed the four bolt holding the cover on the cam gear note this cover is not suppose to be removed being that...	4
	1993 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L No Start, Cuts out Thanks for Don & Karan point me to he right direction.It was the power supply relay for ECU very intermittent !!! It took me a while until i found the right relay (control No.133) Jump the terminals and it will start & run anytime without cut off Order relay b...	3
	2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: WVWMA23B8Y repaired the vehicle by cleaning mass air flow sensor and perfoming idle relearn procedure. (using the launch scan tool - basic settings - 060 performs idle relearn) thanks for the help ken Trouble codes: P1113 (bank 1 resistance too high), P1114 (bank 2 resistance too high).	3
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Hesitation, sluggish VIN: 3VWSP29M61 Thanks a bunch everyone. The mass airflow never reached the 75 mark. I disconnected the sensor and the car ran great. I have a new sensor on the way. Thank you again everyone.	14
	2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L no power to clucth VIN: 3VWSK69M22 hi group well rechecked everything again power and grounds ok, ordered another fan relay assy and compressor comes on, checked power and grounds again with system functioning ok, just for the heck of it i replaced the high pressure sensor and car has been fine...	2
	1995 Volvo 940 2.3L ignition switch VIN: YV1JS8312S Both Jimmy & John were right on the mark: it was the noise suppression relay, Volvo # 1323592, aka multi-use relay. In this case it functions as a fuel system relay. Replaced it and good to go...Thanks, guys!!! ...John	2

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