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	1996 Acura RL 3.5L no power VIN: JH4KA9653T when you first start the car and put it in gear the car feels like their is no connection between the gas pedal and the throttle body the car goes about 5 to 10 miles per hour and begins to buck. If you cycle the traction control switch the car runs normal. Ha...	View
	2000 Audi S4 2.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WAUDD68D2Y hey guys ... got this audi here that seems to have ignition break down under load (about 3500 rpm).Scans out ok but the coolant sensor is wide open (stuck at -40) ,no question is ... would this cause the misfiring (feels like a rev limiter)... makes sense to m...	View
	1989 BMW 325i 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAA230XK help fellow bmw tecs! we do a lot of bmw and this one has got us stumped. a gm tec at a chev dealer replaced cylinder head after t/belt failure.our best bmw tec has been over this car with a fine toothed comb. the engine has very irratic spark and inj pulse. w...	View
	1997 BMW 328i 2.8L engine compression VIN: WBABK8329V Car was towed in-no start. car had been driven day before and then parked. Has fuel and spark but only 50 psi on comp. test. new customer so i have no histroy on car. Oil pump? vanos? thanks for your help.	View
	2000 Cadillac DeVille DTS 4.6L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1G6KF5799Y Greetings,I have a strange problem here.Vehicle intermitently has absolutely no power,drives like its exhaust is plugged,or lack of fuel.Whats strange is when it happens,if you shut the car off and restart it will be fine.Everythiing I can see on the scanner l...	View
	1947 Chevrolet coupe 235CID master cyl Hi, this will probably be answered by our senior techs) have a 1947 chev sedan with a 68 chevelle rear(drum brakes) and stock frt drum brakes) did complete brake job(shoes ,drums ,cyls.,hoses ,lines etc.) and at the same time, I installed a dual reservior mast...	View
	1985 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Digital Dash Display VIN: 1G1YY0783F Charging system failed, customer installed alternator. Since then the Digital dash display can only be read if you are wearing Polorized Sun Glasses. Check charging, Snap On Tester came up with Bad Diodes. Replaced Alternator. Chaging okay now. When you start ...	View
	1990 Chevrolet R1500 Suburban Silverado 5.7L fuel guage VIN: 1GNER16K2L Hello thanks for helping me in advance.This vehicle had a working fuel guage was near empty and customer filled it up only went to 1/2 way on guage. when i disconnect the connector at the sender with the key on the guage goes to past full whith the connector d...	View
	1993 Chevrolet G20 Beauville 4.3L Cooling Systems VIN: 1GCEG25Z6P vehicle came back a week later with same belt condition, i noticed that the belt was rideing on the outside edge of the crank shaft pully. checked all pulleys the seem to be in line, checked for end play for the crank shaft, no play present. crank pully spins ...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDT13W4T ok ,we,ve just about given up on this thing ... client says it will stall intermittently and will not restart for an hour or so (sometimes less), but has never done it to us . We've had it running for hours and hours .Fuel pressure and volume good ,ign. module...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13W7V Hello all, My personal car. Had a no start out of the blue one morning(was running fine). I primed it and it ran for a minute & died. Cranked it a little longer than normal and it fired and ran fine then I shut it down. Left it for the day and came home & trie...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Blend door VIN: 1GNDT13W9W This Blazer came in for a leaking intake gasket, Get it all back together and the blend door rotates back and fourth from hot to cold. I check the achivies for fixes, many post that had same problem, we even removed fuse 19 which is the AC fuse then reinstalle...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Hesitation, Engine Speed Hangs VIN: 1GNCT18W11 Hello, Thanks to everyone who offers their time and suggestions. I've combed the archives here ... looking for similar problems and see None like this one. Several with other issues ... but nothing like this. This engine with 54,000 miles was installed and...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEG15W01 well then, got one that likes my shop. came in running horrible. on test drive massive misfire around 1/4-1/2 throttle especially and began stalling on the way back. got it into shop cut it off hasnt started since. tune up was done last october full set of ev... Trouble codes: P0300, P0200, P0420, P1381, P0128	View
	2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L compressor VIN: 1GNEC13Z03 TRUCK SHOWED UP FOR A/C INOP, ON INSPECTION , COMPRESSOR IS NOT ENGAGING, FULL OF REFRIGERANT, HOOKED UP SCANNER, COMPRESSOR IS NOT BEING COMMANDED ON. i CAN TURN IT ON WITH THE SCANNER, AND SYSTEM WORKS FINE, BUT WILL NOT COME ON WITH THE ATC CONTROLS. CHECKE...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBJC34U84 This truck was tow in from far away.work fine when came in.customer said MIL came on and could not go over 5 mph and displayed limp mode.scan pcm for codes,only U0107 no communication with TCM .only has reoccured once for short period of time since.dont want o... Trouble codes: U, 0107 (lose communication with TCM)	View
	2004 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Cylinder & Key Assembly VIN: 2G1WF52E64 This car came in with the turnsignals & hazard lights not flashing. So I replaced the Hazard Switch. I then turned on the hazards to see if they flash, they do. Now comes the problem. I put the key in to check the turnsignals but the key won't turn on. The shi...	View
	2005 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.8L Centerlink VIN: 1GCGG29V65 vehicle's tires are worn on the inside edge. there seems to be excessive movement on the centerlink. if you hold left front tire stationary and move right front side to side it moves about 2 in. just like bad idler. but idler dosen't move up and down at all, t...	View
	1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L Stall VIN: 1C4GP64L3W Hello Chrysler techs. Even though this van has a ton of miles, it's in good shape. What is happening is intermittently it will stall, as if key was shut off. It will always start right back up with no problem. This will happen at idle, cold or hot. Another sym...	View
	1999 Chrysler Concorde LXi 3.2L Air conditioning VIN: 2C3HD46J1X vehicle came in with complaint of A/C system blowing warm on pass side and cold on drivers side with A/C on. Vehicle is not a dual zone air system but is auto cannot understand why cold on one side and not other no codes in BCM and performed recalibration with...	View
	2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L driveline vibratuion VIN: 3C4FY48B74 After roadtesting , the tires were checked for fix a flat as well as balancing. They were OK. RF hub bearing had excess play, so I inquired about the customer hitting something. She indicated indeed she hit something. Communication is a bit difficult with this...	View
	1995 Dodge Ram 2500 8.0L Unknown VIN: 3B7KF23W0S hello gentlemen, i have a heavy duty 2500 pickup (1 ton) with a slight pull to the left when you press lightly on the brake, then i have a severe pull to the right when you have a moderate to heavy brake pedal application.truck came in with calipers leaking, l...	View
	1995 Dodge Caravan 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 2B4GH2532S need your help cause i have been pulling my hair out on this one. Customer was told by another shop his motor was bad because it only had 60 pounds of compression on one cylinder and the valve guides needed to be replaced. so we put a rebuilt engine in and the...	View
	2002 Dodge Durango Sport 4.7L instrument cluster VIN: 1B4HS38N72 instrument cluster was not working abs/airbag lights flashing checked codes on dbr111 code p1687 no cluster bus could not communicate with with cluster on scanner went to cluster self test by pushing trip button guages sweep all lights come on and works untill...	View
	2002 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1B7KF2367W Hello, this truck runs fine until you cruise at 1500 rpm,it will have a slite miss and start loosing power.You can watch the apps on scanner and between 24% to 79% nothing happens.When you hit 8o% the trans kicks down and the truck runs fine again.You can cycl... Trouble codes: P0216	View
	2003 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start VIN: 3D7LU38603 was a hard start cold but ran fine once running dealer replaced injection pump customer said it started better but then started hard again now won't start at all thanks in advance george	View
	2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L evap VIN: 1D7HU18N13 hi this one came in with a check engine light on foud code p0441 evap emmissions system performance,installed vacuum pump on purge solenoid at canister port.applied vacuum.then i was instructed to activate purge solenoid by scan tool,wasnt able to do that.I wa... Trouble codes: P0441	View
	1990 Ford Aerostar 4.0L power loss VIN: IFMDA31X8L Hi guys, I got this Aerostar van with a loss of power, and pings unless It has premium gas in it. Any help would be appreciated.	View
	1993 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FACP52U0P Ok Ford guys, I need your help on this one. Customer brought car in complaining that it would hesitate, stumble, and stall. It would only do every couple of months, and has been a problem for 2-3 years. The vehicle has been to 2 other shops here in town, befor...	View
	1996 Ford F-150 Eddie Bauer 4.9L axle u-joints VIN: 1FTEF14Y2T Working on two f-150 4x4's with same problem. When turning in four wheel drive with the hubs locked in it feels like one of the u-joints on the front axle is seized up. The truck jerks and bounces when turning, the tighter the turn, the worse the jerking to th...	View
	1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L heat/temp gauge VIN: 1FTDF18W8V ok ford techs i need some advice, truck starts & runs fine no miss at start, test drive yields great heat after about 2-3 minutes, temp gauge slightly less than 1/2. all of a sudden you loose heat temp gauge shoots to hot, upper radiator hose gets rock hard & ...	View
	1997 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMDU34X1V Thanks for your help in advance. The customer said this 1997 Ford Explorer has had trouble for five years with the mil light burning. We checked for codes and found oxygen sensor codes and a 446 code. We replaced both up stream oxygen sensors and the managemen... Trouble codes: 446	View
	1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNE24L6X hi ford techs this van came in with a po153 a week ago scan data looked ok cleared codes drove it for a week befor the code came back. same po153 replaced the bank 1 sensor 1 o2 cleared codes and sent it down the road. a week later you gessed it same code any ... Trouble codes: P0153	View
	2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L over drive VIN: 2FMZA5146Y Looking for some insight on this one. I personally can not dup. complaint. Customer complained of o/d light coming on in "city driving cond.". Stop and go, under 35 mph driving conditions. Found only when driving in city, heavy stop and go conditions. The van ...	View
	1982 GMC C1500 5.0L Timing Problem VIN: 123456J789 Taken on test drive, the timing mark on harmonic balancer returns to 12:00 position, with bad idle, and the normal symtoms of a vehicle out of time. Have repeated this procedure 7 times and each time vehicle runs perfect in bay, timing mark sitting about 8 deg...	View
	1988 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si 4WS 2.0L Dome Light, Seat Belt Light VIN: JHMBA4141J HELP!!! Good morning Iatn. I am about to pull my hair out. This car has a dome light on all the time, door open or closed, and a door ajar/seat belt light on all the time. Both are controlled by something called the Safety Indicator, but I can't find it! I hav...	View
	1990 Honda Accord LX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCB7256L Hello all, I am posting one that I have already fixed for the bennefit of posterity. I recently repaired a highly intermittant no start on this 90 accord by replacing the main relay. I dont work on many honda's and they present service problems due to honda p...	View
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ824PW When I try to retieve codes again (after I cleared them), I get ib ny scanner, it says code count 62. When I try to see what the codes, it gave me a connection error. I tried the scanner on other cars, I can view the data, but whenever I try to get codes, I ge... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0501	View
	2000 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L engine VIN: 2HKRL1862Y This engine was over heated to the point that it stoped running! We are going to install a used engine and our question is can the engine come out the top or does it have to come out the bottom like Alldata said it does. If anyone has any advice or experience ...	View
	2004 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Sliding door This van came in to get sliding door adjusted it wasn't closing all the way and the door ajar light would stay on i tried to adjust it but i couldnt get it to close properly no matter what i did so i disconected the door ajar switch .Now the van came back this...	View
	2004 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Slidding door This van came in to get slidding door adjusted it wasn't closing all the way and the door ajar light would stay on i tried to adjust it but i couldnt get it to close properly no matter what i did so i disconected the door ajar switch .Now the van came back thi...	View
	1997 Infiniti J30 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKAY21D0V hello fellow techs. i have this infiniti with a po443 that will not go away. the customer said the check engine light has been on for about a year.i have replaced the evap purge sol.(when you energized it sometimes it would work sometimes not) the vac. lines a... Trouble codes: 443 (evap purge valve circuit), 325 (knock sensor circuit)	View
	1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0L chain tensioner VIN: SAJGX2746V has anyone out there noticed that the upper timing chain replacment tensioners push the opposite way from the orignal factory installed tensioners. is this the improvment that ford/jaguar made to correct the tensioner problem? the original factory tensioners p...	View
	2000 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L iGNITION VIN: SAJDA01C3Y tHIS CAR CAME IN DEAD BATTERY...OWNER HAD TRIED TO JUMP START. We installed a new battery and the starter would not engage with the ignition in the start position. There are two red diodes flashing on the dash top. Alarm remote seems to arm and disarm the syst...	View
	1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L all gauges VIN: 1J4FJ6859V When the heater fan blower switch is on Med. or Hi all instrument gauges go to zero. With the gauges not registering if you then turn the blower fan switch off, all gauges resume to proper operation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have not yet seen...	View
	1998 Jeep Cherokee SE 4.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FJ28S8W customer is back with a po123 and a code 89. i've read about the clockspring problem for the tps code, but i have no info on code 89. any info on code 89 would be appreciated. we also didin't get the vin burned onto the pcm, it was a saturday and the dealershi... Trouble codes: 89, P0123	View
	1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on, NO BUSS VIN: 1J4FY19S4X this vehicle came from another dealer for intermittent no start and no buss error on odometer.the car exhibits no start/buss error and ses lamp on (no code).when you disconnect dist.,tps,map,iac and crank sensor the asd relay buzzes and pulses.5v reference var...	View
	1996 Lincoln Town Car Cartier 4.6L camshaft VIN: 1LNLM83W7T I am trying to remove the cyl. heads on this 4.6L, we have the cam tools, but there does not seem to be any place to install them at the rear of the cam shaft, mitchell says there is a flat on the rear of the cams, if there is we can't see it. the cam is flush...	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L abs VIN: WDBGA32E0R After driving this car for a few miles, the ABS MIL comes on. The power steering becomes stiff at the same time. The codes set in the SPS module are 003-Wheel speed signal LF implausible and 004-Wheel speed signal ABS/ASR status -//-. This car is ABS only and ...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L no crank VIN: WDBJH70W4W Battery went down and client changed it at home. There is a loud "alarm" beep coming from cluster area with battery connected. Electronic key will turn but starter will not work. Remote door looking are wording OK. Thanks for any hints	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L compressor VIN: WDBGA32G7X This car will not run the compressor. The MODIS shows no faults in the climate control. If you access the head for faults it shows 227 and 231. These two sensors test okay. The control head won't clear these faults. We have alldata and are using the proceedure...	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBLJ65GXX to all benz techs. I have a clk320 that was sold, by chevy dealer. check engine light came on. scanned vehicle found codes 170 and 173. engine runs good, not noticeable idling issues. looking at datastream find long term fuel trims to be 32 percent and 30 perc... Trouble codes: P0170, P0173	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Trunk not opening VIN: WDB2201751 Fellow techs, This car was under battery testing, closed the trunk after switch Off the engine and suddenly wont start, when with small key to open and it DONT ! How we can energize the trunks switch to open and continue with the work of replacing the batt. ...	View
	2002 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L starter circuit VIN: 1MEAM550S0 No voltage to starter solenoid wire at starter (white/pink) during attempted cranking. Inspected starter relay (under hood fuse panel) and found battery voltage at terminal #87, battery voltage at terminal #85 and if jumping terminal #87 to #30 vehicle would c...	View
	1999 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6L 3-4 shift VIN: JMBLRCB4WW Hi group. The costumer says when aproach a stop, the vehicle stalls like breaks apply. In the scan test, I note that thereisn´t fourth gear, the oil seems burn. We overhault the transmission. Now, still no fourth; we change: Control valve body (with solenoids)...	View
	1996 Nissan Turismo 3.0L Climate Control VIN: HY33-22061 This vehicle had a turbo timer fitted by customer not being aware of what he was doing he connected the power source for the timer to the scanner plug. Now the climate control will not operate, on checking the 10 pin plug at the back of the climate control pan...	View
	1997 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CAZ1D8U hello friends, this maxima resets this code p1105 baro sensor. i have not had any troubles with this sensor before. a switching valve controls vacuum to sensor and sensor is used by pcm for diagnosis. this vehecile does have a mass air flow sensor. has any bod... Trouble codes: P1105	View
	2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L wheel speed sensor VIN: JN1DA31D62 This car makes no sense to me. I have a code C1105 LR wheel speed sensor 2. Data stream on my Genesis shows a good pattern for the LR sensor bot nothing for the RR sensor. NoData gives no information on this code. I can only find 1 speed sensor at each wheel. ...	View
	2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8L overheating VIN: 3N1CB51DOS This car has no heat. It will also overheat riding down the road. The temp will spike all the way up then come down very quickly, then spike back up. I thought that possible the gauge was wrong. Hooked up scan tool and showed the same thing for temp sensor and...	View
	1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L No Start the car was towed in last week, no start,no crank.found bad relay. now cranks, no injector signal, have spark, good fuel pressure, scanner wont talk to pcm, tried new pcm, no difference.not getting signal from pcm to operate injectors. has security decoder. ke...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1998 Acura TL 2.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JH4UA2655W Well the Acura appears to be fixed. Installed a takeout computer (tech at the Acura dealership was right) and all seems well. Power seems to be a bit better but probably was getting used to the engine problem. Thanks for all the replies and in short time too. ...	17
	2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L Electronic VIN: WBABM3349Y Thanks for all the replies, most of which said to get the ambient sensor working first. If the AC ECU thinks it's 40 below zero outside it wont turn on the compressor. (makes sense)There's also a TSB about evaporator icing(causing intermittent cooling)due to f...	13
	2002 BMW 318i 1800CC abs VIN: WBAAY71062 The caswastakento the dealer,they replaced the ABS ecu and reprogramed the new one.	3
	1992 Chevrolet C1500 454 SS 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1GCDC14N8N thank you all that responded. i am not into the high performance scene but learned alot about throttle body engine modifications. also thank you to stan in pa. First off there is a downside to going to radicle on throttle body motors as they can only support s...	10
	1993 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Tahoe 4.3L Misfire VIN: 1GNCT18W6P this one is fixed after pulling off plenum i checked to see if there was any leaks in the new regulator and spider that i replaced which there was not. but I noticed the cyl.5 intake hole was very clean while the rest were not. so I pulled the valve cover and ...	16
	1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1FP22G2W Thanks to all that responded, I forgot to say that the MAF was dirty and I cleaned it with no change. And with all of the K&N filters out there on our customers cars I am so used to the MAF getting dirty and setting a code, and this one was dirty but it did no... Trouble codes: P0131 (O2 1-1 circuit low voltage), P0137 (O2 2-1 circuit low voltage), P0151 (O2 1-2 circuit low voltage), P0157 (O2 2-2 circuit low voltage), P0404 (Egr performance pintle was stuck so a new one was installed).	10
	1999 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Subframe VIN: 1GNDX03E6X Thanks to all. Almost all replies advised to use OE bearing. The advise was right on, replaced with new Timkin and no more noise. Appreciate the help. Tom	10
	2001 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Driver Information Center VIN: 1GNDX03E01 Ok I did receive 3 replies & all said replace the BCM. At this time the customer doesnt want to shell out the cash for it. Thanks for offering the suggestions.	3
	2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L wiper arms VIN: 1GNDT13S12 You guys ROCK!!! 3 unanimous replies!! Michael, David and Kevin all said a wiper motor module would fix this TrailBlazer. A quick call to our friendly GM dealer confirmed Kevin's suspicions- it would still be covered by the GM warranty. The customer was estati...	3
	2001 Chrysler Sebring LX 2.7L Misfire VIN: 1C3EL46U11 Thank you to all that replied. i did check ohms of resistance as suggested and found no problem... I took the PCM out of this car and installed in another car with same engine and the problem followed. Ordered a new computer and installed. Problem solved !!! M... Trouble codes: P0354.	7
	1996 Dodge Intrepid 3.3L tach,fuel ,shift ind. airbag light VIN: 2B3H046T2T checked and cleaned all the grds. on both frame rails and under battery, so far, so good!thanks everyone, this group is handyer than a pocket on a shirt!thanks again.	8
	2003 Dodge Caravan SE 2.4L Ignition Off Draw VIN: 1D4GP25B83 The wake-up signal circuit was grounded to terminal 13 at a chafed spot in the harness. After removing the instrument panel it was obvious where the wiring was placed outside the trough and crushed against a body lip. Due to the software changes for 2003 mod...	2
	1990 Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer 2.9L crank bearings VIN: 1FMCU12T3L i want to thank all of you that replyed to my call for help. i had to junk the block. special thanks to don [...] for the tech bulletin from aera # tb883 ford oversized the block by .015 and made special bearings inc. thrust, for the fix. the main bearings are...	10
	1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FACP74W4N Well, now I feel like an idiot. It turns out that the previous tech I inherited this job from had NOT pulled codes from the vehicle, and as part of his 'diagnostic routine' he decided to uplug the MAF sensor and take it for a test drive - hence the MAF low vol... Trouble codes: 157 (mass airflow maf signal too low.).	5
	1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.9L steering VIN: 1FDEE14Y5R hello guys, i am sorry it took too long to post the fix, customer took vehicle with him and was waiting to have more money and pay for repairs. o.k i like to thank the following people for answering to my help, nicholas morrison,david [...],brend...	12
	1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L suspension/body VIN: 1FTDX1865V First, thanks to the guys that replied. After taking all posts into consideration I found the most popular vote was the front sway bar link bushings and also the quickest/cheapest repair I went ahead and tried it out. It seamed alot better before giving it bac...	6
	2001 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, when cold VIN: 1FMZU72E01 Well I still do not know if the vehical stayed fixed. I put one new injector in it and was able to complete a drive cycle successfully. BUT, these things happened that poluted the whole experiment.1) I caught the owner in a lie/halftruth/ommission reguarding t... Trouble codes: P0174, P0304.	12
	2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FTWW33F32 Thanks for all the replies ,bad IDM not only do you check power and ground to the IDM but make sure you are flowing enough current for those 110v inj's...use a headlight on high beam circuit it will tell if circuit will flow enough Trouble codes: P1663, P1667, P1670.	5
	1995 GMC Yukon 5.7L Stall VIN: 1GKEK18K1S I'm putting this in my strange but true catergory. After testing everything I could think of I went back to fuel pressure again. I noticed that the fuel pressure did not increase when I mashed the gas. Dead head test was on the lower end of specs (It should pu...	18
	2002 GMC Yukon Denali 6.0L abs pump VIN: 1GKEK63U62 Well what a pain,I thank everyone for the suggestions,I didn't have to worry about the rust on the sensors,both hub and sensor were replced.Both new sensors measured correctly,I ended up changing the r/f hub and sensor again,same thing then switched to l/f and...	13
	2001 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L reverse VIN: 2HKRL186X1 Thanks to all that replied,we took pressure readings and fount that it was bleeding between 3rd clutch and 4th clutch ,seems the bushings in the mainshaft that seal the feed tubes for 3rd & 4th supply were worn .We replace the mainshaft & feed tubes & that fix...	8
	1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Misfire VIN: 1J4GZ58S8W Much thanks to all. Two suggestions were valve springs, so I removed the valve cover and found 2 broken valve springs. I ordered and installed new set of valve springs. It runs good now. Thank you for the help. Trouble codes: P0303 (Missfire cylinder 3).	7
	2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L drivetrain VIN: 1J4GW58N4Y Thanks to all who answered so quickly, i couldn't believe how many of you answered within 1 day of posting. i'm sorry for now just posting a fix but i've been waiting for the vehicle to come back. Anyway, was the transfer case making the noise-couldn't believe...	8
	2004 Kia Spectra 1.8L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, high RPM at idle VIN: PK01728345 very very thanks. i will check timing belt and found the belt is loose.and specially you reffered for crank shaft sensor, and i will check this carefully and this is damage one side, and his grip is loose , carbon inside. i will replace the timing belt and cra...	3
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L unknown VIN: SLAPV1247T ok guys thanks to all of you finally it is fix. it was the number 11 fuse that was the problem. paul,aidan,larry and ted naild it you guys was correct after the car came in i had checked all the fuses and relay and found there was a fuse missing soi replace it...	7
	1996 Lincoln Continental Anniversary 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1LNCLM97V5 well friends, i was unable to find to trouble with this vehicle. after replacing the airflow meter twice with ford replacements the baro reading would indicate a incorrect value, i could disconnect the battery 10 minutes. restart engine and a new baro value wo... Trouble codes: P0171, P1131, P0174, P1151.	10
	1986 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: WDBEA300X6 Thanks to all who replied.In addition to the 3 bad injectors,the a/f pot was erratic. I found 1 reasonably good one off of 3 old a/f meters and that brought the idle control back to life. The car still nosed over on hard accereration and corrected that by adju...	13
	1997 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Glow plugs VIN: WDBJF20F4V I had 5 replies & 2 were dead on. Richard [...] Both said the K40 ECU main relay in ECU box at rt/rear of engine compartment. Thanks for the help. John	5
	1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L blower motor VIN: WDBKK47F1X we suspected that the controller was bad on the car. the a/c controller cost $925.00 and the customer didn't want to repair it at this time.	4
	2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L door locks VIN: 4JGAB72E6Y the post replies i received pointed at 2 things, the activity controller, and the door lock actuators. apparently benz may have some sort of campaign on the door lock actuators. we believe the activity controller is our problem. unfourtanetly after purchase it...	5
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L windows,mirrors VIN: WDBNG70J5Y sorry guys friend has went on vacation,unable to contact. so i will close this out. i will not post anything else for him again. thank you all for the suggestions and help. hope i can help in the future.	8
	1994 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1MELMW21RH Thanks to the three that replied. I went thru and replaced computer because of driver that was bad for the #[...]. I also checked wiring from pcm to injector and found no opens or shorts. Resistance checked ok on injector but,resistance will change with te... Trouble codes: 402 (Egr Excessive Flow).	3
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L cat. monitor VIN: JN1CA31D3Y I want to thank everyone for their replies, I recieved much help. The fix to achieving ready status on the cat. monitor was basically driving the car for about 175 miles. There was no way I was going to condemn the cat. converter when my o2 sensor monitors hav... Trouble codes: P0420.	7
	2001 Oldsmobile Alero GX 2.4L No crank VIN: 1G3NK12T01 I had some good replys...Some suggested a bad igintion switch...After a closer check it appeared bad...I replaced it and the car started OK today...Thanks	12
	1950 Other GM pick up 240CID gauges First i must thank you all for the help. We ended up using a voltge limiter from a chry that drops the voltage down to 7 volts. Changed all the lights to 12v we also changed all the dash lights to 12v. On the ignition side we replaced the coil to a 12v coil an...	32
	1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Expresso 3.3L lights VIN: 1P4GP44G3W thanks for the help once again , the culpret was the headlight switch, we changed the bcm but the dealer would not flash a used module, so we changed the switch, and it fixed the problem. why is it only chrysler, will not flash a used bcm? thanks again though.	8
	1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L Stall I relaced the Ballast Resistor ( Located in the R/F ) Runs like a charm !!! A big THANKS to everyone who replied !!!	12
	2000 Saturn SL1 1.9L sdm VIN: 1G8ZH5288Y HELLO TECHS, THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY POST,AND SPECIAL THANKS TO BOB [...] .HE SUGGESTED CALLING THIS SATURN A J BODY AND RELEARNING BCM TO SDM NEW PART NUMBER WITH THE TECH 2.tHIS WORKED GREAT.THANKS AGAIN	2
	2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5L lube spec VIN: JF1GD70634 Thanks for the replies- no one knew for sure if the Valvoline synthetic would work, so I took their advice and e-mailed Valvoline and asked them. After some research, they e-mailed me back and said it was OK to use in the Impreza STi. I guess the limited slip ...	3
	1972 Toyota Land Cruiser 3.9L master cyl VIN: FJ54112156 this vehicle was fixed,when i made the post,just wanted some additional input thanx for the replies	4

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