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	1997 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L Steering gear VIN: WAUBG84D8V Hello techs, Just replaced a leaking steering gearbox on the this audi and installation went fine. On driveability, turning left no issues, turning right has very slight hesitation/stiffness the first instant you turn wheel. After that the assist is fine. I i...	View
	1992 Buick Century Special 3.3L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1G4AG54N8N Sorry, this may get a little long winded. Vehicle was towed in as crank-no-start. "Son" had been stopping by moms house trying to get her car to start(by cranking the starter untill battery finaly dead). Mon said the vehicle was running very badly at times and...	View
	1998 Buick Century Custom 3.1L lifter VIN: 2G4WS52M1W 1 lifter on #3 cyl wont pump back up after int gskt replacement felpro problem solver gskets	View
	2001 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L vibration VIN: 1G4HR54K21 vehicle has a vibration at 47-58 mph, vib. gone when shifted into neutral, vib. more severe with accel., vib seems to lessen when backing off throttle. cradle alignment good, steering,suspenison all tight, 4 wheel alignment at specs	View
	1969 Cadillac eldorado 472CID compressor Hi guys. This old one has a separate expansion valve and POA valve. After evacuation the system will only take at the most 5 ounces or R134. The pressures act like a compressor not building pressure but if I use pinch off pliers the high side will start to ris...	View
	1983 Cadillac DeVille 4.1L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G6AD4788D i replaced plugs again because they were black fuel fouled, and the o/2 because it was dead. it is better but owner said he never knew it was out of water but it was 2 gal low and it goes right back out, water pump out and backing gasket, he said never overhea...	View
	1988 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.0L Stall VIN: 2GCDK14H4J idles ok soon as you put in gear stalls out iac is not changing as it should. 2 pins read .5 volt 2 read battery volt, had re man computer 2 years ago im leaning to computer truc dropped at shop 5 shops worked on truck no codes	View
	1997 Chevrolet K2500 5.7L down shift VIN: 1GCGK24R2V Hello to all the members. This truck seems to be taking us for a ride. The customer brought it in initially for a surge while maintaining a cruising speed, we found the distributor was 12 deg retarded according to the snap on scanner. We reset the cam retard a...	View
	2000 Chevrolet K2500 7.4L dome lights,horn VIN: 1GCGK23J6Y hello, and thanks for any help on this one. i believe the customer stated that he found the truck w/a dead battery. he replaced battery, and said the horn was on all the time, so he pulled the horn relay, and brought the truck to us.when first installing relay...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L Front controls VIN: 1GNEC16T13 We installed a new compressor last month. Wensday the customer dropped it off and said he could only get hot air out of the drivers side. I check the refrigerant level and cooling. It is OK. When I started the vehicle with both driver and passanger temp contro...	View
	2000 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L stuck in 1st gear VIN: 4C3AU52N1Y this is a car bought into the shop, with very litte history, i put the car on the scanner and pulled the code 1776, as i was trying to get datasteam on the transmission , and i do not have the chrsler cable for the scanner.so i am kind of stuck in the mud, the...	View
	2005 Chrysler Pacifica 3.8L Fuel will not siphon VIN: 2C8GM48L55 This vehicle came in for running out of gas with erractic gauge problem for the fuel gauge and slow fill. I never could verify this and after talking with Chrysler installed both left and right fuel senders. Customer took vehicle and lasted for about 3 weeks. ...	View
	1995 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1B7GL23Y85 Hi Everyone, First Post. This Truck Came In As A No Start.Charged Battery And It Started.Rough Idal,No Codes. After Some Time It Will Stall.Starts Rihgt Back Up,Will Run For Sometime And Do It Again.With Scaner Connected I See Ignition Cycles Always Reset To 0...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.2L ABS Light VIN: 2B6JB21Y2X Vehicle Came In With The Red "Brake" Lamp & Yellow "ABS" Light On. We Scanned It & Came Up With Code #63. It Is DEfined As, "Rear Reset Switch Closed". I Am Not Familiar With This, Nor Do I Know Where It's Located At. Any Ideas?	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B7MF3365X Hey, this truck came in on the hook with a no start condition. It cranks fine but will not start. Checked for codes and came up with p0217, p0219, p1698, p1693. I have no check engine light when i turn the key and no fuel pressure at the injectors. The transfe... Trouble codes: P0217, P0219, P1698 (no bus messages received from pcm), P1693	View
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 1B4HS28Z8X This is the deal on a stubborn problem from a Dodge Durango. Customer has had starting problems after letting it sit during lunch break. Had to let it cool off several hours before starting. At shop, let it run a while before it stalled. No communication with ...	View
	2000 Dodge Intrepid ES 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HH56U3Y pcm seems to be defective,am i wright ? Trouble codes: 601 (internal pcm failure)	View
	2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B4GP44382 This van was towed in about a month ago for a no start and the three ignition coil codes. I replaced the coil and the van ran like a champ.For about three weeks. The customer called on a Monday and said over the weekend the van had an extended crank time and e... Trouble codes: P0351 (ignition primary circuit 1), P0352 (ignition primary cir. 2), P0353 (ignition primary cir. 3)	View
	1992 Ford F-250 Custom 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTHF25H7N reset the firing order wouldnt start move it to get running runs same cannot get timing to be where it needs to be wont start looked at ignition pip signals can see where computer takes over on the signal looks allright to me have modis so it shows me the grap...	View
	1999 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FAFP71W8X This is very perplexing. The car was looked at about a month ago, and had code P0135, which deals with the right front heater circuit of the oxygen sensor. They replaced all 4 of the oxygen sensors with factory parts. Now, it's back with the same code. I disco... Trouble codes: P0135	View
	1999 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L door operation hello, and let me just say thx up front for reading this. is car is a friend of mines and has this weird problem. heat and a\c are both present... but the door operation is spiratic. you slect an mode and the fan is blowing but not coming out any where. unfort...	View
	1998 Honda Civic EX 1.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGEJ8542W Hello to all, freeze frame shows long and short trims maxed out in the neg.light engine load on accell. map 14hg, baro 2.6v. I'ved cked tp-map-fuel presure and leak down-pulled the injector and cked for leaking no leaker and good pattern. purge sol. good- fuel... Trouble codes: P0170, P0172	View
	1998 Honda Prelude 2.2L Surge VIN: JHMBB6247W car surges rpms from 800 to 2000 only when is cold. honda dealer recommends to replace engine computer, idle computer valve and problem still continues. do you have any suggestion towards this problem? CHECK COMPUTER CODES AND NO CODES ON THE SYSTEM.	View
	2001 Hyundai XG300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHFU45D01 Hello all, This vehicle was towed in to us from another shop who replaced the timing belt and performed other maintenance. After they finished the service they test drove vehicle which ran "great" but noticed some P/S noise so they bled the system by disconnec... Trouble codes: P0320 (Ignition Fail Sensor Malfunction)	View
	1989 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4.0L engine VIN: 1J4FJ78L9K Hey Everybody, I hope somebody can help me on this one. My friend's 89 Cherokee, devoloped a "boiling over" condtion a week or so ago. The coolant at times at idle or when the engine is shut off will start to spew out of the overflow tank cap. The engine is NO...	View
	2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L compressor VIN: 1J4FF48S5Y OK I've got this Jeep here and I'm not real up on the jeep AC system. The AC works for a bit but will then shut down. I can take a pry bar and push on the clutch and it will take off and work for a bit. When it shuts down I can push on it again and it will tak...	View
	1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Cuts out VIN: JM1TA2218S this car will stall very intermittantly. the fuel pressure is good & the only time that i have caught it stalling i had my vantage hooked up to the crank sensor & it checked good. i have been driving the car for several days with a fuel pressure gauge taped to...	View
	1996 Mazda B2300 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4F4CRJ2A4Y po 351 code, replace ignition coil's road test ok, then restart check engine lamp on rescann same code clear & restart & road test, ok, till i cut it off & restart bang check engine lamp on & same code any help would be appericiated thank you Trouble codes: P0351	View
	1997 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L Unknown VIN: WGUJRFY46V Greetings Benz masters... Iam in a bind with this one. This C class comes in last week with the EC light on and AC inop. I scan codes, replace both sensors on the drier and all is well. That lasted a week and now the car is back... this time there is no EC lig...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 4Matic 3.2L Power windows VIN: WDBJH82F8W When using the power window, all will roll down without a problem. When trying to power the window back up, a quick clunking noise and the window quits. When it stops, all the windows are inoperative. After a short times, the windows may start working again. S...	View
	2001 Mercury Cougar 2.5L timing chain VIN: 1ZWHT61L81 help-(thank you in advance)-this car came in with a very loud growling type noise coming from the timing cover area? we pulled valve covers to inspect thinking we could see in the front of engine well enough to find the cause- but were unable to so we removed ...	View
	1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL 3.0L high NOX VIN: JA3XD64B8N I have this 3000gt in here that is failing emissions test for high NOX. There is no egr valve on this engine and I have replaced the converter thinking maybe that was it. It had no change in the readings. The readings are around 1900 ppm. The vehicle is not ru...	View
	1997 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1N4BU31D2V Hey guys,doing this for a friend. This car is weak on #4 cyl.. Replaced head, then a valve job & then replaced piston & rings, swapped injectors, replaced plugs, ignition is present, disconnect injector while running & a slight drop in RPM is noticed. What is ...	View
	1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3WS54T2L Vehicle hesitates until warm. After warm up, slight accel causes dying. Checked DTC,s found MAP and TPS Codes. Tested systems and found low signal voltage to both (1.5v). After further testing with wiring schematics from Alldata, determined wiring from PCM to ... Trouble codes: 22 (TPS circuit open), 34 (MAP Sensor)	View
	1994 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GHDT13W0R This one comes back to haunt us every couple of months.Has no midrange power-falls flat when accelerating.Surges badly.Acts like it's running out of fuel.The 02 voltage drop to 0 as the problem happens.Fuel volume appeared good although I couldn't find a spec ...	View
	1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Expresso 3.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1P4GP44G1W on accel under load cuting out Trouble codes: P1391	View
	1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Unknown VIN: YS3EF48E4Z Hello saab techs! This 9-5 has a shake or vibration at 63 to 65 mph . We have been over this vehicle and are not seing anything that is causing it. Sometimes it is more pronounced than others. I have driven this alot but cannot say what is causing it. The cust...	View
	1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3ED48E4X I've about run out of ideas. Car came from another shop, stalling misfire, hard start hot. Scanned OBD for codes, P0300, p1300, p0340. No crank sensor signal, replaced sensor, No TPS signal, Replaced Throttle body (can't buy TPS separately) Replaced Bosch for ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0340, P1300	View
	2002 Saturn Vue 3.0L Communication proble VIN: 5GCZ63B62S Vehicle came in with strange things happing to IPC ABS ETC. When tech 2 was hooked and ran class 2 serial data all modules would reply back with sometimes alternating yes/no some would stay yes. RAn into a problem on a ford explorer once with strange things an... Trouble codes: U1016 (All communication problem codes with various modules), U1024 (u1068-), U1068 (u1096-), U1096	View
	1986 Toyota Pickup 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: JT4RN63B7G Vehicle towed in as a no start. Found low voltage to pump relay and pump. No pressure at cold start injector. Replaced ignition switch due to voltage drop across switch. Pump came alive with good fuel pressure. Vehicle started and ran for 2-3 seconds. Fuel pre...	View
	2001 Toyota Sienna LE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: C41U335695 i have a toyota sienna it had a p1155 replaced A/F sensor was ok for about three mounthes came back in would not idle amd mil light on found iac motor was stuck open cleaned it it is ok now checked MIL light found p1155 again found that on HAFR,HAFL too groud ... Trouble codes: P1155	View
	1998 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWBB81E3W runs & drives great & has a new distributer. voltage & ground inputs to the distributer are good. we performed voltage drops on them. we checked for tsb's did not find any that applied. Trouble codes: P0341 (cam posistion sensor a circut)	View
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L compressor VIN: 3VWCD21C4Y thanks in advance for any help or ideas i know anyone responding has taken their time to help and i appreciate it. this beetle came into shop a month earlier to have a/c checked-had no freon in it-pulled vacuum it held so we charged system-compressor running ...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.0L transmission VIN: WVWMA23B9Y Hello, all- Am looking for a little guidance before proceeding on this one. Local Fast Lube did an oil change, drained the automatic trans. by mistake. This is the VW "sealed for life" transmission, using the very expensive "VW only" fluid which is filled thro...	View
	2000 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L Surge, under load VIN: YV1TS90D1Y Hi this car has a intermittent surge,at times voilent, under load on highway. Accelerator pedal to the floor. I checked for high boost from turbos and is about 8 to 10 psi. At times at intial accel i will see high boost.approx 25 psi for only a second. I can m...	View

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	1996 BMW M3 3.2L Engine VIN: WVSB69321V Fixed! Here's the scoop... I was finally able to get in touch with a long time dealer tech through a friend. He told me that back in 97-98 they were dealing with this all the time. The fix is to replace the Vanos unit as well as the Intake Cam gear, and the sp...	7
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L top VIN: WBABK8331X The two replies I received were like manna from heaven. The both said the exact right method to rephase the 3 motors so they are in synchronization. Thank you both for taking the time to give information!! I did the process and all is well. It is as follows an...	3
	1994 Chevrolet K1500 4.3L Cuts out, backfire thru intake VIN: 1GCEK14Z5R Well we recieved some excellent suggestions. most concerning the distributor. But it turned out to be a bad plug wire. These were new wires 3 months ago (not put on by us). The bad wire did not show up on the scope the first 2 times but the problem became more... Trouble codes: 35 (idle air control motor).	11
	1995 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L brake hydra booster VIN: 1GNE119W6S We finally fixed this Astro Van. Looks like we were overthinking. The problam was collapsed brake hoses. A few guys wrote in suggesting replacement of the hoses. My technician working on the vehicle didn't think that could be the problem because why would both...	22
	1995 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L No Start VIN: 4C3AU52N7S i think bryant had it correct.after tapping on the pcm sometimes it would start but not always.very intermittent. when it did happen i did check the power to the dist. and found no power. i could not get the car to do it again but i changed the asd relay with ...	7
	1997 Chrysler Sebring LX 2.5L seat belts VIN: 3CEL55H7VT duane from alaska is the big winner on this one. the seat belt module has failed. i can jump the solenoids to power and make the seat belts work. i would have never found a seat belt module with out your help. thanks!	3
	1997 Chrysler Intrepid 3.3L battery VIN: 2C3HH46YXV the vehicle has been back again, we have had it for a few days in the shop it starts everyday. today went to start it it was dead - hooked up a battery to it without key in ignition we noticed that the a/c cluth would engage as soon as power was connected. we ...	10
	2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDYPD44425 thanks for your help I have not repaired this vehicle it is a delivery van and they need it. I believe that I have an invalid code and need to use a differant scanner for the correct code.Mostly the responces that I got were the code number if false. thanks ag... Trouble codes: P0087.	6
	1989 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L volume control VIN: 1FAPP64R2K Good Morning to all, A big thank you goes out to Steve for his commitment to help me fix this radio. We worked together for quite an extended period of time and got this radio to work. Steve has resources at his disposal that he used to send me diagnostic proc...	5
	1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L Battery VIN: 1FALP52UXV Thanks for all who helped. Since I am unable to monitor the inputs to the GEM module i decided to look at it's most likely to fail items those used most often. I started with the drivers door switch (commonly sold item at dealer as noted by one responce) when ...	6
	1997 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1234E5627V Thanks to those who took the time to reply. This particular vehicle ended up needing and ECM and was flashed with all of Ford's latest updates. I will keep in mind all your ideas of fixes on these 4.2 V6's for future reference. In my opinion ford should have j...	13
	2000 Ford Taurus SE 4-Valve 3.0L engine replacement VIN: 1FAFP55S2Y Wow what a response! I got 31 replies, Thanks to everyone that took up their valuable time to help me. Most of the replies said that it comes out the bottom much easier that out the bottom, one said that they did it by taking the engine out the top. We did it ...	31
	2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L tralier electrical VIN: 1FTWF32F8Y Thanks for the help. From the replies that I got I looked closer at all the fuses and found one that was blown.	3
	2000 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L dies VIN: 1FTRX08L8Y Thanks to every one who took time to reply. I belive the PATS module was bad because when the problem occured the theft light would not come on and the scanner would not communicate with the PATS module. I sent him to the dealer because I could not program the... Trouble codes: P1260 (Pats system), U1147 (SCP data fault for vehicle spec), C1284 (oil pressure switch failure), P3003 (miss on 3 cyl).	7
	2000 Honda Passport EX 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S6DM58W5Y Well, the only thing I really learned about this vehicle is that no one anywhere around here (not even the closest 2 Honda dealers) know anything about diagnosing them. One person from IATN told me its the same as a Isuzu Rodeo but that didnt help me much! lol... Trouble codes: P0463 (Fuel Level Sensor Circuit), P1340 (ION Sensing Module Cylinder Sync).	5
	2003 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HGES16493 Well this just shows me always expect the un expected. Seems the customer has now fessed up. This fault started about 3-4 miles after his wife filled the gas tank in the Good old USA. Not sure if it was bad gas or diesel. But it sure dont run good. Well that o...	8
	2005 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Burning shell This we have to call a fix because Honda say there is nothing wrong. Sounds like this is all over the country. The answer is it is salt brine off the road that burns on the muffler. You tell me ???	7
	1993 Infiniti J30 3.0L Mechanical VIN: JNKAY21D4P Only three replies, but all the same. Don't mess with Infinity engineers. From what I have found out 93 and 94 have VVT, this was dropped in 95 and 96. We are in the process of putting another 93 engine in..	3
	1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality VIN: 5AJJPALF3B hi gents, After trying three faulty airmass meters, another jag came in with a shifter that was jammed. I quickly tried his airmass meter and the car would start but not rev. So I bought a new set of plugs and the car started up perfect. I checked the oxy sens...	14
	2001 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L auto leveling VIN: SALTW12461 Well this is a fix even without the Land Rover scan tool that two of the replies said I am wasting my time trying to diagnose without it. I realize that there are some faults that cannot be diagnosed without the scan tool but I have NEVER been one of those guy...	4
	1992 Lexus SC400 4.0L Tach&Speedo Illumination VIN: JT8UZ30C5N Pulled and sent the cluster by next day postal service on Monday, received a request for payment on Tuesday, had the fixed cluster in hand from DHL by 9am Wednesday, car done and out the door by noon... WOW!!!Manhattan, Ks. to San Francisco and back in three d...	9
	1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6HF10U9X thanks to all that replied. initially i was leaning toward fuel injectors possibly being restricted since airflow sensor had been replaced by lexus dealer, 02 sensors and a/f ratio senors tested good and fuel pressure was within specs. replacement of the a/f r... Trouble codes: P0171.	10
	1999 Mitsubishi Mirage LS 1.8L No Start, Cuts out VIN: JA3AY31C8X Sorry for the late reply. Problem solved! Although preliminary wiggle tests were thorough and without problems we found a broken wire inside the main harness to Ignition Sensor. I guess that the wiggle test was not good enough. Maybe driving the car stretched ...	6
	2003 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JA4NW51S73 Customer has reported back and the check engine light is off and running good after getting rid of the fuel he had. I had another Mitsubishi in here a few days ago and checked the MAF readings on it and they were almost identical to what I had. I'm glad I didn... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean bank 1), P0174 (lean bank2).	3
	1987 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham 3.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G3EZ1132H sorry for the delay in closing this fix. customer did not want to pursue this problem any further and took delivery of vehicle. thanks to all those who replied	6
	1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L MIL Lamp on, bucking VIN: 1P4GP44R6V tkanks lorne,mark,david,and darren for your replys.unfortunately i still have not been able to repair this problem.i still have not experienced the problem but did recheck all of your suggestions.as darren has stated i also suspect the problems is in the 5 vol... Trouble codes: 122 (tps voltage low), 1496 (5 volt supply output low), 1799 (calculated oil temperture in use), 1738 (repairing overheat shift schedule in use).	4
	1993 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Cuts out VIN: 1G2NE5436P Customer finally located and brought in a complete cover assembly with all ignition parts included. The cover was used but fixed the problem. Thanks for all the replies.	8
	2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L wheel speed sensor VIN: 1G2NF52E21 thank you for the help. most of the replies suggested a pigtail wiring harness for the rf wheel. that was right on the money. i peeled the wire loom off the harness and about 4 inches away from the connector was a crack in the insulation. the wires were not vi...	28
	1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2L Mechanical VIN: WPOEB0911J Thanks to all who replied; I used a vacula tool and removed the excess oil. The vehicle has aprox. 11 quarts in it at the present. The customer did drive the porche for 2 days with 13 quarts of oil in the dry sump system and reported no problems, although he d...	23
	1999 Subaru Forester 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1SF6359Y Well I did not want to close this out without a sure fix, but the customer was to reschedule and as of yet has not set up an appointment. But some of the replies I recieved mentioned the sensor being part of the mass airflow, this car uses a MAP instead. Also ... Trouble codes: P0111, P0112.	8
	1994 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L Misfire VIN: 4T1GK12E1R Done and gone. Thanks to all. 6 replies said remove plenum, 4 said it has plug wires on the rear bank (It is COP on all cyls). 21 replies said no need to remove plenum. It's not that bad a job when you know the rear coils will come out. I used a snap-on plug s...	33
	1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 4TARN01P4R Thanks for all the replies. Alot said to replace head gasket and some said clogged radiator. I put the old fan clutch back on and sent radiator out to be cleaned. They said it was dirty and that it may fix my problem. Put radiator back in and test drove only t...	34
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L Oher Heating VIN: 3VWCD21C4Y Again I thank all of you who responded. Each of you confirmed my feelings. Gootta say though only 2 of you questioned the block test chemical turning yellow. My guess was that the engine getting around 150 deg F was allowing enough swell to allow the gases int...	34
	2002 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WV2NB47062 Hello Friend I have got a few responses on this one that i try but since i don't fully understand the system, the Owner and I decide that it will be best to take to the Dealer for repair and to see if they was a recall on the torque converter Thank you All f... Trouble codes: 18032 (Mileage Call Up Circuit ON Active), 01192 (Torque Coverter Clutch Malfunction).	5
	1999 Volvo V70 X/C AWD 2.4L speed sensor VIN: YVILZ56D3X Make a long story short, we advised the customer that it might need and abs controller. He will bring it back for it when he has more money. Thank you all for your replies, very helpful.	9
	2003 Volvo S60 AWD 2.5L Starter relay control VIN: YV1RH59H83 Thank you all for you timely replies. I gained lots of insight to this Vida system.As for this vehicle I sent it to the dealer to see if they could confirm my suspicions about the antenna at the ignition switch being at fault.I spoke with The dealer Tech and e...	10

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