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1992 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0L speedometer VIN: ZARBB42N7N
hello every one,i have this 1992 alfa spider that came in from another shop with no speed reading.th sensor has two wires.i dont have much info on this system if it is an ac pulse generator or something else.the alfa manuel shows it as a three wire sytem but i...
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1992 BMW 535i 3.5L gauges VIN: WBAHD2310N
Customer stated that after driving awhile the tach and speedo started spinning around and around...while this was happening the gas gauge fluctuated madly, then the car died. Now the car cranks, but will not start. I noticed that everytime I cycle the ignition...
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1991 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G4CW53L6M
Car brought to shop for intermittent stall.(I operated car for 2 days with no stall) had code 17(red brick said this was a crank sensor fault/crank sensors have a high failure rate) replaced crank sensor with oem, code 17 immediately returned. a search of alld... Trouble codes: 17 (spark reference circuit)
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1992 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GNCT18Z0K
Hi All, Well, this truck is one of my personal vehicles, and i love it so much i had to remove the old noisy (wrist pin) TBI motor, and install a 94 CPI motor and a 92 ECM/Harness. I was expecting 200 HP, like it is supposed to produce. Hehe, nope. Let me fil...
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1997 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G3T5678LO
hi techs. i have a car that has 2 fuel injectors that are seeping where they go into the intake. ordered a seal kit from gm and replaced all orings supplied by kit. now i have 4 injectors leaking more then before. i was very careful when replacing injectors lu...
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1989 Chrysler LeBaron 2.5L No Start VIN: 1C3XJ45J1K
Car will start and stall and cust has thrown kitchen sink at this one. Checked for loss of spark and has good fuel pressure. All is well. had car started with a little help from carb cleaner and car ran fine. Let sit for a while and tried to restart and no sta...
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1998 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L security system VIN: 2B4GP45G7W
I'm near my wits end on this. The "no start/no crank" occurs so intermittently, it's hard to get a handle on. I've found this out so far. When condition occurs, I have no bcm, tcm, or abs communication. I do have com with pcm, and the only parameter that reall...
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1999 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Misfire VIN: 2B3HD46R7X
this car is driving me nuts, it has a intermitent miss under load, especially above 35 mph. it misses only once then fine for a few minutes and then misses once again. scanned and no codes or pending codes, before or after my repairs. thanks for any help, the ...
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2002 Dodge Durango Sport 4.7L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4HS28N91
Hey Guy's This thing is stalling and sometimes restarts right away but when it doesn't the odometer flashes 4 times then odometer reads "No bus" and will not restart has no spark or injector pulse, dash gauges Do Not work when this happens I cheched Identifix ...
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1997 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L convertor VIN: 1FTJW36F9V
You Ford Tranny guys out there. I hope that you can help as I am not an avid tranny guy. This vehicle came in with a code P01728 and a very harsh shift. We cleared the code and the vehicle ran good again but it doesn't last more than a day before it comes back...
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1998 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L fuel pump VIN: 1FAFP57SOW
hey guys i have a ford tarus wagon towed in no start. theft light blinking.put battery and starter in.now no power to fuel pump.does the theft system have anything to do with the fuel pump.also where is the relay?
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2002 Ford Mustang 3.8L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP44472
Smoked evap sys. Found leek @ purge valve [VMV] due to vicious rodent attack. {Ate hole in valve] Resmoke shows leek repaired w/new valve. Trouble codes: P0457
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1997 GMC K1500 Sierra SL 5.0L No Start VIN: 1GTEK14M6V
this vechicle dosent want to start cold unless you spray starting fluid into air horn then runs fine rest of the day if you start around 10 pm at night still starts fine in am its when sits for up to 12 hours that trouble accures I have switched ecm and fuel p...
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2003 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Light On VIN: 5FNRL18993
Transmission has just been rebuilt and works wonderfully. There are NO CODES. Problem is at about 45 M.P.H. and at lock-up the D4 Light Flashes. We have looked everywhere and still have this condition. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L No Start VIN: 1J4FJ68S9T
I need help from all you Chrysler / Jeep techs out there! This 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic was towed into the shop as a no-start. The engine would crank normally, but I had no fuel pressure; no spark; and no fuel injection pulse. I also got a “no communication"...
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1997 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.5L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1J4FY29P9V
Thanks in advance for your help, we have a 1997 Jeep Wrangler that won't go away. This thing belongs to the owners daughter and we can never get it to act up. She says that after driving in stop and go traffic the vehicle will buck and rattle on first gear tak...
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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Stall VIN: 1J4G248S8Y
Jeep was brought in about a week ago.Customer complained of a intermintent stall problem.After stall,customer said would start rite back,sometimes had to excessive crank for jeep to start. There is no special conditions this happens at. Test drove for 35miles ...
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1997 Lexus ES300 3.0L Cuts out VIN: JT88F22G5V
We replaced a leaking water pump on this car last week- did the full job with seals, belt, tensioner & guide and a new pump. Car runs well but came back with customer complaint of cutting out passing. Test drive confirmed, as soon as it hits 5200 rpm, it surge...
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1998 Lexus GS400 4.0L MIL Lamp on, no excelatation VIN: JT8BH68X2W
Car came in last week with the complaint that it would not excelartate over 5 mph. I got in the car (the morning after it was dropped off) and it ran great. I checked codes and found P0120 and P0121 both had to do with tps so I inspected the tp sensor and foun... Trouble codes: P0120, P0121
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1992 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L No Start VIN: WDBDA29D6N
HiTechs,this mercedes was towed in,it has a tiny spark on te coil but not enough to make a spark at the plugs,its so tiny that it will not jump a small air gap on the coil.I ohm the crank position sensor and coil,that looks good,any problems with the electroni...
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1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Mechanical VIN: WDBEA32E8R
Have a 94 104 engine that make noise on rev. up. rattle, tapping noise. If I unplug the Variable cam Adjuster the noise is not there. I have pull the valve cover chain tight, an inspected base cam time. At piston tdc the exhaust cam 4 mm hole lines up with th...
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1994 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4N2DNIIW4P
This vehicle has severe poor idle quality at cold start. Once it has came to normal operating temp, smooths out and runs great. I have double checked intake for leaks. I have used scanner to test iac, egr, fuel relay, and timing. Everything works right except ...
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1999 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L No Start VIN: JN1CA2100X
Hi all. I have this maxima, was towed in. The CEL is on, and there are no codes. Car cranks ok, and I have spark. It will start with carb cleaner. The data from my scanner is odd. I have an RPM signal when cranking, but with KOEF, the injector pulse width read...
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1995 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Hesitation, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2HX52KOS
vehicle came in with check engine light. scan pcm found code p0325. system has two knock sensors. data stream shows coninuious knock and spark retard. engine very smooth and quiet, no signs of worn parts or audiable knock under any loads or rpm. checked all gr... Trouble codes: 325 (esc failure)
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1999 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Runs Good! VIN: 1G2HX52K6X
Hello friends, I hope you have a little time to read this and maybe give some advice on this car. The car is a 99 Bonneville 3.8 K engine. The history goes something like this. It failed the ILL EPA test in Jan this year for P0420. The owner had a friend p...
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2002 Pontiac Aztek 3.4L Blower Motor VIN: 3G7DA03EL2
Blower motor will work fine on all speeds Then it will start acting up It will stop working all together for about 5 or 10 seconds ( no speeds) then start right back up and work fine What do i need to look for or at in such a short inop time thanks in advance
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2000 Saturn SL 1.9L security VIN: 1S8FC6H8GY
This vehicle came in on a hook, the battery post broke out of the battery, the customer tryed boosting the car to no avail. installed a new battery, now the security light flashes on the dash. fuel pump stays running, injectors shut off. what is the procedure ...
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1996 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L engine VIN: JT2BG12K7T
HELLO PEOPLE OF KNOWLEDGE PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE THIS CAMERY THAT CAME IN BECAUSE CUST SAID IT MADE A NOISE AND DIED SO I DID GET IT TO START AFTER CHARGEING THE BATTERY IT IS CHARGEING GREAT 14.1 VOLTS . I WAS GOING TO ROAD TEST A NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON ...
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2002 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWCB21CX2
Let me start by saying that I have very little technical information available to me about this vehicle as I am a small domestic shop and have only seen a couple new Beetles. Vehicle was brought in on trailer with complaint of no start. New customer stated tha...
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1999 BMW 540i 4.4L ABS module VIN: WBADN62060
The response that I received was amassing and I would like to thank all concerned. The bmw 540 will only be returning at the next service for the brake repairs. Below is a summery of the help received? Sorry Louie [...] don't have any dtc's to give! (1) Check for ...
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1997 Buick Skylark Limited 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4NJ52T3V
Thanks Everyone for the help! The major fix, thanks to Edward, Kevin and Tony, was to replace the oil pump cover. After replacement I still had an intermittent misfire and thought that the oil pressure was still too high. 95psi @ 2000 RPM cold start up. Upon... Trouble codes: P0300 (multiple misfire detected).
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2003 Buick Century 3.1L Stall
After much windshield time I was finally able to nail this one down. The problem turned out to be a sticking map sensor. The pcm would not register a map sensor fault code just the p0101 maf code. Apparently while at cruise the map reading was sticking at 1.3v... Trouble codes: P0101.
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1995 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L blower motor VIN: 1G6EL12Y2S
Okay, so I didn't actually fix this, I went on vacation and the other tech. got it. It wound up being the blower motor, so good call and thanks to Ed, Stephen and Mark for responding. Also, thanks to Michael, Roger, Charlie, Steve, Brian and Gene for respondin...
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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L Hydroboost VIN: 1GCHCZ9116
Hi group! Thanks for the replies! I would like to add that the powersteering is never affected even when heavy braking. Customer has not brought truck back at this time. We will update when truck comes back! Thanks again for the replys!
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2006 Chevrolet Impala SS 5.3L a/c VIN: 2G1WD58C76
Car was fix, system is working great, the fix was a new condenser, just like a suspected after a got the car fix i went back to the body shop were the car came from and after a silght arm twist of the body shop guy, he confess the the condenser was from a wrec...
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2004 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L fuel gauge VIN: 2C8GM68424
Sorry this took so long, but the part we needed was on back order. The fix for the hard to fill problem was the module on the right side of the tank, it has a refueling valve in it. We also replaced the module on the left side of the tank which includes the fu...
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1993 Dodge Stealth 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JB3BM44H7P
I want to thank everyone who replied. I went to the computer and checked powers and grounds, all had less than .4 voltage drop. I pulled the covers off the computer and checked inside to see if I could see any corrosion, everything looked good. After all this ...
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1995 Dodge Neon 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1P2ES47C8S
Well Ive switched just about everything I can think of even cha nged the fuel filter and old gas. Ive checked valve timing again just to make sure. It runs great for about 20 mins then idle takes off and wont come back down. Knock crank postion and o 2... Trouble codes: 43 (Ignition coil 1 Driver circuit), 11 (No crank ref signal).
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1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L frnt axles seals VIN: 387KF26Z3X
hello all techs, thanks to all who responded to my request.all suggestion are very helpful and i'm sure all will work to do this job.ALL SUGGESTION AS FOLLOW #1-slide hammmer can be fitted with screw in extension and bearing race driver to pull the seals in.# ...
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L Engine Lifters VIN: 1D7HU18D13
First of all I want to personally thank all of the memebrs that responded to my my help request. Everyone had touched upon some very useful information that I shared with my customer. My customer was very uneasy about the lifter noise in this particular engine...
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L transfer case VIN: 1D7HU18D13
Thank you everyone for your help. We have checked everything under the sun. All the u joints, axle pitch, no lift, stock rims and wheel height, all the mounts, rear suspension, front suspension, and everything to do with them. I also check with local dealershi...
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1996 Ford Probe GT 2.5L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1ZVLT22B5T
I would like to thank those who responded. Heres the deal, the first time this car came in it had a crank code so I replaced the crank sensor. After that the car would stall. I tested the distributor and came to the conclusion that the pick up was out of range... Trouble codes: P0335.
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2002 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Steering VIN: 1FAFP34PX2
thanks for the help. i finally got time to bring this car back in. i removed the entire steering column and put a stethescope on both the lower and the middle bearings while spinning the wheel. i'm pretty sure that the noise is coming from the lower bearing. n...
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2004 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L compressor VIN: 2FAFP71W64
It has been One week and the car hasent returned. We replaced all A/C components. Motorcraft warrantied all parts to get us to quit bothering them with our phone calls. I thank all that replied to this posting.
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1996 Honda Civic CX 1.6L alternator light VIN: 2HGEJ6425T
hello Guys and Girls I want to thank all the wonderful technicians that came to the rescue when i called ... I have fixed the car. I want to thank ATN for the wonderful tool that it has and also to all the techinicias . i had 8 replys I dont have them all at h...
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1993 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L lifters VIN: 4S2CY58V8P
sorry for the late closing of this. this car is coming in next week again. most said to ck. timing tensioner. it was replaced along with everything else in the timing belt area when the engine was changed. it is a lifter - rocker arm noise for sure. i looked a...
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1996 Lincoln Continental Anniversary 4.6L anti-theft VIN: 1LNLM97VOT
thanks for the help on this! most said door, hood or trunk switches. thanks to brian from texas, i grounded pin 6 at lighting module & so far so good. thanks again!!!
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1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Cuts out VIN: JM1TA2218S
thanks for the help on this. yes i had already checked for fuel, fire & compression DUH!! when you can`t get it to stall it is hard to find which one is missing at the time. the replies from the ones with some common sense said that the distributors were a pro...
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1998 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L Transmission VIN: WDBGA32G4X
I sent this car to the Mercedes dealer. The circuit board w/sensors was replaced with a new part by me but did not cure the car. Using a scope I verified that the speed sensor signal was arriving at the control module under the hood. The harness checked good. ...
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2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 3N1CB51D4Y
Hi group! Thanks for the replies! I forgot to mention that coolant temp was in spec. I did replace the mass air flow and problem resolved! With the problem, the mass air flow @idle was 1.6 volts. With the new mass air flow my new voltages are as follows: 800rp... Trouble codes: P0175 (Fuel system too rich bank2).
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1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.8L No Start
well most of you guys were right the timing chain fixed it . thanks guys
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1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass GL 3.1L cooling fans VIN: 1G3NB52M4X
Thank you all four your prompt and helpful replies. You guys were correct, the fan engagement temperature was not 195, but 225. The fix however was another new coolant tank pressure cap. After reading several replies outlining either cap or thermostat posibili...
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2003 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.2L Transfer case VIN: 1GHDT13S03
Thanks for the replys. We replaced the output speed sensor in the transfer case (has 3 identical sensors, only replaced output)and problem seems to be gone. Customer drove & agrees that it is '1000%' better than before.
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1999 Saab 9-5 SE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3EF48Z4X
Hello, Thank you for all your help. The tension on the return spring was a little weak. I just bent it a little bid then erased codes and reset limp solenoid again. Then it worked fine, really touchy spring. Thank, Nick Trouble codes: P1251 (Throttle motor Full PWM in closing direction), P1260 (Throttle return spring too low), P1261 (Throttle binding).
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1986 Toyota Corolla DLX 1.6L No Start VIN: JT2AE86S90
The last time i spoke to the customer he was going to bring a new ecm, since i found he had hooked one of the grounds up to power and might have possibly damaged the ecm, however he is moving to alabama and ran out of time and took the car with him before any ...
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1994 Volkswagen Golf CL 1.8L Cuts out VIN: 3VWANO1HXR
Sometimes you just want to go back to your childhood when things were simple and easy. I rechecked every ground, plug, fuse, relay, connection and wire. No fix, but I could not duplicate the failure, at least not since I had installed the new fuel filter. So, ...
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