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	1987 BMW 635CSi 3.4L limp home VIN: WBAEC84051 Hi guys this a car that has been repaired by "shooting from the hip" Diagnostics-the guys in the shop have replaced just about everything (trans/ecu) and the condition is still the same (light on at dash all the time-in "Limp" mode) repair information is limit...	View
	2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Misfire VIN: WBADM6341Y This car starts normally but in@ 1o sec it starts to miss- check eng comes on- comp shuts down inj #2 and sometimes #4 also. Let car run from 30sec to a min. - either restart engine or let run and clear codes and car runs perfect - smooth idle - good power. Yo... Trouble codes: 125 (Unknown), 239 (P0302 miss 2 cyl), 241 (P0304 miss 4 cyl)	View
	2003 BMW 330xi 3.0L Drive-axles VIN: WBAEW53423 Only when under load car has a really bad vibration. it feels like it is right under the seat. it is at all wheel drive.tires were just replaced and the front end is tight.We are thinking drive shaft? Any info will help. thanks	View
	2001 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4HP54K91 Hi to all. I have a problem child here, Customer called and said battery appeared dead on his car, He purchased a battery and installed, No start. Towed to shop. I find it first of all has no interior lights and when key is placed in ignition it said,unknown d...	View
	2001 Buick Century Custom 3.1L unsure VIN: 2G4WS52J16 hello all. this car came in with low coolant lite on & lifter type noise. lower intake gaskets were replaced for coolant leak. while intake was off, all lifters were replaced w/ac delco parts. after reassembling, start engine & no change in noise. i am aware o...	View
	1993 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L Pass key indentify VIN: 1G6DW5278P Anyone have any reason why this voltage would be this high???	View
	1965 Chevrolet super sport 396CID Alignment VIN: 166675F136 can any one supply front alignment specs. for this vehicle.By the way it is a two door super sport convertable.And this customer is very precise about this one.	View
	1988 Chevrolet S10 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GCBS14E4J This truck is acting very strange when cold it will start and stall or surge and run rough until it stalls. It seems to run pretty well once it warms up though. One thing I have found is that when its cold and running bad if you unplug the MAP sensor it will c...	View
	1993 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 5.7L input \ output speed VIN: 1GBHK34K5P I am posting this for a trans shop friend of ours. This truck has the speeds (input and output) backwards on the scanner. The connectors are NOT swapped. Idle in park the out put will show engine speed. The PCM has been replaced in the past for rough running, ...	View
	1995 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 7.4L Clutch VIN: 1GCGK29N0S The vehicle came in with a very hard clutch pedal and complaint of grinding during shifting and that the vehicle would continue to move in reverse with the clutch pushed in. After verifying the complaint and checking the hydraulics, we removed the trans and fo...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Z34 3.4L engine temp gauge VIN: 2G1WX12X5T Temp. gauge on dash will peg at 260 then immediately drop back down to middle of gauge.customer says this happened right after his friend put an aftermarket water pump in to correct a noise concern. since that repair the customer has replaced the pump again al...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L compressor VIN: 1GNEC13R2V We have tahoe no a/c.full freon no power to a/c cycling switch at accumulator.checked all fuses ok.when you test the dark green wire with test lite comppressor comes on.hook up scanner and a/c request is YES.on output controls we can comand a/c relay on and co...	View
	1998 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.0L Heater Core VIN: 1GCEC14MOW I have replaced the heater core (dealer part) four times. They last on average 5 weeks. I have used cooling system treatment for electrolysis the last two times. No rust in coolant.I know this is an electrolysis problem, but don't know how to find and correct ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Express 2500 5.0L No Start VIN: 1GCFG25M7Y greetings to alli have this van when it lays over night the first start of the day is a difficult one.the coolant sensor reading is accurate.long story short i installed a fuel pressure gauge and my reading while vehicle is cranking i got a reading of 55 pound...	View
	1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L starting Hello fellow techs. Wondering if any one has seen this problem before. Van came in with no start. Checked fuse relays ect. found pcm not grounding starter relay, One thing also I noticed was that the odometer was not lit up (it has electronic prndl) also no li...	View
	2001 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.7L hvac mode VIN: 1C3EL55U21 Good Morning all! I have a Sebring Convertible here that is switching from vent mode to defrost mode intermittantly. It seems to happen anywhere from 1 block to 3 miles from cold start. It happened to me once I was cruising at 55mph no bumps, turns etc. and th...	View
	2002 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.7L No Start VIN: 1C3EL55R12 Hello Techs- I was going to put an ECM in this car due to the P0601 internal controller failure. Powers and grounds check good. When I did a search here on iATN, I saw many posts that said jumped timing on the 2.7 can cause a P0601 to set. Why? I checked for ... Trouble codes: P0601 (Internal Controller Faillure), P1685 (Invalid Message From SKIM)	View
	1995 Dodge Caravan 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2P4GH45R6S This van will surge then stall, also notice a misfire at times, computer is fluctuating injector m/s like crazy, fuel pressure is good, t-body clean, crank and cam sigs good, battery good, timing chain has about 1\2 inch play, flex plate seems ok but hard to s...	View
	2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.9L 3-4 th gear upshifting VIN: 2B4JB25Z0Y This van came in with the customer complaining that it would not run more than 60 mph and the mil light is on. I read the codes and they were P1765, PO753, PO443, PO743. All these codes dirrected me to the transmition control relay or the shift solenoid for 3-...	View
	2001 Dodge Neon 2.0L will not shut off VIN: 1C3ES46F51 car would not stop running with key in off position would have to stall the motor. still the dash and park lights would be left on in fact my scanner could communicate with the car with the keys on the floor. assumed a problems with the igition switch visual s...	View
	2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L overheats VIN: 1D4GP44R63 Is there a special coolant fill procedure?Cooling system air locks while driving.I don't want to sell a head gasket job if not needed.	View
	2003 Dodge Dakota SLT 4.7L Mechanical VIN: 1D7HG48N53 This 4.7 came in with #2 + #4 exhaust cam followers laying off to side and engine skipping badly. Cam ,lifters,follower and valves looked fine.put followers back in place and gave engine a carbon clean ,thinking maybe valve hung up due to carbon.Told customer ...	View
	1997 Ford F-150 4.2L bearings hello all... posting a question regarding the above vehicle. customer states vehicle loses oil pressure while driving for prolonged period. verified complaint .. also found excessive bottom end noise.. ie main and rod bearings.. common on the 4.2 liter...quest...	View
	1998 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L Timing Cover VIN: 1FTZR15UOW Just replaced cylinder heads for cyl. #5 burnt exhaust valve. Very careful to NOT get dirt/debris inside engine. Engine ran so poorly before cyl. head work that I did not hear apparent timing chain noise. I would not expect to be hearing timing chain wear at 1...	View
	1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L left front power window VIN: 1FMPU18L2W in park and nuetral everything operates normally. when placed in reverse, drive or low the battery saver relay is turned off, or deenergized. at the same time the ACC delay relay is turned off and the battery saver relay turns off the power to the ACC delay re...	View
	1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L fuel pump VIN: 2FMZA5141X Fuse still blows after trying to move. Also when this happened, the warning lite on dash for bulbs was illuminated, but all bulbs working. Any help appreciated and thanks in advance.	View
	1999 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L odometer VIN: 1FMRV1860X this odometer will not light up at times.when it does,mileage is correct.no tsb. mod and ford website offer no info on odo or speedo other than how to replace cluster and program. i have access to pds scan tool if this helps. thanks for reading.	View
	2000 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L Stall VIN: 2FMDA5246Y I have this Windstar with a stall problem. It has not happened when we have it but, the cust. is going crazy and wants it fixed.Just seeing if anyone has had this prob. She says it stalls at stops and when stopping. It will run rough and die out. It always sta... Trouble codes: P0133	View
	2001 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Misfire VIN: 2FAFP73W91 this car came in with a misfire under light load. no question that it is a misfire and most likely and ign. misfire. The thing is that it is coil on plug and the modis does not display cly. misfire data. All of the scan data is normal. I am thing an ign. coil ...	View
	2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1FAHP36341 Vehicle came in friday with complaint intermitant cranks but wont start unless throttle is held open. once started stalls unless you keep foot on gas will rev up normal. then when you gradually let off gas everything is normal. I sent it to dealer to get the f...	View
	2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation VIN: 1FDSF34P13 hello and help disel techs we have this 2003 f250 w/6.0 disl this trk came to us a few weeks after the ford dealership replace the high oil press pump. its condition is constant it has a poor idle qualty and very poor acceleration. [it bearly gets out of its o... Trouble codes: P2263 (turbo/induction malfuncion)	View
	2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L 3rd seat VIN: 1FMPU18L33 once again i appeal to you ford guru's we have inop power seats the rear folding seats. we traced the circuit # 1951 back to the vehicle security module (we just replaced the module for an un related condition). circuit 1951 feeds the rear seat relays. when we...	View
	2004 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L headlamps VIN: 2FAFP71W74 check all connections and tracee component wiring all connections good. no problems detected with companion police equipment	View
	2005 Ford E-250 4.6L Surge VIN: 1FTNS24W05 hello all tech, I need help on the above codes,mitchell on demand says to check MAP resistance,if out of specs. change the ESM(egr system module).Now I couldn't find the MAP on this vehicle and it is not on the wiring diagram(MAF equip).BTW this codes are on p... Trouble codes: P061B (internal control module torque calculation), P2106 (throttle actuator control system ----forced limited power)	View
	1988 GMC G2500 Rally 5.7L Oil in Cooling System VIN: 1GTEG25K8J I bought this Van for my Son!Didn't check it out throughly enough,prior,So now I kicking myself for buying it! Intially it had Milky Transmission Fluid ( Radiator was shoved back and twisted on Right Side)So I replaced Radiator,Knowing it would have to be Tran...	View
	1993 GMC C1500 Sierra 5.7L Misfire, backfires Car towed in with no oil. rods and crank are gone. start it up you can hear it. Put new GM Goodwrench 350 in it. new oil cooler, hoses, exhaust manifolds (old ones where warped) radiator, water pump, everything. started it up and ran great. revved it up and it...	View
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJHD1049X need some help; this jag came in with a rough idle, no power, no accelerator action/accelerate by itself complaint. we scanned the car using generic obd2 and came up with only one code described above for the trottle sensor. replaced with brand new complete ja... Trouble codes: P0121	View
	2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L Accessories VIN: 1J4HR58N85 i own a jeep grand cherokee it has the towing package, iwas woundering what needs to be done to put trailer brakes on this truck, it came with the seven way connetor and the four way, so i was woundering if jeep makes a wiring harness that i connect under the ...	View
	1997 Kia Sportage 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: KNDJA7235V Customer brings car to me and asks for my help. Customer buys used Kia Sportage 4x4 with 100k and the car "runs rough at low rpm / idle." He had taken it to another shop where they replaced the spark plugs and ignition coils and the same symptoms persist. No...	View
	2000 Lexus GS300 3.0L Balancer bolt VIN: JT8BD68S8Y I need a little help from the lexus techs. I am trying to do a timing belt on this lexus, and cannot seem to get the balancer pulley bolt to break loose. Anyone know any tricks or a prodedure. Any help would be apreciated Thank You.	View
	2002 Lexus ES300 3.0L Surge VIN: JTHBF30G52 On a light to moderate throttle this thing surges as if it is EGR flooding. It is much worse cold through warm up but still there at temp. Also it is noticable at cruise but no where near as bad as on accell. Cleaning of the MAF had no effect, trim levels don'...	View
	2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G01 ok so heres the problem, performed 60 tune-up and replaced plugs, also found #3 plug wire with high resistance. Heres the problem every parts house including mazda dealer is sending me ford style wires (where theres a locking ring that holds the wire to the co... Trouble codes: P0303	View
	2004 Mazda 3 i 2.0L No Start VIN: JM1BK12F04 In our database, the step number three asks if there is "any" voltage produced by the cam sensor and the answer is yes. The number four goes strait to inspecting the variable valve timing actuator and it seems to be such a huge step that it makes the customer ... Trouble codes: P0340 (Cam sensor problem)	View
	1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L firing order VIN: WDBDA28D8M i need the firing order for the 2.3.	View
	1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L parasitic draw VIN: WDBGA3E7NA Hello,I have parasitic draw of 250 milliamps from fuse #17.Fuse feeds inst cluster,turn signals,radio,ignition shut off relay,hazards and dome lamp.I unplugged 15 prong plug from instrument cluster and draw goes away.My question is;Is this pretty much a shorte...	View
	2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L A/C Blower? VIN: 2MEFM75W54 This is a VERY good customer that has purchased a "Ford ONLY" Extented Warranty. They have taken it to the dealer twice and the dealer has been a "could not duplicate customers complaint". The customer admited that it does not happen all the time, but usually ...	View
	1975 Nissan 280Z 2.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: HLS30-2060 fighting this one for a while. vehicle cold starts and runs great, the only issue is after being driven and engine is at normal operating temp. shut vehicle off 10 to 15 min and try to restart, sometimes hard to start, has lean back fire or just runs poor for ...	View
	1996 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21DXY Removed intake manifold to replace knock sensor. Only had knock sensor code. When I had the plenum off I noticed that theEGR port was blocked with carbon so I cleaned it out and put it all back together. Srarts and runs good but I now have a PO105. I found in ... Trouble codes: P0105	View
	1998 Nissan 240SX 2.4L reverse/1st VIN: JN1AS4409W hello everyone, and thanks for any help up front. i have a customer who has towed this vehicle the wrong way, and burnt up his transmission. we started out by replacing the original transmission with a used one, and flushing out the cooler. filled trans with f...	View
	2000 Nissan Quest GLE 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4N2XN11TXY I'm banging my head against the wall on this one, thanks for any help in advance. This Quest has a fuel system rich code and according to the trim and O2's it is rich. AFter resetting the Trim to 100%(the scan data on this one uses 100% like 0%), the O2 sensor... Trouble codes: P0172 (fuel system rich)	View
	2004 Nissan Quest SL 3.5L dead battery VIN: 5N1BV28U64 Isolated draw to fusible link J according to Shop Key (latest edition). Things on is circuit include Trunk,Tailgate,Fuel Doors,Door Locks,Anti-theft,Headlights,Exterior Lights,Interior lights,Wiper/washer,Seats,Navigation,instrument cluster, Power tops, warnin...	View
	1998 Aston Martin DB7 3.2L Oil Pan VIN: SCFAA4122W Hi all in IATN land. This DB7 belongs to a friend of mine. Car was running fine. Parked it and came out the next morning to find a large oil spill under the car. There is a small hole at the front of the oil pan and an odd noise coming from the engine. Not rea...	View
	2004 Pontiac Montana 3.4L High Idle I have two Montana vans that are recurring nightmares for me. On both vans the customers complain of intermittent high idle. Both customers have said their vans will do 40-45mph without touching the gas pedal. I have never been able to duplicate the condition ...	View
	1981 Porsche 928 4.5L No Start VIN: WPOJA0929B vehicle came in (running) with engine noise, found bushings missing in the timing belt tensioner bracket causing the tensioner pully to shift and contact back side of damper. r&r belt and worn cam gears and tensioner.( engine was not rotated at any time after ...	View
	2000 Renault Scenic/Megan 1600CC no spark no pulse from injectors VIN: VF1JA04N22 After changing computers this car worked perfectly for about two weeks. the car was started one morning with no problems.Four hours later I tried to start the car again and found that the batery was dead. battery was replaced with a new one. the car never star...	View
	2003 Saturn Vue 3.0L dash lights electric steering VIN: 5GZCZ63B83 customer arrived with vehicle stated dash lights on no power steering occasional hard start scan computers no communication with bcm but ecm, tcm, air bag computers all had comm error codes checked bcm power and grounds all ok. cust states this all started aft...	View
	2002 Subaru Forester L 2.5L Intermittant Overheating VIN: JF1SF63562 This vehicle overheats intermittantly on highway(Will go into hot on dash & scanner shows 260-270). Will do 1 of 4 times approx. after about 8-10 miles.Pull over, let cool down & then will be fine next 10 miles. We tried a Suburu thermostat & flush & did not h...	View
	1982 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L egr VIN: JT4RN44D6C The vehicle will not pass a smog test. NOX is too high. Checked EGR system with vacuum gauge attached to EGR valve and no vacuum is ever applied. This condition was checked while the vehicle was being driven under various conditions at operating temperature. T...	View
	1990 Toyota Camry LE 2.5L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: 4T1VV22E2L THIS CAR HAS A STUMBLE LIKE A HESITATION ONLY BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPMS ONLY UNDER LOAD OR AT IDLE HOT OR COLD ANDONLY INTERMITANTLY SPARK TESTED COIL SPARK WILL JUMP OVER 1/2 INCH SPARK IS CONSTANT WHEN THIS IS OCCURING I JUST HAPPEN TO PLUG IN A NOID AND SE...	View
	1996 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L Noise inside carries bearing VIN: 1NXBB02E3T Thank's in advance. Cuctomer Complaint Vehicle vibration between 55-65 mph. If vehicle drive pass 70 mph. vibration is go away or better, we hear the noise inside diff./carries bearing and has little play between inner axle and differential, please giving me a...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1987 Acura Legend 2.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: JH4KA2642H Thanks to everybody who took the time to reply and give me some good tips. Most everybody was right. It was the distributor rotor and cap. Some suggested the exhaust which I had checked. Just forgot to mention. Anyway, car runs good and the customer took today...	8
	2002 BMW 540i 4.4L clutch VIN: WBADN53472 thanks to all that replied to my cry for help.the fix was a new flywheel. all is well now.sorry for the delay in posting the fix, but my computer died.once again thanks and god bless bill	6
	2000 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KEE57Y1 Yes this Caddy is fixed! 3 replyes suggested computer relearn, they were correct, the used unit was programed for calf. emissions. The car ran fine with it just set the air pump code. Thanks to all for your help! Trouble codes: P0412, P0418.	4
	1985 Chevrolet S10 2.5L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GCBS14E8F Many great & helpful replies, the fuel pump was just too weak to build any pressure (had about 2 psi on the guage) replaced the pump and fired right up. Thanks to all who took their time to help.	18
	1995 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Fuel leak VIN: 1G1JF52475 Hey guys , thanks for all the replies you gave . Customer never did return with vehicle , so i couldn't test anything else . They just continue to drive without fuel cap .We did however carefully check the routing of the lines and the connections , they were c...	10
	1996 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2G1FRP22K1 the problem was the pcm installed new pcm and problem solved	6
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L starts & dies VIN: 1G1JC1248T Replaced Ignition switch . Replaced Inst cluster. Cleared codes & releared system.Still starts & dies . Any other ideas??? Trouble codes: P1629.	10
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G1JF12T4Y thanx for all your replies this one is fixed ended up finding ignition swich burnt replaced but then had to deal with security issue light not going out they had car towed to dealer and they fixed that up with programming	11
	1994 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L pcm programing VIN: 1B7MC36C7R My thanks to all that replied, this is what makes this site truly professional. As all stated no programming was necessary for this year vehicle, I installed the factory reman unit, test drove 60 miles, verified the unit would display data and this vehicle is ...	11
	1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L abs VIN: 1B4HS28Y9X it turned out to be the rubber rear brake line could not blow shop air thru it bad part was the steel line broke at the fitting so had to order and wait for that so many were right with there suggestions 25 years as a tech and shop owner i've heard of this hap...	9
	1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1FTNX21F8X Well this one is a FIX.. First off,,, THANKS for ALL the replies.. Sometimes you've ‘just' got the gun to close to the target and can't see what your ‘shoot'n at.. The thing about this chase, was that I had a ‘good' fuel volume and spec pressures all the t...	14
	2001 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTYR10DX1 I really hate to call this a fix...but...I exhausted every resorce I could find. The problem was the EGR valve being slightly open. It lowered vacuum @ idle, with both a MAF and MAP, the MAP saw low vacuum as load, so it gave it plenty of fuel and it was puffi...	5
	2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Engine VIN: 1FAFP55S62 After further inspection while running, we found the middle cylinder in the rear bank had a loose spark plug. The boot was jumping up and down and the noise was the pressure escaping from the boot. As it turns out, the plugs had been replaced about 6 months ...	5
	2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L transfercase VIN: 1FTNX21F62 final result was shift sector bound - rebuilt xfer case- all good - thx to all	3
	2004 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.0L AC manifold assy. VIN: 1FDXE45P74 Thanks for all responses. We replaced manifold hose assembly and there is no easy way or short cut. A little adjustment on the lower inner fender did help some. This engine has been R&R'd 3 tmes under warranty,so the hoses were worn thru against a bracket. New...	4
	2000 GMC Savana 2500 5.0L steering box/pump VIN: 1GTFG25M9Y still having the stiff steering also checked all lines and hoses for restrictions none found problem seems to get worse as vehcile heats up well thanx all for the sugestions and will update if and when fixed	11
	1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4.0L steering column VIN: 1J4FJ68S7T Thank you to those who replied. Found the intermediate steering shaft assembly very worn. Parts however are on nationwide backorder so cleaned, lubricated & reinstalled for now. Popping still present but greatly improved.	5
	2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GL48K94 Customer decided (and I agreed) that Chrysler was responsible for repair. She brought it to another dealer. Apparantly she was not happy with what she was told and traded vehicle in, Thank you to all who replied. Matt Trouble codes: P0303.	13
	2000 Lexus ES300 3.0L air temp VIN: JT8BF28G3Y the owner of the car refused to futher look into this problem	2
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.9L brake lamps VIN: 1LNHM86S8Y After getting all the information together and staruing over to double check what someone else was doing i found that the plugs for all 3 lights (brake) were melted due to poor contact. Replaced bulbs,repaired ends..lights work fine now. Simple things first th...	4
	1999 Mazda B2600 2600CC Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: MNA8SFD70X Well, I bit the bullet and bought a new MAF and was delighted to see that the sensing element was standing up in the breeze where mine was missing. Having now looked at the voltages of a correctly funcioning MAF via the scanner and by backprobing the harness, ...	7
	1971 Mercedes-Benz 300sel 6.3 6.3L Reverse VIN: 1090181200 Due to the time limit, I am going to close this post. The trans shop still has the car and is trying a new valve body. They are pretty confident that the problem is in it. As soon as I get the car back, I will add the fix to the post. Thank you for your help.	4
	2001 Mercury Villager Estate 3.3L heater VIN: 4M2ZV14T41 Well, it's fixed! Three of the replies said it could be a broken door. Although this may be a common problem, the door was working fine because I had either full heat or no heat, but nothing in the middle. Robert gave an awsome suggestion on using the Nissan Q...	11
	2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor XLS 3.8L sensor VIN: 4MG1020000 sorry it took so long had to send customer to dealer to get the sensor relearn thank for all the help	6
	1993 Nissan Sentra 1.6L Surge VIN: 1N4EB3219P sorry, customer did not return to complete repairs. i would have hooked clutch safety sw back up and continue to troubleshoot. thanx to all replys.	5
	2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX 3.5L Hesitation VIN: 1G3WH52H92 on the 02 intrege we found the code was set because of a bad deverter valve coustomer declined to fix also had a bad fuel regulator thanks for all your help Trouble codes: P0410.	6
	1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.1L gauges, instruments, climate controls, radio VIN: 1G2NE52T4M Well guys, this one won't come back to let me fix it. In my customers defense the problem seems to only act up intermittantly every few days or so then it runs fine without a hitch. My customer has had to cancell several times because it just won't do anything...	8
	2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G2NF12T6Y thanks for all the help guys turned out to be a bad fuel pump driver in pcm, replace pcm and have it programmed to vehicle, starts everytime now and runs great. Trouble codes: U1000 (Class 2 serial comm prob), U1040 (Loss of EBCM / EBTCM communications), P0336 (CKP Sensor A 18/24X outof range), P0340 (Cam Pos Sensor Problem), P0440 (Evap System Fault), P1632 (Theft sys fuel disabled).	5
	1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWBB61C0W thank you for the help it was a failed mass air flow sensor that fixed the problem as many of you suggested	18
	1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS 2.0L Cruise VIN: 3VWDB61E2X Hello, Thanks for the help. The problem ended up being the module. The dealer had actually sent me a used module(and it was bad also) which threw me off for a second. The wires in question were the 3 wires that go to the vacuum pump. The sw(black wire) pin 11 ...	4
	2000 Volkswagen Golf GTI GLS 1.8L hunts VIN: WVWDH215SY Thanks to all that took there time to help us.Cleaning the throttle body was the fix, Thanks again JOE	10
	2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWBC21V81 Thanks to all who responded. Due to the overwhelming response I replaced the mass air flow sensor - In stock at VW dealer (Had reman unit). The long fuel trim dropped to 0%. So far no check engine light and customer is happy. Trouble codes: P1128 (Bank 1 mixture - system too lean All Data definiton).	11

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