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1991 Acura Legend 3.2L a/c
Hello to all tech. out there. I have this 91 acura legend that has a problem with it A/C. Everytime I rev the engine up to 2700 rpm. The a/c would cut off and stay off untill I return the rpm to almost at idle. Before the a/c would works again. I have try ever...		 View
1997 Acura CL 2.2L No Start
ecu will maintain comm only with ac switched on..there is no injector pulse.excuse the caps,it's 100'and humid and i know this is something stupid!		 View
1996 Honda Accord 2.2L No Start
thanks in advance for any help.vehicle died while driving wont restart.has good fuel pressure.intermitent spark.coil ohms in spec.good waveform from crank sensor.no rpm on tac when cranking.replced igniter.when noid light connected to injector harness vehicle ...		 View
1998 Honda Civic 1.6L Ignition
This car start and runs good in the morning for about 3-4 mins.then it may restart or not!Anyway it won.t stay running till it sit over night.It has no spark when it won't restart,PCM,Distributor,& ignition switch have been replaced.Thanks in advance. Thanks ...		 View
2001 Hyundai Tiburon 2.0L No Start
Have checked all powers and grounds and all ok. When scanning computer iat says -40 and no rpm. When key is on iac is always on. computer turns on engine control relay but not fuel pump relay. I have tried putting in a used computer with same results.		 View
2001 Lexus RX300 3.0L 1-2 2-3 shift
Had transmission overhauled about three thousand miles ago. Originally had a late one two shift. The car is back now and hesitates jerks and shudders between shifts. No codes stored in any module. The transmission was badly broken prior to overhaul. Many hard ...		 View
1993 Mazda MX-3 1.6L driveshaft
i have here a driveshaft that will not come out of tranny. anybody ever had this problem b4 please shed some light on the subject. i have tried to remove the other driveshaft to use the spec. tool but both will not come out. i have welded hooks and used slide ...		 View
1998 Nissan Altima 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hey all and God bless all of IATN... I have an Altima with a 2.4. Customer stumbled in today in route to a wedding. The car had been tuned up a couple of weeks ago by their home town mechanic and I found no problem there. The code is random and multiple misfir...		 View
1984 Toyota Pickup 2.4L alternator
Hi all. I have a 1984 Toyota truck that will not charge. Originally the truck was a no start no crank. It had headlites but nothing else. The connector hear the left headlite was toasted so I soldered and shrink wrapped each of the four wires and discarded the...		 View
1994 Toyota Pickup 2.4L alternator
Hi all. First off let me say that this truck is carbureted and only a four speed. iatn didnt show these options, neither did my alldata. Picked up this truck as a no start-no crank. Had no power except to headlites. Connecting plug near left front headlite whe...		 View
1997 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L cooling system
Hello. We've been fighting this toyota for the last few weeks or so. After driving the vehicle for a long ways, maybe 5-10 miles, it will overheat. We live in a valley and every time he drives the vehicle over the hills it gets hot. It never boils over but it ...		 View
1999 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on
this vehicle can not pass obdII emissions test. the cel light is on with code po401. all testing done indicated egr is running as it should be. i put a vacuum gauge on the vacuum switch, and it shows vacuum at mid rpms. i put a vacuum pump on the egr valve, an... Trouble codes: p0401 (insufficient egr flow detected).		 View

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1990 Mazda B2200 2.2L drive shaft
Thanks to everybody that replied. We cut the drive shaft at the proper length, and then made up a jig to allow us to re-weld the end on straight. The vibration that was left was very minimal however we played with the balance of the shaft using hose clamps a...		 6
1991 Mazda B2200 2.2L MIL Lamp on
again,thank you to everyone who replied and the great advice we received.it turns out that replacing the pcm 3 times finally did the trick.apparently we were getting a pcm off of a 2.6 instead of a 2.2.we finally received the correct one and voila!! code 12 go... Trouble codes: 12 (tps or circuit).		 5
1997 Nissan Maxima 3.0L compressor
THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE REPLIES, WHEN EVACUATED AND INSPECTED SYSTEM, FOUND EXTREME AMOUNTS OF OIL IN EVAPORATOR, CONDENSER, AND RECIEVER DRIER. NOTICED A MILKY LOOKING SUBSTANCE IN RECIEVER. DETERMINED THAT THE RESTRICTION EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY TO MUCH OIL ...		 7
2002 Subaru Outback 2.5L p1698
We ended up installing a transmission control module and the vehicle has been gone over one week with no code returning. Thanks for your help.		 3
1989 Toyota Camry 2.0L Stall
thanks to all for the ideas. I put a toyota coil on it and the next day it acted up. I did not think I was going to make it back. It lacked power and kept dying. I got it back to the shop and put a fuel pressure gauge on it. It hasn't failed since. The check ...		 10
1989 Toyota Pickup 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
well it's fixed it was a prexisting condidion that caused the burnt valves. I had 4 clogged injectors I replaced all six. Thanks to every one and their input I double checked the valves and all were in spec did running comperssions all was well there so I r&r ...		 10
2002 Toyota Highlander 3.0L timing belt
You were right! Thanks for all the help, it was missing the hollow dowel pin in the block. According to the customer the engine has never been worked on. I guess the factory forgot it. Thanks again Chris Byrne.		 6
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