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1995 Honda Passport 3.2L Valve Lifters
We have a Honda Passport/ Isuzu Trooper with loud lifter clatter. We first followed the TSB on clatter for this engine which included an engine flush, we then replaced all the lifters, then the pick up screen was inspected, then the oil pump replaced. I have d...		 View
1997 Honda CR-V 2.0L Compressor/ Condensor fans
Hello Honda Gurus. this thing is my lunch and dinner. Came in with leaking radiator and 1 inop cooling fan. ASnother tech repaired and customer requested to diag inop ac. A piece of wire was stuck in pressure switch on drier going nowhere. Switch was connected...		 View
2002 Honda Accord 2.3L Cuts out
Honda Guys - We have a severely intermittant stall/cut out problem with this one. The car will randomly stall without and warning and restart without a problem. There is no rhyme or reason as to when it will cut out but always restarts immediately after stalli...		 View
1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hello, Working on a dealer-owned car. Has been sitting back-row since I last tried to diagnose the problem of intermittently running poorly when hot, setting the check-engine light. Begins to run rough with a noticable miss and the check engine light then bec...		 View
2003 Infiniti G35 3.5L radio and a/c
hey i have this 2003 g35 coupe that the radio does not turn on and the a/c is on full blast and can not be shut off. i tried to take out the radio to see if i have power to the head unit but i cannot get to the back of it. i had checked all the fuses and the a...		 View
2000 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2L MIL Lamp on
runs great. condition is currently a hard failure, code will pop on within 5 seconds of start-up. we've followed alldata's diagnostic chart to the letter, and have replaced ion ignition module. i've checked resistance per alldata on every wire from pcm to modu... Trouble codes: P1312 (ion sensing module sec line 2 circuit fault).		 View
1998 Lexus GS400 4.0L speedo
customer brought car in with multiple problems,one of which is speedo inop,this car has abs code for both front speed sensors right sensor wires are broken,left is bad,abs bulb must have been removed?car has 22 inch wheels.the problem i have is knowing where t...		 View
1999 Mazda Protege 1.6L drive ine
hi guys This is a vehicle i have serviced forever and it came in with a rumbling noise after 40 mph. I replaced the r side axle bearing a few months ago. I disconnected the left axle and the bearing which was noisy so i replaced it, the noise didnt go away s...		 View
2001 Mazda Millenia 2.5L MIL Lamp on
Help Mazda techs! This mazda has an on going issue with mil/ egr issues. We have never duplicated a malfuntion in the system but customer has opted for a new valve and soleniods. All passages are clear- vacuum is good- with new parts car went approx 3 weeks wi... Trouble codes: p0400 (egr flow malfuntion).		 View
2004 Mazda 6 3.0L Cooling Systems
I got an easy one here for those experienced with Mazda. I'm doing a waterpump on this car and I cant figure out how to get the cam pulley that drives the water pump off. It looks pressed on and it is in the way of the upper two waterpump bolts. Do I need a sp...		 View
2000 Mitsubishi Galant 3.0L 1-2 Shift
This [F4A51] trans will shift OK in all forward gears under normal driving, but on heavy acceleration it will stick in First gear. If you leave the throttle down it will slip. When it is stuck in First the PCM is giving a first gear command to the Solenoids. ...		 View
2002 Mitsubishi Montero 3.5L Cuts out, Stall
hi guys. i have a head scratcher here ( for me at least). this 02 montero limited was running good no problem, the customer brought it in for tune up + timing belt. so we did both at the same time. the problem we are facing now is the truck will stall(pass out... Trouble codes: p0335 (crank sensor), p0340 (cam sensor).		 View
1997 Nissan Altima 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall
hello techs This car came to me with what I thought would be a simple problem and it has eaten my lunch.I have spent more time than I care to tell you.Customer complaint is intermitent stall at idle.no codes. The car dosent idle rough it just idles slow and st...		 View
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L Poor Idle Quality
Woll gents and Ladies this is my first post asking for help. So thanks in advance for your time reading and responding to this help request. I have tried reseting the idle learn procedure as stated in Mitchell with the old unit, however this did not work. We r... Trouble codes: PO442 (evap leak replaced fuel filler neck repaired), PO507 (idle higher than normal).		 View
1991 Subaru Justy 1.2L Starting
Intermitant no start, I am not a Subaru tech and have been trying to figure this one out I have checked and repaired the wires to the dist at the connection [ someone had previously taken out the connector] checked the resistances on the pickup coil and the cr...		 View
1998 Toyota Camry 2.2L Converter lock
Have a Camry that keeps setting P0773 (Shift Solenoid E Electrical Malfunction (Shift Solenoid Valve SL). I have checked continuity from ECU to Shift Solenoid E (Lock up Solenoid next to selector shaft) and that single wire checks good. I have replaced the Lo...		 View
1998 Toyota 4Runner 3.4L brake paddle
problem: long distance brakeing. example: if there is a car suddenly stop in front, i'll have to apply brake paddle so hard as if there is no power brake. but if during a regular stop and go, would not even notice there is a brake problem. i don't have guage t...		 View
2000 Toyota Celica 1.8L MIL Lamp on
I must admit that as an all make tech of 25 years, some of these evap systems really make me crazy! I have looked at the good info on Toyota evap diagnosis in the tech resource section but still having problems with this one. We fixed a leak problem a while ba... Trouble codes: p0441 (incorrect purge flow detected).		 View
2001 Toyota Celica 1.8L MIL Lamp on
well we have this celica gt with the check engine light on we have checked it out for leaks seems okay ive tested all the solenoind evap vent ccv solenoid and the only one im not sure is the vsv at the canister all data doesn't say what the ohm's should be,it ... Trouble codes: PO440 (evap control system problem), PO441 (evap system purge flow low), PO446 (evap vent solenoid problem).		 View
2003 Toyota Sequoia 4.7L Warning Lamp
Vehicle came in for brake warning lamp on. Check fluid,OK. Vehicle has all new brakes. Upon start up light is off after driving for a while the red brake warning lamp comes on and stays on. No info on brake indicator other that with parking brake on it will il...		 View

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2001 Honda Accord 3.0L door locks/windows
Thanks everybody who responded, and especially David [...] Cal. who hit the nail on the head. After checking power and ground to the psf multiplex unit, I did in fact find a poor ground on the metal cross-member under where the glove box sits. The ground is o...		 11
2002 Honda Accord 2.3L MIL Lamp on
thanks for your help. had quick replies stating common faults with 2 way valve and bypass solnoid. also faults with canister vent solenoid. we did check purge solenoid and line to canister. we were able to remove vapor lines to canister from fuel tank and cap ... Trouble codes: p1456 (evap control system leak fuel tank system).		 6
1994 Isuzu Trooper 3.2L starter
Hello all, Took a while to get this to act up for me, but when it did, thanks to Butch in Georgia for the neutral safety switch info. Led me in the right direction. Switch on transmission was intermittently failing, causing no start. Never did have battery die...		 4
1999 Mazda Miata 1.8L Not ready monitors
Great advice from everyone, BUT nothing fixed this small piece of Mazda "engineering." Got the Mazda drive cycle, which is insane to drive and VERY time consuming (not to mention dangerous as heck trying to drive at those bizarre speeds in a big city like ho...		 6
1991 Mitsubishi gto 3.0L No Start
REMOVED ECU SENT OUT FOR TESTING IT SMELLED BAD THE ECU REPAIR FACILITY IN CANADA SYS UNIT FAILED TEST IAND THEY CANN NOT REPAIR AM LOOKING FOR ECU FOR UNIT NOW 		3
1991 Mitsubishi gto 3.0L No Start
REMOVED ECM FOR TESTING TI FAILED AM AWAITNG A REPLACMENT FOR UNIT TRYING TO FIND ONE THE REPAIR FACILITY IN CANADA CAN NOT REPAIR THIS ONE 		2
1996 Nissan Altima 2.4L Inhibiter switch
Well I'm not 100% sure but I did replace the switch again and I haven't heard from the customer since.I didn't have time to perform any of the ohm's testing.Maybe I got lucky. Thanks for all the help guys.		 4
2000 Nissan Maxima 3.0L Surge, MIL Lamp on
thanks to the few that replied. road test and verified speed sensor(revoltion sensor) was reading 3mph at a stop. ordered the rev sensor. road tested under customer normal driving at freeway speeds and ac on. no mil on and problem solved. Trouble codes: p0720 (ouput speed sensor malfunction).		 3
2003 Subaru Outback 3.0L Electronic
Sorry about the delay in closing this I wanted to verify repair before closing. Wade thanks for getting me to start thinking again. There is no reference voltage from the ECM. This sensor must be some sort of speed sensor as it produces a frequency that can be...		 4
1999 Toyota RAV4 2.0L MIL Lamp on
well sorry for the delay on closing this one but the answer has to be the ecu but customer doesn't want to go any futher with repairs! thanks for the help guys! Trouble codes: p0125 (insufficient coolant temp for closed loop), p1135 (air fuel sensor heater circuit).		 9
2002 Toyota Avalon 3.0L MIL Lamp on, VSC LIGHT ON
First I would like to thank everyone for their reponses. It seems that evryone who reponded know what they are talking about. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks again for all the helpful replies. Ed.		 14
2007 Toyota Yaris 1.5L srs,abs,
I DONT NO HOW 		4
2007 Toyota Camry 2.4L tpms
I am waiting for the customer to bring the car back in. It looks like we can rotate the tires with out resetting the TPMS. That is what I thought because there only is a light that comes on and it does not tell you which tire is low. I will update when we actu...		 10
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