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	2002 Audi A4 1.8L wipers VIN: WAULC6802A Hello folks this car gave me two codes under control module 8e0 907 279 e ,01753 w/wiper motor v stage 1 open or short to ground - intrmittent, and 01754 stage 2 the same . I have replaced the motor and the same codes are back and the wipers still ack as thoug...	View
	1970 Cadillac Deville 7.7L A/C system A/C pressures are normal. Temp inside vehicle is cold, blower operation is fine. Only problem is that when driving down road the temp increases to warm but when at idle for a few seconds the temp goes back to cold. Tried looking at all vacuum sources, installe...	View
	1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L water pump VIN: 1G6CD53B7N Help, I have a great customer with a not so great car, 92 Cadi DeVille 4.9, and it keeps eating water pumps (5 pumps in 3 years & only 25K). The bearings fail & grind. I have installed new Delco, Napa and GMB pumps & all have failed. The last time I installed ...	View
	2002 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L Electronic VIN: 1GYEK63NX2 Got an 02 Escalade that intermittanly sets a c0282 code and the service stability system light illuminates. It only does it after a long drive (over 45 minutes long). And since it only does it intermittanly its very hard to get it to happen when I can get it i...	View
	2004 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L MIL Lamp on, extended crank VIN: 1G6KS54Y04 Fellow cadillac techs, is the crank sensor decode mode a valid test found in the flow chart for p0335 on step 7. Wires from crank sensor A to pcm ohm good and are not shorted to power or ground. When commanding "time A" in decode mode and touching my test lite... Trouble codes: P0335, P1372	View
	1946 Chevrolet pick up 235CID Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality just need timing specifications for this motor. dist was 180 out. reset dist.now runs but cannot time due to lack of info . pointer on bellhousing but no marks on flywheel. have pulled #1 plug to locate tdc.painted area at flywheel for reference guide. any hel...	View
	1991 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Mechanical VIN: 1GCDK14KXM Installed a reman Evergreen Engine from Autozone that customer supplied. This was a short block only. Heads were pressure tested and surfaced. Checked out good. I have yet to get this engine running right. Seems to be a normal stock cam, nothing fancy. Engine...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Hesitation VIN: 2GCEK19T8X We have a 99 silverado that has a very bad hesitation in it. The problem occurs after at least 4 hour sit. Ambient temp not related. This is a open loop issue. Closed loop it is fine. The truck idles perfectly but falls on its face and pops from intake with to...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1GNEK13R9X Owner brought this Tahoe in about 3 weeks ago with a bad miss. Scan tool said 3 and 4 cylinder misfire with number 4 being the worse of the two. Changed plugs and wires. No help. Decided to check compression on number 4. Gauge read 0 PSI. Put air in cylinder w...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L instrument cluster a/c door lock & windos VIN: 1G1NE52J5Y I'm orking on a 2000 chev malibu which has an intermitent problem which causes the instument cluster, the A/C, the power door locks & powere windows all to go dead for a few minutes then come back. It has not happened with me yet, only the customer (i believe ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet S10 4.3L fuel lines VIN: 1GCCT19W9Y after setting the intake manifold in place i had trouble getting the fuel lines to thread together at the back of intake. I decided to remove the lines from where they go into the plastic fuel plenum behind the throtle body. each line has a black plastic sleav...	View
	2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Blower Motor VIN: 1GNDT13SX5 Customer came in complaining of A/C blower motor stops working and ABS, Brake, Air Bag and Trac lights all come on when blower motor stops working. Turn the key off and back on blower motor starts working again (Only on high) and lights go off. After starting ...	View
	1996 Chrysler LHS 3.5L No Start VIN: 3C3HC56F7T THIS VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT SPARK & NOID,CRANKS OVER AS IF IT IS OUT OF TIME,HAS NEW CRANK AND CAM SENSORS INSTALLED ALREADY,i HAVE LOOKED UP ALL THE PATTERN FAILURES THRU THIS DATABASE AS WELL AS D-TIPS DATABASE,i SUSPECT A BROKEN FLYWHEEL BUT i HAVE NOT A ...	View
	1996 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L No Start VIN: 1C4GP64L0T No Start here. Died while driving. Not getting any spark when i command coil drivers through functional test. Have spark only on #3 coil when cranking. Had some green stuff on the black pcm connector. Cleaned it up but no difference. According to what i find i...	View
	1997 Chrysler Sebring JX 2.5L spark VIN: 3C3EL45H8V Hi everyone, I don't know what to do next with this one. Some times it will start and run fine and other times it will not start. This enine will always crank over but it will turn over a couple of revolutions ok and then it will get a hard spot like the timin...	View
	1999 Chrysler Intrepid 2.7L transmission, all gauges VIN: 2C3H446R2X Car originally came in 2 weeks ago for transmission not shifting and no speedo. We changed speed sensors. Car came back 2 days later for same thing. Checked for codes...could not retrieve any, no communication. I checked all my powers and grounds for the trans...	View
	1997 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1B3J46X1VN Hello to everyone. I've been trying to nail down this little Dodge with a rough idle concern. It runs fine above idle. It feels exactly as if the EGR was stuck open a little. The idle is not terrible, just rough enough to know there is something wrong. I've bl...	View
	1997 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B3ES47C4V ignition cuts out and misfires random drop out of cam or crank or both, grounds and powers seem o.k. replaced listed parts. because of oil seepage, the odd time it will run good, most of the time it runs bad, and once in a while it will flag the p1391 code, I'... Trouble codes: P1391	View
	1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L gauges abs VIN: 1B4GT44L8W this van has intermittant p1698 code and abs light comes on at same time as the gauges stop working. as soon as the gauges work the abs light goes out. i have seen the gauge issue before and solved the issue with ignition switch replacement but this is slightl...	View
	2002 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L power assist VIN: 3D7HU18N32 Hey Guys, This vehicle has been here twice before with a sudden loss of power steeering assist. The first time the steering seemed to quit suddenly but would return with high engine rpm's. It seemed quite likely that the pump was not producing enough flow so ...	View
	1997 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L rf drive axlw VIN: 1FTHW26F4V We are replaceing upper and lower ball joints on this 4wd and we noticed it needed u-joints replaced on the right front axle. My question is do you have to remove carrier and disassemble to remove axle? Mitchell seems to be very vague on this. any help will be...	View
	1997 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L injector pulse VIN: 1FALP53S3V Was brought in for a no start, tested spark found spark good test injector pulse, none. Injector hasness has 12volts one side other gos to ecm in sequential fuel. while cranking pulse with gos from 47ms to 3.4 ms on scan toll but still no pulse on noid light. ...	View
	1998 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5145W Van came in engine light flashing, two codes runs rough.P0301 number 1 misfire and P1512 Intake runner. Follow all data test everything is working fine mechanically. They open close when supposed to clips aren't missing, nothing is binding. On scan tool data t... Trouble codes: P1512 (intake manifoldrunner control bank1 stuck closed), P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire)	View
	1998 Ford Ranger Splash 4.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FTZR15X5W hi, we are having problems with this vehicle burning oil. it will go through 4qts in 1000 miles,shows sign of oil on only drivers side head, we performed cylinder leak down and comp test also. we replaced the heads due to cracks and poor running condition. cus...	View
	1998 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L Surge VIN: 1FMZV32E7W I have a weird one here. Customer complian vehicle is bogging down during accleration. First thought was a fuel filter, one of them customer that doesnt maintain thier vehicle. No check engine light , but codes was, p1000 & p0460, stored in memory. P0460 is re... Trouble codes: P0460	View
	2001 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L reverse VIN: 1FMSU43F01 in september of 2005 replaced transmission (with a jasper)in this vehicle. at that time the milage was 70,966. in june of 2007 vehicle came in with a chatter when in reverse. replaced transmission again, the mileage at that time was 101,610. just a month later...	View
	2003 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L No Start, NO COMMUNICATION VIN: 1FTRW08L63 Vehicle came on hook with crank no-start. Customer reported that SES came on and vehicle surged and died. Odometer on instrument cluster reads only dashes - this was working b4 according to customer. Crank no start with no communication with PCM. We are able t...	View
	2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FTNX21P84 6.0L Diesel with 72K miles. Had been running good up until a couple weeks ago when the customer complained of the engine loosing power and sometimes stalling. He says that it is getting progresively worse. I was able to duplicate the problem during test drive,...	View
	2005 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L gauges, radio VIN: 1FAFP56UX5 This vehicle is showing an overcharge code on all modules. Alt has been replaced and it is a quality unit from delco. performed wiggle test and charge voltage stays consistent. Has anyone ran into this concern before, and if so, how was it handled? Thanks	View
	1997 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GKDM19W8V Customer stated that the van stalled on the freeway. Pulled over and restarted with a high idle. Drove it home and the next day it started and stalled three times. After that it ran perfectly fine. A couple of days later the check engine light comes on. (I'm a... Trouble codes: P0420	View
	2003 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L 4wd VIN: 1GTEK19T33 Vehicle came in with service 4wd displayed on dash. Scanned T-case module codes are: C0300, U1026, U1000. need help deciphering codes. Currently MOD Pc is in for repair no access is available. Thank you in advance for assisstance.	View
	2003 GMC Yukon XL 1500 Denali 6.0L ride control VIN: 1GKFK66U33 customer claims he had a vibration in the seat at about 118kmh. The vibration existed with customers exisiting tires, the new 22" tires as well as a test set of P265/70R16 from another vehicle. We have balanced and road force balanced the 22" wheels. The unive...	View
	2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L air bag VIN: 1HGES26791 hi guys This vehicle as an airbag lite on and besides the steering wheel air bag it has side airbags. I got out my trusty snap on scanner and hooked it up. It made the lite blink and i cant find a code anywhere. the lite flashed slowly 9 times and then at the ...	View
	2003 Honda Element EX 2.4L Locked Out VIN: 5J6YH285X3 I have a 2003 Honda Element 2.4 VTEC 4WD. This vehicle is a repossesion from the local bank. I have sorted through the running problems and they have ask me to try and retrieve the radio code to unlock the audio system. I have a number I believe to be the elec...	View
	2003 Honda CR-V LX 2.4L blower speeds VIN: JHLRD7886C the heater fan has 6 settings,1 & 2 ok,3fan stops and a/c light goes off.4 &5 are higher then normal.6 is high,ok.i havedone a votage check but not goodreadings.omhs check shows open in speed 3.have any honda techs replaced the contol head for this problem.tha...	View
	2001 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L alternator VIN: KM8SC83D61 OK guys ned some help here.Alternator is bad on this Sante Fa and for the love of me I can't see how it comes off The bottom bolt that holds the alternator on comes in from the engine side and stops on a bracket that bolts to the cv axle can't pull the bolt ou...	View
	2002 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L signal switch VIN: KMHDN45DX2 we found what we thought was a shoted bulb at r/s frt. that worked for 3 days. back again today. replaced fuse and it hasn't blown yet	View
	2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT 2.7L clutch VIN: KMHHN65FO3 I think throwout bearing is not staying in pressure plate does throw out bearing stay clipped to pressure plate if so do you put throwout bearing in pressure plate when you tighten pressure plate or do you lock it on clutch fork first	View
	1999 Infiniti G20 2.0L alt VIN: JNKCP0105T thanks in advance for reading this and your help.I've put 4 alt's on this thing so far.they all start charing fine 14+ volts.When it gets hot it drops below 12.6 at idle.I got system voltage at termanals B,S & L.Today it droped too 11.90 vt.Had 11.9o at S &L. ...	View
	1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L Tailgate VIN: 1J4GZ78S9P This Jeep belongs to a friend. The tailgate will not release from the outside lift handle as if it has disconnected linkage inside. The screws on the trim panel on the inside are unacessible from the inside of the vehicle. My question is is there anyway to ope...	View
	1996 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.0L trans line VIN: SALJ1244T8 Hello everybody, We have a discovery that a customer would like us to do a trans service on but we dont have the right connectors for it. We use a transtec machine from motorvac in our shop. Does anyone know what connectors to use or where we can get some tha...	View
	1999 Mazda Protege ES 1.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JM1BJ221XX Car came in for a intermittent misfire on a zero maintenance plan. Replaced origional plugs and plug wires. Same result. Scope testing coil input from pcm found a drop out on rh coil pack. (Has a 5v square wave pcm signal to fire coils.) Replaced coil with kno...	View
	2001 Mazda 626 ES 2.0L cooling fan VIN: 1YVGF22C11 A shout out to the Mazda Guru's out there. The radiator fans on this 626 don't come on. At both the cooling fan and condensor fan relay there is power at term. 30, good wiring from pin 87 to the fans, power at relay coil term 86 but NEVER a ground signal from ...	View
	1995 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L waterpump VIN: WDBHA28E2S vehicle came in with broken heaterhose fitting (which runs thru firewall). replaced fitting and checked cooling system operation. vehicle runs @ 199 at 60-70 mph.if you let the vehicle idle the temp will go up as high as you let it. the fans (both electric & m...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Cuts out VIN: 4JGAB34E3W i have two ml 1998 with the same problem , both of their fuel pump relay get very hot after running the car for ten or twenty minutes and after driving more relay going to burn ,is it possible that the chassis brain box part no [...] is the problem ,i che...	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Stall VIN: WDBJF25H7X Good morning Mercedes Benz techs,I have a customer which came in about a month ago with a p0100 code,mass air flow sensor,replaced the mass air flow sensor erased the code and all is well,or as it seemed.Last week the customer came back with a complaint of whe...	View
	2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L a/c VIN: WDBRF64JO1 Hi Fellows! Customer comes in with the complain ,when turn on A/C behind the center dash make about 8 times click,click noise then noise disappear.Sometime A/C system shut off by it self so customer has to turn car off & restart to make A/C work again. Scan A...	View
	2001 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L door ajar light? VIN: WDB7GH567D customer is bringing his E320 wagon in tomorrow to fix the door ajar light not coming on as I could not find such a light in all data I am guessing that it is on the driver instrument information display??? or is it a bulb red light??? . the interior lights wo...	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBKK49F23 This bad boy came in with these same codes a month ago. I Replace the Cam adjust sensor and wire harness. Clear the code and send the car along its merry way. Came back today with the cust irated. I scan for codes and I listed them below. I cleared the code ca... Trouble codes: P0340 (Cam sensor), P0102 (Mass Air Flow), P0135 (O2 Sensor Heater CircuitB1S1), P0010 (Cam Position Acuator), P0414 (Secondary Air Injection System Switching valve)	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRN4OJ73 Hi MB-Gurus , car came in with check engine light on all the time. check & found code P0456 as described. Check gas cap & found OK.Check generate valve,pipes & connection at engine compartment & they look OK. The problem is as the code explained very small lea... Trouble codes: P0456 (evaporation system leak detected very small leak)	View
	2004 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WMWRE33454 This vehicle will not run if map intake air sensor is plug in. If you unplug the map intake air sensor it will run fine but sets code P1238 Trouble codes: P1238	View
	2002 Mitsubishi Montero Limited 3.5L No Start, NO IDLE VIN: JA4MW51R42 this truck came in after another shop had the cylinder heads off. the original problem was the truck died and would not restart. the other shop put head gaskets on and the truck still would not run. i checked timing and the belt was off one tooth on the cams,s...	View
	2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS 3.0L compressor VIN: 4A3AE75H53 Car came in for AC not blowing cold, after hooking up machine found vehicle had no refridgerant. I re-charged and found compressor making terrible internal noises. Pressures reading low side 10PSI; High side 40PSI. Pulled compressor out and found inside was to...	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: JN1CA31D1Y Good afternoon group I have a 2000 Maxima that came in for an oil leak. After pulling the trans and replacing the rear main seal the car will not idle correctly or rev. It is extremely lean and will only rev if you give it some enrichment (ie. propane) I have ...	View
	2003 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L Ping VIN: JN1DA31A53 Car pings loud and clear from 20 to 40 kmph or going up hill. Customer has tried different varieties of high test. Not surprisingly he claims that using USA high test works better, but does not solve the problem. Using Solus scan tool we see that the ignition ...	View
	2003 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1DA31D12 first i want to thank evryone who trys to help, i have a 2002 nissan maxima se,the check engine light is on po305 cranshaft position sensor malfunction,car was running with the light on i purchesed a new sensor from a dealer and put it in, the car would not st... Trouble codes: P0305	View
	2003 Oldsmobile Alero GL 3.4L Extended Crank VIN: 1G3NL52EX3 Check MAF, ok Checked TPS, ok Checked IAC, ok Checked Oil PSI Sensor, ok Checked Battery, ok Checked Starter, ok Checked Charging System, ok Checked MAP, ok Checked KV on Coil, ok We have had codes of P1189 - EOP Switch Circuit B1365 - Ign 0 Circuit Malfuncti...	View
	1995 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GMDU0610S thank in avanced. this concern is interment. i'm a ford guy with some gm experence,this van gives a 325 code for esc i cant find this code listed anywhere,we have alldata in our shop and it not there, did a search online found a couple of hits onknock sensor f... Trouble codes: 325 (esc failure)	View
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L oil pressure VIN: 1G2NE55D7S Car came in because oil light was staying on. Just came from another shop that had tried replacing the oil pump to fix this issue. After the repair, light was still on, and that shop recommended a motor. So this is where I stepped in When I first looked at it...	View
	1997 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L passlock VIN: 1G2HX52K9V car came in on hook no start security light flashes when it dont start very intermitant starts almost always put new passlock in 1 week later costomer came back said one key started it one key didnt she brought both keys in i tried them they both worked called...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1999 BMW 323i 2.5L Cylinder Head VIN: WBAAM3332X Thank you to all who replied to this message and the local shop who called me. The consensus was that it would not be possible to put the plug back into the head with the cylinder head installed on the vehicle. Apparently others have had this problem when th...	3
	1999 BMW 540i 4.4L wheel speed sensor VIN: WBADN5334X Thanks for the overwhelming response from all you Bmw techs who said MODULE in no uncertain terms. Sure made my life easier and I received an education about BMW wheel speed sensors as a bonus. THIS CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BEST RESOURCES WE HAVE-EAC...	18
	2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Unknown VIN: WBAAM3336F Thanks for the help. We charged the A/C it work beter but not right. Then replaced the control head all work right now.	10
	1992 Buick Century Special 3.3L Stall VIN: 1G4AG54N7N Thanks all, I guess I just didn't give the vehicle enough time to duplicate problem. checked crankshaft sensor with vantage pro and saw it glitching but vehicle was still running fine. after running vehicle at approx 2500 rpm with engine hot it finally started...	32
	1997 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L engine VIN: 1G4HP52K3V Thanks for all the responces. It was the upper intake. By my responces, I guess these are fairly common. I would like to share one responce. He said his vehicle had a clogged exhaust which obviously excellarated the problem with the intake or caused it. All th...	81
	1998 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Mechanical VIN: 1G4CW52K5W After reading all 9 replies. I attempted to bleed rear brakes, with no success. I put all wheels on and drove vehicle. Pedal is hard, but no rear brake pressure. Put it in an ABS stop and ABS pump worked along with front brakes, but no change in the rear. At...	9
	1994 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L Safety VIN: 1G6DW52PXR We fixed the Caddy. We tried installing a 6k resistor in the wiring harness plug right at the CCM Box (Mounted in the tunk). This eleminates all of the wiring from the IGN lock cylinder back to the CCM and the cylinder it's self. Again it seemed to be fine f...	4
	1986 Chevrolet Sprint 1.0L turn signal switch VIN: 1G1MR0858G hey guys,sorry ive taken so long to close,this got stuck on a back burner.most were giving me a delco # but this is all suzuki.doug from ill.gave me www.car-parts.com,glenn from n.j. backed that up i found the part for $70.00 plus shipping.another good source ...	10
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.7L Misfire VIN: 1GNEK13RXX We did a compression test on the tahoe. Here is what we found.Number 5 nad 3 had 120 lbs and the rest had 185. So I would have to say a valve problem.Customer did not want me to go any further . I would have liked to do a leakdown but he did not want to spend ... Trouble codes: P0300.	20
	1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L compressor VIN: 1GNDT13W2X After further testing I found the female terminals at the ambient sensor at grille were damaged. Repaired terminals and intermittent sensor operation returned to normal. One note is that the climate control module in not part of the BCM but is part of the AC c...	3
	2000 Chevrolet Express 3500 LS 5.7L Hesitation, no power under load VIN: 1GAHG39R8Y Bob from Arizona gave a nice pearl of wisdom: "Don't ever trust the customer's test..." He was referring to the back pressure test done by the customer, but as it turned out, when the customer told me that he changed the fuel filter, he really meant he "checke...	13
	2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.6L tpm VIN: 1GCHK23607 Thank you for the great responses. The majority stated that the tire pressure monitor functions are held in the RCDLM (Remote control door lock module). Once in there, don't go to special functions, it's not there. Go to module setup (I think that's what it wa...	7
	1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXi 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1C3EJ56H8W I was on vacation and was away from this car. I have not fixed this but hope to today. I ordered a reman distributor and installed it. Now I have no spark at all. I have a replacement coming today and I hope that takes care of the problem. I did replace the ig... Trouble codes: P1899 (neutral safety switch failed).	3
	2000 Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3L idle speed VIN: 2C4GJ24R1Y Good morning, We went thru every system in this van that could of given it the simulated misfire at idle.Egr system was perfect,fuel injection flow test was perfect,all related electrical testing and cumputer testing came back perfect.As we said before this va...	12
	2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 2B8GT44L31 I failed to mention that we tested the power and grounds at the pump while it was connected, to verify circuit for load. Waited a few days before posting fix to verify OK. We got another OE filter and it was metal instead of plastic and did not have the check ...	3
	2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Proportioning valve VIN: DO NOT HAV I am sorry. I know that the guy is going to bring the truck back but I can not get him back in the shop before I have to shut the help request down. After I get the truck fixed(And I know I will) I will try to uptate the closed help request if I can.	10
	2002 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4HS48N42 OK. Thanks to those that responded with help. I believe I have it fixed now. Most responders thought PCM problem. Shortly after I posted on friday it finally acted up again. While the Tach was bouncing and relays clicking I started doing wiggle and tap tests. ... Trouble codes: P0320 (ckp circuit), P0725 (engine speed sensor circuit).	3
	2004 Dodge Durango ST 4.7L Hesitation VIN: 1D4HB38N24 Well guys we even went as far as taking veh to dealer for any updates. No updates to be found, they have had some police veh in with same problems.. chargers and durangos / to much ethanal% in fuel. So we drained the tank and fueled up with BP fuel, hesitatio... Trouble codes: P0441.	7
	2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L compressor VIN: 3D7KS29C46 hello everyone, i'm sorry i did not finish this sooner. I found that the compressor clutch was bad, so i'm not sure about the rest of the issues i was running across. The customer decided to take it to a dealer. Thank you for your help.	13
	1993 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L lose pedal VIN: 1FMDU34X5P Thanks Guys for all the help. First thing i did was replace the aftermarket Rotors with motorcraft rotors. That took care of the pulsation, but i still had the ABS Light to deal with. It ended up that the guy Installed a cd player that had wire melted on the A...	9
	1997 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FNFU18L5V Thank you to everyone that took time out of there busy day to replie to our post.the truck is repaired & the pcv harnes was the culprit ruber elbow that goes to rear of throttle body was collasped & cracked.replaced that & engine would go into closed loop... Trouble codes: P0171, P0173, P0174, P0141.	5
	1998 Ford E-250 Econoline 4.2L no power VIN: 1FTPE2425X well after going back in, i took off the serpentine belt and sure enough the crank pulley had rotating play. the crank bolt was loose and i took off the pulley with no puller tool. inspected the key way on the harmonic balancer and found it enlarged a good 1/2...	7
	2001 Ford Excursion XLT 7.3L No Start VIN: 1FMSU41F61 Thanks to all who replied!!! It turned out to be batteries and battery connections on this one. Replaced batteries and cleaned terminals and the truck starts fine! Thanks again! Trouble codes: P0340, P0605.	12
	2001 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L most shifts VIN: 1FTSS34F81 Dear Fellowtechs. 1 got 3 replies on this one. Garner from PA asked what trans I had and suggested replacing the speed sensor in the differetial. Sorry, but this didn't help, because the trans works off of the sensor in the tailhousing on the trans. It was a 4...	4
	2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.8L Blows tranny fluid out vent tube VIN: 1FTNX211S5 Thank you all for the information and data. Had a death in the family that took a while to deal with so my response has been delayed. My finger did not type the correct VIN as most of you caught. I should have been a [...]. The customer never d...	12
	2003 Ford Ranger XL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTYRTOU13 WELL THANKS FOR THE INPUT I GOT ON THIS ONE AFTER TALKING TO A LOCAL FORD TECH WE AGREED ONE OF THE AFECTED SENSORS WERE SPORTING AND KILLING THE COMMON GROUND CHECKED ALL SENSORS NEVER COULD FIND WITCH ONE WAS CAUSING PROBLEM WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK GOT PISSED... Trouble codes: P0340, P0122, P0102, P0113.	3
	2004 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP42X54 Thanks to all that took the time out to help fix this bad boy. Most suggested the DPFE sensor. Sure enough when I Inspect it carefully there was a hole at the back end of one of the spout. Could'nt really see it properly cause it is right up at the firewall. P... Trouble codes: P1406 (Diesel particulate filter EGR- downstream hose off /plugged).	12
	1993 GMC G2500 Vandura 4.3L wipers VIN: 1GDEG25Z0P Thank you for the replies everyone. The customer picked up the vehicle and would not give us any more time to work on his wiper problem. If we do come up with any new ideas we may be able to have him come in for some quick tests. I tried all the suggestions wi...	9
	1997 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GKEL19W6V Well guys, this is one to go in the textbook as "what happens when the basics are overlooked". When I changed the intake gasket I knew that I had one bolt that had fallen down into an intake port. and during the repair , my son , who was helping me, had pulled...	9
	2000 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 4.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: IGTEK14V9Y phil ,larry and mark all hit this one pretty dead on...it was the injectors and rail, that were causing multiple missfires...thanks for all you're help again! Trouble codes: P0300.	4
	2003 GMC Savana 2500 4.8L No Start VIN: 1GDGG31V03 Thanks for all replies, I changed the lock cylinder,still had same problem,it seems that the Passlock Computer is not communicating,I checked all wiring ok, I'm replacing module & that will do it. Thanks for all the help	12
	1996 Honda Odyssey LX 2.2L No Start VIN: JHMRA1860T Thanks to all the good folks who helped. The fix might help any who purchase a Japanese engine. I swapped the crankshaft sprocket but I didn't swap the balance shaft sprocket which has the indents for the CRK Pos sender on the back. Dug through my trash and fo...	9
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1HGCG5654W Well everybody you were right the connectors were the same and swapped. Thank you sooooo much, now I have some hair left that I can pull out another time.	5
	1999 Honda Civic Si 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEM1151X Thanks to the guy from California who gave parts numbers to repair the problem. Not too good on the computer so the email was lost! Customer refused to have work done. This has been very helpful to me. Thanks to all who responded. Trouble codes: P1337.	5
	2000 Honda Accord LX 2.3L radiator and condensor fans VIN: 1HGCG3247Y Thanks all once again for your help. As it turn out is was the ground connection dirty. Clean connection. Okay Jaime	5
	2004 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L compressor VIN: SHSRD78804 I replaced the compressor and the condensor. The oil flushed out of the evap. was clean (no metal) so I reused the evap. A lot of the replies said to replace everything. I could understand that if the system had metal debris all through it. This system had ver...	12
	2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Radiator VIN: 1J4GW48N5Y I found the voltage intering the cooling system from the alternator/regulator assembly due to high resistance in the negative battery cable after cleaning all grounds. I replaced the battery cables, flushed the cooling system with distilled water and replaced ...	5
	2003 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L No Start VIN: SALTY16473 Thanks to all who replied. Allen, Louis and Kevin hit it on the head. The crank sensor was bad. I was able to get it through my local Carquest, but it took a couple of days. It is hidden on the driver side but is fairly easy to get to. The hardest part is...	4
	2005 Lincoln Aviator 4.6L Unknown VIN: 5LMEU88H95 Thanks to everones help, we flushed the AC systema and installed a new compressor and the proper amount of oil and all works great.	5
	1999 Mazda Protege DX 1.6L drive ine VIN: JH18J2229X The replys ranged from possible brake issues with cloged brake hoses, to out of round tires, to bad carrier bearings. I checked the tires for roundness, replaced the axle hub bearing even drove the car with the front calipers squeezed in. I pulled the trans ...	5

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