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2000 Acura RL 3.5L VSA light abs light
Car came in with both the abs and vsa lights on . my scanner will not pull any codes so i pulled them the manual way . i got a code 15 and i belive it is the right rear wheel speed sensor. But my question is will that cause the VSA light to come on also . I tr...
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1996 Honda Civic 1.6L MIL Lamp on
We are stumped on this and in need of some thoughts. When the car first came in we pulled the code 1509. Through all testing from aldata and honda service express web site,we determained that the iac valve was bad. Customer picks car up and brings it back 2wee... Trouble codes: 1509 (A problem with idle air control valve IAC circuit).
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2001 Honda Civic 1.7L No Start
Hi everyone, Need help with this Civic. Vehicle is at another shop, there was an attempt to steal the vehicle, ignition lock busted and they broke the immobilizer antenna in the Immobi. Receiver unit. Parts were replaced and i was called to program this vehic...
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2005 Honda CR-V 2.4L Car
The vehicle got towed in on Thursday they got gas and it would not start after. Tested the fuel pressure. Fuel pressure is good.The vehicle cranks but will not start. Installed known good crankshaft sensor. Sensor was good. Tested for injector pulse and spark....
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1997 Hyundai Sonata 3.0L Readiness Monitors
This car will not run the readiness monitor for EVAP PURGE inn spite of performing Hundai's OBD-II Readiness Test Drive Cycle three times.No codes set;car runs fine.Any help would be appreciated.TISH
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1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L turn signals
i need help on this one. i have a nightmare on my hands. this one will blow the fuse for the turn signals when u turn on the left signal. ive checked the bulbs, hazard switch, comb. switch and all is fine.my wiring diagrams aren't the best for this model.i can...
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2000 Mazda B2500 2.5L No Start
the truck wouldn't start. it had been sitting awhile. checked spark: OK, no fuel pressure. after checking power and ground to pump replaced fuel pump. truck sat several days over weekend before attempting to fire. when trying to start. fuel pump was still not ...
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2003 Mazda MPV 3.0L Misfire
van has a miss fire under load at part throttle when hot not cold and not at full throttle. checked ohms reading on all 6 coils primary 0.8 ohms cold 1.0 hot secondary is 5.6 k ohm cold 5.9 hot. code 305b cyl #5 mise fire was present moved cyl #5coil to #7 cyl... Trouble codes: 305B (cyl5 miss fire).
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2004 Subaru Outback 3.0L MIL Lamp on
This customer of ours bought this 2004 Subaru Outback with only 11,000 miles on it. We performed a state inspection on it, and a couple days later the car returned with the check engine light on. Code P0453 was present, evaporative emission system control pres... Trouble codes: P0453 (Evaporative emission system control pressure sensor high input).
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1987 Toyota Pickup 2.4L No Start
vehicle came in running for suspension repairs, but now won't start. found that the injectors will not inject fuel. good fuel press. good spark to plugs. injectors get volts. to them but ecm won't ground circuit, replaced ecm and same problem. need to know how...
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2002 Toyota Camry 3.0L abs warning lamp
Vehicle arrived with ABS, VSC, Trac Off and Brake warning lamps on. All fuses and grounds confirmed OK. We have been unable to communicate using MasterTech scan tool with Toyota software. All other computer controls communicating properly (i.e. ECM, etc.). Tri...
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2007 Toyota Prius 1.5L BT hands free phone
The Bluetooth hands free phone control on the display will not allow dialing while driving over 5 MPH, other than speed dial. Once the car has slowed to 5 MPH, manual dialing is allowed. Obviously, this is a safety feature and it is working as designed. Howeve...
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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1991 Honda Accord 2.2L Poor Idle Quality
We pulled old tank and found baffle came loose and knocked strainer off pump inlet. Bought good used tank less pump and the big "O" had a pickup screen in stock. Installed with same amount of gas and this "long time in coming" fix is in. Without the remote in ...
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1992 Honda Accord 2.2L oil light, battery light
Thanks for the help all of the fellow techs sent me. The vast majority said the alternator was the most likely cause, and many said they had the same problem and an alternator fixed the issue. Unfortunately the customer is in the middle of selling the vehicl...
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1993 Honda Accord 2.2L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall
Thanks so much to all who responded to my cry for help. The fix was what the voice in my head kept saying . . .Distributor. I received so many replies. Good suggestions all, most said distributor, fuel injectors, aftermarket O2, EGR ports or valve, timing b...
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1990 Isuzu Trooper 2.6L Runs Rich
The help I received on this one was to check the fuel pressure and the injectors for stuck open. Well we had checked this already many times. We did not fix this truck mostly because I was tired of the customer asking how much it was going to cost when I did...
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1997 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2L No Start
SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO CLOSE. TURNS OUT THAT THERE IS A BULLITIN ON THESE ALTERNATORS THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IN THE REMAN ALT WILL NOT WORK. I FOUND THIS OUT BY TALKING TO ANOTHER PARTS STORE THAT HAS A SERVICE SHOP THAT REMANS ELEC. HE TOLD ME THIS AFTE...
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1995 Nissan Pickup 2.4L speedometer
3 replies, This vehicle has not acted up since. We have talked to the rebuilder and he is willing to look at the cluster again. Customer wants to wait until he can be without truck for a while. Sounds like these have this issue. The replies indicated that if t...
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2001 Nissan Xterra 3.3L control arm bushing
AFTER INFORMING THE CUSTOMER THAT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LABOUR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE SEIZED UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, THEY WANTED REPAIRS STOPPED AFTER THE L.UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THEIR DEALER WHERE...
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2001 Toyota Highlander 3.0L Starting
Sorry about the delay in closing this. I didn't get many replies probably because I did not give enough sympton data, but I had little to give. After briefly observing this condition on a couple of occasions, and talking to a few toyota techs I decided to advi...
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2004 Toyota Camry 2.4L MIL Lamp on
Hi everyone, several of the replies I received said that there was a ECM flash and updated part for this code (P2238) and upon looking through AllData's TSB list, lo and behold there it was. Normally I will check the code then check for TSB's, I think that upo... Trouble codes: p2238 (11 h02s pumping current low).
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