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1988 Honda Prelude 2.0L Excessive Emissions
Nox would not lower, systems check, notice when propane use nox drops.Any suggestion on system run lean.
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1998 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2L fuel guage
Hi all this vehicle came into the shop after customer had a friend replace the fuel pump. After tank was replaced guage always read emty with fuel light on. I dropped the tank but didn'e see any damaged. I assumed the sender was the fault so i replaced it but ...
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2002 Kia Sportage 2.0L MIL Lamp on
stored code p0128. my research pointed me to thermostat or coolant temp sensor. got car in morning (cold). cts & iat within 2 degrees. engine only got up to 183 degrees. replaced therostat with kia part. still only 183. replaced with stant 195 degree. runs at ... Trouble codes: P0128 (coolant temp therostat problem).
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1998 Mazda 626 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, low power
Gentlemen, After installation of rebuilt cylinder head, timing belt, timing belt idler, timing belt tensioner, tensioner spring, and water pump. We have been unable to make this Mazda run to my satisfaction. It actually runs FAIRLY well, but the power seems a ...
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1999 Mazda Protege 1.6L Charging
Charging system behaves normally until a load present. i.e. when the a/c compressor cycles on the engine will stumble and the charging system voltage will drop from 14.3v to 12.5v, then it will quickly go back up to 14.3v, then back down and back up. You can s...
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2002 Mazda Tribute 3.0L MIL Lamp on
i have this tribute driving me crazy. i am getting mil light for the dpfe sensor.i scanned voltage and it is 1.01 volts,when you first start it. then it will go to 4.73-4.81 volts. checked harness from ecm to dpfe checks perfect.wiggled wires didn't change any... Trouble codes: PO401 (isufficent egr flow).
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2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 3.0L MIL Lamp on
owner has been driving with the mil light on since 2003, and has replaced cat converter in 04 and pcm in 03. we replaced rear o2 sensor in 04. sensors appear to be operating normally, rich/lean on the front and relatively "flat-line" on the rear o2 sensor. ow... Trouble codes: P0421 (warm-up catalyst system bank 1 below threshhold).
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1998 Nissan Altima 2.4L No Start
When it arived here it would not start. The engine was flooded. After adding oil and clearing the cylinders of fuel and adding some fresh plugs it still wont start. We checked compression seems low but we felt it was due to flooding. Took a fuel sample and it ... Trouble codes: p0303 (cyl 3 missfire), p0105 (absolute pressure sensor circuit fault), p1105 (MAPBARO switch sol).
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2007 Nissan Titan 5.6L Hesitation, Surge
one of our good customers bought this truck in another town a couple hundred miles away and we know its under waranty but he is afraid to take it that fair and they dont know the problem, so he asked me to check if any body has seen this before he takes it in....
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1998 Subaru Forester 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
I have a 98 forester here that is about to drive me over the deep end. The lady is from out of town, came in with a check engine light and running poorly when warmed. The vehicle had just had plugs, fuel filter, and LOF right before she left home (Portland) an... Trouble codes: P0341 (Camshaft position sensor).
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2000 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L No Start
This truck has an intermittent no start/hard starting problem when cold. After the engine does start,it smokes like a fog machine. The smoke is light in color.The coolant and tps data test fine. I have started this truck many times over the last three days and...
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2000 Toyota Sienna 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
This vehicle has 4 codes and idles very rough. P0172 bank 1 rich, p0300, p0301, p0305. Tested the ignition system and all is well. Plugs were not wet or fouled. It even had the correct Denso plugs. Next I smoke checked for vacuum leaks, none found. Tested the ... Trouble codes: p0172 (system rich bank 1), p0300 (random misfire), p0301 (misfire cylinder 1), p0305 (misfire cylinder 5).
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1988 Honda Accord 2.0L oil pressure
Once again IATN has helped fix this car. As most of you indicated the pressure control valve was in the oil filter adapter housing. I removed the housing & took spring out in 5 pieces. I replaced spring piston & housing. Oil pressure after repair was 40 psi co...
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2001 Hyundai Accent 1.6L Hesitation
thank you all for your responses. partially restricted catalytic converter was the problem. fixed and out of here. sorry for posting the fix to late. thanks again to all of you matt Trouble codes: P0134 (o2 sensor voltage .02 before cat.), P0441 (gas cap loose).
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2003 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L oil pressure
thank you to all who responded. we tried an original hyundai oil filter and it didn't work. customer decided she didn,t want to spend money on this car seeing as how she didn't like any way. shes going to trade it in. we still couldn't find any obvious bea...
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1995 Lexus LS 400 4.0L master cylinder ?
Hello & Thanks to all that replied,Sorry for the late posting, but I told the custumer that I would research the problem & call them. We just got the car back yesterday. Turns out to be a case of over thinking & over looking the basics, as most replies said. I...
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1995 Lexus ES 300 3.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
Well, the vehicle never came back to me. One other thing I forgot to add is that I found an all too common crack in the air intake duct to the throttle body. I wrapped it up in duct tape but it didn't change anything. If the vehicle comes back, I'll definat... Trouble codes: P0401 (Insufficient EGR Flow Detected), P0340 (Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit).
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1998 Mazda 626 2.0L Starting
Thanks for the replies suggesting a fix for this vehicle. It appeares we had a combination of two different problems, one the ECM (Ford) and the crank sensor. We sent the ECM off for repairs but the problems continued. We sent the ECM back on three different...
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2001 Mazda Protege 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
im very sorry to bother all that replied to my post on the mazda. it turns out that the duct work for the air cleaner was torn. when i did the smoke test i took the air cleaner totally off and didnt even notice that it was ripped. But thanks to all that rep... Trouble codes: P0300 (randommultiple misfire), P0171 (system too too lean).
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2001 Nissan Pathfinder 3.5L Hesitation, Cuts out
All you guys were correct, a new mass air flow sensor did the trick. IATN members saved the day again.
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2001 Toyota Avalon 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to all this was fixed with a new canister control valve. Seems like this is an annual repair. Thanks again Nate Trouble codes: P0442 (evap system control system leak detected).
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