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1998 Honda Accord 2.3L Steering
hi everyone. this honda came in with complain no power assist. especially low speed or in parking lot. you can feel the steering wheel hard to turn with right turn or left at idle in park position. no noise . fluid not that dirty. i flushed 2 time before insta...
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2000 Honda CR-V 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
I have a honda with a misfire that I am unable to pinpoint to any 1 cyl. If I remove a plug wire from any cylinder, the engine RPM's drop drastically. I have replaced timing belt due to mileage and slack between gears, (also w/pump was leaking). I have replace... Trouble codes: p0301 (misfire cyl 1 detected), p0302 (misfire cyl 2 detected), p0303 (misfire cyl 3 detected), p0304 (misfire cyl 4 detected), p0300 (Random misfire detected).
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2001 Honda Accord 2.3L radiator
car came in for oil in cooling system,customer added 2 qts oil and no coolant. did run slightly warm ,but not hot enough to boil over.car was driven to me, no lites,nocodes, no overheat. rad. was so blocked i could not flush, so we replaced radiator, and flush...
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2003 Kia Optima 2.7L water pump??
I have this kia optima in the garage leaking coolant down from above the oil filter area and it would appear first off its coming from behind timing belt cover (water pump) but when I removed covers to inspect water pump all is dry!! I'm unable to pinpoint exa...
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1997 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire
Thank you in advance for any help. We have this Mazda that runs great as long as it has better than 1/4 tank of gas. Once it gets to 1/4 tank, the car starts running bad, stalling , hesitates etc.. Fill it up and it runs great again. I removed the tank and w...
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1997 Mazda 626 2.5L 3rd & 4th
Trans works well in 1st, 2nd and rev. When trying to shift into 3rd it goes into a neutral slip. The only code is pending: P0734 (incorrect 4th gear ratio). The fluid is only discolored, not burnt. I can accel hard in 2nd and get car to about 45mph, yet it won...
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1997 Nissan Maxima 3.0L MIL Lamp on
OK this is a wierd one. The nissan I have is giving me a code P0105 and failing OBD II emmisions test here in Connecticut. I have checked the Map Sensor for vacuum with engine running and it is normal goes up and down with throttle variations as expected. The ... Trouble codes: P0105 (manifold absolute pressure problem).
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1997 Nissan Altima 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
I have diagnosed a '97 Altima with a cyl #4 misfire. Determined that the EGR ports are restricted on cylinders 1,2,and 3. Does anyone know of a way to clean these ports with out major surgery? Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Trouble codes: P0304 (Cyl 4 Misfire).
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2003 Subaru Impreza 2.0L test connector
My good friend, a fellow ASE certified technician (truck) and I have diasassembled and searched for the ABS test connector on his car, for an hour or more, without success. All-Data says its alongside drivers seat and the Snap-On 'Red Brick' 2500 says its near...
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1989 Toyota Pickup 2.4L MIL Lamp on
hello all, this vehicle has mil on and codes 25 and 26.cleared codes.25 and 26 reset within 1min of idling.tested 02 was at 100ms responce.replaced and cleared.codes reset.tested eacv.no noises heard with or without temp sensor grounded.tested ebcv per flow ch... Trouble codes: 25 (lean exhaust), 26 (rich exhaust).
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1995 Toyota Previa 2.4L MIL Lamp on
The check engine light is always on. If I try to flash codes, only the oil level light blinks. The check engine light never flashes. The o/d light is always doing a steady blink. What does this mean? Bad computer? Additional testing--- Disconnect the compute...
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2005 Toyota Prius 1.5L cannot fill gas tank
This car must be filled very slowly. I currently have the filler neck off the car and all 4 lines are clear. I also have the fuel tank out and all vent lines are clear and the vent valves are open. I removed the vent line from the tank so the tank is open to t...
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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2000 Honda Odyssey 3.5L stereo
Everyone was most helpful, including offers to respond personally to e-mails or phone calls. We had given the radio serial number to our local Honda store and they had given us the un-lock code for that serial number. They even offered to try inputting the co...
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2000 Honda Accord 3.0L alternator
Thanks to all who responded. We found that a factory alternator was the correct fix even though we have changed other honda alternators with aftermarket ones. thanks again. PJ [...]
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2005 Hyundai Sonata 2.7L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER NUMEROUS ROAD TESTS. INFORMED CUSTOMER THAT VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRENTY. UNTIL CAR ACTS UP MORE OFTEN IT WAS GOING TO BE A HIT AND MISS SITUATION OF FIXING IT. THANKS TO THOSE THAT REPLIED. Trouble codes: PO302 (cyl 2 misfire), PO303 (cyl 3 misfire), PO305 (cyl 5 misfire), PO306 (cyl 6 misfire), PO300 (random multiple misfire), PO355 (ign coil e primary secondary).
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1996 Infiniti I30 3.0L Cooling Systems
thank for the information. it work out very simple.thank you very much. after follow information. the remove waterpump with 20 degree counterclockwire. it very easy but with a lot careful due to timing cover . and the push stopper pin also work good too., than...
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2000 Mazda Protege 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
we have sent the computer out for reflash. I am closing this because the time limit is up but have yet to find a fix. if i can reply after it is closed i will update this after reflash. Trouble codes: p0172 (rich condition).
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2001 Nissan Sentra 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
ALTHOUGH MASS AIR FLOW CHECKED GOOD REPLACED IT FIXED PROBLEM. Trouble codes: P0171 (lean bank 1), P0174 (lean bank2), P0300 (random misfire).
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1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Temp gauge
Got a lot of good help on this one, but no luck finding the problem. Verified not actual overheat with scantool and temp gun, replaced sending unit with different brand, replaced wire from sender [...] cluster, replaced pin inside cluster connector c, swapped in...
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2005 Subaru Outback 2.5L Radio
The repair on this vehicle was the installation of an adaptor pigtail which allowed the installation of an aftermarket amplified antenna. The part number for adaptor is 40-SB20 and is listed for 2005 Suburu and later. Thanks to Steve [...] for supplying thi...
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1998 Toyota Corolla 1.8L kick down cable
Thank you All, David [...] hit the nail on the head with the cracked drive plate. We replaced the drive plate and all is well.If it wasn't for IATN I would quit my day job. Thanks for all the help. Eric
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1999 Toyota Camry 3.0L Electronic
Problem solved! Thanks to the 7 replies I had. Most of you doesn't help me with my test, just saying to replace a/c compressor... And you know what? the problem wasn't there. Think to the customer face if I didnt do more test and put a compressor saying every...
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2005 Toyota Avalon 3.5L SRS light
Gentlemen, I replaced the airbag center sensor assemblie, under the front of the console, and now the SRS light functions properly. Many thanks to those who responded. Special thanks to Brian in New York, Wade in Colorado, Eigil in Ontario, Cheuk [...] in Califo...
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2005 Toyota Avalon 3.5L MIL Lamp on
Well the AFR sensor fixed the engine light. The voltage reading (B2S2) stayed a little high on the first test drive after the repair but on the next drive the ft and rear banks started to read equal. We had also replaced the spark plugs which did help a little... Trouble codes: po138.
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