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1997 Acura 3.0CL 3.0L No Start
1997 Acura brought in for intermittant no start. another shop replaced timing belt. shortly there after car started this no start game. owner seemed to think after driving in the rain would cause problem, sprayed water on electronics,hit dist and car stumbled ...		 View
1999 Audi A4 2.8L abs
this is a specific car but am having the same problem with all audi and vw abs systems(no communication). i talked to snapon help line and they said that even vw dealers with factory scanners were having (NO COMMUNICATION) problems. i would like to be able to ...		 View
2002 Audi S4 2.7L outside temperature display
Hello Audi Techs The outside temperature display does indicate the right temperature it is off by 5 to 10 degrees and this afternoon it was going up and down from +5 to +55 thereafter stayed in a fixed setting of 67 degrees. Besides the outside temperature sen...		 View
2004 Audi A8 4.2L Steering pump
This A8 has a stiff steering condition at idle and slow speeds. The condition improves with engine speed. We replaced the fluid that was dark but felt and smelled fine and showed no metallic content. We suspect the pump, however we service a few of these new b...		 View
1975 BMW 2002 2.0L starter
I need help with wiring order and system flow from ignition switch to relays on fire wall to starter. This car came to me after five other techs could not figure it out. I do not have a wiring diagram. I need the proper wire locations for the back of the ignit...		 View
1994 BMW 840Ci 4.0L No Start
Quick question: Does anybody know approximately how much currernt the fuel pump should draw on one of these? I replaced the fuel pump in this car less than a year ago, and my recollection (although fuzzy) was that the new pump was drawing 7-8 amps. Car came ...		 View
1995 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Instrument cluster & HVAC
When I got the vehicle in I put my fault finder in the circuit and found nothing. Installed new fuse and road tested. Never did feel an engine miss. Everything is still working. This fuse controls the instrument cluster, door chime & info center according to t...		 View
1992 Chevrolet Pickup 6.5L Cuts out, Stall
after replacing turbo on truck, it will now die out after snapping the throttle. the truck will die even at highway speeds if clutch is pushed at high rpm. I checked over all tha turbo and everything looks good. I did find that the lifter pump was dead so I re...		 View
1995 Chevrolet Van 5.7L Failed HC's Too High
Customer Went For Test & Failed Only On HC's By A Little Bit.Actual Reading Was 2.2459 State Limit Is 2.0000.This Van Runs Beutifuly.I Checked O2's To Make Sure They Were Switching Ok & They Were.Checked Injector Pulse Width & Feul Trims All Were In Normal Ran...		 View
1998 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L No Start
this vehicle is not running. get nothing coming out of relay to fuel pump checked wires and no breaks, replaced junction box where relay is located. at wits end with this vehicle any help is appreciated. Trouble codes: PO230 (uel control circuit).		 View
1998 Chevrolet Pickup 4.3L No Start
The truck is hard to start after is sits awhile, more than six hours or so. It cranks real good, has spark, injector pulse and around 60 lbs of fuel pressure. It tries to fire right after you start to crank but then quits tring. If you keep tring to start the ...		 View
1998 Chevrolet Pickup 4.3L No Start, Stall
Hello This truck came to the shop on the hook. It would crank and stall. I checked for codes and it had a U1192 loss of communication and code P1626 pass lock data invalid. We pulled shrouds and covers and wiggled the wires on coloum from connector at bottom t... Trouble codes: P1626 (Pass lock data invalid).		 View
2001 Chevrolet Express 4.3L No Start
Hello GM Techs, I have a van that got towed in for crank no start. Found spark, fuel pressure from pump, but no injector pulse. Also tried to check codes and data with Snap-on Modis and no communication at all. Tried other scan tools and same thing. I checked ...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Cab & Chassis Silverado 6.0L Fuel pump operation
Vehicle has 2 fuel tanks. Rear tank will not drain down always stays full. Have no info on Shopkey on operation or diagnosing system. Have tested the basics. I can power up the rear pump from the realy so I know wiring is good from front to back. Any info woul...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L No Start, Cuts out
hi everyone we replaced cam sencor , crank sencor , module fuel pumps working no cam sencor signal has rpm reading only starts when cold , then stalls Trouble codes: p0463 (fuel level sencor).		 View
1997 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start
this dakota has spark at the coil, has spark at the coil wire to the distributor, has a weak spark at the cap to plug wire connections, but no spark at the plug end on any cylinder. plug wires are old but within resistance spec. plugs appear ok. we have b+ at ...		 View
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L tcc
Have this Dodge van here that keeps setting a p0740. Fully flushed fluid and lines twice; first time, fluid was almost fully metal. I know it's probably got a shot TCC, but I also know there were some wiring repair kits for this car. My scan tool data shows it...		 View
2002 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Misfire
This truck has a consistent mis-fire in cyl. #1 we changed the plugs cap rotor and wires, it was still there. The injectors ohmed out good so we switched the injector from cyl #3 with #1 and the mis-fire did not change. The compression is 150lbs and we de-carb... Trouble codes: p301 (Mis-fire Cyl1), p305 (Mis-fire cyl5).		 View
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L park lights dash lights
Hello everyone, I have a electrical drain on the battery that will drain the battery down overnight. I can remove 2 fuses and the drain will go away. The fuses are the park light fuse and the instrument light fuses. None of these lights are on but I have a dra...		 View
2003 Dodge Pickup 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
we performed a tune up for cyl 6 missfire used chrysler updated plug number and installed in unit also wiped resiudue from throttle body no cleaners used unit has good fuel psi when it idles it is rich out the tail pipe extremely black can not read 02 sensors ...		 View
1986 Ford Pickup 5.0L No Start
I have this 86 f150 with no start concern, check fuel psi 0 check spark (good). I hooked up a jumper wire to ground and at the fuel pump test terminal at DLC connector and now I have 40 psi of fuel pressure. truck runs, dissconnect ground wire while truck is r... Trouble codes: 31 (egr), 42 (ego not switching).		 View
1995 Ford Pickup 7.5L radiator
this has been baffling all involved this was a preveously rebuilt engine 3 years ago by another shop. It came to us last fall running overheating, we put on a water pump and fan clutch. no help. replaced the radiator no help. The customer needed the truck so h...		 View
1996 Ford Contour 2.0L ignition fuse
got this one for a no start. ignition/drl fuse was blown. it is fuse #4 in the underhood fuse panel. it protects the alternater, ignition coil and the pcm power relay. put in new fuse and it ran fine for approx 1 hour, tried to find reason for blown fuse (none...		 View
1996 Ford Econoline 4.9L blinkers
replaced blinker switch and checked grounds.Put on flashers work fine.but as soon as blinkers put on blows fuse.checked wireing around colum and bulbs look fine.		 View
1998 Ford Windstar 3.8L Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
Hello, thank you all in advance. This 98 Windstar came in with a Code P0340 continuous KOEO. Removed CMP and found the magnet part gone and the vane on the housing mangled. Replaced both but we had no special tool for setting the CMP timing. Also I don't see a...		 View
2004 Ford F650 Super D 7.3L no shift, no speedometer
I have a prolink scanner with the allison trans software and found no codes. I have hand over hand the harness looking for any harness problem and found none. I can't find a schematic on this truck. I have big truck mitchell and it kind of skips around this da...		 View
1993 GMC Pickup 5.7L Cuts out, Stall
Runs fine when cold. After reaching operating temp, it will stall on decel or at idle. Will usually restart right away. In the shop it will idle for about 3 min and then just stall as if I turned the key off. Fuel press stays constant. If I unplug the IAC the ...		 View
1999 GMC Suburban 5.7L MIL Lamp on
Hello fellow techs,I have a suburban that is driving me nuts.I have a P0141 that keeps coming back.I have changed sensor twice with delco sensor. I have used a head light to check power and ground,both lit the headlight brightly.I followed the pipe from the ma... Trouble codes: P0141 (Bank 1 Sensor 2 Heater Circuit Fault).		 View
2003 GMC Sierra 5.3L folding mirror
power mirrors adjust fine but power folding function does not work on either side. does not have any codes or any other concerns. thanks for any input		 View
2003 GMC Sierra 5.3L MIL Lamp on
I have codes 461 and 463 fuel sender volts high the gas guage reads empty. I changed the fuel pump and sender assembly and for 10 mins the gas gague read full after turnning the truck off and restarting it the guage read empty. I let it sit for a while and the... Trouble codes: 461 (fuel level sender), 463 (fuel level sender volts high).		 View
1996 Honda Odyssey 2.2L air bag
thanks for checking this one out. customer came in with complaint of air bag light on. they has been to honda dealer earlier in the week and had it diagnosed prior to bringing in to us. they diagnosed failure of air bag control module. we did not perform any t...		 View
2003 Honda Accord 2.4L turn signal
I have a no left turn signal or hazard at all. Right turn signal and hazard on right side works properly. The customer (another shop) bought and installed a new flasher, which didn't fix it. I tested the combination switch for continuity and the switch is good...		 View
2003 Honda Pilot 3.5L wipers
customer came in wipers work in low and high speeds ok they do not park when turned off from switch.and when in intermittent mode wipers run like they are in low speed any help would be appreciated.mitchel on demand doesnt have a flow chart for wipers inop tha...		 View
2006 Honda Civic 1.8L shifting
vehicle exhibits delayed shifts and engagemants especially going into reverse. overdrive simply is not there. we have replaced solenoid pack b and c due to front end collision. we inspected all the wiring and grounds which are all ok. upon checking codes there...		 View
1999 Isuzu Amigo 3.2L Engine
The best way to understand my question is to first read my tech. disc. forum post on Feb 29th and the replies. I have researched this topic in the achives and found dozens of postings and scores of replies. Many asked for the cause/solution but none were ever ...		 View
2000 Isuzu BOX CAB LIKE 5.7L Charging
HELP Thanx for looking at this one When this truck came in it was over charging the system around 16 volts and the dash battery ,brake abs lites were on This is an ISUZU cab over engine truck kinda like a W4500 GM Model but its an ISUZU,Isuzu is very limited o...		 View
1986 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L No Start, start stall
Hello all and thanks in advance for the help. Customer has been to other shops and want's to give us a try. We've been diagnosing asian imports but not many european imports. This one will start and then stall. It will only run for a few seconds then stall, al...		 View
1999 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
Hey Jag-masters! Ive got this xk8 that a customer recently brought in for the first time and his concern was display reads "failsafe engine mode" and would not go over 20mph. We noticed it did infact not go over 20mph, had a code P0121 (TPS circuit range), and... Trouble codes: P0121 (tps circuit range performance), P0335B (ckps circuit malfunction).		 View
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall
hello all i've got a crysler that won't stay running when either put into reverse or drive (sometimes!) also has rolling idle when you come to a stop as if it is searching for base idle. have replaced most major sensors due to either lack of opp or inproper vo...		 View
2004 Land Rover Discovery 4.6L power steering
This vehicle came in with a feed hose leaking(from resevoir to pump) and a whine type noise. We replaced the one feed line and bled system as per ALLDATA.Before I closed it up I ran a hose from bleed on top steering gearbox back to resevoir and had someone go ...		 View
2000 Lincoln Continental 4.6L tcc
this car came in months ago, and had a slipping problem. we rebuilt it and in ten miles the check trans light came on with a p1744 code. we pulled the valve body and found the pump shaft seals were torn up and the pump shaft sleeve was torn up along with the b...		 View
2004 Mazda 3 2.3L Surge
Car came in for a low idle shudder. The throttle plate was cleaned and at the same time an oil change, spark plugs (for maintenance)and a trans flush (again for maintenance,using a T-Tech machine). On the road test after the work was done a surge at between 45...		 View
1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L rear hatch door lock
Rear hatch power lock came in not working was broke at actuator replaced with manufactor part still inop acts like no ground. NODATA (Alldata) really has no good info on wear or how the ground curcuit works not sure if module controls ground can anyone please ...		 View
2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L No Start
Client called stated battery lamp was on and charging/alternator message was displayed on dash, car quit on way to shop and towed in, fully expected dead battery, but vehicle cranks good but no start, fuel pressure good, injector pulse good, no spark at plugs....		 View
2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L MIL Lamp on
engine check light and codes only come on when driven over 3200rpm,cancel codes,drive under 3200rpm,no codes appear,live data on scanner shows correct MVs and both sensors turned on,could be coincidence but problem started after battery isolation switch fitted... Trouble codes: p2008 (heating of component right 02 sensorheating capasity to low), p2088 (heating of component left 02 sensorheating capasity to low).		 View
1996 Mercury Cougar 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Idle Surge
Car has a bit of a low idle & also a rhythmic surge at the same time when warm. Worse in gear . Drives fine going down the road . Fuel trims are running right about 0 .Near perfect. MAF is running 7-8 gps in neutral & 5-6 in gear . All other sensor readings ...		 View
1998 Mercury Mystique 2.0L motor mounts
Car came in with rattling noise. Replaced all 4 motor mounts with OEM parts from dealer. Noise still coming from the timing belt side. With air-condition on, the noise gets worse. Any help from Ford tech would be greatly appreciated.		 View
1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on
car came in for died on freeway, checked codes had code 22, checked crank sensor with lab scope has 5v ref. with sensor unplugged, checked ground only 2mv ok, checked ign. positive at sensor has 12v. so lab scoped sensor no signal. replaced sensor with factory... Trouble codes: 22 (crank sensor malfunction).		 View
1995 Nissan Sentra 1.6L compressor
when a/c fuse is installed vehicle stalls,checked compressor and found clutch to be staying engaged and replaced compressor,also replaced controller also.but vehicle runs fine when a/c fuse is out and when you install fuse vehicle stalls,and one seen this befo...		 View
1996 Oldsmobile Ciera 2.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
car came in missing on cylinder two and dumping raw fuel out the exhaust. confirmed the injector had good pulse (which it did) and replaced the injector under the assumption it was stuck open. well afetr the new injector it is still dumping fuel in cylinder #2... Trouble codes: P0302 (cylinder 2 misfire).		 View
2003 Oldsmobile Alero 3.4L Odometer
We have a odometer that the lady says blinks every once in a while . It also has a code B1365 in the history code too. Has any one seen this? Thank -You for your help		 View
1995 Pontiac Grand Am 2.3L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
This car has been a pain. When the car first came in the customer had already replaced the coils, module, and plugs. When I checked all four cylinders were running very rich. The car acts like it is missing it runs so rich. All four plugs were black. Checked t...		 View
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L headrest
I am looking for some help. We have a 2000 Grand Prix GT 2 door that the drivers side seat belt guide got broken off. It mounts to the underside of the headrest with 2 screws.. The problem we are having is we can not remove the headrest to replace this piece! ...		 View
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L ignition switch
key will stick from turning to off position intermittantly in wifes car. I removed the shifter knob but it still occurs. wait for a couple to a few seconds, sometimes more, and it will release and turn back to off position and come out fine.. any pontiac guys ...		 View
1997 Saturn SL 1.9L Ignition
This car was pushed from another shop. They had installed another engine, the car ran and test drove, mechanic pulled car back in to fix ground wire at the back of the engine, and apparently the ground hit the positive wire on the starter, sparked, and the car...		 View
2000 Saturn LS 2.2L No Start, MIL Lamp on
Car came in as a no start. We have fuel pressure, injector pulse, and spark. The spark appears to be a litle weak (won't reach end of coil boot on either coil). Plugs were wet, had low compression on 3 & 4, over 120 on 1 & 2. Oiled 3 & 4 and got over 100. Car ...		 View
1997 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Torque Convertor
clear code and torque conv. will lock up ok for about a half a mile then shut off, confirmed with volt meter while driveing, speed sensors at 20 mph are ok but at 40 mph on up one wil read 41 mph and the other reads 45 mph, replaced speed sensors and harness a...		 View
2000 Subaru Outback 2.5L Noise
This car has a vibration that is felt and heard inside when idling and holding the brake in park or reverse. There is vibration in the engine visible but it is being transmitted throughout the vehicle. It seems to lessen at around 1000 rpm. The car idles at ar...		 View
1995 Toyota Corolla 1.8L No Start
This vehicle came in with an intermittent no start and stall issue. The vehicle now will not start at all. There is no spark , no fuel pump operation, and the fuel injector will pulse once on the initial crank and then the injector pulse will die during the re...		 View
1999 Toyota Camry 2.2L moaning noise
We have one thats playing hide and seek with us. there is a hooting/moaning noise on occ. at idle. I have heard it once. although the customer says it happens often. it sounds just like a ford 4.6 idle air control moan. and I'm pretty sure that is what it is, ...		 View

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1998 Acura 3.5RL 3.5L Speedometer
Customer has not returned for repair after learning that the most likely cause of the speedometer fluctuation is the gauge itself, and would cost close to $800 if that is the case. I got several helpful replies, and found out the speedometer does tend to fail ...		 10
1998 Audi A8 4.2L No Start, MIL Lamp on
ECM did not need to be coded for immobilizer. Received used ECM, installed with no problems. Car had no immobilizer. ECM replacement fixed non start. Again, thanks to all for replying. Trouble codes: 16706 (engine RPM sensor G28.).		 5
1996 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to everyone who posted. I found that the Postitive Vent Valve under the intake manifold was bad causing a leak. I replaced the unit along with the hoses and vent pipe and the codes have not returned. Thanks again, Dennis Trouble codes: P0134 (O2 Sensor Circuit No Activity Bank 1 Sensor 1), P0154 (O2 Sensor Circuit No Activity Bank 2 Sensor 1).		 11
1990 Cadillac Fleetwood 4.5L digital guages
one of the first things that I checked on the car was that the 16 volt wire going to the radio was not shorted to ground or that the radio was bad I pulled out radio which is after market and found that the wire was not connected to the after market steroe at ...		 2
1993 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, BACKFIRE
Thanks everybody for your help and advice. Many people here on the boards and other people I talked to felt that it could be fuel related, as in a leak in the fuel rail/injectors. I was very sure it was not, because I had a fuel gauge on it for almost an ent...		 14
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3.1L MIL Lamp on
Thanks for our help, guys. Most of you pointed toward carbon in the intake passage, some found broken wires ar poor connections. Mine was carbon in the passage. A badly frayed spedometer cable in the drill went into the passage and some good sized chunks di... Trouble codes: 77 (egr solenoid 3).		 19
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 4.8L MIL Lamp on
Replaced the intake manifold gaskets and both knock sensors.Knock sensors were full of water cleaned and replace them,intake gaskets were hard and flat,customer very happy now I thank all of you that helped me out with this wish yall the best of luck in this v... Trouble codes: PO171 (fuel lean bank 1), PO, 174 (fuel lean bank 2).		 24
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 8.1L all gears
Thanks for the replies, but they all covered items & areas we had already tested. As said in original post the only DTC that kept recurring was P1571. We ran the diagnostic procedures forward, backward & sideways with the same result "Replace TCM" but I just ...		 6
2002 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L anti-tehft
Thanks Dan [...] was stupid did'nt perform the relearn properly I was,nt going to crank positon every time.Thanks for your time its out of here.		 3
2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
Thanks to all that replied. This vehicle has not return as of this date and the repair not made. About half of the response's I received suggested intake gaskets followed by leaking fuel regulater. This vehicle will return when the condition presents itself ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple Cylinder Misfire).		 28
2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L rotors
Thank You All for your replies, most said never turn these rotors always replace, well we put 4 brand new Raybestos rotors ( the good ones) brand new Raybestos pads on front and rear.customer drove for 300 miles with no problem, we re- checked for run-out on r...		 31
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 4.3L Misfire
Thank you to everyone who took time to assist me. The problem was from a plugged catalytic converter as many people had suggested. I did not know that this truck with a V6 had two converters. I received many helpful and detailed suggestions that contained g... Trouble codes: p0300 (misfire), p0101 (MAF sensor performance).		 18
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L rack&pinion
As many of you suggested I shut vech. off at speed the pull stopped, replaced rack&pinion and all is well! Once again iatn rocks! Thanks KEVIN		 18
2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic 6.0L transfer cas
The general thought was a fluid issue. Not being full or wrong fluid. The trans shop thinks it is a magnet that is located under the pickup tube. The material that is being attracted to the magnet is another problem. I will check and change the fluid in thes...		 8
2002 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
I double checked my wiring. Then I unplugged both o2 sensors and ran the car with my modis set up to make a movie if either o2 sensors went above 1.21 volts, and it captured a video of both of the sensor signals jumping to 4.98 volts for about 10 seconds. So... Trouble codes: P0132 (Upstream O211 shorted to voltage), P0118 (ECT sens voltage too high), P1492 (Bat Temp Sensor Voltage to high), P0325 (Knock sensor circuit volts to low), P0138 (Dpwmstream O2s 12 shorthigh).		 4
1988 Dodge Shadow 2.2L master cylinder
Thanks to everyone who offered advice on this problem. Replacing the caliper and master cylinder did not help any. Replacing the proportioning valve did not help either. I used a whole quart bottle of brake fluid bleeding the system to no avail. No matter ...		 27
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.0L Park Adjustment
Thanks to all of you who replied.It seems the conclusion was that the adjuster assembly had to be replaced.The fix was to replace the park brake pedal adjuster assembly.Once done and operated a few times the adjustment came right up. Really appreciated your qu...		 4
2002 Dodge Ram Van 5.2L no governor pressure
THANKS TO ALL WHO TOOK THEIR VALUABLE TIME TO HELP ME. LIKE MOST SAID I REPLACE THE GOVERNOR PRESSURE SOLENOID WITH A DEALER ONE THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM IT IS STILL ACTING UP ONCE IN A WHILE I TOLD THE COSTUMER THAT IT NEEDS A PCM BECAUSE OF CODE 601 HE ...		 4
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Hydraulic system
After following the excellent suggestions, and then trying them again I decided to get a new proportioning valve from Chrysler. All is well, even though customer thinks we should have known that before car was towed in for blown out calipers. Thank you for sug...		 3
2005 Dodge Dakota 4.7L body seams?
thanks for the help, but it looks like this one may have fixed itself. apparently, these dakotas are known for water leaks and can be difficult to diagnose. i put a garden sprinkler on it for several hours and still could find nothing. the customer picked it u...		 5
1998 Ford Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on
Firstly, Thank you everybody for your help. Some of the tests that I did. I forgot to mention was that fuel presure was at specs, KOEO and KOER, each time the van was here I cleaned the MAF sensor and check for vacumm leaks with smoke machine I olso noticed th... Trouble codes: P0171 (System too lean bank 1), P0174 (System too lean bank 2).		 12
1998 Ford Pickup 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hi : Sorry for the late reply. I was expecting the customer will come back for further testing but having seen the car yet,so no information i can provide right now. However,i received few good suggestions which will help me in the future. Thanks for helping... Trouble codes: P0304 (cylinder number 4 misfire), P0133 (oxygen sensor bank i sensor 1 slow respones).		 19
2002 Ford Escape 3.0L convertor
Unfortunately we don't have a fix on this one. the customer took the vehicle to the dealer to flash computer (wouldn't run rediness monitors for egr or evap) and we haven't seen it since. As lance suggested we checked and changed fuel filter.While this seem...		 3
2005 Ford Pickup 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
well thanks to everyone for responding especially nick from ohio. I sent the truck to ford to reflash computer and they couldn't they told me the computer was bad from the failed coils burning up the coil drivers in the coil driver module so they replaced the ... Trouble codes: po104 (maf erratic), po351 (ignition coil circuit), po356 (ignition coil circuit), po506 (idle below normal).		 3
1997 GMC Pickup 6.5L No Start, Stall
First of all I would like to thank those who replied. Everything pointed to the PMD and as most of you know there is no test for this. I picked up a module from the local Stanadyne shop for 279.00 and made my own bracket. The bracket mounts on top of the upper...		 13
1998 Honda Prelude 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
Numerous ideas regarding valve issue. Performed a running compression test and all 4 cyl.s at exactly 60 psi. Pretty much eliminates that. Tested EGR output voltage at idle = 1.98 volts ( spec. is 1.2v ) Indicates stuck open carboned up valve. (Unavailable fro... Trouble codes: po301 (misfire 1 cylinder).		 24
1997 Isuzu Trooper 3.2L backup mode
After some prompting, customer reports voltmeter on IP indicates 16 volts intermittently and concurrent with transmission control going into backup mode. Replaced internally regulated alternator after checking battery and cables and the transmission problem ha...		 3
1967 Jaguar E -type 4.2L oil leak
Thank you to all who replied! I am going to call this one fixed, sort of. I am not going to single out anyone as to providing “the silver bullet” as everyone was pretty on target as to the possibilities. It ended up being the four studs that go up into the ...		 10
2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L MIL Lamp on
after reading the two replies which i appreciate very much, i decided to send this car to the dealer, had this customer not have been rather rude i would probably have spent more time and effort in trying the throttle actutator. which i tend to think is the p... Trouble codes: p0065 (air assisted fuel injection control range performance).		 2
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L instrument panel gages
Thanks for everyone's input. The problem, believe it or not, was the door module had gone bad, and it was connected to the same PCI bus as the gages, and somehow was dragging the PCI bus down. Replacing the passenger door module fixed it. Go figure!		 6
2000 Lexus RX 300 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to all that spend time reading and writing about thtis lexus. We replaced maf sensor. test drive it with scaner conected and we recorded some playback and this is what we found: at WOT load reading Improved to 94.2%. just lake some of you guys mentioned... Trouble codes: PO171 (system too lean).		 16
2000 Mazda Protege 1.8L timing belt tensioner
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE REPLIES.AS SOME OF YOU SUGGESTED WE REMOVED ALL OF THE TIMING GEARS FOR INSPECTION AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WTH THE GEARS.WHAT WE DID FIND WAS AND OLD PIECE OF RUBBER BOOT FROM THE TENSIONER SPRING BEHIND ONE OF THE...		 7
2008 Mazda TRIBUTE 3.0L remote start
thank you to all that replied we tried again to get this part from the local dealer no luck contacted mazda in denver colorado and part is on order customer is going to go to them as they promased a 3 yr 36k warrnaty on the parts and labor if they installed th...		 6
1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L no shifting
THANK YOU FOR EVERY ONE WHO APPLY. I PULL OUT, DISASSEMBLE THE TRANSMISSION AND FIND OUT THAT NONE OF THE CLUCHES WASN'T BURNT AND INTERNAL PART WERE OK. SO,I PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGATHER AND PUT A REBUILT TORQE CONVERTER.I TEST DRIVE AND BINGO. THANK AGAIN.		 11
1997 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L Blower
Hello Everyone. First I would like to thank everyone who responded to my call for help.Well it has been a couple of weeks and I have not had this vehicle come back. as I stated in my post That I had tried a control module and that was not the problem. In the w...		 15
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L MIL Lamp on
Well, unfortunately the customer said they would return for futher diagnosis; and I waited as long as I could, but IATN want's a close. I did have lot's of usefull pertinent information from a few people: Bob [...] gave me great information regarding the hi ...		 12
1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L Stall
Thanks for all the great replies. Due to the suddenness of the stall, I was inclined to believe that it was a failing crankshaft sensor. Justin, Steven and Bart suggested that the evap purge valve can stick open and cause this also. I got the car back in yes...		 10
1994 Saturn SL 1.9L Misfire, MIL Lamp on, #4 cyl in 4th gear
Thanks guys for all the replies. what it took to repair this vehicle was to decarbonize the engine three times. The reason it was so carboned up was not only the fact that it had 100,000 plus miles but also a defective thermostat that was stuck partially open ... Trouble codes: p0300 (Multiple cyl misfire), p0304 (misfire cyl 4).		 7
1999 Toyota Camry 2.2L MIL Lamp on
The vehicle left our shop before we were able to try all the advise given. We have maintained all copies we have received and will attempt to get the vehicle in again Trouble codes: P401 (low egr flow).		 27
1997 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L Cuts out, Misfire
First, thanks to everyone who took time to reply to our post. We greatly appreciate the time that you spent helping with our problem. We replaced the engine then started looking for the problem. Special thanks to Stan who was correct about the aftermarket c...		 17
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