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2004 Acura TSX 2.4L vsa
Hello, I have this TXS that intermittantly the VSA and the check engine lights come on, the customer states the VSA and the check engine lights come on while driving, he states it happens more or so with the ac on. it has also happened with the ac off. He said...		 View
1999 Audi A6 2.8L AT level
Hi all . I would like to know how to check the AT level. Thanks in advance.		 View
2002 Audi A4 3.0L power steering
car came in with a leaking sterring rack. replaced rack. customer declined new pump at the time. one month later car comes back. noise and low on fluid. replaced pump at that time.bleed air out of the system. two months later car comes back for same problem no...		 View
1991 BMW 850i 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire
This is a real clean, low milage vehicle. It loses injector pulse on cylinders 1-6. With a noid light very faint pulsing is visible. The power side of the injector still has battery voltage when it fails. It seems to be heat related as it takes 15 min before t...		 View
2002 BMW M5 5.0L engine
Hey Gang, This M5 belongs to one of the guys from a local bodyshop who do great body work, but farm out some of their mechanical head aches to us. This car sat for app one year (don't know why) and after it was put back into service there was a engine vibe fr...		 View
2003 BMW Z4 2.5L air bags
The air bag warning light stays on. There ar 16 codes in the safety information module, SIM. There are no codes in either of the two satellite modules. Baum scanner will not communicate, Launch scanner communicates, reads codes, says it clears codes, the airba...		 View
2005 Buick Century 3.1L security
Help This car has been driving me nuts for a week now It has a interment no start It will just crank and crank I have fuel presher and spark and I get a inj pulse with a lab scope I have put a module on it and 3x crank sensor and this did not help I put new pl...		 View
1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2.2L no power
Customer said car has been running bad for about 1 year. Test drive shows poor power.Customer also stated he heard a rattling noise in exhaust that eventually stopped. Vehicle acts like cat convertor clogged. Tested vacumn at 2000 RPM for 2 minutes 20 in. No s... Trouble codes: 44 (Lean exhaust).		 View
1995 Chevrolet Pickup 6.5L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall
I assumed this would be a typical fuel injection driver module replacement on a 6.5L turbo diesel to cure a quitting problem and also a hiccup problem. So I went ahead and replaced it. I have yet to hear if the quitting problem is completely gone since it can ...		 View
1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3.8L No Start
we have no spark but injector pulse and fuel pressure. 2 different ign modules installed, good power and groud. good crank sensor ( 3x and 18x signal), cam sensor good (inj pulse sync through pcm only, not spark control). put new crank sensor in anyway, tone w... Trouble codes: p0440 (evap system large leak. No pending codes under generic obd2).		 View
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 6.0L 6.0 to 5.3 swap
The 6.0 in this truck is bad. The customer wants to replace it with a 5.3. I told him there can be lots of problems; He said he would get the whole used engine, wiring harness and PCM.. I see on the wiring diagram that will give trans problems because of diffe...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Poor Idle Quality
After finishing intake manifold job and road testing several miles-thought everthing was done until last acceleration the rpm's stuck at 2500.I pulled car over thinking the throttle cable or throttle body was stuck.I snapped the throttle several times and you ...		 View
2002 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Hesitation, Misfire
this van has a hesistion,showing multiple misfires sometimes.when the van comes in no misfires show on current or history misfire data.I have only seen misfires once out of 5 times I have taken van out for test drives,misfires where on all [...]&5 had the...		 View
2002 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 4.3L electronic brake control module
Truck came in customer stated dash lights all came on and shortly the went out. the only ones that remained on were ABS and Brake light. checked for codes and found above codes. Ran alldatas diagnostics and thinking the ebcm is faulty but wondering if any one ...		 View
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L cruise control
I have a 2003 chevy malibu with 61000 miles on it. The problem is that when you turn the cruise control on or off it makes a clunking noise from the right front corner of the car. It does not do this with just using the pedal and brakes so it rules out all but...		 View
2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L MIL Lamp on
hello all good tech, i replaced the air pump relay and now the pump and air solenoid are both working but the mil keep coming back on with p2431.air pressure sensor show on mod but i couldn't find it.anyone know where it is located and what is the common probl... Trouble codes: P2431 (secondary air injection pressure sensor a crt).		 View
1994 Chrysler LeBaron 3.0L transmission goes into limp mode
Transmission will work fine for 1/2 day, then go into limp mode and stay there. Sometimes Car goes into limp a second after you start the car. Scan for codes none present Live data shows Trans. temp is at 1024 and trans state is Cold. Engine temp runs in the n...		 View
1996 Dodge Pickup 5.2L Mechanical
Customer called on Friday and said she could not get the shifter to come out of park. Triple A was dispatched for tow to my shop. Truck arrives and I looked at it today, no problem found. No matter what I did I can't get it to fail. The shift interlock is all ...		 View
2000 Dodge Caravan 2.4L gasket blown
This van came in leaking oil down the back side of the block, coming out under the head. It has some oil in the cooling system, but no coolant in the crankcase. While tearing it down to remove the head, I discovered the cam bearings (if you can call them that)...		 View
2001 Dodge Stratus 2.4L Poor Idle Quality
Came in with broken timing belt. Idle is unsteady and car will die. Computer shows stft for b1s2 is 99.2%. No matter what we do (change sensors and ecm)nothing changes on the stft. ltft is hanging at -14 to -15%. Haved checked o2 circuits against grounds and c...		 View
1985 Ford Bronco 5.0L Excessive Emissions
Hello group! I hope someone can shed some light on strategies on this early Ford EFI. This one came in for a NOX failure-2000ppm @ 15mph. HC & CO were very low. I confirmed the condition with the 5 gas. Installed breakout box, watched O2-cycles for 3-10 second... Trouble codes: 34 (EVP closed signal high).		 View
1988 Ford Econoline 7.5L No Start
I have this van that came in for a dying & low power. I have checked fuel press (41 lbs) also the exhaust it showed about 2.5 lbs so took the pipes loose from the manifolds. I still have the same problem so I pluged the return fuel line to increase fuel press ...		 View
1990 Ford Ranger 2.9L Starter
Hi all Ford techs, hope you can help me out here a bit. This 2.9 has given me fits for a couple of years. The drive seems to only make contact on the edge of the ring gear, so the drive doesn't last very long. I need to be able to adjust this starter to sit cl...		 View
1993 Ford Pickup 5.0L throttle valve
I am replacing the trans in this truck and need to adjust the throttle valve (TV) cable it's an AOD trans. It calls for a special tool ( # T86L-70332-A ). It looks like it could be easily fabricated if I knew the thickness of it. Can someone please tell me the...		 View
1994 Ford F450 Super D 7.3L Excessive Emissions
Customer (side job) complained that the truck was smoking (white) profusely. And no power. Checked codes the only code at the time was P0470 EBP was at constant 53 PSI Changed EBP sensor and cleaned tube also changed thermostat at customers request. Road tes... Trouble codes: P1211 (ICP too high or too low).		 View
1997 Ford Ranger 2.3L MIL Lamp on
KOEO no code KOER no code Test drive code PO340 cam sensor falt. Preforned pinpoint test in H manual all ok.replaced cam sensor and PCM still code PO340. Found some insulation "foil tape" near sensor end damaged. Repaired insulation still have problem. This se... Trouble codes: PO340 (Cam sensor circut fault).		 View
1997 Ford F-Super Duty 7.5L Cooling Systems
upper radiator hose is sucking closed at high rpm's. does not seem to run hot but will set coolant sensor code after highway driving. the temp guage will rise to about 3/4 hot. we installed a new upper hose that has a spring inside & now the hose is sucking cl...		 View
2002 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Timing components
Right side guide had broken, jamming jackshaft gear & shearing it from jackshaft. My question is, Ford states there would be no contact between valves & pistons, but some of the posts state the opposite, that there would be valve damage in a case like this. No...		 View
2002 GMC Envoy 4.2L Starting
well this was supposed to be a simple one, i replaced the battery on this truck now the truck will not even crank over. all the dash lights come on the battery is fine and it sets a p1631 securty code when you crank it, has any one ever seen this. by the way i...		 View
2003 Honda Accord 3.0L Misfire
This is a used car that we started working on saturday. It came in after being dolled up for running ruff and a flashing MIL. Saturday it appeared there was water in the front three spark plug tubes from the doll up. Cleared the water out, cleared the codes an... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire), P0301 (No. 1 Cylinder Misfire), P0302 (No. 2 Cylinder Misfire), P0303 (No. 3 Cylinder Misfire), P0304 (No. 4 Cylinder Misfire), P0305 (No. 5 Cylinder Misfire).		 View
2001 Hyundai Accent 1.6L Surge, MIL Lamp on
Customer initially told the converter was restricted and replacement was recommended. Converter inspected at reputable exhaust shop and found to be OK. Referred to us for lack of power complaint. Three codes present, two oxygen sensor codes and a low system vo... Trouble codes: p0141 (O2 heater circuit bank 1 sensor 2), P0132 (O2 Signal high bank 1 Sensor 1), P0562 (System voltage low).		 View
2003 Hyundai Tiburon 2.7L no readiness
Customer brought in 2003 Hyundai Tiberon friday that can't be inspected because O2 sensor(s) won't go through readiness. It's been that way over a year. Last year they got a waiver but this year they would like to find out what's wrong. I browsed the Hyundai F...		 View
2001 Infiniti I30 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
This vehicle only acts up after a all night cold soak. Temperature must drop below 35-32 degrees F, then when you start the engine and put it in gear it will run rough, and stall out with what seems like a low rpm only 1 or 2 times after it starts . Scan tool ...		 View
1974 Jeep Pickup 5.9L No Start
We are working on this jeep that had a wiring harness melt down. We have found that the wire that caused this was grounded. We now have a problem with the resistance wire that goes from the ignition switch to the ignition coil. When we turn on the ignition swi...		 View
1996 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
customer has constantly complained of engine miss at idle. it is noticeable but very minor and not completely consistent. we have replaced the 02 sensor (it was bad), the harmonic balancer (just a guess), the distributor (the shaft was loose)and we even discon...		 View
2006 Jeep Wrangler 2.4L flywheel
This poor jeep was abused by a drunk man stuck in his own driveway. He beat it until he had no clutch left and then called a tow truck (IDIOT). My question is how do I tell if the dual mass flywheel is any good. The surface is great, he lost all the clutch mat...		 View
2002 Mazda Millenia 2.3L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
Got Vehicle from another shop after they found and replaced burnt down cat converter. Came in with misfire code. Checked and found low compression on #3 and #5 cyls. Did valve job and replaced pistons and now compression good and vehicle runs great with no mor... Trouble codes: P1540 (ABV Control System Malfunction).		 View
2004 Mazda 3 2.3L lite on dash
i need to know how to comfig the ele. ps. pump		 View
1982 Mercedes-Benz 300TD 3.0L No Start
Hello Mercedes tech's, WE have this diesel that is hard to start, it has low compression on #4 (100psi) fuel is getting to the pump but do not have a way of checking that we are getting the proper amount to injectors. One of the ways we have been getting this ...		 View
1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 2.3L starter
MB techs, thanks in advance for your help. We are scratching our heads here. It would help if we had a decent wiring diagram but I must say Mitchell is about worthless with it's partial system diagrams. I called but they can't seem to find the correct diagrams...		 View
2003 Mercedes-Benz CL55 5.5L clockThis realy
this really puts a dent in my ego to ask this, but can someone tell me how to set the clock? customer bought this car 2 weeks ago/no owners manual. there is a quick reference in the glove box but on clock set it says to refer to the command manual. customer is...		 View
2001 Nissan Sentra 1.8L no power
back press test passed. This car has no power when a quick throttle is opened, ok if you open it slow. When roed tested could not get to rpm at all		 View
2002 Nissan Xterra 3.3L MIL Lamp on
we replaced timing belt and water pump and idler pulley 2 weeks ago. check engine light came on 1 day after we did repairs . customer came in and we cleared codes . one week later codes came back . the customer told me that converters were done at midas 6 mont... Trouble codes: p0430 (catylast efficiency), p0328 (knock sensor short).		 View
2003 Nissan Sentra 1.8L No Start
This car came in for a no start when hot. Checked codes and had P0335 for crank sensor. Once in shop, vehicle would not start, and I diagnosed a crank sensor. I called the Nissan dealership to see if it was covered under a recall, and they said it was not. The... Trouble codes: p0335 (Crankshaft Position Sensor Circuit).		 View
2000 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4L Misfire
Good morning all, I'm having fun with one of these chevy 2.4l with the coil pack assembly cover pieces and guess what, a misfire. It was in last week for the same problem, a misfire under load, leading me to believe it was a weak spark issue. Once I got the ig... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire detected in cyl 1).		 View
2000 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L Misfire
hi guys, i'm fresh outta ideas here and any help will be greatly appreciated. original complaint was poor driveability on a test drive- when passing. read th crank code and replaced it. code has not returned after many more test drives. performed ckp relearn a...		 View
1987 Other European FAIRWAY 2.5L taxi meter
OK, I guess I will work on anything. The customer has a manual for the car but no wiring for the taxi meter. I know there aren't a bunch of these in the States but maybe one of our English buddies has a wiring diagram for the taxi meter in this London Cab. We ...		 View
2001 Pontiac Montana 3.4L MIL Lamp on
po102 and p0440 were set 580km after the 02 were changed for mant wonder if it could be rlated or if anyone had other ideas what could be. Trouble codes: p0102 (maf code).		 View
1999 Saturn SC2 1.9L Misfire
I am afraid I may look at this to hard. This customer has been to several differant shops including the dealer and keeps getting o different story. Now I am giving him another one. As stated before the injectors amp ramp at 1 amp per injector at the injector i... Trouble codes: PO302 (Cylinder 2 Misfire detected).		 View
1997 Toyota RAV4 2.0L blown efi fuse
aloha, i've got this 97 rav4, intermitantly blowing efi fuse, every couple of weeks, checked and cleaned all related connections, amperage draw on fuel pump is 4.8 amps running, 5.2 initial, ohmed out ok. harness appears to be intact. i've never had the fuse b...		 View
1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.8L oil pressure light
Good day people. I have this 96 VW when the engine is cold and start to drive. The oil pressure light begins to flash and alarm bell sounds. Alldata indicates there are 2 oil pressure switches. One in the oil filter housing ( which I replaced about one year ag...		 View
2002 Volkswagen GTI 1.8L door locks
door locks= when you lock the car with the key from the outside the doors will lock and then within one second unlock by themselves they will not stay locked and the power windows will not work either. can not pull any codes. all fuses are good. would it be in...		 View
2002 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0L windows and locks
drivers window switch will let drivers window down but will not control the passanger window. passanger switch will let passenger window down and they same with the door locks, we have changed both of the motors with oem parts and still had the same problems.		 View
2006 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.5L key fob
Keyless entry inop. Any ideas? thank you		 View
1992 Volvo 940 2.3L Hesitation, Stall
Hi everyone. This 92 940 has the 2.3l 16 valve engine. It has an intermittent stutter on acceleration from a stop and also when cruising at 50km/hr.The engine will stall intermittently after coming to a stop.There are no fault codes.We replaced the fuel pumps,...		 View

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1999 Audi A4 1.8L abs clicks
hello every one and thank you very much THIS MORNING I GOT THIS AUDI BACK AND AS MOST SAID I PUT IT BACK ON VAG COM AND HAD ANOTHER PERSON DRIVE ME AROUND AND I WATCHED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ALL LOOKED GOOD SO I SWITCHED OVER [...] GRAFT MOD AND THERE WAS MY GL...		 10
2001 Audi A4 1.8L Engine
We did an oil pressure test first and found no faults, after that we did a timing belt and water pump for preventive maintenence and the noise got worse. we replaced the timing chain tensioner for the camshafts and the noise went away. Thanks for all the repli...		 8
1975 BMW 2002 2.0L starter
Thank You for all the help. I was able to properly rewire the ignition switch and get the proper wires to the starter and carburetor. The ignition and starting systems are now in order. On to other issues to get this vehicle complete. once again thanks for...		 4
1994 BMW 325i 2.5L No Start
I kept getting bad (used) DME control units. Finally ordered a new one and car cranked immediately!! What are the odds of getting 3 consecutive computers bad!!Thanks to all who helped. Trouble codes: 66 (antitheft system signal DWA).		 13
2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L abs
Thank you to all, I have come to the conclusion that this ABS Line code, is a moduel problem. Some said it can be rebuilt,some said with that code it can not be rebuilt and must be replaced with a new one and re-coded. I called Moduel Master and talked to Phil...		 11
2003 Buick LeSabre 3.8L engine
Thanks to everyone who responded.After doing a few different tests i found the original ignition module to be faulty,so i replaced with a new one and we have a fix.Thanks again Andy		 28
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L seat
THANKS to the people that took time to reply to my help reqwest. i did not fix this problem .have checked rechecked and checked all over again of all replyes have done all of them. so iam ending this so some one else can post a problem custermer is going to se...		 15
1998 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L No Start
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT ON THIS ISSUE. I THINK THE NETWORKING BETWEEN TECHNICIANS IS A GREAT HELP FOR EVERYONE. THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR DIRECTLY TO THE PUMP WAS CORRODED HAD TO REMOVE TANK TO SEE IT WHEN I DISCON... Trouble codes: PO230 (uel control circuit).		 10
2001 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L No Start
well this just shows the power of iatn ... just about all of the replies pointed to the passlock sensor on the ignition cylinder , with odds like that its got to be a pattern failure , so replaced the passlock igniton cylinder and reset the security by leaving...		 19
2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on, security light on
WELL GUYS THIS ONE TOOK A LOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR TO REPAIR AND I USED EVERY PIECE OF INPUT I RECIEVED FROM ALL OF YOU. FIRST I REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY TUMBLER AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS SEEMED LIKE IT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL THE SECURITY LIG... Trouble codes: U1000 (class2 datalink malfunction), U1064 (lost communication with BCM system), B1004 (kam reset), B1780 (theft lock enabled for radio), P1626 (theft deterent fuel enablesignal lost).		 22
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 6.6L No Start, MIL Lamp on
the first thing we did was to clear the codes to see what would return. the po380 came back evertime, so with scanner hooked up we could see the glow plug relay come on, but had no voltage being appiled. after we replaced the glow plug relay there were no more... Trouble codes: u1064 (bcm no data), u1800 (ficm to ecm no data), p1621 (ecm memory), po380 (glow plugs).		 4
1999 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Cuts out
Well like everybody said - I replaced the injection pump, this time I used another supplier. I also installed a low fuel pressure light kit. Fuel pressure and volume were never a concern on this, which also proved true with the addition of the light kit. I gue... Trouble codes: P1693 (dtc in ecm), P0216 (injection pump timing).		 5
2001 Dodge Pickup 5.2L Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
We had replaced the crank sensor with an aftermarket BW part. A factory O.E. crank sensor fixed the issue. Sad thing is that the price was about the same. Trouble codes: p1391 (Intermittent loss of crank or cam signal).		 5
2001 Dodge Durango 4.7L MIL Lamp on, RPM FLARE/shift prob
Thanks to you all for the suggestions and help. Most all of you sugested that the TPS is the problem...and it was. I ended up using an OTC Genesis to watch the scope pattern and that scanner was fast enough to catch the glitches in the TPS. This took care o... Trouble codes: P0121 (TPS voltage does not agree with MAP).		 16
2003 Dodge Neon 2.0L reverse
I did a clutch test with the drb3 this morning and found that I had slippage in low as well with good cvi, so today I did a pressure check and found that the I had low pressure in the l/r port which indicated low line pressure, after I was fairly certain tha...		 6
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L Fuel Gauge
Thanks for all your help! I have yet to see this van back in the shop. I was called back a few days ago by the Chrysler tech I was talking to. It turns out he had exactly the same problem as I did himself. He found out from Chrysler that he had to replace the ...		 5
1986 Ford Pickup 5.0L No Start
thanks to all who replyed, it was a corroded wire at the fuel pump relay. I repaired wire and replaced relay and truck runs Trouble codes: 31 (egr), 42 (ego not switching).		 17
1998 Ford Windstar 3.8L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hi Boys, Finally got this fixed.Thanks for all the help. I farmed it to the ford boys and they replaced the cam plug and the cam sensor with a ford one and things are fine. Still have trouble believing ford parts only for a 98 Windstar. Trouble codes: P0340 (cam position sensor fault), PO300 (random cylinder misfire).		 12
2002 Ford Pickup 7.3L undercar noise
Thanks for all the ideas. The first thing I did was turn the heater off to see if it was the blend door as some mentioned. No more noise... I am surprised that the blend door would make such a loud thunk! Some times you would swear you just ran into somethin...		 11
2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L passenger window
PUT A SECOND MOTOR/REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN IT - SEEMS A LITTLE BETTER. DURING INSTALLATION WE OPERATED WINDOW THEN TIGHTENED ALL FASTENERS. WE ALSO SPREAD THE NEW GUIDES A LITTLE. CUSTOMER IS PLEASED.		 7
2002 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0L Transfer case.
CUSTOMER IS TRYING TO PUT SOME MONEY TOGETHER FOR REPAIR,FROM WHAT MOST OF RESPONSES SAID MOTOR ON T/C IS GOING TO BE THE PROBLEM.WAITING FOR RETURN OF TRUCK TO REPAIR.WILL ADD COMMENTS AT THAT TIME.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME FOR NOW		 10
2005 Ford Expedition 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
I got some very good info by the way of a guy named Joshua in alabama, He informed me that he worked at a ford dealership and came across this twice so I did a presure leak down test as instructed by him and came up with the same results as he did. However wh...		 10
1995 GMC Suburban 6.5L MIL Lamp on, code 78
First of all I want to thank everybody that replied, there were twomain responces, change the waste gate solinoid and or vacume pump problems. what I did was change the solinoid and also found the fuel filter restricted, so I changed that as well. I really th... Trouble codes: 78 (wastegate solinoid fault).		 7
2000 Honda Civic 1.6L brake lights
had no power from fuse box to brake switch - replaced fuse box. that got me power back to the switch but still no brake lights. found pinched wire in wire harness behind panel on left side of rear seat. also rewired splice in that area where it branches out to...		 4
2002 Lincoln Continental 4.6L abs system
boy do i feel stupid i thought i had looked at everything carefully, but when i took a second look i found the left front tone ring had a small crack in it, so thanks to those who took the time to respond.		 10
1996 Mercury Cougar 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Idle Surge
Replaced Iac motor and problem was FIXED !IAC was reading in range but must hve been sticking.		 4
1992 Nissan NX 2.0L No Start, Hesitation, Surge, Stall
I had several good replies. The one that turned the tide was the sugeestion that the computer could be stuck in daignostic mode causing it to not set a code. After playing with the mode switch I got the computer to start recording codes. I had a code 13 (coola...		 5
2000 Nissan Xterra 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, surge under load
Further diagnostics from suggestions reveiled distributor coming apart. Replaced distributor, soulution repaired vehicle fault and customer complaint. Trouble codes: p0325 (Knock sensor Problem).		 6
1987 Plymouth Reliant 2.2L Poor Idle Quality
Sorry It took so long It was forever finding good used mounts! And that was the fix I guess being Sofeter from age was just enough to hide the shake Thanx To All!		 11
1999 Plymouth Breeze 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire
Thankyou to everybody for your quick replies.It turns out i needed a second set of hands to help keep everything from moving when belt was installed.Frustration got the better of me!!!		 7
2001 Pontiac Grand Am 2.4L Misfire
Well, I've waited as long as possible and I believe (hope) this vehicle is fixed. All parts in the vehicle now are GM dealer parts. I also replaced the aluminum engine cover to eliminate any mounting/distortion issues and I added an extra ground from the cov... Trouble codes: P0300 (random cylinder misfire).		 17
2002 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4L No Start
Thanks to all who responeded.Thank you Mike and Allen,the a/c clutch was the problem causing the 10 amp a/c, bfc fuse under the hood to blow.Replace a/c clutch and car starts okay and no problem with the fuse blowing. Trouble codes: b2965 (b2960-), b2960 (b1374-), b1374 (testing and results).		 14
2003 Toyota Camry 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Thanks for the help to all that responded. Car returned with only a cyl. #1 misfire code. Decided to put an injector in it. Car has not coded anything for several weeks, now. Customer is happy. I don,t see the connection between a bad injector and the IGF sign... Trouble codes: p0301 (misfire cyl. 1), p0351 (ignition coil a prisec fault), p0352 (ignition coil b prisec fault), p0353 (ignition coil c prisec fault), p0354 (ignition coil d prisec fault).		 3
1995 Volkswagen EuroVan 2.5L Misfire
Ok this one is fixed, Got the van back today after she ran around town for two weeks, #5cyl plug was black and dry. ck'd compression on all 5 cyl's all have 150 psi. put plug from #5 into #1 cyl set gaps to .028, it fired up and ran fine for 2 min. then starte...		 4
2001 Volkswagen EuroVan 2.8L starter
THANKS TO ALL THAT REPLIED.TRACED WIRES FROM P/N RELAY TO TCM,IN LEFT A PILLAR.STILL NG.KEPT GOING TO TRANS POS. SWITCH AND FOUND CHEWED HARNESS DRIVER SIDE,UNDER HOOD ON SIDE OF BATTERY.DOWN IN FENDER AREA.AFTER CLEANING NEST FOUND 7 BAD WIRES.RECONNECTED & S...		 3
2003 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L abs
Customer finally came back to install module.Never could figure out why brake booster signal came on.Everything is back to normal. Thanks Guys!		 3
2005 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.9L MIL Lamp on
thanks to all, smoke tested this car three times. third time cold from sitting outside in snow. plugged air intake port post MAF sensorwith plug really helps. found hairline fracture in intercooler. never really saw smoke when vehicle warm from sitting in shop... Trouble codes: P0101 (mass air flow implausible signal).		 5
1999 Volvo S80 2.9L Starting
Thanks for the replies I got from everyone. This one had me pulling hair. After waiting 10 days,I got a new bosch starter from Napa for $177.00, which worked like it should and was $100.00 cheaper than dealer. You were right, Sean from California, that it's no...		 6
2000 Volvo S80 2.9L Hesitation, Surge
Thanks for all the replies, Most said the electronic throttle was faulty and needed a update or replacement. Since we do not have the nec. Volvo equipment here we had to send this one to the dealer. I will update this when I get a reply from owner as to what...		 6
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