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1995 Acura Legend 3.2L starting circuit
goodday to all fellow technicians, about 2 months ago we got an acura which came in for a (no-crank) condition. after checking vehicle's basic fuses found in the driver side fuse panel fuse #15 blown. after replacing fuse which is only 7.5amp fuse vehicle cra...		 View
1998 Audi A4 1.8L engine
Techs: I really require some help with this one.. Vehicle came into shop on hook, customer said that a loud clicking developed & engine lost power (misfiring badly/light flashing)could restart, but was undrivable due to misfiring. my basic checking included a ...		 View
2001 Audi A4 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hello all, I have an Audi, that's driving me nuts. This car came in a month ago, with catastrophic failure due to camshaft tensioner failure. Bank 2 valves bent. I replace bank 2 cylinder head. Both tenioners and chains, timing belt, etc. Originally machine sh... Trouble codes: 17819 (Secondary Air Inj Bank 2 Flow too low), 16684 (Misfire recognized), 16685 (Cylinder 1 misfire), 17537 (Bank 2 LTFT too rich), 16717 (Knock sensor 2 signal too high), 16688 (cyliner 4 misfire).		 View
2008 Audi A6 3.2L ignition switch
THis car came off of the tow truck, they had to pull the parking brake fuse out to disingage the p. brake, and manualy override the shifter to set it in N. Shifter manual override got broken due to that action:). now sitting here with no start, had to recut th...		 View
1987 BMW 316 1600CC Excessive Emissions
hello everyone i have an old 316 BMW which we bought as a wreck,and we are trying to assemble it, i need vacuum hoses diagram for caburetor,emission control system. if anyone can suply the diagram it will be very apriciated thanks in advance		 View
1993 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
Hello everyone, I need some help on this chev. Here is what I have. Vehicle came in not running very good and stalling. We checked it out and found a code 82 3X signal error. So we unplugged the ignition module 2-wire connector. We connected a test light betwe... Trouble codes: 82 (3X Signal Error).		 View
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 5.7L No Start
well, this car is killing me! i replaced dist. module,replaced module connector. alldata tests tell me that the dfist. is bad in one test, another test tells me that the ground circut for module is open, the ground circut is fine,rewired it,cleaned all grounds... Trouble codes: 16 (lo res pulse circut).		 View
1997 Chevrolet Pickup 5.7L Hesitation, Poor Accel,
Customer is complaining of Poor acceleration when trying to pass other cars. There are no codes stored in any system. Engine runs smoothly and transmission will pass a stall test. Upon roadtesting transmission is down shifting, going in and out of overdrive, t...		 View
2000 Chevrolet Tracker 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
Hello everyone and thank you for your help ahead of time. We have a 2000 chevy tracker- this vehicle came in with a poor running condition after warmed up. Verified after 5 minutes of run time it starts to chug and will stall. Fuel pressure holds, coil firing ...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy
Hello this is my own vehicle the problem on this car, every time that I step on the gas pedal my car does not respond like it should all I heard is like a buzz in the intake (throttle) and it takes me a while to pick up speed does not misfire this morning fina... Trouble codes: P0404 (egr open position performance).		 View
2003 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L dome lights
Dome lights stay on unless you use the over-ride switch on the headlight switch. Scanned for body data, showed that the rear door jam switch was closed (door open). Dealer sent us a normal door jam switch, but could not find one like it anywhere in sight. Remo...		 View
2004 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L engine
Hello fellow techs. I have the Impala SS 3.8l vin #1 w/ a supercharger. It has an engine noise (ticking)in the lifter galley. You can hear it at the bottom of intake and also in the block along (close to knock sensor) the oil pan rails. Pulled valve covers and...		 View
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 6.6L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
This Duramax gives a P0016 code. the data has a CMP miss PID that is constantly counting up. I have a good sensor pattern @ the computer so I installed a different one. Same problem. Can the CMP sensor be faulty & still give a good pattern? Is there something ... Trouble codes: P0016 (CKPCMP corelation).		 View
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L dome and headlamps
Cruiser came in with a complaint of flickering lights with engine running. Both headlights and dome lamps. Tested battery with midtronics, tested good. Checked voltage at battery steady with at 13.1 to 13.4. AC voltage maxed at .04. Voltage across the dome lam...		 View
2002 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
O.k. this one is driveing me crazy. Customer just purchased. Called said was getting lower gas millage then expected and check engine light came on and went off on a 40 mile trip. On his way to the shop on scheduled day it died (lost all power and motor quit) ... Trouble codes: 172 (rear bank fuel system rich), 175 (front bank fuel system rich).		 View
2004 Chrysler Concorde 2.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
I have this concorde that will set code Po344 after a long drive,20+ miles or more,when this happens the engine feels like it is running out of fuel,I ran a hose from inside vehicle and fed it propane when this occured and made no difference.I have tested for ... Trouble codes: PO344 (CMP Cicuit Intermittant).		 View
2000 Dodge Dakota 3.9L shaft
Thanks in advance. I have this dakota that has alot of play in the steering wheel (almost 1/4" play side to side).I found the intermediate shaft ujoints are junk/worn out.My question is does anyone know where I can buy another shaft for this truck.No listing a...		 View
2001 Dodge Pickup 5.9L freeze plug
Small (3/8" dia) freeze plug at RR corner of cylinder head is leaking. Not much room back there to extract or install new plug. Anyone out there with a sure fire way to do this short of pulling the head? We have a lot of theories, but I am looking for someone ...		 View
2001 Dodge Pickup 5.9L firing
this is on my truck, i replaced the intake gaskets last night and went to start the truck and it wouldnt started, ck all my connections everything was fine, scanned with our scan tool found no trouble codes, ck fuel pressure its fine, but when i checked to see...		 View
1993 Ford Mustang 5.0L No Start
got this 93 stang gt 50 that will not start, car has been sitting for over a year. At first we had no fuel pressure, but replaced the fuel pump relay, now when I turn the key on I do get fuel pressure. When I crank I do have spark, fuel pressure but no pulse t...		 View
1994 Ford Pickup 7.5L master cly
Hi everybody we replaced the clutch master and slave in this truck because it was bypassing inside. After we had no peddle. We found the master to be faulty so we got another one. Both were Ford parts. After that the peddle was very light and we could hardly f...		 View
1994 Ford Econoline 5.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall
We have this van here that idles rough.If you put a timing light on coil wire,when the moter cuts out for a second or two the timing light stops flashing.On road test,when you accel there is a slight hesitation.The timing light skipping leads me to believe the...		 View
1995 Ford Escort 1.9L Poor Idle Quality
Came in jerking while driving, under load, found bad wires, replaced and found idle is up and down.Scan data shows no MAF readings at idle or snap throttle.Fuel pressure is 32 at idle and 38 with regulater unpluged. Engine sounds fine just idleing up and down ...		 View
1995 Ford Aspire 1.3L No Start
Lady said car ran fine, shut it off restarted ran rough. next tine would not start. Came to me dead. Checked had no spark. Replaced cracked rotor and dist cap. Have spark. Still no start. Compession 125 fuel pressure 45-50 lbs Injectors pulse noid light Has ...		 View
1998 Ford Pickup 4.6L calipers,pins
this truck has a click type noise from the front brakes only when appling brakes.parts have been replaced with aftermarket and then oe. only to be fixed for a little while.seems the pins and the guide hole keeps wearing and allows the caliper to cock causing t...		 View
2000 Ford Explorer 4.0L Converter clutch
Easter greetings , My explorer has a code PO741 torque converter clutch system stuck off , customer complaint "slipping" .Driving the car with Ethos monitoring converter percentage of application indicates 0% at idle then changing with gear and throttle applic...		 View
2000 Ford Explorer 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
customer came in with a dead cylinder #3 we r&r the engine with a long block from ford after getting the truck running it was quite rough and on a road test would be very sluggish and pop and backfire - smells like rotten eggs - double checked all fuel injecto...		 View
2001 Ford Pickup 5.4L interior lights
I need info or help: Interior dome, glovebox, cargo lite inoperative. Both power and ground wiring from light relay is good=all light bulbs good=replaced for good measure. # 14 fuse on panel good, volts on both ends. Light relay is good, but no volts from any ...		 View
2002 Ford Explorer 4.0L 2-3 shift
Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this. This Explorer came in with the light on and a code P0745 stored for pressure control solenoid A. I drove the vehicle and the 2 to 3 shift drags out, then briefly slips and goes into 3rd. The OD light will begin t...		 View
2002 Ford Pickup 7.3L no crank
No start. brought in from body shop , attempted theft left lock and cylinder damaged. Now the good stuff!!! key works normally but no start no crank. glow plug lite comes on and turns off like it should fuel pump turns on for a moment but won't crank. looked ...		 View
2003 Ford Pickup 4.6L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on
FOrd guys I really need some help on this problem child, this vehicle came in for smog check engine lamp was on for cyl #2 misfire, found defective coil and fouled spark plug, replaced coil and plug and continued testing, found bank #2 cats burned up which is ...		 View
2005 Ford Pickup 6.0L steering
Steering effort / noise?? This truck has hydroboost. The steering is normal while driving around with the exeption of some minor whining (especially while brake/turning). Parking lot manuvers while braking make steering quite difficult (hard to get it in the s...		 View
2006 Ford Pickup 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
Hey guys. I'm still having trouble with this one. This is what happened so far. Truck came in stalling, missing, rough. He had diesel mixed with gasoline in the tank so I cleaned it out. Also, he says he had no oil and added a couple of quarts, and he doesn't ...		 View
1998 GMC Pickup 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, Misfire
customer just bought truck,complaint is rough surgy idle and sometimes stall at stops.he replaced iac,map sensor and plugs trying to fix.we found fuel filter plugged solid,we did an injector clean with GM cleaner,balance test and checked injector resistance wh...		 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
2002 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L Mechanical
hello all...i have this elantra that is a little noisy. the customer thought that we were going to replace his timing belt because of a belt noise. He neglected to inform us of any noise, we were replacing belt due to maintenace needs. i did not hear anything ...		 View
1995 Infiniti Q45 4.5L right head
This Q45 has a noise when cold. Slapping noise from front of right head. I hear these timing chain tensioners can sludge up and stick. Any ideas? Flush the motor? Oil is clean. In AllData it looks like the right tensioner can be replaced fairly easy through a ...		 View
1996 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L hvac
This Jag won't change temp no matter where the knob is set. Occasionaly it will change on it's own but with no regularity. The air modes and blowers seem to work properly. I have tried to adjust the amplifier with no change. I can power the servo from the ampl...		 View
2000 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
hi guys specially jag techs, today i've got an xj8 model year 2000 , a very intermittent , you can drive for 100 km before it acts up with the problem, mil on, dtc in generic obd 2 p0121 , goes into limp mode, fail safe on display plus trac not available-- t... Trouble codes: p0121 (tps sensor circuit range performance problem).		 View
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L No Start
Jeep towed in for no start---Found gas gage and battery gage not working when key turned on---Found ASD relay buzzing with key on---no check engine light and not able to communicate. If we jump the ASD relay 30 to 87, the jeep will start and stay running, we t...		 View
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L Mechanical
Hey y'all, this Jeep was hauled in yesterday, but before I ask any questions, I figure you should hear what I was told first. This man's wife was driving down the highway doing about 60 or so when their teenagers got into a scuffle in the back seat. Somehow, ...		 View
2001 Kia Spectra 1.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
Customer stated this started all at once.Car will not accelerate but seems to idle just fine.Slight acceleration is decent but not under any load. plugs were not gummed up.This acts like a fuel problem because it will popback through the intake slightly like a... Trouble codes: P0422 (Main cat. below threshold), P1693 (Manufacturer Control Aux .inputsoutputs), P0460 (Fuel level sensor), P0501 (Speed sensor A RangePerformance), P0304 (Cyl. missfire 4), P0300 (RandomMultiple Cylinder Misfire Detected).		 View
2003 Land Rover Freelander 2.5L MIL Lamp on, no throttle response
The Intake manifiold assy with motors was replaced due to rattle of VIS intake flap. I noticed that the fuel system adaptation was uneven from b1 to b2. The Autologic scan tool had a message that the "reset adaptations" function should only be performed if cer... Trouble codes: P1639 (Throttle position adaptation), P1569 (cruise control signal line).		 View
2003 Land Rover Range Rover 4.4L Ignition key
Hello everyone, I have a 03 RR in the shop and the key won;t turn in the ignition switch, mounted in the center console. I stick the key in, the steering wheel unlock motor activates, but not the solenoid in the ignition lock. I removed the ignition switch a...		 View
1992 Lexus LS 400 4.0L No Start
We have this 1992 lexus ls400 with spark always, fuel pressure good always, Vehicle will start and stall immediately, check injetor pulse, only pulses for three seconds, power source to injector is good, ecm is not grounding injectors for unknown resons. Check...		 View
2002 Lexus RX 300 3.0L r.r. wheel assembly
customer is coming back next week so hope information given will help and i can rectify the concern.Noise was definately coming from right rear could it be a dry bearing etc.thanks again in advance.		 View
2002 Lincoln LS 3.9L Cruise
I have this LS that the Cruise is inop. We have tried to run the self test to no avail. The cruise engage light on the dash will not light at any time even during bulb test at key on. So I pulled the cluster and ck'ed the bulb and it works?? I have tested the ...		 View
1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.8L MIL Lamp on
hello , can anyone tell the correct voltage reading for the egr boost sensor at rest with no vacuum applied to it. the reading i have is 4.24v key on engine off. the intake manifold has been removed and the egr passages and boost sensor hole have been cleaned.... Trouble codes: P0402 (excessive egr flow).		 View
2004 Mazda 6 2.3L noise
This is an odd one. this customer complains of as siren noise any time the engine is running. he mentions it has been doing this for a couple of weeks and he has witnessed the noise change;high pitch, low pitch, loud scream. i can only hear it at idle. the thr...		 View
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 3.0L engine
Hello benz-guys. So impressed of the result with my previous post with another mercedes that i decided to try with this one. this car is giving me trouble. (I'm a bmw fan, not MB) so the first complaint of that car was SMOKE... lot of smoke... so i went with r...		 View
1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 2.8L seat belt light
Seat belt light flashes and dome light stays on when you get into car and close either front door. Continues to do this even after you buckel up and start car. Only stops if you shut off car and leave either front door open. We don't usually work on MB, and no...		 View
1995 Mercedes-Benz S320 3.2L upper vents in heat mode
The customer complaint now is not enough volume of air coming out of the center vents in heat mode. I have verified this, specifically when you set the temp wheel up a bit you can hear the fan running, you can even turn the fan to the manual High mode and very...		 View
2001 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4L Electronic
Hey, We have this 01 galant, it sets overdrive, second and underdrive solenoid codes pretty much right away. Trans shop already replaced solenoids. Interesting thing is that all 3 solenoids(engine at idle, in park) are being switched at 2kHz by the pcm. A cle...		 View
2001 Nissan Maxima 3.0L MIL Lamp on
This Maxima has no symptoms other than MIL. Idle is good, and seems to change upon IAC disconnection. Intake manifold Smokes ok and idle does not change on spraying intake so no leaks. Have read coolant leaks damaging IAC and taking out PCM so I am looking for... Trouble codes: P0505 (idle system failure).		 View
2002 Nissan Maxima 3.5L MIL Lamp on
Ok Nissan people, HELP!!! This one has been kicking our butt for 3 months. Came in with mil on, found code for convertor efficiancy low, bank 1. Alldata shows the firing order that #1 is the front bank, but when I look at the engine, the rear bank is closer to...		 View
1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.4L Unknown
car came in with rear brakes grinding, pedal going to floor. inspected and found need for calipers, rotors and pads in rear. never test drove before repair due to safety issue. on test drive after repair found brake pedal hard at times, pedal fades but no abs ...		 View
1998 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L cooling system
This car is a headache. I have replaced two components to this cooling system and the car continues to intermittently overheat. The customer is the only one that can get it to overheat. I have let the car sit running for over an hour, ran it hard for 10 minute...		 View
2005 Other European ForTwo .7L abs
2005 Smart Car ForTwo ABS light on. We have Snap-On Modis and can retrieve some information. Does anyone know how to get information to repair ABS light on issue? Help!		 View
1989 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L MIL Lamp on
after module replacement corrected bc5 voltage,code reappeared.repeated step 1 ck voltage at cam sensor connector and now circuit A voltage changed from 10 volts to five while circuit C voltage remained normal.ck circuit 633,ok.after another module and a lot o... Trouble codes: 41 (cam signal).		 View
1997 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.4L Wheel Cylinders
12,000 km(1.5 years) ago Cust. bought vehicle and came in for checkup. Rear wheel Cylinders were leaking and contaminated the shoes. front pads were low and rotors slightly warped. Performed full brake service(new rotors, pads, shoes, Wheel Cyl, Hardware and b...		 View

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1997 Audi A4 2.8L hard start
Vehicle is not fixed. Thank you all for your suggestions ,but maybe I could have posted it better. Some mentioned the vacuum being low, but we live at 10,000 feet above sea level. Others suggested MAF but it would not affect high fuel pressure. We have 78 psi ... Trouble codes: p0102 (mass or volume air flow circuit low input).		 12
2001 Audi A6 2.8L Coolant temp gauge
Sorry for the late response. the customer finally returned with the car. In the interim I hooked up to an '01 A4 and took comparison readings. This car was dead cold and had ambient and coolant temps of 17C. in the G62 sensor in group one engine. The group 17 ...		 6
2001 Audi TT 1.8L instrument cluster
WE DIDNT SPEND TO MUCH TIME ON THIS PROBLEM , AFTER GETING ALL REPLAYS FROM TECH ON IATN.WE RETURNED CAR TO COSTUMER , AND HE IS GOING TO TAKE IT TO DEALER TO , FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANKS TO ALL TECHS FOR HELPING BROTHER IN NEED. 		5
1997 BMW 528i 2.8L No 3-4 shift
I'd like to thank Jim [...], Matt [...],Mark [...],Shawn [...],Dang [...] and the former BMW Tech from Michigan that called me(I forgot his name). I decided recommend that this vehicle be taken to the dealer. Being as I don't have the right scanner or the knowl...		 6
2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
3 DAY'S 72HOUR'S OFF AND ON AND A CUPPLE OF 6 PACK'S IT FIXED! THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE CRAZY. LIKE I SAID THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING ON #3 CYL AND SO I CHECKED COMPRESSON ON THAT CYLNDER AND IT WAS GOOD 150PSI (SPECS IS 140 TO 150) SO GRABED A NIOD LIGHT AND HAD PU... Trouble codes: PO303 (misfire 3 cylinder).		 15
1993 Chevrolet Corsica 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation
Thanks for all the advice and I have to say it came down to a multiple issue. First the intake gasket slid over on #3 and caused a leak, but also I checked a little deeper and found a bad lifter on #3 exhaust too. Replaced the lifter and intake gasket, Button...		 22
1994 Chevrolet Camaro 3.4L Excessive Emissions
Well, once again thanks for all the responses. Call this one fixed although we cheated. The linear EGR does not operate until the engine is under load. When the car was on the dyno I was able to watch the egr toggle. Every time the egr turned off the nox shot ...		 9
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 4.3L brake lamp
found pinched/chafed wire under the truck thanks iatn		 8
2003 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
The variable cam requlator (FR on cyl head) has a screen that was fairly pluged as per Mikes post. This did not fix my misfire code but did help with fuel trim. Most other posts refer to bace eng problems especialy valve seats. The customer was going to get a... Trouble codes: p0302 (2 cyl misfire).		 4
1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue 5.2L oil pressure
Here is where I have left off and hopefully someone will get some use full info from it. The oil pressure bleeds off over night and I end up with a bottom end know when first starting in the morning. There is a check valve in the filters I use and I have tr...		 10
1986 Dodge Daytona 2.2L No Start
Thanks to everyone who replied. Most replies suggested a MAP sensor or coolant sensor problem, I found data readings to be within specs. I checked injector wiring and ground wires, all were in good shape. When I tried to start it at wide open throttle injector...		 22
1998 Dodge Caravan 2.4L blower motor
Well this one really threw me for a loop, tried the have it running and try to turn key slightly and see if airtbag light came on, and yep sure did. Before repair I cleared the codes, and all 3 came back. replaced lock cyl(was worn out) and switch. tada the co...		 7
2000 Dodge Pickup 5.2L No Start
Thanks to all that replied. I went to the bulk connector on the firewall, disconnected, found no moisture, reconnected. With the koeo, no mil, pulled on wiring, mil came on, engine started. Pulled on wiring, engine died. Ordered harness, stick a fork in this o...		 4
1985 Ford Pickup 6.9L No Start
The truck had a bad lift pump. I found it with all your help. In all this was a big disaster. The fuel pump had crapped out and I think, as was suggested by some that the injection pump was pulling all the fuel it needed. Once I changed the filter the seal ...		 16
1999 Ford Taurus 3.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on
hello everyone sorry it took so long to reply. wanted to make sure the car was fixed, the problem was two things first was there was a bad connection going to the power dist box under the hood from the battery that was causing the 1260 code when cranking. the... Trouble codes: P1260 (theft deterent engine disable), B1600 (ign key transponder not received), 1232 (antenna not connected).		 4
2000 Ford Taurus 3.0L engine
Thanks for all replies. Pretty much all said to look at cam sensor. I got looking and see several posts on these. Haven't got car back yet, sorry for delay. Also, gonna try the Dorman part, awfully reasonably priced through the local parts store. Thanks again		 12
2003 Ford Pickup 6.8L Stall,
THANKS TO ALL WHO ANSWERED, BUT THE VEHICLE NEVER MISSED A LICK , CUSTOMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE TRUCK AND SAID HE WILL LET ME KNOW IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. GUESS WE WILL SEE.		 4
1996 GMC Suburban 5.7L MIL Lamp on
Well, this rig never came back with any problem, so I am going to call it fixed for now at least. Some of the replies said that I might have intake leaks or some other fuel control problem, but I do not think this was the case since the fuel trims were near p... Trouble codes: P0157 (O2 B2S2 low voltage reading).		 7
2000 Honda Odyssey 3.5L MIL Lamp on
Thanks to all who replied, especially Jerry and Fred who both suggested the EGR valve. The story didn't end there though. I replaced the EGR, then test drove again. The fuel trims were higher, but were still slowly dropping after an hour long road test. I ... Trouble codes: P0172 (fuel metering too rich).		 11
2004 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L MIL Lamp on
I can now close this fix with confidence. After the IFS sensor arrived I called the customer to tell her parts were in. She said that later that evening the lamp went off and the tach started to work again and was not sure if it was still or really broken. I... Trouble codes: P0320 (Ignition Distributor engine speed input circuit).		 3
2006 Jeep Wrangler 2.4L flywheel
Many thanks to all who responded. I went ahead and reused the flywheel, scuffed it with 180 grit emery cloth as chrysler recomends and all is well. Oh and I also found out this guy trashed the clutch in his last 03 wrangler. Some people never learn that booze ...		 8
2001 Lexus GS 430 4.3L timing belt
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL THAT RESPONDED. WE JUST WANTED TO VERIFY WE WERE USING THE RIGHT MARKS. ALLDATA WANTED THE CAMS TURNED PAST THE "T" MARKS AND WE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. MARKS ARE USUALLY THERE FOR A REASON!! WE INSTALLED THE NEW BELT- TU...		 4
2005 Lincoln LS 3.0L parking brake
Hello all. Sorry so long before posting fix. wanted to make sure it was fixed before i posted. Vehicle has been gone 2 weeks now so i called customer they said all was well. Special thanks to William and Kristopher. William set me on track with the coolant val...		 6
1997 Mazda Protege 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
Thanks everyone. We were able to reset idle speed with help of Dannys responce. Was able to ground circuit and avoid OEM tool in this case and car idled down well. Tube was starting to crack (snorkle) so we replaced preventatively and customer is happy. Ho... Trouble codes: P0505 (idle system failure).		 4
1998 Mazda Protege 1.8L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on
GOOD MORNING! HEY GUYS THIS CAR WAS FIXED, THANKS ALL OF YOU WHO READ MY POST AND REPLIED. AGAIN WHILE WATCH MY SCOPE WITH 02 ,TPS,AND MAF SENSOR I FOUND THAT AS SOON AS I GIVE IT A LITTLE THROTTLE IT WILL GETTING RICH AND MY TPS VOLTAGE HAVE 5 VOLTS ,CHECK GR...		 4
2001 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
I would like to thank everyone who took the time to respond. I have waited a couple of weeks to post a fix, because I wanted to be sure. As many of you had said about having a distributor problem, I did go back explore again and found nothing different (exce...		 6
2002 Mazda 626 2.5L Surge
Thanks to everyone who responded, especially alan from Calif who correctly advised resetting the KAM in order for the PCM to relearn properly, thanks again alan 		3
2000 Nissan Frontier 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
This actually turned into a much simpler issue to fix once the coil finally decided to stop all together.the dist cam and crank sensor signals were always fine the mass air flow worked and read and responded well.but once the coil shorted completly the issue ...		 5
2002 Nissan Sentra 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
i assume the car is fixed, the customer has not been back. hopefully good. all i did was clean the intake, and check computer for moisture. thanks all chris		 8
1996 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight 3.8L MIL Lamp on
Hi Folks, This one is down the road. The 5 responses I got were all very helpful. As suggested I put a headlight bulb across the connector for the evap control solenoid to simulate the draw of that unit. The light came on while running the car but started bli... Trouble codes: 1655 (EVAP solenoid control circuit does not turn on MIL), 1654 (AC relay control circuit turns on MIL after 2nd start).		 5
1999 Oldsmobile Alero 3.4L cluster/no start
found water had seeped in behind the left hand fuse block, replace fuse block and customer had water leak at weinsheild fixed, everything working good for now		 8
2000 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L Misfire
hi guys- i'm able to close this request with some added info. i tried shimming th crank sensor - as suggested by alex from Ga.. this did not help, i was aware of a tsb for that- but it didn't come up on this particular vehicle. roger from Alberta suggested a t...		 8
1999 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4L Steering
Thanks for the help. A couple of people thought that the rebuilt pump might be bad. Some had run into shafts that had broken on rebuilt pumps. Others thought it might be a bad flow control valve or the VES actuator. I talked with the owner again and learned th...		 5
2001 Pontiac Grand Am 2.4L No Start, Misfire
I want to thank everyone for the response I got to this post. 18 people took the time to offer help and the majority of responses were dealing with the coil housing, excess oil pressure causing lifters to hold the valves open or jumped timing chain. As I state...		 18
2004 Saturn Ion 1 2.2L ignition switch
thanks to all who responded especially mark [...]. he hit it right on. the shifter was forced and bent. replaced with a used part. customer very happy! thanks again.		 7
2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.5L Axle Brg.
Thanks very much for the three gents that took the time to help me. After removing the Rt side and center drop out all fit correctly. reassembled and still would not go together. Finally found what must have been damage to housing from bearing coming apart but...		 3
2000 Toyota Avalon 3.0L Mechanical
I have found it, believe it or not it was a cracked flexplate, but also the torque converter was very wet with trans fluid but not by the input seal, I magnafluxed it and could find no cracks but there was trans fluid leaking and the only thing wet was the fle...		 5
2001 Toyota Sienna 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Thanks for all the help. It ended up having an aftermarket cat. It also needed a/f sensor and down stream o2 sensor. Cat and sensors where replaced with toyota parts. Than the moniters ran and it passed emisions. Trouble codes: P0420 (Cat. Eff low bank 1).		 14
1996 Volkswagen Golf 1.8L oil pressure light
I would like to thank everone who replyed to my help request. It ended up being the sensor we installed on a previous repair. We had thought is was an oil tempature sender but in fact is was the high pressure (1.8 bar) sender. It was located on the oil filter ...		 10
1999 Volkswagen Golf 2.0L No Start
Sorry for the delay, but we had to send this one to a dealer. The dealer said that they did not have communication with the PCM and that they found a blown fuse and a broken wire. I did have communication with the computer and none of the fuses were blown when... Trouble codes: P0725 (Engine speed signal at controller signal), P1857 (Data bus powertrain missing message from engine controller), P1850 (Load signal error message from engine controller).		 6
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