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1997 Audi Cabriolet 2.8L Stall
Need an Audi tech. The car came in with a complaint of stalling at times. I scanned it and found no codes set. I started the car cold and it ran perfect for 1 minute and shut off I restarted and it run perfect ran at idle for 1 minute and shut of again. I conn...		 View
2001 Audi A6 2.7L MIL Lamp on
I have a quick question for the Audi guys. Its the dreaded friends car. ses lamp on, secondary air pump appears to be seized up. I have found the 40 amp fuse dr side under dash. My problem is I cannot locate the air pump relay. The diagram I have on alldata pu... Trouble codes: 1411 (low secondary air flow), 1423 (low secondary air flow).		 View
2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Rear hatch
Manual release for hatch releases latch Actuator for rear hatch opperates when jumped Switch inside actuator knows when it is open or closed Latch reciever rotates and pulls hatched snug Switch for release operates latch reciever May or may not be related to ...		 View
1988 Cadillac Brougham 5.0L heater/ a/c unit
Good afternoon. Well I know this may cause several of you to scratch your heads and ask " What was this guy thinking?", but here goes. Was trying to change the heater core in this cadillac, which sounds simple, but when I went to remove the core the blend door...		 View
1973 Chevrolet Corvette 454CID headlights
I have inherited this corvette. It has a comp cam and makes 16 inches of vacuum. The headlights open intermittantly. The switching and vacuum supplies/reservoirs are good. Does anybody know how many inches of vacuum it takes for these headlight actuators to wo...		 View
1999 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Surge
Car came in for heater hoses due to leak. Repaired them and test drove fine. Customer came to get and tried to back out of the parking sopt and the thing started to buck and surge real bad. The next morning tested and it runs great for about 2 minuets and then... Trouble codes: p1106 (Map voltage intermiten high).		 View
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L Hesitation, Surge
greetings everybody we are at witts end on this unit .only one code has ever appeared on this truck that was po446 thats when we relocated the vent to the firewallas per tsb.all other parts listed in repair history were installed on 2nd work order.truck ran fi...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Suburban 5.3L abs
hi all. both ABS and brake warnig lights come on. scanned and retreived code 265, which relates to a TSB requiring body grounds to be cleaned and reinstalled. Well I did this but to no avail. as soon as you drive it, lights come on and code sets, Im assuming t...		 View
2001 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2.2L Rear Brake Lights
Rear Brake lights are staying on. I have changed the brake switch at the brake pedal. Lights went out. Customer came back the next day, lights staying on. Went through Mitchell electrical drawing and determined the problem must be in the multifunction switch. ...		 View
2002 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Starting
please help. this car has an intermittent no start condition. we tow it to the shop and drive for a week, and it starts every time. soon as we give it to customer next day it wont start, every week for a month same deal. all codes that are pulled are u codes. ...		 View
2005 Chevrolet Equinox 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
HI my customer has A 05 EQUINOX 3.4 and at random when he refuels it an trys to leave the gas station it stalls & won't idle right for a min. or so. He revs it a few times to red line and it gets over it some times it will misfire for a mile or 2. Never seems ...		 View
2006 Chevrolet Impala 3.5L heat
This car has no heat at idle.raise eng. rpm and you get heat almost instantly. Eng. at normal temp. Temp door working normal.At idle heater hoses not hot.		 View
2002 Chrysler Concorde 3.5L No Start, Stall
I need to find out if we messed up the compuer we just put in. This 2002 concorde came in as a no start, the compuer was not sending ground signals to the ASD relay, starter relay and injectors. So we put in a new PCM and went to load the flash files and we we...		 View
1998 Dodge Intrepid 3.2L No Start, Cuts out, Stall
Hello IATN, We have an intrepid here that randomly decides to not start(no Crank)or start then stall. It was in the shop about a 2 months ago for same problem and found the PCM was randomly commanding the ASD Relay to shut off causing a stall or no start. Th...		 View
2001 Dodge Pickup 5.9L no heat
Hi everyone. This is my first help request, hopefully it helps out. This is my personal truck. The problem is the engine will never get to temperature. First I will give a little background. Bought the truck in April in Texas, I live in Virginia. Drove the tru...		 View
2006 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Poor Fuel Economy
I own three 05 to 06 Dodge Diesel trucks for our business, and this one has gone from an average of 18mpg to an average of 11 mpg. I can get 22 mpg highway on the other Dodge diesel trucks, and used to be able on this one too. Now, if I nurse the throttle very...		 View
1992 Ford Pickup 5.8L transfercase
shift on the go electronic transfercase. no lights at the push button controls, fuse and breaker test good. am leaning towards the transfercase control module. any input would be greatly appreciated. thx.		 View
1999 Ford Pickup 6.8L No Start
Hey Ford experts: I was wondering if anyone has seen this problem. This truck will no-start after it is shut off hot. The time I got it to do it, it wouldn't re-start for over 1/2 hour. Fuel pressure was good, I scoped the crank and cam sensors and I had a goo...		 View
1999 Ford Econoline 4.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
came in with P0171 and p0174 cleaned fuel injectors and intake,was very dirty.checked fuel pressure and smoke tested. Found small leaks from intake shafts and dissmissed as too small.watched scan data O2 sensors switching in sync Tps flawless MAF I thought a l... Trouble codes: p0171 (system lean b1), p0174 (system lean b2).		 View
2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L 4x4
Ford n' 4x4 guys I've got a problem here thats driving me loco. This vehicle came in stuck in four wheel low. I scaned and found code P1812 (four wheel drive mode select circuit failuer). I followed the chart to the GEM and replaced it along with the transfer ...		 View
2002 Ford Windstar 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
Checking cam signal, lots of noise and hash on wave form. If you unplug IAC valve cam signal goes clean and vehicle runs great other than no idle control with IAC unplugged. If you clear codes with IAC unplugged you have that obvious code and can run car at 15... Trouble codes: po320 (hard fault cam signal code returns immediatly), po340 (po171-), po171 (po174-), po174 (p1336-), p1336 (p127 - tranny codes [...]), p127 (tranny codes [...]).		 View
2002 Ford Focus 2.0L 4th gear?
New customer, boss wants to impress, not workin out for us too good so far. I by NO means profess to be a tranny expert, but (theres that word again) always willing to learn. Complaint was check engine light on and hard shifting. Codes are P0761 shift solenoid...		 View
2002 Ford Pickup 6.8L No Start
Good evening. I am trying to learn about these systems, this the first V-10 I have worked on although I can tell its just a larger version of the 5.4s. This truck will not start when the weather gets cold. In the afternoon when it warms up outside it will star...		 View
2003 Ford Pickup 6.0L crankshaft
I have this 03 Ford with 6.0 Powerstroke. This truck has the thrust main bearing worn almost into and heavily grooved. There doesn't appear to be any other wear in the rod and mains. The thing i'm wondering is, this transmission was rebuilt about 6 months prio...		 View
2004 Ford Explorer 4.6L all shifts
cust came in with complaint of trans shifts. found codes 731, 733, 734, 745. also overdrive light flashing. all pressure control solonoids resistance of 5.5 ohms. unplugged ecm connector c175t, and used amp meter to engerize solonoids at terminal 11, 23 and 34...		 View
2005 Ford Escape 2.3L lifters
vehicle came in with a ratlle, found that timing chain tensioner o ring was leaking past and allowing chain to chatter or rattle after tearing apart and waiting a week for parts reinstalled and started after getting warm vehicle went from a rattle to a definit...		 View
2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L vent
this explorer has a trans fluid leak after checking it out it seems to be coming out of the vent,we did call dealer to see if it is under warranty but it is over the 3 yrs any way there are no codes and trans shifts great but it does have fluid coming out of t...		 View
2002 GMC Yukon XL 6.0L Unknown
Ok bear with me on this one, it is going to be tricky to describe but I will do my best. Today the customer came in with a noise concern and now I will try to desribe the noise. It sounds a lot like a belt squeek inside of a hollow room. It is always there and...		 View
2005 GMC Envoy 4.2L MIL Lamp on
Code in system is P0054 for rear oxygen sensor heater resistance. Customer originally went to Auto Zone where they read the code & told them they needed a rear oxygen sensor. Customer replaced it & disconnected battery to clear code. The next day the light cam... Trouble codes: P0054 (rear oxygen sensor heater resistance).		 View
1993 Honda Civic 1.5L ingition switch
Hello, i have this 93 honda civic with a key problem, when you shut off the car and try to remove the key it wont come out. when you shut it off and press in on the key to turn it back to the lock position it wont go beond that and the key will not come out o...		 View
2004 Honda Accord 2.4L drivetrain
Hi everyone , i need some insight on drivetrain vibration, only when accelerating in this honda. It is very pronounced around 20 mph. I can apply the brakes while accelerating, driving on or off the lift and it gets worse but the rotors don't have runout. The ...		 View
1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L steering rack
HI JAG GUYS,we have a problem with this xj6,it pulls right,we have checked and adjusted wheel alignment,we have rotated the tires and we still pull right.this car has servotronic power steering rack and pinion which makes the steering heavier at speed and ligh...		 View
2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L steering angle sensor
Hello Fellow Techs, We successfully installed a used engine in this car,however we now have a hard code,C1278,which is steering angle sensor failure. We double checked the engine harness connectors and all are clean and tight.Did have the upper column discon...		 View
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Poor Fuel Economy
its my dads car we have replaced all adove items and dont no what to do next has been serviced at due times		 View
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L Misfire
Ok guys this jeep came in with a complaint of misfire sometimes and sometimes not. SO I put the scanner on it and instantly I saw cam sync was like 22 and the sync said no. So of course I corrected it 0 and it shows it's in sync now. But it runs worse. Next I ...		 View
2004 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L MIL Lamp on
called dealer for info on trouble code.could not get any info from them.alldata does not have code listing for 3 digit codes.any info for possible cause would be appreciated Trouble codes: p051 (description unavailable).		 View
2001 Lexus IS 300 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Hi All, I am having trouble diagnosing this system. I have Vacuum and pressure tested this system as well as the pressure sensor electrical test @ the ECM as per Alldata. I replaced the charcol Canister assembly due to other techs sugestion. What I am not sur... Trouble codes: P0440 (Evap System Leak).		 View
1989 Mazda RX-7 1.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall
Ive been all over this car! Checked compression,changed plugs,tps,crankshaft sensor,mass air flow sensor. Car will start and die and some times will run but will not excell past 2500rpm without cutting out and dieing. Customer said car was fine and went out an...		 View
2004 Mazda 6 2.3L Head Gasket?
This Mazda came in for occasional overheating in stop and go situations. Radiator was low, found seepage at upper hose nipple on back of head, cleaned up corrosion, replaced hose, confirmed proper cooling fan operation and test drove. Let idle for an hour in g...		 View
1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 2.3L charge light
This vehicle came in with the battery light intermittently coming on. We test drove it with a voltmeter hooked up and when the light came on, the alternator output stayed the same, around 13.4-13.8 volts. We concluded that the regulator was starting to fail an...		 View
2002 Mercedes-Benz E55 5.5L Air Suspension
Hi everybody, i have this E320 2002 model with air suspension system, the car will remain as it is will not go up after starting it, even if i press the button to raise it up it will not move and it is showing air suspension visit workshop on instrument cluste...		 View
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6L air bag
hi i am working on air bag light it has code b2290 occupant classification system status,front passenger side i replace air bag module with no fix i think it needs ocs system for passenger seat which includes pressure sensor & ocs module but i am not sure how ...		 View
1999 Nissan Frontier 2.4L Cuts out, Misfire
this truck was stored fr 4 years. runs good at idle . Unloaded rev to 2800 rpm before misfiring starts. like flipping a switch. Faster rev gets worse. When driving fine till warm up. then if you drive like grandma(hardly accelerate and shift too soon) it does ...		 View
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8L MIL Lamp on
I am not sure why this code (P1138) is setting. I disconnected the actuator and scoped the sensor while moving the valve assembly - operation is smooth and the sensor waveform is smooth with no dropouts. With a cold engine at idle, the ECU controls the valve (... Trouble codes: P1138 (Swirl control valve signal out of range).		 View
1997 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L control arm bushing
Can anyone tell me if the front verticle control arm bushings in this car are servicable. All the information I have is telling me control arm must be replaced. The bushings look the same as a Grandprix, or Impala and I wonder if anyone has had any success cha...		 View
2001 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4L no start
Customer called said car would not start. Had AAA come and try to start, they started the vehicle using automatic starter, and customer drove to shop. Car sat overnight in parking lot. In the morning went out to start and would crank but no start. Used auto st...		 View
2007 Other GM Step Van 6.0L No Start, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
This is an on going problem that is getting out of hand. This is a 2007 GM chassis (workhorse) w/ a 6.0L gas and automatic transmission w/ approx 100,000km on it. Vehicle orginally came in running very rough. We found the PCM was only firing 6 of the 8 coils ...		 View
1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager 3.3L cHIME
Did all of the chime tests in Mitchell, but the chime will come on and go off like it should until engine is started. The chime will come on and stay on a few seconds after the engine is started. Drive you nuts. I checked the engine coolant temp and it is in s...		 View
1996 Pontiac Firebird 5.7L Shock Area
Formula WS6 noise in shock shock, when driven little click noise on repeted bumps. So I replaced shocks, mounts, Insulator in center of mount. did not replace coils. All was good I was happy. day later noise different but loader like a shock bottoming out or e...		 View
2002 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L battery goes dead
this car is giving me grief the car has over a 2 amp draw. on the shift indicator the p stays illuminated, if i unplug the transmission the p goes out but draw is still present. unhooked the ign. switch to no avail the draw is still there. i am able to use the...		 View
2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5L Radio has no sound
Hello. We have a 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX with a radio problem. The radio and CD powers up, and all the functions work, but it has no sound from any of the speakers. I checked for the correct voltage on both power wires from the fuse block to the radio (OK). I ...		 View
1995 Toyota 4Runner 3.0L Timing belt tensioner
Dear Colleagues, One of my 2nd year students is replacing the cylinder heads on her [yes, HER] 4Runner. She was given replacement heads which had been rebuilt by a relative. The heads are on and she's got the timing belt lined up but the tensioner will not fi...		 View
1979 Volkswagen Beetle 1.6L Excessive Emissions
this thing runs pretty good, emissions at idle decent but once you open throttle or put under load goes very rich, fuel pressure ok, this does not run a lambda sensor, temp sensor reading ok, new air flow meter, valve adjustment ok, timing at 5 degrees, the pr...		 View
1995 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L No Start
Okay this car came in for a leaking heater core. dash had to came out and many thing had to be unhooked, at and near the fuse/relay box.I put it all back together and the car started and ran fine while doing my final road test i noticed the turn signal indicat...		 View
1999 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L abs
ok iam lost now, i have no way of checking abs codes,nobody around does,this town knows very little about a volkswagon.customer had axels and both outer tierods replaced.what happens is that when you go around a curb say 50mph alight in the dash flashes ,its n...		 View
1993 Volvo 240 2.3L batt light
These cars are so basic, I'm embarrased I can't find this one. Car came in not charging and batt light on dash stays on when key is off. I checked all engine grounds, battery negs to engine and frame, and have ohmed circuits fromm alternator and battery to ins...		 View
2000 Volvo S80 2.8L valves
the vehicle was towed in with the drive belt wrapped around the harmonic balancer.we replaced the belt started the engine and it sounds like there is no oil in the engine(it is full of oil) has a bad clattering noise coming from the top of the engine.is it pos...		 View

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1995 BMW 740i 4.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hello to all that responded to this request and thanks for your input,Pierre [...] explination led me to the root cause. it turn out that the plastic housing was damaged and loosing contact to the injector on the left bank. Reposition harnist housing and ret... Trouble codes: 201 (sensor one), 203 (sensor three).		 9
1998 BMW 328i 2.8L ABS pump
Was told by many that the module was no good. Checked with module masters and bba and both said will not rebuild this module. Got used module from wrecker because this model does not need to be coded. Worked great for almost a week and light came back on. C...		 14
2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L No Start
This vehicle is not finished yet but i wanted to close this. It ended up that the BST was fine. The way to check these is just to shove the cable back into the terminal. The little wires i was concerned about were just for transporting the vehicle. The rea...		 6
2003 BMW 325i 2.5L stuck in drive
thanx for all the replies the probelm was a bad connection at the connector plug on the trans, yeah i know, another case of overlooking the forest for the trees, thanx agasin fjor the help!!!		 2
1999 Cadillac Seville 4.6L seats
this one is finally fixed most everyone said check the cushion sseat heater on drivers seat put the ohm meter onit and sure enough it was no good replaced seat heater grid and all is well now thanks for all the help.		 5
1998 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L coolant
thanks guys it was the cap sorry i did'nt answer sooner so simple. 		6
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L Odometer and PRNDL indicator
Thanks to all who responded tons of useful information. the customer brought the vehicle back in for further diagnosis today and she was excited because it started working again. so she doesn't want any further diagnosis until it acts up again. the good new...		 12
2001 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Hesitation, Surge
Thanks for everyones replies.I ended up sending it to the dealer for a reflash as I did'nt have the proper scanner,and they ended up spending 3 hours on it! The dealer put a new transmission control unit in.I never got any codes for the trans,but it was happen...		 5
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 6.0L Air Bag Light
Thanks for the replies. Michael & Joel nailed it perfect. Wire under drivers sill plate was cut . Repaired the wire & everyting Worked perfect. Thanks again for the help		 5
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 6.0L MIL Lamp on
well after trying the tac module and throttle body and checking all wires and grounds it worked for about a week then light came back on. customer took vehicle to dealer and they replaced all related wiring harnesses and ign switch, customer called me as a fav...		 18
1985 Chrysler New Yorker 2.2L turbo
got lots of good info, thaks for the help. engine swap is needed to make it a nonturbo, plus ecm ect, due to diff cam and compression. custs son came in and we gave him the list of sources for turbos we got and he is going to get one for us to put in for his d...		 6
2002 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L valve seals
On this vehicle I was trying to get an idea wether I should have her fix it or trade it off before it starts becoming an issue. After hearing your opinions of the 2.7 motor I think I'll advise her to trade it off. There goes my work but sometimes it is best ...		 4
2000 Dodge Durango 4.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
thank you to all who replied.First time I opened a help request, and I am verry pleased.Everyone seemed to agree on this one so I replaced TPS as sudjested.Ran moniters with no further problembs detected at this time.Old TPS tested good I had no reason to susp... Trouble codes: po201 (injector circuit fault 1), po202 (injector circuit fault2), po203 (injector circuit fault3), p0204 (injector circuit fault4), p0205 (injector circuit fault5), p0208 (injector circuit fault8).		 10
2006 Dodge Pickup 4.7L speedometer
thanks for all that took time to respond,specially Dan from michigan,as I mentioned I have signal up to module (YES Mr. gilbert from masachest thank for your comment I have a lab scope that is how i know I have signal up to module dude)I cked signal from odule...		 5
1993 Ford Bronco 5.0L Surge
thanks for the help. some of you said pickup coil, some said tps, some said maf or egr. as it turned out we scoped the pickup and got a bad signal , we pulled the distributor and found the reluctor hitting the pickup. because the shaft was worn out completely,... Trouble codes: 334 (egr v hi when egr closed).		 11
1998 Ford Explorer 4.0L Compression
Thanks for all replies. Customer declined the work. You all agree with what I suspected. But I did not know how involved this would be. Boy I realy wanted to open this puppy up to see what ford did now. Thank again		 10
2000 Ford Escort 2.0L no start
turns out the mounting of the crank sensor is different from automatic to manual trans you have to change the bracket the sensor mounts on which means pulling the tranny customer thrilled thats what they get for supplying their own engine		 5
2001 Ford E450 Super Duty 7.3L Charging
First, thanks to all who offered their advice.I rechecked both alternators seperately, were showing 13.5 - 14.1 with no load. and with everything turned on it dropped to less than 10v, with the ammeter connected it show almost 0 amps. I spoke to a local ambula...		 7
2002 Ford Focus 2.0L MIL Lamp on
FOUND THAT THE NEW O2 FAILED NOT LETTING IT GO TO CLOSED LOOP. PUT NEW O2 IN NOW GOES INTO CLOSED LOOP. LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM FUEL TRIMS FLUXUATING RIGHT AROUND 0 PLUS OR MINUS 2. ROAD TESTED CODE NEVER CAME BACK. Trouble codes: P1131 (ho2s11 sensor indicates lean).		 16
1996 GMC Suburban 7.4L cranking
Well... After installing the updated crank sensor, still no start, so I pulled the distributor only to find the gear sort of hour glass shaped. It turns out this truck has 260k miles! I replaced the gear, set the cam retard to 0 degrees and all is well. I want...		 9
1997 GMC Pickup 5.7L No Start
THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED -AFTER REMOVING THE TANK WE FOUND SOME SIGNS OF HEAT AT THE WIRES LEADING INTO TANK JUST AS THEY GO THROUGH MODULE.I EXPLAINED TO CUSTOMER WE WOULD NEED THE ENTIRE UNIT NOT JUST PUMP.SHE DID NOT WANT TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.SO I S...		 20
1998 GMC Pickup 5.7L No Start, Stall
We found that we were losing fuel pressure due to a fuel pump wire that was nearly broken.There was a clamp on top of the frame securing the harness and it was smashed down on top of the wiring.I tried to buy a new one but wound up rewiring the harness instead... Trouble codes: P0452 (fuel tank pressure sensor low).		 13
2001 GMC Savana 5.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall
Thanks for all the replies, We all have pulled our hair out on this one. We had an out side driveability tech take a look at this one. He found nothing, we double checked all connections and will check again when its acting up! I will post news in the future w...		 10
2002 GMC Envoy 4.2L Exhaust Noise/Leak
Thanks to all who responded I took a look under the heat sheild and I think I see the crack, just have to order the parts and repair per the TSB... Thanks again		 16
2003 Hummer H2 6.0L compressor
thanks for all the great feedback. The customer decided to trade the car in for a new tahoe, so I never got to replace the compressor as several sugested but im sure that was the problem thanks for all the great responces. 		10
1998 Isuzu Hombre 2.2L odometer, Radio
Want to thank Robert for his input on this problem. We did check all the connectors. My next step is to go to the BCM control module. The problem is this vehicle is full of papers, and junk, that need to be romoved to get to the module. The customer was ...		 1
1987 Jeep Wrangler 4.2L Starter/Flywheel
Hey, Thanks for the information guys. I am in the shop with the jeep and we are working to get er done. All 4 replies were of the mind that the flexplate is the problem. Now if I can figger out how to separate the flywheel from the flexplate I will be doing fi...		 5
2003 Land Rover Freelander 2.5L engine
First I would like to thank to all guys that replied to my request for advice.. I knew that the problem will be oil related, because the cam shaft seazed as it was starving for oil. I removed the oil pan and I found oil sludge which clogged the oil pump. To me...		 6
1998 Lexus ES 300 3.0L air bag light
Thanks to Tom [...] and Pat for replying to this post. We were initialy checking codes with a Genisis scanner. This scanner doesn't give an option to clear the codes (just to view them) So we did check connections at both seat connectors and applied stabilant...		 2
1998 Lexus ES 300 3.0L Harsh Shift
Many of you mentioned checking the throttle cable adjustment, well as it turned out it was out of adjustment. But I couldnt figure out why because we did not remove the cable. What I had forgoten was we also replced the starter at the same time as the previou...		 4
1998 Lexus ES 300 3.0L Unknown
Many of you mentioned checking the throttle cable adjustment, well as it turned out it was out of adjustment. But I couldnt figure out why because we did not remove the cable. What I had forgoten was we also replced the starter at the same time as the previou...		 2
1998 Lexus GS 300 3.0L radiator fans
I want to thank all for your help,but customer said he does not care about fixing this car because it does not run hot or cause any problems. what can i say, some people are not very smart. again thank you all for your help		 6
2003 Lincoln LS 3.0L unknown
I would like to thank everyone for their help. It ended up being the tires causing the problem. I swapped the front tires with the rears and it handled like a new car. I'm not sure if it was the fact he had just put new winter tires on the rear and had old ...		 4
1992 Mercedes-Benz 400E 4.2L seats
well sorry it took sooooo long to fix, but this car had a faulty control module from the factory and benz covered it under parts wattany. thanks to all and god bless.		 3
1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
I cant tell u all how hard i smacked my forehead when i heard the word "catalyst". one of the simplest checks when dealing with a single bank misfire. I wanted to eliminate everything else before i got into timing. the last thing i tried was to disconnect t... Trouble codes: p0300 (Random misfire detected), p0301 (misfire cyl 1), p0302 (misfire cyl 2), p0303 (misfire cyl 3), p0304 (misfire cyl 4).		 21
2002 Mercury Villager 3.3L Digital Dash
Fixed.Could remove all fuses and dash still stayed on.All relays out and dash lights still on. Found ABS module was shorting out and turning dash lights on.Could unplug and dash lights operated as were suppose Dont know what was wrong but going to order ABS un...		 3
2006 MINI Cooper 1.6L air bag
The mini is done, the repair is to replace the complete cable assembly. The only way to get the part is from dealer only. When the air bag poped it sent the resistance for the air bag quid way off the scale. That is why you have to replace the whole cable set...		 7
1998 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 3.0L No Start
Thanks for all the help. Dan it was the power transistor, taking it appart there was a micro circuit board but it was tiny and not serviceable. After market unit was ordered and it was a reboxed oem. Dealer calls it a power transistor as does Mitchell wiring d...		 6
2004 Nissan Altima 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
well i had taken front cover back off to recheck alignment of cams.all aligned.vehicle did have slight rattle on start up from chain area.had found archives pertaining to cam advance control hub causing noise on first start for 5 seconds.customer contacted dia... Trouble codes: p0021 (intake variable timing performance), p0300 (random cylinder misfire).		 3
1995 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 3.8L MIL Lamp on
Checked power and grounds, all o.k. In the meantime, car went to transmission shop for tranny replacement. Vehicle has not returned yet for further diagnosis.		 3
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