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1998 Honda Civic 1.6L Cooling Systems
Hello to all. I have a Honda that has a fluctuating temperature needle, thermostat fails to open at times. Replaced head gasket and radiator, still intermintently overheats. Verified that engine temp is 220+ when problem occurs. What am I missing? I suspect no...		 View
2003 Honda Civic 1.7L all gauges
I really hope you honda guys can help me out there. I have a 2003 honda civic ex, that the gauges dont work after the customer jump started her car. I ran a self test of the gauges and they all work. There is no codes stored. I really dont know what to do next...		 View
2006 Honda Accord 2.4L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on
Thanks in advance for any help that you may be able to give. ( sorry below is a little extensive ) 7-2-09 Received this vehicle back again this morning ( on back of Flatbed ) Customer complaint again, Stalled while driving. Will start after sitting for 45 m... Trouble codes: P0563 (ECMPCM Power Source Circuit Unexpected Voltage), P0685 (ECM Internal Power Circuit Malfunction), P0340 (Camshaft Sensor A Intermitant signal).		 View
2003 Kia Spectra 1.8L Cuts out, Stall, Hard start
I actually have two of these Spectras for the same fleet acting up. They are a courier service. Cars are well maintained. Timing belts done on a regular basis, plugs, fuel filters, etc all done accordingly. Cars exhibit a start and die, then start and run ro...		 View
2003 Kia Spectra 1.8L No Start, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Working at home trying to help my neighbor whose Kia timing belt broke and bent all the valves. I installed used engine and does not want to start, I can get it it start by unplugging #1 and #3 injectors installed new plugs swapped coils and injectors from use... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301 ([...] cly), P0303 ([...] cyl).		 View
2004 Lexus GX470 4.7L No Start, Stall
This Lexus will intermittantly shut off while engine is at idle and sometimes while driving - more often at idle. It seems to happen most often when engine is hot although not always. We've had the vehicle running for 2+ hours on a couple of occasions and cann...		 View
1998 Nissan Maxima 3.0L Cuts out, Stall
Thanks in advance for your help. This is a friend's vehicle and it is really making me look like an a**. This maxima has had a looong life. almost 260K miles. Unfortunatley it stalls intermitantly. I have been unable to duplicate the problem but he states ...		 View
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L low coolant
This car has been in on two other visits for low coolant and no leaks are ever found are there any known problems with head gaskets		 View
2001 Subaru Outback 2.5L Head gasket
Hey you guys, I have already read through all the fixes pertaining to this repair. The problem with this vehicle is the external coolant leaks that are common to this engine. Looks like the repair should be pretty straight forward. My main question is regardin...		 View
2001 Toyota Corolla 1.8L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on
this vehicle came in with a code p0171 lean condition code. customer was concerned that the check engine light was on, but didnt notice any difference in the vehicle with running issues. i have checked for vacuum leaks with a smoke machine, cleaned the maf (lo... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean condition).		 View
2004 Toyota Prius 1.5L Door Locks
Hello fellow techs. I've got this prius, which we just serviced. Just fluids and visual checks. The next day the customer came back and told us that neither of his two remotes would operate the keyless entry (not smart key). We confirmed the problem. Using our...		 View

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2000 Acura RL 3.5L vehicle stability assist
Well it's fixed,here is what I found out.The scs service conector is nothing more than a jumper. If you jump it it will flash codes, with this car the abs light flashed 1-1-7. All-data does not list a code 117 but does list a 17 ABS code. ABS DTC 17: Wheel Sen...		 7
2003 Honda Accord 3.0L p0747
We took your advice and replaced with factory reman unit. It had a 3 year warranty plus this thing was on an aftermarket warranty that allowed us to replace unit.		 5
2002 Lexus GS300 3.0L 1-2 shift
Thank you for all the replies especially Melvin provide a very detail procedure. We drop off trans pan. Ohm all three shift solenoids, same resistance within spec. We use a power probe and apply current directly [...] each solenoid. One solenoid make a rare noise...		 3
1997 Nissan Maxima 3.0L Alarm
Well, I believe the vehicle is fixed. I ended up replacing the trunk latch switch due to the fact that for some reason I could not always get the system to arm itself. After doing this I was able to get the system to arm every time by locking the door with t...		 4
1992 Subaru Loyale 1.8L MIL Lamp on
Thanks for everyones input. What I actually did was I created a seperate light circuit between the ECM and power with a simple 194 bulb. Light was still on. All circuits were perfect to ECM. So with this I ordered up a new ECM and system works fine. No check e...		 8
2006 Suzuki forenza 2.0L Hesitation
sorry for streching this out for solong custmer has not returned. i caled here and she sayes that the problem has not reacured and she,s not going to be concered about it at this time. Thank,s for the reply.s good day Mark Trouble codes: p2106 (throtle acuator falt).		 1
2007 Toyota Camry 2.4L engine vibration
vehicle had over 50k miles so dealer warranty was not an option for the customer we ended up replacing the balance shafts and bearing and it took care of the vibration. thanks for all the replies! 		8
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