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1993 Honda Prelude 2.3L low brake
Came in for low brake petal and vibration, found rear calp slids frozen both sides, replace with loaded units w/rotors. also replaced frt rotors and pads. brake will fade only when backing up but only after 1 brake apply. seams to be using frt brakes to stop c...		 View
1999 Honda Accord 2.3L no start no power to inside fuse panel drivers sid
no start no power to inside driver side fuse panel to ign and starting system also to power windows d side fuse panel dead		 View
2002 Honda Civic 1.7L No Start, Cuts out
Hi This problem has me stuck I replaced ac fan resister car left shop cust called me next day car stalled had car picked up motor startes then turn off after 2 sec I hear the fuel pump relay turn off and main relay turn off check with my scanner no codes check...		 View
2003 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L No Start
Hi All Let me take a moment to thank you in advance. I am a dodge guy, neighbors daughter has this elantra. Srarted out with mill on miss fire #3. plugs looked ok cleaned them and re gaped NGK plugs. ran fine rough idle with ac on. maff sensor readings loo...		 View
2005 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L No Start
asking for assistance for all the Hyundai masters as what did I do wrong? Owners relatives car that overheated and popped the head gasket.Called our closest Hyundai dealer and were told that the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty was only good for original owner of...		 View
1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L Cuts out
Customer brought car in about two weeks ago and said a light was coming on that says (slip) on the dash. She also said it was losing power when the light came on and the car would slow down. The only thing I can find on alldata about a slip light deals with tr...		 View
2000 Mazda Protege 1.8L Hesitation, Surge
This Protege has a serious lack of power on accel intermitently. Will rev up all the rpms you want in the bay with some initial hesitation. Sometimes will pop back thru the intake slightly in the bay under load. We have removed timing belt and crank gear to ch...		 View
1999 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4L radio and obd monitors
Hello all, and thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to read this. I have this galant that wont pass emissions cause the obd monitors get erased everytime the vehicle is turned off. All the radio stations and the clock on the radio get reset also. A...		 View
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on
Customer had towed in crank no start. Ethos showed cam sensor problem (replaced no change) Found weak spark on cyl 1 repaced coil on. no change. satisfied with fire moved on to fuel No schrader valve to check pressure with out cutting line but dissconected and... Trouble codes: P0340 (cmp sensor problem).		 View
2004 Subaru Impreza 2.0L MIL Lamp on, lack of power
Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. This code will reset almost immediately upon clearning. The TGV position sensor has tested according to specs- grnd, 5 volt reference, and signal. the actuator assembly tested good, but was replaced with a k... Trouble codes: P01093.		 View
1992 Toyota Camry 2.0L no taillights or dash lights
Trouble finding why there is no tail lights or dash lights - replaced circuit board in instrument cluster, replaced all relays, and dimmer switch -		 View
2006 Toyota Sienna 3.3L instument panel
Hello all you Toyota Techs, this one is throwing us for a loop. This car was brought into us last night with all the warning indicators illuminated, power windows nonoperative and the shift unable to come out of park without pushing the release button. Checked...		 View
2006 Toyota Tundra 4.0L 5-4 downshift
My friend's boss gave him this used Tundra for a work truck. It runs beautifully and is a pretty well kept and sweet ride. He uses it mostly for light bed loads and occasionally tows a boat. His complaint is that when on the highway with no trailer and an emp...		 View
2008 Toyota TUNDRA 4.7L MIL Lamp on
Vehicle came in with the dash lit up. CEL light on along with ABS,VSC,maintenance and 4lo light on. I pulled the codes listed and checked on here for any help. I found a post about Toyota's turning on all the lights when there is a CEL light on. I cleared the ... Trouble codes: P2442 (BANK2 secondary air injection check vavle stuck open), C1201 (Vehicle Stability Controlengine control system malfuntion).		 View

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1995 Lexus ES300 3.0L No Start, no mil light
the fix for this car was to replace the computer it did not have the 5v ref.coming out of the computer,all power and grounds were good. replace it with a used one and it fired right up.it was 100.00 for used and 1200.00 new thanks for the help chuck		 7
1995 Nissan Maxima 3.0L timing marks
The crank keyway goes to the 11:00 postion setting the timing mark at the 3:00 lining up with the gold colored link on the chain the info I had was very unclear.		 5
1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L No Start
Hello and thanks for all the replies. I installed redundent grounds to the ecm and changed out the evap purge,maf,and distributor. It seems to have taken care of his problem. 		6
1987 Toyota Celica 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall
the spring inside the fuel pressure regulator had broken, replaced and all was fine. Thanks to all that replied. 		13
2003 Toyota Camry 2.4L Compressor
Thanks for all the responses, the car is fixed! I was aware of the TSB regarding the magnetic clutch relay. However I stated in my original post that the relay could be commanded on any time with the modis. The answer ended up being the magnet in the compresso...		 22
2007 Toyota Corolla 1.8L MIL Lamp on
thanks for the help guys. it was confirmed that the ecm issues with this car have been known to cause communication problems in addition to the trouble codes. this one got a new computer from the dealer under warrenty. Trouble codes: p2610 (ECM Internal Engine Off Timer Performance), p0118 (Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor Circuit High Input).		 10
2007 Toyota Prius 1.5L Fuel injection servi
First of all, thank you for all of the replies. I appoligize for not posting a response earlier, but business is good! The general consensus is that this engine is very efficient and does not require a fuel injection service before approx. 150,000 miles. A num...		 16
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