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1995 Acura NSX-T 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Hello all I got this NSX from one of my regular customers he had it at the dealer and they replaced all six injectors and an oxygen sensor. Less than one year ago and 2000 miles ago I replaced plugs with oem spec NGK,s. On his way to my shop to pick up one of ... Trouble codes: p1201 (misfire cylinder one), p1204 (misfire cylinder four), p1300 (random misfire).		 View
2002 Acura 1.7EL 1.7L MIL Lamp on
Honda tech and whoever have this problem before. This car come in w MIL On, I clear the code and come back after couple of week. Set code P0401, alldata have no info for Acura 1.7EL, so I used Honda Civic 1.7L would be the same, I think. According to the manua...		 View
1995 Audi 90 2.8L Electronic
bought this car from a customer with no shifting. found third gear clutches torn apart. had a trans builder replace all worn parts. basically did a soft rebuild. now has all 4 gears but only with manual shifting. will not shift automatically. anyone have anyth...		 View
1994 BMW 318i 1.8L no rpm to egs
We started the repair process with looking at all the communication with the DME computer. All circuits have a signal on them between the EGS and the DME computers. We have tried to research the circuit to determine which wires are the n-MOT signal but can't c...		 View
1999 BMW 540i 4.4L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on
What is BMW DTC 141 code is not in All DATA for this year. All codes have cleared but 141 and 164. Have not resealed intake manifold yet. Fuel trim numbers are good with a hot engine. Will check cold in AM. Adapted throttle actuator and code 134 is gone. H... Trouble codes: 164 (Ambient pressure sensor in DME), 141 (unknown), 026 (Adaption limit lean B1), 027 (Adaption limit lean B2), 210 (knock sensor 1), 134 (Learning function lower stop throttle actuator).		 View
2006 BMW 325i 3.0L Service Reminde
I have tried Snap-on, CarSoft, the MAC tool for oil service reminder reset, 2005,2006 and 2007 instructions for manual reset and I cannot get this oil service reminder to reset. It reads -260 right now. Can someone help me understand what we can do to reset th...		 View
2003 Buick Rendezvous 3.4L ABS RR wheel speed sensor
Greetings all, Need a little help if possible on this one. Got an AWD 03 Rendezvous here that has a reoccurring ABS code c0050 RR ABS sensor. The bearing was replace before and the owner opted for the higher end lifetime one. I inspected the abs scan data whil...		 View
1992 Cadillac Fleetwood 4.9L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
Hello guys, having a bit of trouble with this one. 1st cold start starts and runs poorly, rich, missing surging black smoke and sometimes dies. Some times it will after running this way in the shop for 5 minutes or so begin to idle fine again with a little rou...		 View
1985 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2.8L coolant/oil
Hello, We have oil in the anti-freeze. No other problems at all. My tech thinks that if it was head gasket or intake there would be anti-freeze in the oil. He thinks someone added something to cooling system. Customer says no. Any ideas on what we are dealing ...		 View
1999 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 4.3L Unknown
customer states truck will die randomly. then will not crank/start. has had truck towed in twice now for same problem. first time early june could not duplicate problem. drove numerous times. checked for codes, tsb's etc. nothing found. later in june towed in ...		 View
2000 Chevrolet Suburban 5.3L MIL Lamp on
we have this truck with bank 2 sensor 2 o2s reading 60 to 80 millivolts have replaced convertor 2 times have replaced o2s 3 times with oe units resealed intake gasket ,valley pan replaced pvc valve still have code po137 no other symptoms bank 1 all normal Trouble codes: p0137 (bank 2 sensor 2 lean).		 View
2002 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L seering assist
i replaced the balancer on this corvette and had to remove the steerin gear to do so. when i got it back together i had no assist at idle. i flushed the system to see if there was contamination and it got better in the bay. after a test drive however the same ...		 View
2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
I am trying to help a friend and diagnose his car over the phone cause i wont get a chance to look at it for about a week. He called me about a week ago with misfire, he borrowed a scanner, p0300, he replaced plugs and found one that the ground strap was actua... Trouble codes: p0300 (random misfire).		 View
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L MIL Lamp on
we have scanned solenoid with snap on scanner and run thru all diag flow charts for these codes and come up with replace pcm every time.solenoid does not operate when commanded to.is it true that the pcm will have to be replaced or can it be reprogrammed.thank... Trouble codes: 449 (evap control solenoid), 443 (evap control).		 View
2001 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L cluster lights
i have good power and ground to cluster . when i pulled cluster out all illumination sockets (little grey plug in sockets w/bulbs were missing) . i had another cluster from older concorde (1998). i plugged in all sockets . when you jumper power they all light ...		 View
1996 Dodge Ram Van 3.9L MIL Lamp on
hey guys. need some help neighbors van,has misfire codes but vehicle does not miss(no loss of performance)the misfires count consistently at 60 -70 mph. cyl #1,3,5 count up to @100 misfirs all other cylinders are ok. as soon as speed comes down misfires are go... Trouble codes: p0300 (random misfire), p0301 (p0303-), p0303 (p0305-), p0305 (testing and results).		 View
1998 Dodge Neon 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on, Low idle vacuum
CS this problem started recently on a trip up north (from 1100 feet to 5500 feet). I suspected the timing belt had jumped a tooth or two. This was not the case. Timing marks line up perfectly. I have sprayed carb spray around the intake with no improvement in ... Trouble codes: p0172 (rich exhaust).		 View
2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7L Brake Pedal
Brake Pedal is spongey with engine running and with ABS disabled. Pedal is firm with engine off.		 View
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2.7L No Start
I have a CRANKS but NO START Sprinter here that died on the road (SUDDENLY) and was towed in. Cranks over but no start. NO CODES (originally) when it came in . I followed the Dodge NO START flow chart and condemned the PCM. It has fuel, fuel pressure over 4000... Trouble codes: P2045 (Ckp position sensor), P2817 (Engine Off time not observred cranking too long I guess).		 View
1983 Ford Pickup 5.8L starter and solenoids
vehicle came in with a no start condition and the starter solenoid off the truck, put a new starter solenoid on and found the starter was bad also so replaced, started truck 10-15 times to verify repair and all was good, customer came to pick up truck and upon...		 View
1990 Ford Ranger 2.3L No Start, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
engine will start rite up 1 time ,next time it cranks like the timing is advanced,it will stall the starter out when it is acting up.is worse while hot and intermittenly will stall w/no start. it backfires thru intake & exhaust both.it runs fairly well if you ...		 View
1994 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L 3-4 shift
This is a 4r70w trans. I can't identify the problem. The trans will shift from 1 to 2 very firmly and accurately but it will not even try to shift to drive and then overdrive. There are no faults for the shift solenoids so is it the accumulator or what? The tr...		 View
1997 Ford Ranger 3.0L A/C cycling switch
Hey gang, I have one that is about to drive me crazy. The clutch cycling switch keeps going out on this truck about every 6 months or so. I replace it with a Motorcraft every time. Part # YH592. At first I thought we might have gotten a bad switch but after th...		 View
2001 Ford Econoline 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
This was in for a miss, we did the standard tune as all the ignition parts were original. It has a bad miss at idle that gets a little better when accelerated but not much. I pulled the upper intake and checked it, it didnt look terible but did have some build... Trouble codes: P0174 (bank 2 lean), P0305 (5 missfire).		 View
2002 Ford Focus 2.0L Cooling fan
Hello all I have this focus in the shop with what is turning out to be a nightmare. the car was brought in for tune-up and engine vibration. replaced spark plugs and wires and replaced engine mount. returned to cust. cust returned about 45 days later and state...		 View
2003 Ford Focus 2.0L trac/skid control
hello fellow iatn chums, i have a code in this focus that i cannot get rid of. the traction control/skid control light is on constantly and i have code B2477. i can clear it but then once i start the car it comes back. has anyone seen this and does it have to ...		 View
2003 Ford F550 Super Duty 6.0L Cuts out, Stall
starts and stalls when cold two or three times and then after running is ok. only occurs after left over night no codes present have replaced icp sensor cam sensor crank sensor		 View
2003 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Transmission
Hey Techs, got another problem car . This time its the boss's car. I get a growling bearing noise in reverse and lower speeds before third gear it goes away completely. Used eletric ears on the rear differial, left and right rear bearing , and trans. Trans I h...		 View
2004 Ford Mustang 3.9L tranction control, rf wheel speed sensor
I replaced the RF wheel speed sensor in this car and it's still counting way high. The RF is reading 20-30 mph over the other sensors. The other ones agree, why doesn't this one? I saw a similar help request, with no solution. anyone else seen this before? it'...		 View
2005 Ford Econoline 6.0L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on
Vehicle came in with check engine light on and only p0046. Cleared codes using ids and perfored koer test to see if code would reappear. Also performed turbo test in ids. Test drove vehicle and could not duplicate code or driveability problem. The code seems t... Trouble codes: p0046 (turbo boost control cicuit range performance).		 View
1995 GMC Suburban 5.7L Distributor
Hi, Thanks to all for any help. This vehicle came in running real rough,stalling,etc.Customer had diagnosed elsewhere for bad intake and wanted us to do the job. My so called mech verified intake leak, pulled dist without marking anything and after days, canno...		 View
2003 GMC Yukon 6.0L Electronic
has code B0414 temp control feedback range problem. blows warm air. if you press the a/c button then the compressor goes off and blows warmer air, rear ac system works fine. I have a tech 2 but don't understand the data. Which one is blend door motor and what ...		 View
2004 GMC Sierra 6.6L power door locks and windows
hi people this is my own truck 04 duramax 2500hd power door locks and window dont work i check IATN and people said to replace door module and reprogram BCM so i sent it to the dealer i cant reprogram car here yet the dealer said they cant reprogram it because...		 View
1995 Honda Civic 1.6L srs system
hi guys, i have an srs light on steady. jumpered both the blue 2 pin on right kick panel and also the yellow 2 pin (memory erase) next to underdash fuse block. srs light does not flash. horn is inoperative and tested voltage to horns, no voltage. i suspect dri...		 View
2001 Honda Civic 1.7L Hesitation
hey honda techs customer brought in 01 civic says that sometimes after hot shut off car go in store 15 to 20 minutes later get back in car start to drive away and you lose accelator pedal car does not rev at all almost stuck at idle i have not been able to dup...		 View
2003 Honda Element 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
the car was brought to us from the dealer, and had a cyl#4 missfire. we found that the intake valve was burned on cyl#4. had the cly head rebulit and put the car back together. now we have a code for intake air system leak detected P2279, and has little rought... Trouble codes: p2279 (intake air system leak detected).		 View
2003 Honda Odyssey 3.5L right head light
the right front head light is lightly dimm on daytime running system. if you turn the head light on the low beam and high beam work great but when you turn off the head lights to go into day time running lights the drivers side works great and the passanger s...		 View
2006 Hummer H3 3.5L battery
concern battery dead found parasitic draw of 1.8a . continued to diag by removing fuses to narrow down to one circuit. removed fuse #13 rdo radio,heating, ventilation. amps droped by .8a the total draw was not eliminated so continued on fuse #14 droped .o6a bo...		 View
2002 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L head gasket
head gasket is leaking again.. couldnt find a specific torque value for the head bolts, updated tsb talked about 25 nm for m10 bolts 30 nm for m12 bolts then 60 degrees then 60 degrees, i followed the procedure and tightening pattern, but the car came back wit...		 View
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L No Start
Hello everyone, this Jeep has been in and out of the shop for the same reason 5 times and the first time it seemed like a "no brainer", the vehicle was towed in as a cranks, no start. We checked the output from the ignition coil and found no spark. Then check ...		 View
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on
ECM and PCM have both been changed w/ new unit with new software. Started out as high idle upon starting (no MIL) removed and cleaned sensor on intake , TPS,EGR,PVC, etc. and problem went away for 60 days. Yesterday MIL light on and tranny slip and high idle n... Trouble codes: 0725 (engine speed malf.), 0325 (Speed Circuit malf.).		 View
2001 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Compressor/fan
Thanks in advance for any help :-) Car came in low on charge I expect vented thru the pressure releif.I evacuated Replaced the oriface tube recharged the system.Pressures were low side normal high very high,fan not operating,Scan data shows fans not on also.I ...		 View
1999 Kia Sportage 2.0L MIL Lamp on
Customer Complaint, CE light on . Scanned with LAUNCH, resulted in strange reading. PO310 cylinder 10 misfire and [...]. When we hook up the Brick, scan reading P0171 Lean, and P0131 O2 sensor out of range. Then when scrolling thru code list, the number... Trouble codes: P0310 (Cylinder 10 Miss Fire), P1700 (Unknown).		 View
2001 Lincoln LS 3.9L high side
hello to all.this car came from used car lot,for ac not cooling enough,hook the gauges,it shows high side 20 and the low side 40,the system it has new motorcaft compressor and dryer,i put new expansion valve but no changes,still the same as before,when you sta...		 View
1988 Mazda RX-7 1.3L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
Hello everyone, I have a problem that is really stumping me. To let you in on the whole story, this Rx-7 has sat for a few years. The owner said that when it was last driven, it felt like the transmission exploded, and now (a few years later) it doesn't start ... Trouble codes: 02 (Air Flow Meter).		 View
2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L MIL Lamp on
Hi all Merc techs I have one for you. This vehicle came in for the mentioned fault code. I have erased it, reset all adaptations and sent it on its merry way. Two days later car came back in same code. Mercedes TIS indicated with this fault it either could be ... Trouble codes: P2031-032 (G32 before CAT O2 sensor at off sensor signal error P0130).		 View
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6L all parts that vibrate
has a vibration seems to come from the rear. does not effect the steering wheel. put on and balanced new tires, no help. rotate, no help. does not have a bent rim and tires do not have a hop. pulled drive shaft and u joints are free and no bends or dings in dr...		 View
1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L engine
it will crank and almost start but it backfires through intake.		 View
1977 Nissan 280Z 2.8L fuel gage
we are working on a 1977 dutsun 280z car intermitently stalls when put into reverse, fuel gage drops to empty,volt gage go to over 16 volts temp and oil gage goes inop. cycle key and if fuel gage goes up car will restart some time have to leave sit for awhile ...		 View
1995 Nissan Maxima 3.0L MIL Lamp on
If any Nissan tech knows I'm trying to find voltage readings for these wires. All-Data lists yellow and green wires at ecm pins 26 and 27 with engine idling 0-.4v not differentiating between the two wires. I get battery voltage on the yellow wire and .16 on th... Trouble codes: p0443 (purge solenoid valve).		 View
1997 Nissan Quest 3.0L A/C compressor power.
We charged this A/C system to spec. and now the compressor will not get power sometimes. Some times the compressor will work fine or will only work for a couple of minutes. Checked low and high sensors both check out ok. A/C relay is also working fine. When A/...		 View
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L MIL Lamp on, NO START SOMETIMES
will start & run sometimes. had code po340. installed cps sensor kit & still having same problem. Trouble codes: PO340 (camshaft postion sensor).		 View
2004 Nissan Titan 5.6L sticks
when you turn the ignition on the guages stick on the bottom and wont work for 12 to 13 seconds. was wondering if anyone has had this problem before.this is my first TITAN.		 View
2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5L MIL Lamp on
hey fellows i have a real pos here...i got a maxima that keeps setting a code po22 vvt bank 2 problem..here is what ive got so far oil presure cold is 65psi when engine is warm presure is 24 psi..so im gonna say that this is ok as alldata says it is but someti... Trouble codes: poo21.		 View
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8L No Start, no pedle responce
got a head scratcher here, car was towed in it would start and run fine you could press the foot feed down and it would rev as far as you wanted it to go, put it in gear all it would do is idle, press the peddle to the floor no accel at all...found no codes at...		 View
2005 Nissan Altima 2.5L MIL Lamp on
repaired code 1273 lean bank 1...found bulletin says must clear learning system or mil will illuminate with no failure... anybody know how with modis or solis?? or do i send to nissan?? just clearing codes did not keep light from coming back on in 2 or 3 trips Trouble codes: 1273 (sys lean b1).		 View
2000 Other European arnage 6.75L blower motor
Hello all and thanks.I have a 2000 bentley arnage with no HVAC blower function.I have checked fuses and tried to scan climate control for codes and data with the launch x431 tool and tried to go in as a BMW 5 ,6,7 series because the control head look just like...		 View
1991 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.4L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
I am begging for everyone's help on this one! I have has this problem child for a while now and it is at the point where I need to solve this car soon before I lose what sanity I have left. This car has had a engine rebuild done by myself about a year ago. I h...		 View
2002 Pontiac Grand Am 2.2L No Start
hey guys, have a problem with a 2002 pontiac grand am w/2.2l ecotec engine. owner towed vehicle to shop for a no start condition. it seems he purchased the vehicle with a blown engine. he then purchased a used engine with 50000 miles from an individual. he in...		 View
1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
Car came in with p1600 and p1123 and p1125 and a k&n. Changed filter and maf because of contamination. Fuel pressure is right at factory specs. Smoked intake found leaking oil fill pipe. Replaced pipe. LTFT was b 1 6% b 2 11% replaced oil seperator at same tim... Trouble codes: p1600 (Voltage less than 10 volts), p1123 (system at rich limit at idle cyl 1-3), p1125 (system at rich limit at idle cyl 4-6).		 View

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2001 Acura 3.2CL 3.2L Poor Idle Quality
Most said do idle relearn and if that did not work replace the iac motor. Did idle relearn by clearing codes and let engine idle till cooling fans come on.Did this same problem. We replaced iac motor and car idles perfect. Thanks to all that replied. Trouble codes: p0505 (idle control system).		 16
1967 AMC AMBASSADOR 343CID alignmement spec
camb 0.0 tolarance is .38 cast.1.0 tolarance is .50 toe .25 to.13 thanks for all the help		 12
1992 Audi S4 2.2L serp belt tensioner
P/S pressure hose coming apart internally, partially plugged small screen at banjo bolt on pump. Replaced hose, cleaned screen, flushed P/S system. Customer has been driving car for 2 days. No news is good news, car fixed.		 8
1999 Audi A4 1.8L no reverse
thanks for all who replied.we pulled ecm from under the seat disassembled it found no signs of water damage.we went and reconnected trans scaned tcm only code we found was for the multifunction switch indcator in dash was no working so cleared code indicator w...		 8
2001 BMW 740i 4.4L alarm
I would like to thank everyone for there helpful suggestions.This car has been a pain in the butt(very difficult to duplicate alarm symptom).We have decided to sublet it out to the nearest BMW dealer (50mi away).We have learned (with your help) that it is nece...		 14
2002 Buick Regal 3.8L shifting
WELL ITS FIXED,REMOVED THE SIDE COVER AND REPLACED THE INTURNAL HARNESS AND PRESSURE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AGAIN AS THE P1887 KEPT COMING BACK. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INFO,MATT		 3
1993 Chevrolet Pickup 5.7L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out
Thankyou for the great responses, this is the best tool in the shop. Customer had been think of geting a new truck and found a good deal and took it. Many were steering me towrd a fuel mixer or valume problem that probly was is. I am sory for the way the me...		 23
1998 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L driver info center
thank you david from arizona the cluster was at fault but i sent it out to be repaired at specialty shop,a new cluster was 700 and the rebuild was only 329 to us, all is well. thanks again		 3
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 6.0L No Start
the truck is fixed thanks the for the help guys its great to have support . i removed the starter the ckp was hooked up treid to pull the tape off around the pig tail so i could test the wireing and sure enough the wire on the end pulled out the others where ...		 7
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 5.3L radio
Sorry folks, I havn't been able to get the owner to bring this suburban back in. Seems he is content listening to a battery powered radio on the front seat. What I learned was that if the vehicle has a BOSE system and a console, the amplifier is at the rear of...		 9
2004 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L Rear heater /AC
Thanks for the two replies - one stating possable wiring problems and one tech saying the need for the Tech II scan tool for relearn. This vehicle has been fixed -- spent a lot of time trail and error on this one ..."trying this and trying that" but here is w...		 2
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Slave Cylinder
Replace slave cyl. assembly again, couldn't see any real problems causing the slave cyl to fail. This unit is all one piece design, with frt seal and throw out bearing attached. Used OE unit and not a cheap fix. Used Clutch Dr. Last clutch install and tha...		 6
2001 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on
Replaced lower radiator hose with new heat shield sleeve. Also necessary to replace B2S1 O2 Sensor. Damaged due to overheating. Trouble codes: P0305 (p0306-), P0306 (p0300-), P0300.		 4
2003 Chrysler Sebring 2.7L water pump
Thanks to all who replied. We measured the clearance between the water pump impeller & timing cover & flushed all of the passages and components. We did not find any problems there. We still don't know if the water pump had actually been replaced at the previu...		 6
1988 Ford Pickup 5.0L Refrigerant System
Thank you for the 11 quick replies. The vehicle has been repaired. I'm a little embarassed as to what happened. Robert is correct when he said that their is no way the high side could possibly go into a vacuum under the conditions specified. After a little mor...		 12
1995 Ford Econoline 7.3L No Start
found water in IDM. there is a TSB ( 03-21-15 ) tis should help with water getting into the IDM thanks for the replies Trouble codes: p1293 (high side open right bank).		 7
2001 Ford Pickup 4.6L Master Cyl,
Thanks Again for all the help folks. tested ABS Mod By plugging off all the lines and problem stayed the same. Replaced the HCU and all is now well.		 13
2001 Ford Pickup 4.6L Ignition key
Customer took car to use and the battery went dead again but new symptoms. The instrument cluster was getting power with key out. Odometer was on, guages were on, battery light was on. When tracing, found when under hood fuse box was moved, problem came and...		 5
2002 Ford Explorer 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, high idle
replaced idle air control, idle speed dropped to 850 and stayed there cust has had vehicle for 2 weeks now. all indications and tests showed no problems with IAC however the only explanation I can see for the P0121 code during KOER is that the software in the ... Trouble codes: P0121 (TP circuit performance problem).		 5
2002 Ford Mustang 3.8L power mirrors
Short in wiring harness in boot between door and chassis.		 3
2005 Ford Pickup 5.4L Radio
Thank you for all the help--we found the radio has a problem in the illumination circuit. We had another truck the same year model and switched radios. Headlight/radio combination worked with other radio. Thanks again.		 5
2006 Ford Pickup 6.0L No Start
Hey guys,thanks for all your help.After running all diagnostics that were suggested including removing the icp sensor and checking for leaks,I removed the ipr valve snd checked for damage and debries and found none.I put a new ipr valve on for milage was high ... Trouble codes: 2290 (low icp pressure voltage), 2291 (low icp pressure during cranking).		 13
2005 GMC Canyon 3.5L abs
replaced ecbm and it was fixed. gm has had alot of problems with this issue. its crazy to have to change both speed sensors and ebcm when you replace pads and rotors.thats gets expensive. i would tell every one not to buy a cayon or colorado unless you want t...		 6
1995 Honda Accord 2.2L pedal pulsation
By chance we had a on car brake lathe demo that we used this vehicle for, Fix it, I dont get the intermittence of the problem but its fixed.		 22
2005 Honda Element 2.4L Poor Idle Quality
The iac was the culprit. Found problem running component test with Modis. Apparently the ecu program cannot determine the difference between an actual air leak and a sticking or unresponsive iac. The a/f readings confirmed the smoke test as to no air leaks as ... Trouble codes: p0507 (idle too high), p2279 (intake air leak detected).		 7
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4L No Start
I know it seemed to take forever, but we finally got the Santa Fe running. Our shop has been really busy ever since the Santa Fe arrived, so it wasn't like we were spending every moment everyday working on it. After we replaced the cam sensor and cam sensor co...		 19
2005 Isuzu BOX TRUCK 6.0L Poor Idle Quality
The alternator output was 14.1 volts but the alt. cable was showing 12 volts. cleaned the cable connection at the alternator & solved the problem. Trouble codes: P1516 (tac), P2101 (sensor disagree).		 3
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L Cuts out, Stall
Installed new PCM today and it fired right up. I suspect this car took some kind of bad power surge because it suddenly has numerous electrical body issues that it didn't have before this problem but customer didn't want to spend to get into that. Thanks for a... Trouble codes: po340 (memory only did not reset).		 10
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L oil pressure gauge
First of all, thanks to those who replied, even those that said to try a oem sender unit [I stated in the request that we had already done that]. Some agreed with me it runs through the bcm, and the customer decied to go to Jeep. Couldn't duplate the problem...		 8
2003 Kia Spectra 1.8L Cuts out, Stall, Hard start
Well, both cars are fixed. I wanted to give it some time to be sure. One driver still complains, but she wants a newer car with a/c. Every time I try it, it works great. I was able to get OEM cam sensors through Beck Arnley. Got to love it. Open the BA box an...		 5
2003 Lexus IS 300 3.0L Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on
Hello thanks for all the replies,the IS is fixed it ended up to be a bad connection in the plug to the ECM pin 28 for the B2S1 signal wire,everything is working perfect and it goes in to closed loop after warm up,thanks for all replies. Trouble codes: P0125 (Insufficient coolant temperature for closed loop fuel control).		 9
2004 Lexus RX 330 3.3L drivers door glass
thanks for the help we did get sorry to say we put this one back together without a fix. we had this door apart several times , replace the regulator assy.lube the tracks but it still jumps when it first opens. we reset the motor , we still feel the weathe...		 4
1998 Mazda Protege 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on
THANKS FOR THE HELP THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAT AND THE MASS AIR FLOWSENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED NOW RUNS GREAT Trouble codes: p0170 (mixture out of range), p0300 (misfire detected), p0421 (cat), p1170 (mixture control af).		 3
2000 Mazda MPV 2.5L alternator
All my test results were correct. The alternators were defective. Finally got NAPA to bring me a Beck-Arnley alternator and everything worked perfectly.		 3
1994 Mercury Sable 3.8L No Start
I switched the ECM and the car started right up. Joe mentioned that if the ECM is disabled or disconnected the fan will default on and I did not know that, so thank you. It took an act of congress to get some information from the customer but he ended up tel...		 7
1998 Nissan Frontier 2.4L MIL Lamp on
thanks to all who replied..especially paul from illinios...the problem was the o2 sensor heater pin @ the ecm.i had to remove the pin out of the connector to the ecm and close it tighter. that was the last thing i would of thought it was...well i learned somet... Trouble codes: P0140 (rear os sensor heater circuit).		 7
1997 Other Ford 4700 7.3L overheat
found a tech bulletin from internatioal for alower temp thermostat and an updated clutch fan insalled both never went above [...] thanks again		 5
1988 Pontiac Grand Am 2.5L No Start
thanks for all the info.the fix ended up being the crank sensor.i had good fire at cranking and good cranking rpms.replaced sensor,problem gone.thanks again!		 19
1994 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L Hesitation
Thanks to those who responded. Had the tech recheck inputs and outputs at the computer. All inputs were good, but injector driver circuits were erratic when the problem was occurring. Replaced the ECM, and problem is gone. Trouble codes: PO341 (CamCrank Error).		 3
1995 Saab 900 2.3L bushing breaking
I feel kind of stupid but it turned out the rear motor/transmission mount was broken. I decided to remove it for a closer inspection and saw it was split. I was power braking the car a little to check the mounts but because i couldn't put the vehicle in reve...		 8
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