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1988 Buick Regal 2.8L No Start
hey everyone, regal is a semi nostart.no 5 volt from ecm, rpm shows 6398 rpm with key on engine off. my question is where does ecm recieve its rpm signal. mitchell shows no wire for engine speed or rpm to ecm. it only shows crank sensor to ign. module.have to ...		 View
2005 Cadillac Escalade 6.0L cuts out left turns
This vehicle came in to our shop on slow left turns vehicle will cut out checked for codes no codes storke check for TSB's none on this problem using tech 2 check pids and i can watch it happen but affects everything when it happens bucks and jerks like loosin...		 View
1990 Chevrolet C1500 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
This truck had the motor overhauled by a tech student. the problem started about 200 miles after it was over hauled. they put headers and edelbrock intake on. air pump gone. no mufflers or cats. it also has a auto meter tach. this truck goes nuts. sometimes at...		 View
1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 7.4L Poor Idle Quality
This van came in with a surging idle. We can not get the codes to reset. It will intermittently idle down to 400 rpm and then idle up to 950 rpm. The o2 sensors will cycle from 65mv to 855 mv. It will also randomly miss on all cylinders with the counts never e... Trouble codes: P0171 (lean fuel), P0507 (iac high rpm).		 View
2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L Starting
Help all GM Techs!! Our GM guy is out for surgery and we had to replace a BCM on this Impala. We followed the Tech 2 instructions, down loaded the software from the web and installed it in the vehicle. We had the BCM fuse out during the process as noted on the...		 View
2005 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L spark
hi guys have a bit of a strange one here.the truck will start most of the time but when it does not start the check engine light will flicker and stay on the whole time you are cranking.while it is in no start mode there is no spark but i think the injectors a...		 View
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
This truck came in for a tune up and check engine light. P0300. Tuned up the truck and ran much better. New A/C Delco plugs, wires, fuel filter, and air filter was nearly new. Came back with a P0300 code again. With scanner hooked up, we can watch #5 cylinder ... Trouble codes: p0300 (Random misfire).		 View
1999 GMC Jimmy 4.3L rear hatch glass
i am having a problem tracing down the reason that the rear hatch glass is intermittingly poping open. it is causing the interior lights to com on un knowingly , in result the interior lights drain the battery. i have been unable to duplicate the problem and t...		 View
2001 GMC Sonoma 2.2L monitors
truck will not set evap and secondary air pump monitors? there are no pending codes, everything checks out, air pump does run and is getting to the exhaust, pcm has been flashed, over 2000 miles and it still wont set and the cel will not come on?		 View
2005 GMC Sierra 2500 HD 6.6L battery draw
hello, i have this truck that the batteries will go dead after 1-2 days of truck sitting. i have checked for a draw and i have about 165-170 milliamps. sometimes though i have had a draw upwards of 5-6 amps. the positive battery connections (the main fuse box,...		 View
1997 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L MIL Lamp on
1997 olds arora 4.0l evap p0440 found leak but the ftps is not showing voltage or inches in h20 in tank tested ftps resistance was veary high also checked 5 volt referance on sensor it was ok the new sensor did not fix problem. if anybody has any input please ... Trouble codes: P0440 (evap small leak detected).		 View
2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall
car came in with intermittent cut out condition and stalling periodically. no check engine light comes on when problems occur. factory tach starts bouncing when the vehicle cuts out. no current or history codes and fuel pressure is good and charging system is ...		 View
2000 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality
We replaced The fuel pump because there was no fuel pressure. Now have lots of fuel pressure but cylinders seem to not be getting fuel. (plugs not soaked and no fuel coming out when plugs are out.) changed the coils to a used set on a whim and car fired up and... Trouble codes: p0621 (Alternator L Circuit).		 View

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1997 Buick Century 3.1L No Start
It is with great joy I can say this damned thing is finally fixed. Thanks to everyone who replied. I decided to concentrate on the fact that the pcm kept setting 3X codes and figured something had to be messing with that signal. I figured the replies that sa... Trouble codes: 1374 (3X signal intermittent).		 48
2002 Buick Regal 3.8L all cluster lights
thanks to everyone who responded it was in fact the ignition switch.you guys are awesome and i am proud to be a member		 10
2001 Cadillac Seville 4.6L Poor Idle Quality
sorry for the delayed response. i replaced the iac motor and reflashed the ecm and vehicle is healed. thanks for all the help kevin [...] Trouble codes: P0506 (idle circuit low), P0507 (idle circuit high).		 10
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 5.3L Rear vertical motor
Well, the owner has not returned with the "Home made" circuit board idea of Steve [...] from New Mexico so I can figure out the intermittenly problem with the seat. Contacting the owner and his reply was: "The seat is working all of the time, when it acts u...		 4
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4.2L door locks
thanks for your replies, sorry it took so long to close but first liftgate module from dealer was used out of the box and had to wait for another one, but NEW one fixed it so im happy, also i did pull wiring harness in hinge area no broken wires or poor connec...		 9
2002 GMC Envoy 4.2L air suspension
first of all I would like to say thank's to the five member that bother to reply, problem was the compressor with no compression, replaced compressor and everything went back to normal, and like one of the member suggested i'd sprayed fommy water over air bags...		 5
2003 Saturn L300 3.0L vacum
hay this one had a leaky intake gasket and it damaged the cat. as soon as you start driving up a hill the broken peices from the bank two cat. would clog the rear cat and start a wiseling noise from the intake. Bac k pressure test at idle was good. jacked up f...		 8
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