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	2001 Audi S4 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAURD68D31 Vehicle arrived with engine light on. Scanned on generic side of computer and pulled po300 code. Eurpoean side of computer had po300, po304, po305 and po431. Replaced spark plugs and ignition coils for cylinder 4, 5, and 6. Swaped the two ignition modules on t... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2002 BMW 330Ci 3.0L turn signals car had a few problems with battery going dead. First time we replaced battery and was good for a few weeks, came back in with battery light on and car died, found alternator was bad, replaced alternator and now noticed when car is off and key out of ignition ...	View
	2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L No Start, Cuts out VIN: WBAGN63482 bmw tech, please help. car tow in with no fuel pressure, spark ok. replace fuel pump, still no fuel at all (1/2 tank gas) check power & ground siganl. ground signal ok, during cranking 10 volt [...] fuel pump. we also got different faults in other control system,... Trouble codes: P0430 (catalyst effiency), P1720 (can - communication fault), C0AN, DME (ews 3.3 anti-tampering protection), SSFA (9673 ssfa open circuit seat occup), EGS (no brake light switch from engine managemnt)	View
	2003 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L oil leak VIN: 5UXFA535X3 Hello my friends! I have this X5 3.0L with a misterious oil leak in front of the engine, more like on the alternator side. I've read the archives and only for 4.4L there are some advices, nothing on 3.0L. Behind the alternator braket is an oil seal the same li...	View
	2004 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G5TR4EDF4 Okay Caddy masters, this deville is driving me crazy. The code is P0455, and before the check engine light comes on it will read "check gas cap", and this fault returns within 10 miles of clearing it. So far I have of course replaced the cap, I have also repla... Trouble codes: P0455	View
	1988 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1GNCS18Z6J hello, This high miler blazer came in with multiple symptoms & 1.4 volts at the O2 sensor ckt. checked & repaired bad ecm ground (beside O2 sensor on wire harness at ECM.) and retested. ECM failed tap test. replaced & retested all good. 2 days later car ret...	View
	1991 Chevrolet K1500 Silverado 5.7L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GCEK19KOM changed plugs wires cap rotor fuel filter cleaned tbi. Trouble codes: 43 (esc)	View
	1999 Chevrolet C3500 6.5L Excessive Emissions, Stall VIN: 1GDKC34F6X The owner says that the truck has always smoked since they have owned it. (about 80k miles). The drive says that it randomly dies and sputters. I have only had it die on me one time. The only thing I can think of is either the fuel cutoff solenoid or the pump ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L blend door VIN: 3GNFK16T0Y Please help GM Techs!! This is my Honda Techs wifes truck. He replaced the rear main oil seal and had disconnected the battery. Now the vehicle has no heat.He tried to reset the system based on some online info he had found and now the blend door cylces open a...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Stall VIN: 3GNFK16T11 got a 2001 suburban stalls going down the road intermittently, like someone turns the key off, no codes, found restricted fuel filter replaced filter still stalls thought may bad ignition switch only time it stalls is going down the road under light load and d...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Heads up display and driver info center VIN: 1G1YY22G24 Hello Techs! When customer parks vehicle overnight, he has left driver info center on average fuel economy, and heads up display on fuel reading. Next morning the driver info center is on odometer and heads up display is on speed and oil pressure. Any thoughts...	View
	2001 Chrysler LHS 3.5L valves,blowby, fuel VIN: 2C3HC56G51 once used engine was started and running had some blow by and a light miss fire at idle only a bit worse in gear. test drive once hot had a hard time starting after a hot soak 10 to 30 min. as if it was loading up only on longer test drives hwy in town not as ...	View
	1996 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L Cruise Control VIN: 3B7MF33C8T in the last couple years this cruise has erratic intermittant problems Currently works OK EXCEPT at speeds about 70 MPH will continue to climb speed slowly ..lower than 70 MPH everything functions fine Scan shows no codes --replaced brake switch last year - ...	View
	1998 Dodge Durango SLT 5.2L Bttery discharges over night VIN: 1B4H528YOW 1998 Dodge Durango with parasitic draw. Goes away when underhood fuse #10 is removed. Check IATN for fixes and found 1 which sounds exact relating to Rear wiper motor. Also found this rear wiper stuck in up position however when wiper is unplugged draw does no...	View
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Engine VIN: 2B3HD46R1X i have a customer that has a 1998 dodge intrepid with a blown up motor. he has another intrepid with a good motor. he wants me to take the 2.7 motor out of the one car and install the 3.2 motor in the car that had the 2.7. my question is can this be done and d...	View
	1999 Dodge Durango 5.9L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4HS28Z0X vehicle came in with a customer complaint of shaking at idle and while being stopped at a light, and check engine light present. have checked compression in all cylinders and have gotten average of a 125psi. have checked spark to all cylinders and spark is pre... Trouble codes: P0443 (purge solenoid), P0301	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.9L No Start VIN: 2B6HB11Z51 I really need a hand with this one, it came into the shop as a no start, we immediately noticed that there was a “no bus" message showing in the odometer after about 45 seconds with the key on and that all gauges were dead (they do a flicker showing power up b...	View
	2002 Dodge Caravan SE 3.3L tach. fuel gauge,speedo,abs light, air bag light, VIN: 1B4GP253X2 200 dodge grand caravan, speedometer, fuel guage, tachometer work for 5 seconds after starting vehicle , then the stop working. Fuel guage goes to empty, the tach drops to zero, abs light mil, air bag light, rear hatch door light, oil light and fuel light come...	View
	2003 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.3L Stall VIN: 34T456W4W4 Hi everyone, I have a very intermittent prob. This van came in today and the customer comlaint is that it dies on them when they are driving or stopped. I have only gotten it to die once. When it dies, it will start right back up as soon as it dies. it is very...	View
	2003 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 1D4GP24333 hello everyone. this van came in a week age with a p0353 code and a misfire. i found the coil connector was not making good contact due to a wire installed up side down. i corrected the wire and the code and misfire was gone. this week the van was towed in wit... Trouble codes: P0351, P0352 (ignition coil primary curcit 2), P0353 (ignition coil primary ckt 3)	View
	2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WD2BD14364 This sprinter will stall occasionally either just after letting off the throttle(example-accelerate from a stop and release almost instantly and it stalls.) Other times you pull up to a light and just touch the throttle to pull away and it either severly hesit...	View
	2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.8L Disc VIN: 2D4GP44L96 This van was a trade in. The previous owner was not the original and said the Navigation system did not work. When turned on the display reads insert disc. If you push any button it comes up with the Nav screen but it does nothing when you try to change destin...	View
	1987 Ford Ranger Custom 2.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1FTBR10T5H starter about two years ago running rich black smoke.replace fuel pressure regulator and o2 sensor.run fine for about eight months ,starting running rich again.replace o2 sensor,ran fine for about eight or nine months,replaced 02 sensor ran good for another ei... Trouble codes: 31 (evp/pfe voltlower than min.volt), 77 (Insuffient rpm change dyamic test)	View
	1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire, heavy black smoke VIN: 1FTJW36F8T vechile came in poor starting smoking cold smoking went away hot found left rear valve cover gasket pins melted replaced gasket and pins and harness also 2 glow plugs that were dead still ran like crap replaced cam position sensor no help after running codes p...	View
	1998 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0L transfercase VIN: 1FMZU35P2W snappping gets worse on harder accelleration. feels like under drivers floor. sounds worse with drivers window open. thinking case internal problem when torque needed to front shaft. case has no wires or controls on the dash, no low range, just all time functi...	View
	1998 Ford F-150 5.4L wipers VIN: 1FTZ1762WK Vehicle came in for rapid flashing right turn blinker. changed combination switch, now wipers wont stop, checked fuses they were ok, checked wiring found 1 wire to be no good, wire went to GEM module, changed GEM module, conditions were same even after the put...	View
	1999 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZR15V7X please help! i've run out of ideas. we have a 99 ford ranger 3.0 with #1 cyl missfire. we tries switching 1 & 2 inj. still stays with #1 cyl. replaced wire spark plug and coil pac. still missing. we did notice when we unplug #1 inj it almost smooths the motor ... Trouble codes: 301 (1 cyl missfire), 1000 (obd2 test incomplete)	View
	2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L piston VIN: 1FTSW31P33 we towed this truck to our shop, after it started missing when customer was driving down the highway. on initial inspection we noticed underneath of truck was coated in oil. we ran a cyl contribution test and cylinder 5 was dead. while running the test we noti...	View
	2003 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2FMZA554X3 Vehicle interm. stalls usually within the first 30min of starting after sitting over night. Customer has complained that sometimes it will crank and not start after the stall, Let Van sit for a few hours and than starts with no problem(except twice with black ...	View
	2006 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L 3rd gear VIN: 2FAFP71W36 direct clutch is six pack set to min.spec.all new elecrtonics inside and boost valves added to increase pressure.vehicle test great after repair.very nice shifts,short shifts.	View
	1993 GMC C1500 Sierra SLE 4.3L stalls with a/c on VIN: 1GTDC14Z0P temp. has warmed up now veh. is stalling again. didn't stall during winter. No codes	View
	1999 Honda Accord EX 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JHMCG5658X Vehicle came in with check engine light on & code P1166(Heater circuit malfunction sensor one, bank one). I checked the old sensor and found 36K ohms resistance. I replaced the sensor and saw a small amount of smoke coming from the steering column area. I Chec... Trouble codes: P1166 (Heater circuit sensor bank one sensor one)	View
	2005 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L battery VIN: SHSRD78825 hi everyone, we have this crv that the battery goes dead in about two weeks, customer drive it every day but toward the last two days it gets slower to start and then the next morning battery will be dead so we replace orignal battery with new one, customer pi...	View
	1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4GZ58S9V Greetings fellow wrench turners! This vehicle has never acted up for me in the shop, it did have a p0351 code for ignition coil primary ckt failure, I checked resistance and it was too high, also checked tuneup items, I replaced coil, plugs, wires, cap, rotor... Trouble codes: P0351 (ignition coil primary ckt failure)	View
	2005 Kia Optima LX 2.4L MIL Lamp on, P0172 VIN: KNAGD12695 This car came in for a miss rough running. I found a dead mas sensor previous shop warrenteed the sensor. I replaced the spark plugs owner said they've never been changed. Then changed the oil for gas dillution. I test drove the car over 2 days then P0172 cam... Trouble codes: P0172 (system rich bank 1)	View
	2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMB1123A hi, everyone. im working on a 2003 range rover, that came in running really bad,and check engine light is on. scanned it and i have a P0011, camshaft control bank 1 fault. this vehicle has somehat low mileage, around 86,000. if im not mistaken that code is for...	View
	2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALAD24446 Truck came in 4 months ago had the following errors: --- P0137 - Heated o2 sensor circuit low voltage B1S2 p0579- Speed control multifunction input-A circuit/range performance. P2096 Post catalyst fuel trim system too lean- bank 1 --- Ran well / no basic pro... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post catalyst fuel trim system too lean- bank 1)	View
	2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALSH23438 Hello Group, Owner's complaint is check engine light comes on and car goes in to limp home. Owner restarts vehicle and engine functions normally. Problem is intermittent. I scanned engine management system using Autologic and found the three codes listed b... Trouble codes: P0171 (systen lean-bank1), P0174 (system lean-bank 2), P0441 (Evap system-incorrect purge flow)	View
	2000 Lexus ES300 3.0L fuel smell VIN: JT8BF28G3Y cust complains of fuel smell and dripping on the ground. car definitely smells of fuel, but not all the time. can see no evidence of fuel leaking all the way to ground anywhere. tank is dry,lines are dry, filter is dry. have lifted front end on car up to maybe...	View
	2004 Lexus RX330 3.3L Headlamp leveling VIN: 2T2HA31U74 Hi this RX won't work it's head headlAmp leveling. This is not an AFS system just the lower line headlamp level control ecu. The suspension position sensor is fine and 5 volts and ground are ok as well as power for the ecu. I disconnected the position sensor t...	View
	2002 Lincoln Continental 4.6L compressor VIN: 1LNHM97V52 This one blows ac clutch fuse after driving for a few miles.I know everyone will say its the clutch but Ive watched the amps at compressor and it never peeks above 5 amps. This fuse also runs the shift indecator , cluster, pressure switch and some lumination. ...	View
	2000 Mazda Miata SE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1NB3530Y Thank for any help on this one car came in EGR CODE dont remember the code.. but we cleaned ports for egr cleared code gave back to customer back again now with too much egr flow so we replaced the EGR valve cleared codes gave back to customer check engine lit...	View
	2003 Mazda 6 S 3.0L Surge, Misfire VIN: 1YVHP80D63 any help starting me in the right direction would help dont work on to many mazdas car has a miss when driving at higher rpms..check engine light flashes..it starts smoking(white smoke) it starts backfiring through the intake..i waswill check compression and f... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2003 Mazda 6 S 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1YVHP80D53 Car has a slight miss at idle, and a noticeble miss under load and accel, when heavy load/accell the misfire code sets, most always cyl 5 but once was cyl 6. All pids are within spec. only thing i noticed was knock retard at cruise or light load is 20 deg but ... Trouble codes: P0305, P0306	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz CL500 5.0L Misfire VIN: WDB2153752 G,day everyone, we have a lovely cl500 in our workshop which we require help with. Anything over half throttle engine missfires and will not rev over 3000rpm. We have downloaded fault codes which indicate cyls 1,2,3,4 (right bank) missfiring. We have replaced ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Suspension VIN: WDBUF65J33 Thanks in advance for giving this a look. We have a noise going over bumps, from the right rear of this Benz. Not a rattle or clunk. It sounds like the coil spring is moving. It is that type of a pinging sound. The spring and the suspension look fine. The spri...	View
	2001 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L no power VIN: 1N4DL01DO1 hi, everybody: this car came in with over heating, leaky water pump and no power on ecceleration. m.a.floww sensor looks ok, ignition system is ok. no blown head gasket !! i apreciated all the help you can give me. thanks matt	View
	1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.1L no scan data VIN: 1G3WH11T3M Today I installed the ECM, and now I have the capability to enter the data stream, but nothing has any values except the CTS -40 and MAT [...]. Trouble codes check and scanner says there are none. Also by jumping A and B at ALDL there is only a code 12, a...	View
	2004 Oldsmobile Alero GL 3.4L HVAC control VIN: 1G3NL52E64 hey everyone! need some help with this Alero. originaly a no-start, replaced the igntion switch and everything was golden. the customer came back next day saying he had no ac or rear defrost. which had been working prevuiously ( so i was told). at first i tho...	View
	1998 Plymouth Voyager SE 3.0L vaporizing VIN: 2P4GP4537W vehicle will not start after hot soak for 5 to 29 minutes. find fuel vaporized in fuel rail-- after bleeding pressure off, vehicle starts.	View
	2002 Porsche Boxster Roadster 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WP0CA29832 This one was towed in. The customer states ran fine, and was parked in the garage. They came out later and the vehicle started and ran rough for a few sec and stalled. Would't restart. I got vehicle held petal to floor and engine started - but only ran on thr... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire), P0343 (Bank one cam position sensor signal high pending)	View
	2006 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L inop VIN: WP1AB29P76 About every 3rd or 4th key on cycle the 4x4 fault message comes on, the 4wd symbol on speedo dial comes on and the transfer case(low range & longitudinal lock) is inop. My I-scan will not communicate with the transfer case. The rest of the time everything work...	View
	1996 Saturn SC2 1.9L cooling fan/fan clutch VIN: 1G8ZF1592R Fellow Technicians: Vehicle Came in with "overheat" issue. Engine only overheats while stopped. Leads me to believe the engine cooling fan is not working properly. Tested all cooling system components: ECTS, T-Stat, W-Pump, antifreeze/coolant level & Conditio...	View
	2001 Saturn L300 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G8JW52R51 Vehicle stalls while driving. Like someone shuts the key off. Very intermittant. No codes in PCM. Anyone heard of something like this? I checked all my timing marks after replacing the timing belt, and everything is dead on..	View
	2004 Saturn Ion-1 2.2L door locks horn VIN: 1G8AZ52F24 I have this saturn ION in that has a problem with the door locks and horn. I can not duplicate the problem, but costomer says the door locks will lock and unlock like you are pushing the button. the horn will also honk when the door locks are on the fritz. say...	View
	1987 Subaru XT GL-10 Turbo 1.8L No Start VIN: JF1AX4586H thank you very much to spend time in reading my message, car came in with a blown head gasket, we replaced head gaskets and machine shop did the valve job, after repairs were done vehicle started but was running very rich, we found leaking fuel pressure regula...	View
	1998 Subaru Legacy L 2.2L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 4S3BD4359X have an intermittent hesitation with this subaru that is pissing me off. it sets no codes and happens intermittently. when it does happen you step on the gas and it doesnt want to go like the engine is lugging down, then it will take right off with plenty of p...	View
	2004 Subaru Outback 2.5L TCM communication circuit high VIN: 4S3BH67524 Car came in with check engine lite on and no speedo.Used scan tool to pull codes and check systems. P0866,TCM communication circuit high,and P0502 vehicle speed sensor low speed,are the codes that showed up.I replaced the speed sensors but did not help. Checke...	View
	2006 Suzuki Forenza 2.0L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KL5JD56Z36 Hello all got a suzuki forenza here that driveing me insane. CAr came to me about week ago running rough. Water pump broken timeing jumped. Removed valve cover did leak down test passed all cyl sealed up good and tight. Replaced water pump timing belt and ten ... Trouble codes: P0303	View
	1988 Toyota MR2 Super Charged 1.6L No Start VIN: JT2AW16J5J I received this car with a no start concern. I have spark with no injector pulse. It will start with the cold start injector and run for a few seconds. I have checked all grounds into the ECU and all B+ into ECU. Also checked for proper voltage. I have back pr...	View

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	2006 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L hvac VIN: WAUDF78E86 Thank you all for the help it was my fault in the first place but by your help went to the high temp switch and found one of the terminals bent when it was pluged back in agin thank you for your time.	3
	1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L rap VIN: 1G6KD54Y1X checking for power at the ign sw connector while it was unpluged.I found low power at the d-6 pin which was enough to keep rap active. Pulling the acc fuse in the trunk fuse box got ride of the power to ign pin d-6 but the raido was still on next I pulled th...	2
	2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L ebcm VIN: 1G6KD54Y81 Thanks for the replies. The fix on this ended up being a new ebcm. It was just a little tough for me to accept that a new sealed module direct from the dealer was bad, but that's how it goes.	3
	2002 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Accessories VIN: 2G1WF55E12 i came in this morning and everything on this car worked. the radio was unlocked and working, the message center had no messages. all replies pointed to the BCM and since i have no means of programing it i suggested the customer take the car to a dealer. if...	5
	2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Misfire VIN: 3GNEK12T14 Vehicle had deisel in it. Removed tank and emptied/cleaned it out and put fresh fuel in. Road tested and everythink was great. Funny, I took a fuel sample in the beginning while testing the flow volume and didn't see anything abnormal. While draining the tank ... Trouble codes: P0300 (testing and results).	13
	2005 Chevrolet Corvette 6.0L stop light VIN: 1G1YY24U45 Hello all, thank you very much for helping me out here :-) It turned out to be much more simple than i thought. There is no central computer involved in this, so we just had to cut one wire by the brake light switch so the yellow lights dont work when brake...	5
	2006 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 3GNDA13D06 Hey Gang, Thanks for all your help. We eventually isolated the cause of the fault to exhaust valve issue. The customer declined repair and took the vehicle. I would have liked to see this thing through to completion but... Thanks again. Trouble codes: P0300.	9
	2001 Dodge Stratus SE 2.7L No Start VIN: 1B3EJ46U51 Hello all, thank you for the replies. Had a couple replies stating ignition swithch, I tried that just to see but still no good. I narrowed it down to the pcm, I do believe Charles from Mass, and Bill from Georgia are right, I think someone jumped this car bac... Trouble codes: B00DY, A1R, B0AG, TRANS, P0CM, ANT11.	8
	2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Van 5.9L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2B7JB21Y12 The guys were right yet again crank sensor fixed it. runs perfect	12
	2004 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L MIL Lamp on Thanks to all who replied, all the info was very helpful. Had the computer reflashed with the lastest updates and everything seems to be fine now. Again thank you all for your help. Trouble codes: P0135.	12
	1996 Ford Bus 5.9L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1FDPB80C9T Thank you to all who replied. A friend of mine once told me "When a diesel comes into the shop with a no-start or poor performance, it is usually at least seven things wrong with it" This 5.9 Cummins is a perfect example. Everything we did made it run a lit...	9
	1997 Ford F-250 7.3L Transmission VIN: 1FDHF36F8V Well we pulled the pan and found what looks to be a thrust bearing or whats left of.We are going to recommened a ford rebuild or used transmission do to the case having 200000 on it.Well it last pretty good for one that has pulled a trailer all its life.Thanks...	10
	1998 Ford Windstar 3.8L master cylinder VIN: 2FMZA514XW Thankyou all for your replies. Someone suggested to remove the rubber caps from the bottom of the abs hydraulic unit and stick a paper clip in and if the paper clip moved while pressure was exerted on the brake pedal it was a sign that the acummulator was blee...	20
	2001 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L Misfire VIN: 1FMEU16W21 Well Craig, Jim, Fred and bob had the right ideas with coil troubles. I should have known. I switched my new coil to #8 and she cleared up 100%. It was just funky why it effected other cyls- interference? Thanks to others (Jim again, Mike, Bruce [...] and Da...	10
	1995 Honda Accord LX 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCE6625A have not fixed yet was told by a honda shop that looked at this car, that it's a bad frequency solenoid valve. i have not had the car back in yet to install part Trouble codes: 92.	7
	2000 Hyundai Tiburon 2.0L Electronic VIN: KMHJG35F8Y we finally got this vehicle repaired by installing a factory reman transmission from hyundai. this unit was cheaper than an overhaul. we suspect problem to have been in the adjustment of end clutch but the shop we had overhaul the trans, refunded our money for...	3
	2002 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHDN45D42 The customer just pulled the car out of here on the hook for the dealer to solve. Just makes me sick that we can't finish it. Next we were going to pull the exhaust manifold (because the cat is part of the manifold),but might be just as well because the way it... Trouble codes: P1166 (Lamda Bank 1---Intermitent), P0300 (Random misfire---Intermitent).	20
	2007 Isuzu N NPR 6.0L trany VIN: 4KLB4B1U37 ok guys. 4th time seems to have got it. rebuild and replaced internal harness and 2 new sol. test drove yesterday about 100 or so miles and kept scanner on it. took it home and then to customer. keeping fingers crossed. usure of what fixed it. builder says har...	11
	1992 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJHY1748N Well, as most of you suggested, this was an ECT sensor problem. We cleaned the wiring harness, plugged the plugs and burned the fuel off them with a torch, put it all together and bam! it fired up. Has been good since. THANK YOU to everyone! Damian	9
	2003 Lexus IS300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JTHBD19213 i did not fix this one the dealer did . apperantly i isntalled or adj the tps incorrectly. if any one knows the correct procdure please e-mail me directly at mtl057@verizon .net thanks for the help.	3
	2001 Mazda Tribute LX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4F2CU08151 We drove the truck for awhile and waited for the cust. to drive it for awhile and everything sounds good. We removed both intakes and found the lower gaskets flat. Replaced all intake manifold gaskets and seems to have fixed the problem, although the weather h...	8
	2004 Mazda 6 S 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1YVFP82D1P I would like to thank all thoose who replied after running all the test suggested most of which were already run and doing every thing short of replacing the converters ( sugested by someone)this vehicle was sent to the dealer and asked for reply with fix than... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174.	16
	1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D 2.4L Hesitation, NO POWER VIN: 1231231208 Hello everyone. I am sorry for the late response to the closing of the Help Request. Well guys I went ahead and adjusted all the valves just to see if it would help. Sure enough this Mercedes runs "GREAT" now. I could not believe it. Customer states car runs b...	20
	2001 Nissan Pathfinder SE 3.5L Valve Cover Gaskets VIN: JN8DR07XX1 I charged the customer 4.5 hr to do this, I don't see how anyone could do all this work in 2.5 to 3.5 hr like the labor guides say.	11
	2005 Nissan Titan LE 5.6L Unknown VIN: J1FUTHYDGE This Titan is fixed. Nissan sells a replacement valvebody and TCM as one piece. No big deal, just remove the pan- replace the valvebody as an assembly and voila- the transmission is fine!	3
	2004 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.2L trans inop at times VIN: 1GHDT13S24 strange but true. Pulled the pan and found the filter plugged. Has lots of debris in the pan so it may not last but with a new filter and fluid she runs again(for now).	10
	2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G2WP55216 Thanks to everyone for the advise, I found that the harness at the l/f shock tower for the app/tps about 9 inches from the connector was rubbed through. I repaired 3 wires that were rubbed through and chaffed. The problem is now repaired. again Thanks to eve... Trouble codes: P2138, P1225.	3
	2004 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L Safety VIN: WP1AB29PX4 this car is fixed.. found some broken wiring around electronic interior control module under left frt of dash. seems at one piont someone hooked up an aftger market alarm system, but didnt reconect the system properly... thanks to all	3
	1994 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo 3.0L door locks VIN: JT2JA82J4R Well we fixed this one. We pulled the lock module from very high up at the right kick panel and tested all the harness wires. Found it had lost a power feed to the module. Without pulling the dash to trace it down we added a power source to the module and all...	2
	2000 Toyota Avalon XLS 3.0L day time running lights flicker VIN: 4T1BF28B7Y when the car was detailed they must have gotten liquid cleaner in the optic sensor and or under the hood relay box this intern shorted some wires in the relay box so it got a new optic senor and the wire harnes at the fuse box was fileted open and wires cleane...	4
	1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L blower motor, wipers VIN: 3VWSA81H0V Stanley and Stephan were right on. I happened to save the old switch. I swapped it with the "new" switch and presto, headlights work, blower works normally and wipers work correctly. I will be going to the dealer for a switch. Thanks for all the quick replies.	6
	2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L clutch VIN: 3VWSP69M33 I have eliminated everything except the flywheel. I am waiting foor the customer to return to try that. Do not know when that will happen. Thanks to everone.	14
	2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 1.8L compressor VIN: 3VWSE69M2M Big thanks to Douglas from Arizona for the diag procedure being as none of my resources offered anything. My test light would pulse indicating a bad compressor. Installed new compressor and all is well .Thanks again.	5
	2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE 2.4L immobilizer VIN: YV1LS61J9Y well, I had a chance to check the plug going to the antenna ring, I think the pins in that plug were fine, but I went ahead and tightened up the pins on that plug anyway. so far the customer has not come back, but it usually takes about two months before he do...	4
	2004 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1CY59H54 Thanks to everyone who responded. The PCV tube was plugged. Cleaned out the valve and replaced the hose and vapor box. It runs great at idle and the fuel trims have corrected great. Trouble codes: 130A, 262A.	7

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