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	2006 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Lighting VIN: WAUDF78E76 Hi really need some assistance from all the audi techs. I have this 2006 audi in with a headlight problem it does have hid. The driverside light will go out while driving. the dash display reads ( left dipped headlight) when this happens. I am not getting any ...	View
	2000 BMW M5 5.0L Accessories VIN: WBSDE934XY To all, I just need to reset the maintanence counter for the oil change. I have a reset tool that I have been using for about 20 years and it does not seem to work. The car has the round diagnostic connector under the hood and the green and red l.e.ds in the d...	View
	2001 BMW 325Ci 2.5L Cuts out VIN: WBAAG22132 Hello, This car will not transfeer fuel from one side of gas tank to the other. If fuel is low and the car sits and idles it will run out of fuel.	View
	2004 BMW 530i 3.0L HVAC Blower VIN: WBANA73594 Hi There Bimmer Techs! This E60 is putting me through the ringer! Car came in on friday with HVAC complaint and SRS warnings. The blower will only operate at 20 percent of speed setting in auto or manual mode.If you hit defrost button then you can adjust the ...	View
	2005 BMW 320i 2.2L steering sensor/no obd VIN: BMW320IE90 this vehicle has a steering sensor fault but the main problem is my auto ingenuity will conect to the vehicle but none of the enhanced features will work even though the enhanced features are activated have checked fuses etc anyone had this issue the snapon un...	View
	2000 Buick Regal GS 3.8L Fuelpump VIN: 2G4WF5519Y Can anyone tell me what this fuelpump should draw amperage wise. This car is supercharged and day one car would start and run for 10 seconds fuel pressure would drop from 55 to 10 while dying, after stalling could hear pump run and pressure back to 55, so we r...	View
	1988 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.0L Cuts out VIN: 1G1JC5115J Customer towed car in said it simply died while driving and wouldn't start again. Next morning I went out and tried to start it. Turn over nicely but doesn't even try to fire. I grabbed some brake cleaner and doused the throttle body to clean it and also see i...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GKDM19W3S This Van starts and runs fine for about 10 minutes, then it cuts out, runs, cuts out again does this then finally dies, it's barely driveable when it's doing this.. Restarts fine but the problem starts again after about 5 seconds. If you let is sit for a few m...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Driver's Window VIN: 1GNFG15R2V This vehicle came in with the driver's power window regulator all bent. I got a new regulator and installed it but for the life of me can't get it to stay "locked" in position. There is a pin that the spring winds around and go's thru the plastic frame and loc...	View
	1998 Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 5.0L Hesitation VIN: 1GCEK19M5W Truck came to shop with a lack of power specially under load. no codes, we change MAF, fUEL filter (clug). and still the same. Fuel presure, back pressure, even the fuel trim and O2 sensors work good when the lack of power is accuring. Please help did I miss s... Trouble codes: N0	View
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEK19T7Y Truck came in with p0137, noticed reading .40 mv all the time. Watched other bank sensor 2 and voltaged moved. Tested power for heater 12. volts, ground is good, tried another ground same result, low voltage all the time. the purple and white wire is the high ... Trouble codes: P0137 (Bank 1 sensor 2 low voltage)	View
	2000 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GBFG15M7Y This truck came in with a misfire code p0300 checked misfire data and found it was misfiring on cyl# 5 we found good spark but the new spark plug was fouled out with fuel.( customer replaced cap, rotor, wires, and plugs ) We replaced the injector assy and and ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LS 6.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK24U56 We've been fighten the pickup for about a year. Any repairs we've done last for about a month and it goes into reduced power mode and sets code P2135. We've done the throttle body pigtail as per TSB. We've replaced pcm, gas pedal, tac module, and ran new wires... Trouble codes: P2135	View
	2002 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Excessive Emissions, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3HE66G72 Came in with misfire and milkshake in oil. Found broken rocker, wiped cam lobe on cyl#6,and damage to head.replaced head and sent both to machine shop.reassemble , replace plugs,waterpump, and tbelt. Also b2s1 new. After tip in all cylinders on bank 2 start mi...	View
	2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L No Start VIN: 3C4FY58B74 customer stated it started, ran rough, and quit.no restart. so this car was a no start and the boss put a new fuel pump fuse in it. now there is no spark, no injector pulse but there is fuel pressure.(55psi) nothing in the skim, and initially there were no co... Trouble codes: P0335, P0340, P0122, P0129	View
	2005 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1C3EL56R25 This car runs poorly first thing in the moring and stals untill engine warms up then runs fine afterwards. It will not show this problem again untill the fowing moring on a cold start. I have checked for a vacume leak as this was my first thought, only fou...	View
	2004 Dodge Stratus ES 2.7L pump VIN: 1FTGFTGTFT i have two stratus' in my shop with what appears to be a trans noise in forward and reverse. the noise sounds like a power steering pump but since it is only present in gear and is not affected by turning the wheel i believe it to be from the transmission. I w...	View
	1990 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L direct clutch VIN: 2FTHF36N3K Ok since i rebuilded it the direct clutch doesnt want to apply. Ive tried with air pressure and you ear it fine and feel it in the drum (transmission is in place). The transmission doesnt have a third gear and the fourth is multiplied. Ive check the valve body...	View
	1992 Ford F-250 XLT Lariat 7.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FTHX26MXN The Tach (gauge) drops out and engine sputters a bit...then when you accelerate the tach signal returns and runs great it is very intermittent on highway and streets, but alot more pronounced on dirt or gravel roads (is a ranch rig)..vehicle will pass its self...	View
	1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L coolant gauge VIN: 1FAFP10P8X hello all and thanks for any help you can give. i have a 1999 ford escort and i am having a issue with the coolant temp. not reading correctly i have replaced both senders and instrument cluster with same problem i have 12v to gauge and good ground the gauge w...	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L front cover, gear cover VIN: 1FTNW21F6Y have a 7.3L with a front cover broken at the connector to the oil cooler. book only shows procedure for changing front cover as part of entire engine disassembly. has anyone done this repair in-vehicle? can it be done without dropping the oil pan? i already ha...	View
	2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FTNW21F21 Truck came in with constant misfire on #2. Buzz test confirmed a quieter than normal injector on #2. We replaced it with a used (tested) injector from a wrecking yard. The misfire now only occurs when cold, but go's away when warmed up now. Since the problem i... Trouble codes: P1272 (Injector cyl2 high to low circuit open), P0266 (cyl2 injector circuit contribution balance fault only codes when cold)	View
	2001 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FAFP55221 Guys and Gals, My tech is banging his head to death on this Taurus. And the worst part is he was a Ford Tech for 25 years! It came in with #3 misfire, he replaced the injector and the car went away running fine. A day later it's back with the same misfire. S... Trouble codes: P0303 (Missfire cylinder 3)	View
	2003 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 1FAFP55S83 owner says car hesitates i hooked up scanner found codes for running rich and -18 long term fuel trim both banks all the other reading within specks can you help me thanks Trouble codes: P0172, P0175	View
	2004 Ford E-350 Super Duty 6.0L Misfire VIN: 1FDWF37P94 Hello, We replaced injectors in this truck & 1 of the harness plugs to the injectors is broken. I was wondering if anybody has a source for these plugs/pigtails without buyimg the whole wiring harness. Thanks	View
	2005 Ford Five Hundred SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAHP2185G Have a fuel gauge issue. Fuel gauge will drop to 0 and mil will come on. Have one code in ecu p0463 fuel level sender a ckt high, and one in icm p1202 fuel sender ckt open. We initially found a tsb that included all the symptoms and codes stored. We replaced b...	View
	2005 Ford Freestar SE 3.9L a/c clutch and Rad. fans VIN: 2FMZA51635 Van came in with cooling fans runing all the time. Also no a/c when you turn a/c on. A/C system has pres. A/C clutch ingages for a sec. No DTC stored. When engine is cold and a/c is off cooling fans stil run. I was wondering if this is some kind of safe mode. ...	View
	2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTPX04595 Ok this vehicle cam in with engine noise and a missfire.Upon inspection I found a bad injector on #6 cylinder that had stuck open.replaced injector and removed oil pan for inspection.Had bent #6 rod.removed cylinder head and replaced rod and piston.Now that ve... Trouble codes: P0303, P0171, P0174	View
	2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L engine VIN: 1FTWW31P66 I need all the input I can get for the problem i am describing!I recommended engine with the amount of rust Ifound on radiator as if no service has been done over along period of time and then the engine sounded as if hydrolocked on our first attempt to get th...	View
	1992 GMC C1500 Sierra 4.3L engine VIN: 1GTDC14Z0N The engine is makeing a top end noise and there is no oil getting above the camshaft... the bearings have been checked and are not spun, the passage ways look to be clear when using a bore scope to see and also blowing air through the gallies, the lifters are ...	View
	2004 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L light VIN: 2GTEK19T64 Hi This truck has a C0223 code that comes on with in a day of driving, Customer states it happens when he goes over a bump on the right side or this morning when backing out of his driveway. Ill graph the wheel speed sensors on a teat drive and i see no glitch...	View
	1992 Honda Prelude Si 2.3L engine VIN: JHMBB2150N this used to be my daily car. the problem is while driving the car just died, happened so many time. wait for about 10 min will start right up again. good for about 2-3 months, and it will stall again. and the car have no spark. checked with inline spark teste...	View
	1997 Honda Accord SE 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGCD5603V Customer replace timing belt and water pump - after test drive car was shut off and would not restart. The customer towed in this Honda as a no start no crank. The stater was fried and the ground cable was only holding on the trans by a few strands. We replace...	View
	2003 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L radio VIN: JHLRD78445 Hi I was hoping someone could help us out with a radio code.My customer had a battery go bad on him so we replaced it for him and now the radio is locked out.It came with no owners manual or paper work when he bought it a year ago.I have the upper & lower code...	View
	2007 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L Lift Gate Actuator VIN: JHLRE48747 Got this 2007 honda crv rear trunk will not unlock from outside got a wirring diagram see that the under dash relay box controls the function of rear trunk tested wiring going to relay box found i have a signal from the outside handle and the contact switch bu...	View
	2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L No Start VIN: 1J4GW48NX2 Vehicle brought in for MIL on and noise in engine. Retreived code P1391/loss of cam/crank. Also found worn out right side cam chain guides causing chain to rattle bad. Vehicle ran great prior to diag. Replaced all timing components under covers, resync cam & c...	View
	1991 Land Rover Range Rover County SE 3.9L Stall VIN: SALHV1246M i am working on a 1991 land rover limo that came in running poorly and not accelerating properky. Upon inspection found intake boot torn to be torn and mass air flow sensor to be faulty. Replaced both boot and mass air flow sensor vehicle would now accelerate ...	View
	1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6HF10V4X We had customer drop off there new vehical here with ses light on . We checked codes and found tons of codes from miss fire to vvt codes. We cleared them and they came back after a short test drive. We notice car ran rough from time to time. We have concluded ... Trouble codes: P1354, P1349, P1346, P0300, P0302, P0304	View
	2000 Lexus ES300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BF28G4Y Good morning! This Lexus has had an engine put in by another shop and now it sets heater codes for both of the upstream air fuel ratio sensors. It arrive here because it wouldn't run at all. That problem turned out to be a misplaced and loose ground that was ... Trouble codes: P1135 (Air Fuel Ratio Sensor Heater Circuit Bank 1 Sensor 1), P1155 (Air Fuel Ratio Sensor Heater Circuit Bank 2 Sensor 1)	View
	1950 Lincoln Lincoln 5.5L Cooling Systems VIN: ABC1234567 Engine overheats at extended idle like in parades or long idle periods of more than 5 minutes. Runs normal temperatures on the road. Has new radiator with one extra row in the core. Has normal fan inside cowling with extra electric fan on outside. Water pumps ...	View
	2002 Lincoln LS 3.0L hvac VIN: 1LNM86S62Y help we have a lincoln ls 2002 temp out of dash vents is noticable warmer 20 degrees on passenger side dash vents then the driver side vents. customer states system works ok till vehicle is turned of for a short time then restarted and passenger side vents are...	View
	1991 Mazda Navajo LX 4.0L Suspension VIN: 4F2CU44X8M We replaced both radius arm bushings to solve a creaking and knocking sound on hard stops downhill. Knocking sound is gone, but still creaks. Any ideas would be appreciated.	View
	1998 Mazda B4000 SE 4.0L No Start VIN: 4F4ZR17X7W Scratching my head on this one. Vehicle came in for eng swap. Customer provided a salvage yard unit. Donor motor came from a 2000 Mazda B4000. verified. CMP sensors are different. Original has a 3 wire and donor motor has a 2 wire connector. Installed the unit...	View
	2002 Mazda Tribute LX 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 4F2YU09182 replaced coil and tried new crank sensor same problem Trouble codes: P0351	View
	2004 Mazda Miata 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1NB35344 Car came in with a code P0300. Customer stated MIL comes on and flashes at times but ran fine. I have test driven multiple times and usually have the same thing happen within a few miles. I have never felt the engine misfire, yet the light will suddenly start ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random Misfire)	View
	2002 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L sos message VIN: WDBNG75522 hi mebe techs, i got this s500 that the sos phone message is on e display at times while driving. i drove car and it happen but only when you make turns. i tryed using the launch& auto boss but no codes. if i push reset buttom it goes away till next turn.I sus...	View
	2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L keyless entry VIN: WDBRN45W32 Keyless system will work just with knob very close to door handle. Dealer told client there is a bad antenna. Is it a common problem? Where is this antenna assembled on car? Thank you	View
	1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4M2ZU54E9W Hello all, I have a Mountaineer I need some help with. Initially the vehicle came in with the check engine light on and P0171 and P0174 stored. MAF was cleaned and upper and lower intake seals were replaced. Also repaired exhaust leak on bank 1 between front p... Trouble codes: P0171 (System too lean bank 1), P0174 (System too lean bank 2)	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: JN1CA31D5Y this maxima has a cold surge between 3000 and stall asa if a vac leak.can't catch a glitch in any sensors-no codes.suspecting maf but would like a little conformation before replacement.	View
	2000 Nissan Quest GXE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NOTSURE23 Ok guys this is gonna be a long one. I had this van come in for a CEL on and running rough. I checked the tune up items first and found it in need.The original codes were p0300 and 306. After tuning the vehicle up clearing codes and computer fuel trims I test ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0306, P0302	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31D6Y PO325 knock sensor, PO138 and PO139 codes setting all at the same time. The PO138 and PO139 relate directly to a bad downstream O2 in bank #1. The PO325 suggests that the knock sensor may be bad. Should I replace the rear O2 in bank #1 first or the replace the...	View
	2004 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL11D84 This vehicle has been up in Maine for the past few months and has recently came back to Oklahoma. He has stated that EVERY time he stopped to fill up, he had to extensivly crank the engine 3-5 times before it would restart. Since he has been back (about 2 wks)...	View
	2000 Plymouth Voyager 2.4L Electronic VIN: 2C4FJ25B9Y Hi folks and thanks in advance This van when coming to a stop stalls just like coming to a stop with a manual trans and not stepping on the clutch pedal, put it in second gear and all is good. I tried checking for code but can not communicate with transmission...	View
	2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Low power VIN: 1G2NF12E11 Idles fine, no load revs fine, put in gear it hestates and at bout half throttle it has missfire on all cyl, if test drive it hestates,off idle and up to about half throttle, somtimes wont shift unless let up of pedal under heavy load it spark knocks,we have t...	View
	2002 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6L Clutch VIN: WP0AB29952 Clutch pedal went to the floor, clutch reservoir is empty, clutch fluid (chf 11s ) leaking out from left front fender. I refilled the reservoir and had an assistant pump the pedal, the fluid is squirting out from the reservoir. There is a tsb for modifying the...	View
	1996 Toyota Corolla 1.6L Cuts out VIN: 2T1BA02EXT car was towed in, no start. after extended cranking, it started but run poorly. ckp sensor fixed no start but now has a hiccup on accel. replaced ecu w known good 1 as well as tried ignitor, coil and cmp in dist. hiccup stil there. any ideas??? Anyone ever see...	View
	2000 Toyota 4Runner Limited 3.4L Mechanical VIN: JT3HN87RO4 Hello all. Had such great success with my last post, thought I'd try another. This time we are going to do an engine swap on this 4runner and Mitchell says to take the trans out first. Does anyone know of any shortcuts. Would be nice to be able do it in less t...	View
	2001 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Cam gear VIN: JTEGD21A31 Hoping some Toyota techs may be able to help me out here. I am replacing the intake cam gear assembly...which is the VVT "pot". My issue is with setting up the cam. The new unit comes "unlocked" out of the box. I am following the Toyota repair manual and Allda...	View
	2001 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BG22K81 Greetings to all this car came from another shop,they have been chasing a code po171 they have changed the air fuel ratio sensor using o.e. They also have changed the rear o2 with after market sensor.i did look at fuel trim readings and short term is -18 long ... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	2003 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JTDBR32E43 Toyota techs your help is needed. this corolla idles like it has bad motor mounts (vibrates) in park and in gear. mounts were replaced and de-carb was done with no improvement. nothing is jumping out at me, cooling engine now and going to check compression and...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2002 Audi S4 2.7L abs VIN: WAURD68D62 Sorry its taken so long to post the fix but I had to finaly tell everyone to leave me alone and I decifered the codes in the trunk and went through the procedure to code the unit. All worked wel. Thanks to all that responded and thanks to rosstech Dan	4
	2002 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0L timing VIN: WAULT64B32 we thought we were doing something wrong .we were supposed to tight slightly . as long as camshaft tools are in place you dont have problem.thanks to everyone who replied.	9
	2007 Audi A4 3.2L pedal VIN: WAUDH48H27 Jon [...] suggested this brake pedal was normal.We got a chance to drive an identical vehicle and found its brakes to be the same.	11
	2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L heat control VIN: 1G4HP54K1Y replaced actuator motor.motor from dorman was wrong.noise from dash was motor moving apparently trying to find park position.thanks to all the help.	4
	2003 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L starter VIN: 1G4CW54K93 Found it.. The crank fuse supplies input voltage to the bcm and PCM to activate the starter relay.. So the wire runs from the rear fuse box to the passenger fuse box to the bcm to the underhood fuse box and then to the PCM. Between the underhood fuse box and t...	4
	1991 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L No Start VIN: 1G6CD53B6M Thanks to everyone that sent help, I will call this one my own stubborness and assumptions. The first thing I stop diagnostics when the telltale never came on and ASSUMED that at least it should do the bulb check. Now the repair was broken wires, I don't kno...	10
	1985 Chevrolet S10 2.5L No Start VIN: 1GCCS14EXF This vehicle is fixed!! I found the 2 wires that go from the coil to the engine harness had shorted together. Tim [...] thanks for the very useful info, led me down the right road to finding the short.	9
	1994 Chevrolet C1500 5.0L alternator VIN: 1GTEC14K1R somebody changed the alternator too the one wire alternator.thanks for all your help	15
	1998 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L power steering VIN: 1G1YY32GBW Hello all Well I guess i can call it fixed. The customer was supposed to bring it in today to diagnose it but called me this morning and said he was out with it on Saturday and hit a bump and the power steering started working perfectly. He wanted to use ...	23
	1999 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L Stall VIN: 3GNFK16R8X sorry to get back to you so late,it ended up bieing a defected fuel pump from the dealer,replaced it with another one from dealer works ok,thank every body for the help.	11
	2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Stall VIN: 3GNFK16T11 I drove this thing around for about two days with a fuel pressure gauge taped to the windshield, never acted up, the day they picked up they brought it back running bad, hooked the fuel gsauge back up and went and drove it, guess what the fuel pressure was goi...	19
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L motor VIN: 2GCEC19W92 first of all thanks too everyone that replied.Richard from Arizona hit it on the head.Removed timing cover and found the timing chain had slop in it.The marks were still dead on replaced with new one and all was well.I guess there was just enough play to allow...	10
	2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, vibration at all rpm VIN: 1G1JH14F73 The problem turned out to be a small amount of mud on the AC condensor fan! Started car, stuck a screwdriver in the fan had another guy turn the AC on, it idled perfect. Removed screwdriver, vibration from hell! The amount of mud was maybe 3-5 mm thick and a...	4
	2004 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L drivetrain VIN: 1GNDX03E84 Wow never would have suspected a starter drive gear but sure enough the bendix spring was broken and on right turns drifted over and clicked against ring gear thank you to all who answered awesome fix coudnt have done it without iatn Bill [...]	10
	2007 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: IGNDV33W57 Hello gang, Thanks to all of you who took time to replay.Finaly I have this one on its way.I replaced the injectors and had some improvement,but not enough.Then I pulled pcv line off the valve and watch the fuel trims and they still read rich.So I took a chan... Trouble codes: P0172 (Rich bank).	12
	2005 Chrysler Town & Country Limited 3.8L radio & blower VIN: 2C8GP64L75 On our first inspection the wire harness seemed ok. after replacement of FMC and fuse box we still had problem. on advice from Jeff and Terry we opened loom under battery a lot further and found wire corrosion we missed the first time (a costly mistake) vehic...	8
	1994 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Stall VIN: 1B7KF26C4R First and foremost let me thank all who responded with great suggestions, experiences and information. Andy from Texas supplied a TON of detailed information that rather than cut and paste here, I'm sure everyone can open the replies to access. Ultimate...	16
	1996 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L coolant temp VIN: 3B7MF33C7T WE ORIGINALLY USED A NAPA THERMOSTAT IN THE TRUCK. WE REPLACED IT WITH THE UPDATED CUMMINS PART - NO DIFFERENCE. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET THE TEMPERATURE TO HOLD STEADY WAS TO BLOCK OFF PART OF THE RADIATOR. TRUCK DRIVES GREAT. OWNER SAYS IT HAS DONE THE TEMP...	11
	1997 Dodge Stratus ES 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B3EJ56H9V thanks for everyones help. ! as i was tracing wires the cusomer called and decided that the didnt want to put anymore money into this vehicle. sorry i couldnt come up with a fix guys! . such is life. God bless Trouble codes: P1496, P0112, P0118.	4
	1990 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L shudders hard at VIN: 2FTJW35M2L closing the post for help appreciatted all the input for the repair I dissassembled and found forward clutches welded replced forward clutches and steels compltely parted the transmission and replaced all parts that were worn along with solenoid pack and mlp ...	23
	1997 Ford Aspire 1.3L No Start VIN: KNJLT05H5V well not fixed yet. we replaced harness, dist. 3 times, and pcm, and the crk sensor. i told a co worker lets ohm test these three wires from the ig. module (dist.) to the p.c.m. pin out at the p.c.m. didn,t match. went back to aldata check pinouts of a 96 ther...	7
	2000 Ford Focus Sony Limited Edition 2.0L Alternator VIN: 1FAFP3438Y Thankyou everyone for the very helpful input! The fix was replacing the alternator in this case. I loaded the circuit and volt dropped again, still had source voltage. No drop across ground. I also raised RPMs to 2500 to see if the alternator defaulted to ...	11
	2000 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Custom 4.2L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FDRE1429Y WE FOUND A IGNITION COIL BAD WHICH WAS SPIKING THE ECM AND CAUSING A FALSE CODE. REPLACE COIL AND VEHICLE RUNS GOOD Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft postion sensor circuit).	4
	2002 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L pats VIN: 1FMYU041X2 Customer has not complained of the problem since I lubed the locks. I cannot say the problem was fixed, but it appears so.	9
	2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, no power Found problem Pulled back exhaust found exh. pluged engine ran fine once she started breathing so off to the exhaust shop it goes for final repair Big Thanks to all who replyed to my help request. Chris N.	16
	1997 Geo Metro 1.0L No Start VIN: 2C1MR2263V Thanks for all the help people. I have learned from this vehicle that when checking resistance on cam/crank sensors that they can spec out good but still are bad. found crankshaft sensor was glitching, had to manually fire the injector with an injector tester,...	6
	2001 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L Front Driveline VIN: 3GKEK16T71 First thanks to those of you that sent a responce. I assume it is fixed, Eric, Garry, and Paul all said what it is doing is normal, even though I felt the front drive line is tighter than I felt it should have been. Terry said there was a TSB to replace the fo...	5
	2004 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L abs light VIN: 1GKEC13T34 Thanks for the help, I sent the ebcm out for repair ,got it back in a week and that fixed it, First time for sending one of these out Thanks again	7
	2003 Honda Accord LX 3.0L cooling fan VIN: 1HGCM66333 THE CUSTOMER DID NOT WISH TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT A NEW ECM WOULD SOLVE HIS PROBLEM SHOULD HE CHANGE HIS MIND I WILL REPOST.THANKS TO all	3
	1998 Isuzu Rodeo S 3.2L rear wiper VIN: 4S2CM58W5W A big thank you to all who responded seems as someone else had done repairs on this vehicle before we got it very poor wireing repair had been done in tailgate aera and also very well hidden we found the broken wires and made the correct repairs works great . ...	4
	1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L blend air door VIN: 1J4GX78Y8W thank you all for responding. your answers were quite helpful in making the decision to do the repairs myself or not. i did not mention the jeep is my daughter's so no customer issues here. i am a driveability guy but do troubleshoot electrical problems too. ...	12
	2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L timing chain VIN: 1J4G858N6Y Well everyone had a different spin on this repair. I opted to buy a workshop manual. And the answer is you must pull off the timing cover and remove the timing chains to remove the cylinder heads.	6
	1998 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC 4.6L oil pan VIN: 1LNFM91VXW removed the pan and welded it around the crimped seam and the leak was fixed, a big job but the pan is sealed.	4
	1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 4Matic 3.2L Battery VIN: WDBJF65FWA THANKS TO EVERYONE,WORKING WAY INTO THE NIGHT,NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT DEFEAT,I LOCATED EVERY TERMINAL BLOCK CONNECTOR AND SEPERATED POS.FEED WIRES UNTILL DRAW WAS GONE.TRACED WIRE TO FAULTY COMPONENT.FIX IS AN UPDATED BLOWER MOTOR,CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE(RISISTOR...	14
	1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L Steering angle sensor VIN: WDCAB72E3X In this case probably there is a bad module. It looks the only reason for the steering sensor to not initiatlize. I tested with another sensor with no sucess. I'm waiting for a friend who have a Star Diagnosis system to help me. Thank you for the answers	10
	2001 Mercedes-Benz CL500 5.0L SRS System VIN: WDBPJ75J51 Thanks for all the help! The most valuable information was simply getting which circut the fault was and it was the drivers door airbag. I initially noticed evidence that some previous repairs had been performed on the wires at the drivers door hinge but I dec...	5
	2002 Mercedes-Benz ML500 5.0L radio VIN: 4JGAB75E72 Thank you all for your help with this radio problem. I learned a lot even though the customer descided not to proceed with diagnostics and repair. It seems that the vehicle had a break in the optical ring, and I purchased the bypass "optical short" tool from t...	4
	2003 Mini Cooper 1.6L Fluid VIN: WMWRC33403 THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST OF INFORMATION, WE ORDERED THE AMSOIL, THEY WERE SPECIFIC TO OUR PRODUCT REQUEST AND NEEDS, THANKS	11
	1998 Nissan Altima SE 2.4L timing chain/valve train VIN: 1N4DL01D7W Thanks for the replies, I'm posting this as fixed, but only sorta fixed. My parts guy called cloyes after finding the replacement tensioner didn't quite fix this. They told him they don't make a tensioner for a '98, only thru 6/97. So we had a catalog issue ...	8
	2000 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA3LD2Y to all that offered their time and knowledge,thankyou for shedding some light on the subject.it was not the cust that i was trying to convince.it was my boss.i got put into the mix when i recently started this new job.found out that the eng had a miss on cyl #... Trouble codes: P1320.	18

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