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	2006 BMW 325i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAVB13516 so we had a unsuspected motor flush in the shop. filled the car up with oil , ran car for 10 seconds.raN fine, turned it off and went uner the hood to pull dip stick. found no dip stick, checked oil by cluster. oil level ok. procedded with other reapairs. a wi...	View
	1989 Buick Riviera Luxury 3.8L Digital Dash Illumination VIN: 1G4EZ11C5K At present the speedo cluster and the controll center are not lighting up. Month's ago the battery would go dead ever now and then so my customer brought it to me. We discovered the courtesy lights would come on ever now and then thus draining the battery. Als...	View
	1990 Buick Skylark 2.5L No spark or injector pulse VIN: 1G4NV54U3L Heres one that has me pulling my hair out. I have this 90 Skylark with the 2.5. It was towed in with a no start and the car half apart. (dont ya love these jobs) The customers son tried fixing it. He changed DIS Ignition Module, Crank Sensor, 1 Used coil and a...	View
	2005 Buick Allure CXS 3.6L P/S fitting VIN: 2G4WH567X5 This is the first time I,ve come across one of these style fittings on a buick. The nut on the pressure hose at the pump has blown out the internal Oring and is leaking. From what I've read, the nut and Oring can be changed without hose replacement. I have ord...	View
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L anti theft system VIN: 1G1JC1244T OK, here we go. This car was towed in with a no start complaint. The ignition lock was seized up and would not turn to the crank position, nor would it come back to the off position, just kinda in nowhere land in the middle. I replaced the lock assembly and ke...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall Truck has not acted up at shop customer drives it for 3 hrs to deer lease and acts up,starts to die out and not go over 45 miles per hour and then sets code p0095 everything checks out fine when we do diagnostic test for this code and truck runs great when at ... Trouble codes: P0095	View
	2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L Mechanical VIN: 1GNEK13Z22 I feel like a dummy even asking about this one. This truck has a huge A/C leak and I cannot find it. If I charge this system it goes dead within 4 days, so it's a big one. I cannot see any dye anywhere, and my leak detector doesn't seem to indicate anything de...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GTHG35U43 This van was towed in after it sputtered and died going down the road and would not restart. There is no fuel pump prime when you turn the key on. No security light on dash at all even on bulb check. after setting all night it started and died now nothing. The...	View
	2006 Chevrolet C4500 Kodiak C4E042 6.6L Sterring Box VIN: 1GBE4V1246 Good morning, i have a fleet of life squads here and 4 of my 2006 chevy c4500 rigs are having a seriuos problem. As you are driving down the road wether it cruising or a code 3 run it is as you get the feeling the truck will roll over,. You get the feeling as ...	View
	2007 Chevrolet Uplander 3.9L steering column VIN: 1GBDV131X7 Got a good one here, thought mabe someone has run across this hopefully.While turning wheels there is a popping that you can feel in column, unit raised you can feel it thru rack where intermediate shaft connects as well.Checked front end everything is tight,n...	View
	2001 Chrysler Intrepid 3.5L Limp mode VIN: 2C3HH76VX1 I rebuilt the engine in this RT over the winter months. Just now getting it ready for my daughter. First roadtest yielded the codes shown. I replaced the speed sensors just to be safe(they are ten years old) The codes returned on the next test drive.I suspect ...	View
	1991 Dodge Stealth R/T 3.0L No Start VIN: JB3XD64B5M car came in no start replaced spark plugs fuel pump checked all fuses and relays has good spark dont have fuel tester to check at rail good inj. pulse dont have scan tool to fit this car what it does is when trying to start it fludders a little bit then dies i...	View
	1994 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L No Start VIN: 2B4GH2531R Van would not start after shut off. Testing found no spark, followed flow chart for code ll, and replaced ecm due to no 9 volt feed to distributor. New ecm installed and still no 9 volt feed. I checked 12 volt ign. switch feed to ecm and load tested it. It tes... Trouble codes: 11 (no crank signal received at ecm)	View
	2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GL22X81 Hello, folks. This 01 Dodge is giving me fits. I am 2nd tech to work on vehicle. Truck runs rough, wont idle, MIL on all the time, code P0123 TPS volts high. 1st tech swapped tps, no change. I ran tests above, concluded bad PCM. Changed PCM with used unit, no ... Trouble codes: P0123	View
	2001 Dodge Durango 5.9L No Start VIN: 1B4HS28Z51 Vehicle int will not start first start of day. Runs fine once started. Problem int.cust lives 35 miles away. Rural area. We have had vehicle three times for 5-10 days at a time. Unable to duplicate complant. Have had cust on phone during problem.vehicle cranks...	View
	2002 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L compressor About a week after performing work, customer was back with noise on accelerating. Sound like a high pitched whining like you may sometimes get from an idler or tensioner pulley bearing. Replaced the compressor and the further I drive it, the louder the noise g...	View
	2003 Dodge Neon SE 2.0L Limp in mode VIN: 1B3ES26C23 Vehicle came into our shop in limp in mode. Pulled codes po700 po755 p1681. We perfomed all test per alldata. Solenoid pack ohmed out good (1-3 ohms, tested at 1.6) and all wiring checked out good. Instrument cluster works on and off. Due to tests, everything ... Trouble codes: P0700, P0755, P1681 (No fuel level bus message)	View
	2004 Dodge Durango SLT 5.7L No Start VIN: 1D4HB48D84 Intermittent problem with starting, could be months before it reoccurs.when battery is disconnected and re connected vehicle is fine. We were called yesterday with no start,battery was dead(battery is 6 months old)boosted vehicle and brought it back to shop(30...	View
	1987 Ford Bronco II XL 2.9L no speedo VIN: 1FMCU12Y2H I am looking at this 87 Bronco II that has no speedo reading inside. I pulled the VSS where the cable goes into the transfer case and the driven gear was missing. The gear in the transfer case is still there, but too worn to put a new speedo gear with. Does an...	View
	2001 Ford Escort ZX2 2.0L Ac Compressor VIN: 3FAFP113X1 Hello iatn members got this escort that has no power at ac clutch followed flow chart from identafix have power going into ccrm module, start car turn ac on have a grnd on pin 22 ,but i have no power comin out of pin 23 which goes to compressor,on this flow ch...	View
	2002 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Wipers VIN: 1FTRX1762N I have not been able to duplicate concern, anyone with any history regarding this issue that would help point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks jim	View
	2003 Ford E-450 Super Duty Custom 7.3L Parking brake assy VIN: 1FDXE45F23 This is really not that technical, but more of an issue of experienece.Were trying to replace the parking brake assy that goes on the tail shaft of the trans. The bearing in the parking brake assy I believe has locked up. We have not been able to remove the as...	View
	2006 Ford Escape Hybrid 2.3L master cylinder VIN: 1FMCU95H26 this truck belongs to my neighbor.i dont have much experience with hybrids.she said four seperate times she hit the brakes and they felt like "a block was under the pedal"then suddenly went to floor truck wouldnt stop.she also mentioned that the las time was o...	View
	2003 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3L ride control VIN: 1GKEK13Z42 customer wanted air susp. off so I replaced the rear air shocks with regauler ones and disconnected air motor worked great but came back later with light on that says service ride cotrol so disconnected each wheel susp. sensor and fuses and air susp. computer,...	View
	2005 GMC Sierra 1500 4.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1GTEC14X85 Hello fellow techs, kinda lost here. Customer repaired wires to camshaft sensor in distributor from mouse. He did pull the distributor out and then the cam sensor low to high was not incrementing. We rechecked all his work and it was fine. We pulled distributo... Trouble codes: P0341	View
	2005 GMC Savana 1500 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1GTEC14X85 Hello again guys. Tech did not report to me correctly. Know I just closed this request, but truck not fixed. First off want to apologize for this. We cannot get the cam sensor code fixed on this truck. It will not increment on scanner. Timing is on. The only t... Trouble codes: P0341	View
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JHMCB766XM Group, Hope you can help point me in the right direction. This one is kicking my tail. Car was towed in as a no start. Customer states they had been driving it for a month with symptoms of misfires and bucking all the time but it finally just got to where it w...	View
	1996 Honda Accord EX 2.2L No Start VIN: 1HGEG8648S hey guys and gals i ve got a interesting one repaired oil leak from valve cover gaskett and cranked vech for about [...] with plug wires disconnected now vech is crank no start ck spark ok fuel press good compression test all cylinders 160 crank engine new...	View
	2006 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Sliding Door VIN: 5FNRL38886 I need some help with this one. This one came in from our used car department. The roller assembly was broken, so i replaced it, and now the door opens and closes fine manually. And it opens with the remote and the switch on the dash, but when try and close it...	View
	2001 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L Clutch VIN: KMHWF25S01 Looking for some input on the flywheel here. Came in with slipping clutch, but we found the flywheel shot as well. At this point the dual mass flywheel is worth more than the car. I found some conversion kits (goes to a standard flywheel) for the 2002 6 cyl an...	View
	2002 Hyundai Santa Fe LX 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: KM8SC73DX2 Good Day, everyone. This Santa Fe is driving us towards a CLIFF!! Came in with CEL on, P0057 current.(bank 2 sensor 2 heater low). Went thru Hyundai diagnostics, and O2 sensor heater had failed- open circuit. All wiring checked good. Installed new O2 sensor- c... Trouble codes: P0057 (O2 sensor heater circuit low Bank 2 Sensor2)	View
	1999 Infiniti QX4 3.3L rear hatch VIN: JNRAR07Y9X I got this QX4 in today and the rear hatch relese and the rear wiper do not work. The rear washer is. I looked at the wirring diagrams in Alldata and i can see that power runs through the wiper switch. I am havving a hard time with this because the wire colour...	View
	2004 Infiniti FX35 3.5L Rear tire VIN: JNRAS08U94 Have this 2004 FX35 2WD that the rear tires only last about 10k miles, it looks like the right rear is wearing faster than the left rear. As far as the fronts they have about 60 percent left. All tires were installed at the same time. Thanks for the input. Pau...	View
	2005 Jeep Liberty Limited 2.8L radiator VIN: 1J4GL48115 Has anyone run into this issue?I mostly work Jaguar/Volvo and can not resolve this repeated radiator failure...	View
	2005 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4FA49S85 Hello techs this is only my second time using iatn. I have this jeep with a 4.0 engine that pops this p2096 post catalst fuel trim lean bank 1. I can only communicate with this jeep with global and the scan tool doesnt show much.fuel trims show good right now.... Trouble codes: P2096 (Bank 2 lean)	View
	2006 Jeep Commander 3.7L Hvac Box VIN: 1J8HH48K46 Hey you Jeep guys may have seen this, but it is kickin my butt. Complaint was cool on drivers side, warm on passenger side. Manual HVAC system. ( I know I was gonna be the hero and move the passenger dial.) This does have rear passenger AC and it is warm as we...	View
	1998 Land Rover Discovery LE 4.0L Wheel Speed Sensors VIN: SALJY1248W I was able to put an ABS Lamp bulb in and jumper the DLC to get those codes. As near as I can interpret this, it points to RF WSS. We scoped both front sensors and saw the RF had a really ratty looking pattern compaired to the LF. I then pushed it down to clos...	View
	2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2L Air suspension VIN: SALSH23438 Hi Group, Owner ran over a traffic cone on the right front and immediately the amber air suspension warning light came on. Scanned with Autologic and have a hard code U0434-86. Description for the code is "invalid data received from active roll control modu...	View
	1993 Lexus ES300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: JT8VK13T0P the vehicle is here a few weeks later and running badly misfiring. low idle, no power brake assist. the timing belt has not jumped time all the marks line up well. egr valve appears to be working properly. what have i missed here? there is no fuel in the fuel...	View
	1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L theft system VIN: JT6GF10V0X hi everyone, have a 99 lexus rx300, the factory alarm sounds for no reason--DOES NOT have a aftermarket alarm in conj. w/ factory one, key is good, turns off alarm w/ remote, turns off w/ key in door, car starts and runs and turns off light w/ key in ign.- is ...	View
	2006 Lexus GS300 3.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JTHBH96S66 Hi techs ihave problem with this gs300 car drive ok but when driving coming to stop cut off and at idle parking in the shop still doing run for little while and cut off can't find codes tanks in advance for any help	View
	2001 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG 5.5L Ride control VIN: WDBNG73J71 Hi to everyone on IATN. I'm working on this S55 benz. ABC warning comes on and at that point the suspension is non-functional. When the ABC light is not on, all functions of electronic suspension work fine. When warning light is on, a trouble code of C1525,ind...	View
	2004 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Lighting VIN: WDBRF40J14 Hello all, This Benz has no interior lights working when you open the door. Lights works when turned on manually, this started with a short at the passenger partially electric seat, I repaired that and replaced one seat motor, for the recline. Now interior lig...	View
	1996 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 4.6L serp belt noise VIN: 2MFCM75WLR this merc came in after a compressor replacement with a belt squeal the balancer was slipped forward and i saw a obvious fix,replaced the balancer and belt and all was ok for 2 days then noise is back? put on another belt and all ok then again 3 days later bel...	View
	1997 Nissan Quest GXE 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4N2DN1113V van came in for smog failure due to mil is on. p0325 p0171 are two codes. Everything else are passed. HC CO NOX are well under the limits. We checked no vacuum leak. MAF sensor tip is coat with dust. Clean the MAF sensor and test drive ok. LTFT at 8% and -3%. ...	View
	2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Surge VIN: 1N4AL11D85 came in no start but started when dropped off by tow truck. scaned and found po507,used alternate fuel to find vac. leak and repaired . did idle relearn and now has hunting idle,replaced throttle body and relearned and got same results. replaced maf sensor and... Trouble codes: P0507	View
	2006 Nissan Murano SE 3.5L front suspension VIN: JN8AZ08T56 The customer complaint was very cut and dry. Noise from right front when hitting small bumps sound like a dull popping. After checking everything and finding the lower control arm rear bushing bad, we replaced it to no avail. We replaced RF strut after removin...	View
	2007 Nissan Altima 2.5L door locks VIN: 1N4AL21E77 Hello everyone got a weird one here, when driving the door locks will countinue too lock doors constant clicking of actuators and if you unlock doors will lock them and keep doing the same thing , looks like on scan tool they are being commanded, Checked all p...	View
	2007 Nissan Sentra 2.0L nats VIN: 3N1AB61E07 the engine will crank but not start sometimes and when this happens it will set a p1610 code for the nats system. we can tell that it is not going to start because the secuity light will stay on solid when cranking. the problem is intermittent that we are not ...	View
	1987 Pontiac Fiero Sport 2.5L Clutch VIN: 1G2PM11R9H Plain and simple-need suggestions on bleeding clutch system- no matter what we do can not get a good pedal-weve pressure bleed it-manually pumped it to bleed system-weve installed 3 masters-two slave cylinders-replaced clutch kit-weve been tring to get the ped...	View
	2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L cooling fans VIN: 2G2WS52214 vehicle came to me in this condition fans run consatntly tested wiring recieving ground from pcm to turn fans on changed pcm with new gm part same codition any help would be greatly apreciated	View
	1985 Toyota Celica GT 2.4L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: JT2RA64L9F Hello Toyota Techs. This is my problem here. The car towed in because it's been sitting for a while with coolant mixed with oil ( found a plug was leaking in the culinder head). Fixed the problem, adjusted the valves, started te car. Runs very nice on the idle...	View
	1995 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXAE09B3S Need help this car came to me as a warrenty from another shop. they replaced the o2 sensor and the knock sensor with no change still setting 52 knock sensor and 26 rich codes.What i found is that the o2 sensor is showing lean and the wave form is chopy at the ... Trouble codes: 53 (knock sensor), 26 (rich)	View
	1999 Volvo S80 2.9 2.9L Water Pump VIN: YV1TS97D2X Doing a timing belt with w/pump, have unbolted the pump but cannot remove it from vehicle. I am tempted to break off the plastic protrusion between the hydraulic tensioner and crank gear but maybe it has a purpose i can't see. I know volvo techs have had to ha...	View
	1999 Volvo S70 2.4L Steering VIN: YV1LS5575W This car comes in with some P/S whining and shutter shake when getting close to steering stops (Or about half way) while being parked or at low speed driving. Found no air in system or in resovior. Changed fluid with Dexron lll as per owners manual. Didn't hel...	View
	2003 Volvo XC90 T6 2.9L MIL Lamp on, No power VIN: YV1CZ91H33 This car has been going from shop to shop for a while. The original story is that it was running fine, the customer went to start it one morning and it would turn over but not start. The local dealer did a compression test and said it needed an engine. They su... Trouble codes: P0340	View
	2005 Volvo XC70 2.5L park assist system VIN: YV1SZ59295 service park assist display on dash. I have the following codes in the Rear Electrical Module DD10 LIN communication fault, 4F42 Parking sensor 1 faulty signal, 4F43 sensor 2 faulty singal, 4F44 senosr 3 faulty singal, 4F45 sensor 4 faulty singal. there is ver...	View

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	2005 BMW 325i 2.5L Central locking Retried all attempts to initialize key but was unsuccessful. Contacted BMW dealer and they admitted they have had some faulty brand new keys. They ordered a new one and it worked straight away.I guess you cannot rely on new parts either!!! Thanks for your rep...	2
	2002 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L horn VIN: 1G4CW54K32 First off,thanks for the many replies. I apologize for being late in closing this,but there was an unforeseen,serious computer problem & I was offline for over a week. The replies I got seemed to zero in on three main trouble areas...horn relay,horn pad,& cloc...	22
	1991 Cadillac Eldorado Touring 4.9L brake,turn signal,hazard VIN: B4MU615085 After i continued testing for power on this vehicle,I located the stop/turn fuse in the glove box fuse panel. After checking the fuse, I found there was no 12volt power source to the fuse. i then removed the fuse box and began backtracking the power supply cir...	10
	1960 Chevrolet Corvette 4.6L Air cleaner VIN: 00867S1007 We located an old crankcase vent tube that utilizes the same hole the downdraft tube uses. It has a fitting on it for a hose connection. we got a '61 Corvette California PCV valve which is threaded and installed it in the carb base plate connecting a hose betw...	27
	1995 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L Hesitation VIN: 1GCEK14K85 You all are the best!! I replaced the ignition switch ahd the truck runs great! Thank you again for saving the rest of my hair! Jack	10
	2006 Chevrolet Malibu LS 2.2L cranking VIN: 6G1WB58K06 the security sys was armed in this one, we sent it to the dealer, no method we tried worked, we need a tech 2.thanks for all your help,John.	9
	2007 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Oil Gauge VIN: 3GNFK16337 Ok after everybody recommend mechanical oil pressure,i hooked up the gauge and reading was good. Clean oil preesure harness side and changed oil and everything came back to life. I,m guessing maybe connection was the problem. Thanks You	8
	1999 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L timing belt VIN: 3P3ES47Y9X sorry it's been so long since i last posted. the car is still sitting broken in the driveway. i pulled the valve cover and it looks as though we have some bent valves. so i guess i'll have to pull the head. thanks for all your help!	44
	2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Clutch Pressure VIN: 1B7G2AX41S i would like to thank everyone on this clutch matter. after close examination of the clutch components, i noticed two things. one; the ball that the clutch fork rode on, the spacer/washer had been removed, for what ever reason, and on the fork, it had an arrow...	15
	1985 Ford F-250 XL 6.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Hard start VIN: 1FTHX2616F Ok everyone, you guys are awesome the whole air leaking through the little return plastic caps is exactly what it required to fix it. As I had stated all the fuel lines had been replaced so I knew it wasn't coming from there but those dumb little caps caused t...	26
	1997 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMEU18W2V Thanks guys for all the ideas, Jim and Sergio nailed it, the water pump fins were as thin as razor blades. What threw me off was the ECT never got above 200 degrees ever! But, what I did learn is the PCM can control the coolant temp gauge. I wasn't the one dri... Trouble codes: P1285.	11
	2002 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Edition 5.4L Starting VIN: 1FTRW07302 sorry about the post i was out of town and my partner posted without properly explaining all of the issues or that the theft light was flashing and that there was no injector pulse and or fuel pump operation this truck went back to the dealer for a new pcm jus...	8
	2003 Ford E-350 7.3L Compressor VIN: 1FDSS34F73 Thanks to all that gave advice. After flushing the entire system again to make sure the system was not overfilled with oil. I evacuated and recharged system and retested. Pressure still too high. Then I sparyed the condensor with water while the A/C was runnin...	11
	2005 Ford Expedition XLS 5.4L Stall, Low idle speed VIN: 1FMPU19515 Apparently the idle speed is maintained by ignition timing adjustments only, no throttle blade movement. I wish I could have found this information in "description of operation" (Shopkey/ [...])articles. The good gentlemen at Trail Auto Electric performed... Trouble codes: P0506 (Idle speed below desired RPM).	7
	1993 GMC Sonoma 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 1GTCS19W4P Cars can sure be humbling sometimes. It WAS the injector, and partial exhaust restriction too. Here's what I found: Prom did nothing, so back to basics. I rechecked backpressure, this time revving the snot out of it and finding 9 psi nea...	3
	1993 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L Hesitation, backfire/exh. gurgle VIN: 1J4FY29S8P Found fuel presure was falling off during test drive, even though pressures were great at idle and when increasing RPM's in the shop the test drive revealed fault with fuel pump. Replaced fuel pump and this took care of the problem.	9
	2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Misfire VIN: 1J4GL48K74 tthanks to all found rocker are spit out on #4 cylinder replaced all rockers and lifters decarbonized and all ok Trouble codes: P0300, P0303, P0304, P0305, P3184.	17
	2000 Lexus GS300 3.0L Hesitation VIN: JT8BD68S2Y I scoped the maf and tps and both patterns looked good. I performed the throttle relearn procedure as Bradley from MO suggested and that seemed to do the trick. I suspect the problem was the maf, but after cleaning it and doing the relearn it was responding mu...	10
	2000 Lexus RX300 3.0L door locks, blower motor VIN: JT6HF10UXY Thanks for the help,Got a few more grays with this one. Turned out to be a bad BCM. partial systems out of bcm were working but others were not. I had lost blower motor operation, door locks, interior lights,rear wiper and tcs indicators. Thanks Jaime for the ...	2
	2006 Lexus IS250 2.5L starting/ long crankbat VIN: JYHBK26256 vehicle has not come back yet. i suppose the fuel gauge was off a bit. customer filled up tank and has been driving it since with no problems. thanks everyone for your help	3
	1993 Mazda B2200 2.2L Hesitation VIN: JM2UF128XP Thanks for the great replies.We installed a used dist and this will allow it to idle and rev some.But as stated in the replies we do not have a 5 volt ref from ecm.We need a ecm but cust will not spend the money and i am not able to find a used one. Thanks aga...	4
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: EA30D6J097 Hey guys, thank you very much for all the quick replies. I tried all three different wiring suggestions, and unfortunately none of them gave me the results i was looking for. After toiling with this for a while i found a solution. I lengthened the linkage to t...	5
	2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L Electronic VIN: WDBHA24G5Y We were unable to correctly diagnose this problem. We replace the transmission connector seal and connector plate that goes between the valve body and transmission. Flushed all BG synthetic fluid out and reinstalled the correct Mercedes fluid. Removed and insp...	12
	1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESi 2.6L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Stall VIN: JA3CC54N1J thanks for the replies but the client decided to not pursue any further checks. I did find a spec for... maf it works as frequency output rather than an analog voltage increase /decrease format. the maf had proper input power and ground but output was fixed at... Trouble codes: 1 (oxygen sensor), 3 (airflow sensor), 5 (tps), 6 (isc), 7 (coolant sensor).	4
	2007 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L Torque Converter VIN: 5N1AR18WX7 Turns out this vehicle has a bad radiator and has mixed the 2 fluids. Trans is full of milkshake and id getting worse. Now I am waiting for my flabbergasted customer to make up his mind about what to do with this thing. Thank you all for your replies and ve...	4
	2002 Saturn L300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JW54RX2 THANKS FOR YOUR REPLIES.THE REFLASH OF THE OLD ECM DIDN'T WORK BUT I HAD A NEW ECM ON HAND JUST IN CASE. INSTALLED IT AND REFLASHED WITH ALL THE UPDATES AND PROBLEM SOLVED.AGAIN THANKS TO ALL. Trouble codes: P0150.	3
	2002 Saturn SL2 1.9L ignition VIN: 1G8ZK52472 A big thanks to everyone that replied.I ended up taking car to a local dealer and reprogram bcm.Thanks again.Carl	4
	1992 Toyota 4Runner SR5 3.0L No Start VIN: JT3VN39WXN Welp the vacuum leak was the problem. The guys called me and thanked me for my help this morning. What threw me is that the distributor rotor was lining up w/ #1 and should have been a simple adjustment but it had some strange cap that might have been caus...	5
	2001 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L stater VIN: 3VWCK21C51 most were right,starter was the problem.i desconected the solenoid feed wire and powered it directly still made noise,this eliminated ignition sw.flywheel was in good condition.thanks for taking the time to replay.	11

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