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	2002 Audi S4 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUXD68DX2 Hello Audi Techs This car is driving us nuts, we did all this tests and they pass OK, also we replaced air mass meter with factory unit, please advise what else we should check. Thanks in advance Trouble codes: P, 1129 (Fuel trim bank 2 system too richmulti), P, 1127 (Fuel trim bank 1 system too rich multi), P, 1557 (Charge pressure control positive deviation)	View
	2004 Audi S4 4.2L turn signal indicator VIN: WAUPL68E74 Hi Group,car was driven in with no turn signal indicator,low oil pressure light ,no cruise control ,speed o meter,odometer inoperative. The turn signal bulbs are working after fix connection A2 at left lower A-Pillar. Now I try to locate the Kl.15 to the instr...	View
	2002 Austin DB7 VANTAGE 6.0L Cooling Systems VIN: SCFAB42332 Hi guys, I got this 2002 Austin martin DB7 Vantage V12 Engine, car came in with overheat,We noticed the cooling fans not working, even with the A/C compressor is on still fans not working, so we thought is the coolant temp sensor,install new one, did not help ...	View
	2004 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on After replacing head gasket I set cam timing up according to alldata's procedure. engine runs fine but after two short run cycles the check engine light comes on with the code p0014 for the exhaust cam timing. rechecked, timing lines up correct. I have tried a... Trouble codes: P0014	View
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G4HR52L0R Hello all, this car was towed in saying it died going down the road. I go out, check codes and give it a once over under the hood. Nothing out of the ordinary, and above codes found. I am automatically thinking crank sensor with the p1361 but run through the b... Trouble codes: P0341, P1361, P1565	View
	1997 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L temp door actuator VIN: 1G4HP52K9V The temperature door actuatar will not operate. I have 12volts on the brown wire which is on number 10 pin. The voltage varies on the blue wire which is on pin number 8. It various with the control on the dash from hot to cold. The voltage various from .5 to 1...	View
	2002 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Starting VIN: 3G5DB03E62 This vehicle will shut off while driving or sometimes at idle.It blows fuse # 42 ( ign switch and theft deterrent).It will not start again unless you jump the starter.Then it will continue to start until next time it acts up.If you do not jump the starter and ...	View
	2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS 3.6L Traction Control,Abs,Veriable Effort Steering VIN: 2G4WE56765 Customer brought wifes car in,she told him that the traction light and abs lights came on.Service abs,trac.off and service veriable effort steering messages on in info center.Happened once to her...Found abs code P0050,r/rear wss malf.Un able to verify sensor ...	View
	1997 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KS52YXV Car has an intermittant high idle. Code p0122 sets, tps sweeps as it should. IAC counts go to 190, fuel trim right bank +18, fuel trim left bank -3. Why would IAC go to 190 if right fuel trim is +18? The cadillac dealer cleaned throttle body and did a bg fuel ... Trouble codes: P0122	View
	2000 Cadillac Eldorado ESC 4.6L Hesitation VIN: 1G6EL12Y8Y This cadilac came in with a hesitation and a check engine light on. scanned for codes and came up with po300 , p0741 and p1860. I looked in fix database and transmission codes are common with a bad torque converter and tcc solonoid. My question is the po300 mi...	View
	1994 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L compressor VIN: 1GNCT18W9R HELP SOMEONE,cannot find ac relay.I have searched all over truck even top of trans.They say its on cowl.Found three relays,none of them are it.Tried to toggle switch to listen for clicking noise of the relay contacts with no sucess.Unhooked all three relays an...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L fuel guage VIN: IGNDT13W1V This blazer came in for an erratic fuel guage. At first my thoughts were a bad pump module. But after some inspection and testing (the pump module is only 10 months old and it's a Delphi unit), decided the problem was in the cluster assy. My reason for this wa...	View
	1999 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L No Start VIN: 3GNFK16R1X Hey GM guy's, I thought I would throw this out there and see what comes back. Got this from another shop whom changed all listed parts. They even put in a second fuel pump as they traced to know fuel. I got it in and put fuel pressure gauge on it and pressure ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Express 3500 5.7L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GAHG39RXY Vehicle came in as a no start. Ran fuel pressure and volume test, all ok Tuneup was original. replaced cap rotor plugs and wires. replaced fuel filter. Got running. Attempted to test drive speedo jumps around, sometimes pegs at 100mph. This van has no codes. C...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Lack of power, warm VIN: 1G1NE52J2Y This car always runs smoothly on all 6 cylinders. After reaching 180 degrees the power drops way off. The shortage of power feels as if the cat is totally plugged. The exhaust back pressure is minimal {1/4 of a lb} back pressure will jump to almost 1 lb when q...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Express 1500 4.3L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFG15W3Y This car originally came in on a tow truck with no fuel pressure. We replaced the fuel pump and it started right up and had 65 pounds of pressure at idle. It spit and backfired a few times after we started it. We found that the mass air flow boot was loose and... Trouble codes: P0339	View
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L abs VIN: 2GCEK19T01 This truck has the classic low speed ABS activation issue. However, the traditional fixes have not worked. What else can cause this? Nothing we have done has helped, if anything it is worse. We could see one of the front wheels dropping out early on the scanne...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Unknown VIN: 1G1YY22GX2 This Corvette came in for a clutch replacement. The customer diagnosed a bad release bearing himself because there was a slight vibration in the clutch pedal which increased with engine rpm. I replaced the clutch disc, pressure plate, flywheel, pilot bearing (...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L Drive-axles VIN: 1GNDX03E04 Customer wants to convert this van from Front Wheel Drive to Rare wheel drive or All wheel drive then add a electric motor to shaft to convert it to Hybrid, anyone ever came across this, what shall I take into consideration, is it possible?	View
	2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHC23U55 Hi All This vehicle is low miles but well used. The lean codes when cleared return within just a couple of minutes. When testing with the Tech 2, after resetting the fuel trim, the short term jumps up to 10-15 and the long term can be observed going up to max ... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174	View
	2007 Chevrolet Aveo LS 1.6L Hesitation VIN: KL1TD56667 All test from identifix have been proformed and still no improvement in the vehicle proformance. The check engine light will come on and lock out the shifter. All codes have been cleared and vehicle returned to customer and the cat came back three dayd later w... Trouble codes: P2138 (Acceleration pedal position sensor 12 correlation), P2106 (Throttle control system proformance---throttle limitation active), P0222 (Tp sensor 2 circuit low voltage------with tac), P2110 (Throttle actuator control system--forced limited engine speed), P0123 (Tp sensor circuit high voltage), P2135 (Tp sensor 1-2 correlation ----- wtf)	View
	1994 Chrysler LeBaron Landau 3.0L transaxle VIN: IC3EU4530R I have this Lebaron that goes into limp in on start up. There are no codes, checkin at the blue 6 pin connector under the dash. On my Modis it says it is in limp in, and it is, immediately after start up but the tcm is still commanding the shifts 1st thru 4th....	View
	2001 Chrysler LHS 3.5L No Start VIN: 2C3HC56G71 I have a 2001 Chrysler LHS 3.5 Liter engine. Had the computer reprogramed at the dealer. I can put the key in to start nothing happens. Dash lights come on no starter response.	View
	2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Classic 2.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C4FY58B25 Help Please! I got this 05 PT Cruiser in the shop cant seem to fix it. The car came in with P0344 and the customer had replaced the Cam sensor. I have the OE sensor and have tried a third new Borg Warner and they all do the same thing. It runs fine when cold b... Trouble codes: P0344 (Cam position sensor circuit intermittent)	View
	2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L Clutch release system car came into shop with clutch inop when hot. No pedal pressure at all. Once cooled down, pressure is Back to normal. Replace clutch master and slave assembly with oem parts, bled system, all seemed okay . Clutch feels like normal. Gave car back to customer, a...	View
	2008 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1C3LC46K58 This car cam in with MIL on and the two listed bank 1 camshaft 2 code listed. This car is only 2k out of warranty. I have not seen this problem on a chry. Have you Chry guys seen this? Mitchell talkes of a camshaft phaser. But there is no info on it. Thank Y... Trouble codes: P000B, P0014 (bank1 cam 2 postion target preformance)	View
	1998 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L Odometer VIN: 1B4GT44L6W The BCM was replaced with a used unit and now the odometer reads the milage from the other vehicle. I need to reprogram the BCM so that the odometer reads the correct milage. Can I correct the odometer reading using a DRB III? If not how can the odometer be co...	View
	2003 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Steering VIN: 3D7KU28C53 please send help on this one. customer brought to my shop sais t walks around on interstate. i had replaced entire front end prior 3 months ago.. ball joints both sides torqued to specs. all tie rod ends and steering shock. roadtest and verify. when it goes ri...	View
	2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L unknown VIN: 1B3ES56C63 This car presented with a customer complaint of occasionally 'flying out of gear'. As I understood the scenario the car would be running down the highway and the engine would rev up and quit pulling. We scanned the car found codes PO732 Input RPM does not matc...	View
	1997 Ford Mustang 3.8L suspension VIN: 1FALP4446V This has got us baffled, the customer came in a month ago wanting us to replace his tires to correct an intermittant rumble noise upon acceleration between 20 mph and 55. (The car sounds like you are driving over those rumble strips that you find on roads to g...	View
	1997 Ford Taurus G 3.0L Cooling System VIN: 1FALP51U8V this litteraly is one of my top customers!!! vehicle is driven around the block about 1.5 miles. Pull back into shop. Resivoir looks like a tea kettle spewing steam , and then lots of coolant boils over as the resivoir fills. Remove and inspect waterpump: imp...	View
	1999 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.6L gas tank VIN: 1FTRE14W1X Cannot fill gas tank on this van. Will shoot gas back like it is full. Have removed tank an replaced rubber filler tube and vent tube. Have also replaced both vent valves. One at each end of gas tank. Have also removed filler neck for inspection and no problem...	View
	2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 7.3L Stall VIN: 1FTWW32F8Y Have a 2000 f350 with manual trans.customer stated that if you revved engine while sitting still,it would only go to 1500 rpm then stall,only when cold.let it warm up & all is well.scan tool says truck is going 128 mph sitting still &. Revving engine.unplug al...	View
	2000 Ford Mustang 3.8L Misfire VIN: 1FAFP44494 Hello fellow members, we are working on a 2000 mustang w/ 3.8l that came in with a dead misfire in cyl #3 . This vehicle has never been tuned up since day one. Replaced all plugs, wire set, ign coil and misfire was still there, tested compression and got 150 ...	View
	2003 Ford E-350 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FBSS31L23 If anyone can help me I am pulling my hair out on this one.Car came in with check engine light on, and customer said starts but dies. I could not get it to die. Checked for codes in computer, and found misfire cylinder #3 (P0303), and P0352 (Ignition coil B Pr... Trouble codes: P0303, P0352, P1000	View
	2003 Ford Windstar 3.8L Abs VIN: 2FMZAS1463 Customer came in three weeks ago with abs light on intermitantly. I found C1236 left rear wheel speed sensor cutting out and C1185 ABS main relay fault. I replaced ABS module with used on same part number, make and model because customer did not want to pay fo...	View
	2003 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FDXF46P93 This truck will not start. crank but no start. at times it starts but then it will die. Has an ICP reading of 350psi. disconnected the icp sensor and that did nothing for it. I removed the valve covers to look for oil leaks out of the plugs but everything l... Trouble codes: P2291, P2290, P0404	View
	2004 Ford Explorer Limited 4.0L Stall VIN: 1FMZU73E84 thanks for your help in advance have a problem thought i had it fixed i was wrong if you unplug the maf sensor vehicle will run if plugged in starts and dies i know this is not alot of info but walking out the door for the night need to come in and tackle it f...	View
	2005 Ford Five Hundred SE 3.0L a/c VIN: 1FAFP23125 We have a ford fivehundred here that at idle has warm A/C if you up the rpms it gets cold. At idle low side is 72psi high side is 200psi the low side needle does shake.At 2000 rpms low side is 60psi high is 280.I vac it down and recharged so i know freon is ri...	View
	1998 GMC Savana 2500 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCFG25W4W i am helping out a friend of mine. who own a rental company. he has this van for 4 years, and has been sitting, when he got it it did not have a transmission in it, he installed a used transmission. did a complete tune up, plugs wires, cap and rotor. drained o...	View
	2005 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GTEC13T05 Thanx in advance for any help on this one. came in misfire checked plugs wires coils,cleaned mas air sensor it kind of felt like a vacuum leak sprayed none found thought intake may be leaking underneath replaced intake gaskets no help compression good pulled f... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire detected)	View
	2004 Jaguar S-Type R 4.2L Radio VIN: SAJWA03V25 Car came in with no AC on passenger side. Found heater control valve was shorted internally and it burned up the AC control module under the glovebox. Car left and customer came back with no volume at his speakers and rear window defogger intermitentley not wo...	View
	2004 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Cooling Fan VIN: 1J4GL48K34 Fans power up with a/c but not under normal conditions should come on at 203f did not come on at all up to 224f scanner will power up fan when commanded. No codes relays have been swaped no diffrence / relays all seem good	View
	2002 Kia Sportage 2.0L Stop light switch VIN: KNDJA72302 Vehicle brought in with stop light fuse blown, unable to remove from park without using key next to shifter. Replaced fuse and brake light switch. Returned to customer. After several hours customer brought back vehicle with same problem. We replaced the fuse. ...	View
	1996 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L privacy glass VIN: 1LNLM81W3S Hi folks, I have a lincoln towncar limo in the shop, with the privacy partion inop, the glass side works but the solid partion does not...this is the first limo I have had to mess with. I can hear the motor for the partion operate but thats about it, can anyon...	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L Right Side Window, Seat, Mirror VIN: WDBLJ65G1X Hello everyone. Have a Benz in here with some electrical problems. The complaint is that the right side power window, seat, and mirror don't work. I also noticed from my own observation that the brake lights are on all the time when you turn the headlamps on; ...	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WHAB34RFTX this benz runs great. untill a cold start, car starts in mourning runs rough for 10 secends or so, then it smooths out and runs great. dont know history of this car but i just etested it and passed fine. any help would be great.	View
	2001 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L cooling fan VIN: WDBJF65J71 Hi group, Mercedes benz W210 E-320, came in with, ENGINE FAN VISIT WORKSHOP, cooling fan running high speed, as soon as I start the car, fan module is ok,A/C pressure switch ok, sam module ok, coolant temp sensor ok, two tiny wires from fan module plugged to b...	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Vario Roof Does Not Cclose VIN: WDBSK75F93 Vario roof does not close, opens properly, when closing the rtrunk lid does not close. The side flap motor does not work, the entire assembly was just replaced. Everything esle works. trying to find out which limit switch controls the operation of the side fla...	View
	2004 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Shifting VIN: WDBSK75F04 Hello all, Could use some help with this Benz. Car was driving fine suddenly went into limp mode, no shifting, haed bang into gear, forward and reverse. Found several codes as follows, 2114,200a, 2311, 2312, 2314,2315, 2316.All data was not much help with code...	View
	1991 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2FS2384M PCM cannot maintain +5V when both TPS and MAP are connected. Sensors are new, PCM replaced, per customer, by other shops twice. Checked PCM ground and +12V ampacity. Both OK. Isolated all PCM I/Os except +12V and ground and affected circuits. No change. Built...	View
	2004 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L cim/scl/ism VIN: YS3FB49S04 Well, I'm completely beat. Car towed in no crank-no start, key not recognized. Went through and re-added cim, scl, and it started a couple times and went back to no crank/key not recognized. Decided to go with a cim. In the meantime decided to update ecm with ...	View
	1998 Saturn SL2 1.9L Unknown VIN: 1G8ZK5273W Customer had a problem where engine did not crank == It was very intermittant so we replaced the MLP or Range switch -- after that had shifting problems and hard engagment (clunk into gear) with code P0706 (Invalid Data Transaxle Selector Switch) Owner of th...	View
	1995 Toyota Previa LE 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT3GK12M3T This previa is driving mi crazy; it came from some other shops and we havent foud the problem is runnig very lean o2 sensor reading 0.00 all the time fuel pressure, fuel injectors ok 13.9 oms no vacuum leaks,scaner data: long t ft 20.31% short 20%, mass 8.3 g/... Trouble codes: P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304	View
	1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L Inmobilizer system VIN: 3VWBB61C7W Hi, today at the mall, when I tried to open the car with the remote, it wasn't working, so I opened with the key, I turned on the ignition and the alarm went on for a while, so I tried to times but it was the same, I bought new batteries for the remote, but wa...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L Stall VIN: 3VWCD21C7Y Hey VW techs. This car came in as a no start. Upon looking at the car, it starts fine, runs a few seconds then you hear a hissing like asevere exhaust restriction, the motor starts to miss and stumble and die, and the hissing disipates. I thought we had either... Trouble codes: P0411 (Secondary injection air flow incorrect), P1557 (Charge pressure control limit exceeded)	View
	2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Oil Pressure VIN: WVWPD63BX2 Got one that the engine was just replaced in. The engine came from a known running vehicle with no obvious problems. The engine runs fine, but there is no oil pressure above idle. At idle, the oil pressure is 20 psi. The oil pan was removed to inspect the sump...	View
	2003 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WVWRK61J63 hey guys,thanks in advance for the help.this car only gets hot(250-260)when the customer goes up hill.as long as you drive around town,no problem.both rad hoses are hot,so i dont think thermostat.i have heard about water pump problems on these cars,so thats we...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1993 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HR53L5P Hi, First I would like to thank those that responded. Some good sugestions were made. There was more than one problem with the car and my diagnostic routine, for starters as suggested and also posted in Identifix there was a wrong bulb installed in the t...	5
	1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 5.7L No Start VIN: 1G6DW52P2R Thanks too all we found the large slot on the back and car started and all is great again thanks.	9
	2005 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDV03E55 well,after spending 2 days diagnosing this car i fell so happy about it!i knew that cam signal has to do something related to the crank sensors problem.it was our little budy that always drive us nuts when come to an electrical problem,has 2 wires chewed at th... Trouble codes: P0336, P0386, U1000.	3
	1997 Chrysler Town & Country LX 3.8L starting VIN: 1C4GP64L7V The problem was a cluster cicuit board bleeding voltage on the CCD buss causing the start and shut down.Replace circuit board and all is fixed. Thanks Guys for all your inputs.	3
	1994 Dodge Caravan 3.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1B4GH44R7R Thanks to all who posted replies so quickly. I tested catalytic converters and found the results to be borderline, tested O2 sensor and also found them to be borderline. So i replaced o2 sensors and the vehicle passed	12
	2003 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L Tps Dtcp0124 VIN: 1D4HS38NX3 eventual testing led us to find TCM getting bogus feedback from b1s1 o2 before cat. replaced o2 and and cleared P0700, p0124, & p0613. Mitchell diagrams never showed o2 sensors to be wired through TCM on any diagram. ground in 02 which is black & blue wire a...	4
	2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU72E82 Turns out the pcm had to go through a relearn process. Thanks to all who replied. Trouble codes: P1151 (BANK 2 sENSOR 1).	8
	2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L low power VIN: 1FSTW31P34 thank you all for your help. fuel pump fixed it. after spending an hour trying to see where to check fuel pressure, then trying to see if i had an adapter that would work, i checked, and it runs at 45 psi, but if you hold the throttle at wot, it would drop to ...	14
	2000 Geo Prizm 1.8L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1Y1SK5285Y Thanks all! (Rusty) Checked fuel trims & all were high. Cleaned MAF, no change, replaced injectors & Thank You Lord it fixed it. Runs like a top!	16
	1997 GMC Safari 4.3L Blower Motor VIN: 1GKDM19W9V Thanks for the replies. It turned out that the blower motor resistor was needed to restore function to blower speed #1 only. Restoring function to speeds #3 and #4 required tracing the open circuits to the heavy red wire and the light blue coloured wire betwee...	6
	2001 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLT 5.3L ride control VIN: 3GKFK16T41 Found a company online called Suncore Industries. They remanufacture air suspension components, as well as sell conversion kits. they supplied me with resistors that will go inline where the shocks used to be.	3
	1993 Honda Civic EX 1.6L clutch bearing VIN: 1HGEEG8542 Well the cust got the bearing himself from ebay for 10 bucks so I said ill give it a try so I removed the motor mount droped the engine a few inches and changed the bearing it does have a snap ring no special tools required and didnt have to discharge the syst...	12
	1999 Honda CR-V LX 2.0L Cuts out VIN: JHLRD1866X Finally repaired and I thank you all for taking the time to help. I put a scope on the distributor and watched the waveforms of the crank, cam, and top dead center sensors to see if any of them were cutting out and they were all fine. I checked the ignitor inp...	18
	2003 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Engine VIN: JHMCM56613 first of all,thanks to all my fellow iatn members for your help.we tried every suggestion made by all members.nothing worked.then we flushed transmission twice,that improved vibration by 50%.customer is happy with the rusults.	18
	2004 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L battery VIN: KMHDN46D74 I appreciate all the suggestions/ insight. As of now, the customer reports that there has been no further problems. I did check all the connections and ground cables. I will certainly post any further information pertaining to this problem	7
	1996 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJKX6747T After double checking some inputs and outputs, I had a noid light on for the injectors and it would have a week signal or randomly no signal. Checking some sensors I notice someone had electrical tape on the crank sensor plug, even though the signal from it s...	10
	2002 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJFA01P92 As one of the replies suggested this car is essentially a Lincoln LS. We decided to treat it as any other Ford and found the power feed to the ECM corroded under the passenger fender. This red/green wire from the ECM relay has two or three factory splices in ...	10
	2005 Mazda Tribute S 3.0L Trans to transfer case VIN: 4F2CZ94115 I got two replies for my problem one said there was a fix in ALL DATA, this is nice but WE DO NOT HAVE ALL DATA, the other said check the sealing surfaces and use the special seal installer to get proper depth, so we got a new Ford seal and borrowed the instal...	2
	2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 2.4L No Start VIN: 4A3AC34G6Y I found that I had all powers and grounds to pcm. Customer did not want to spend very much money to fix so I tried to find parts and salvage yard. I also found that you have to replace imobiler module also with pcm and have reprogramed. I had no luck finding a...	5
	2003 Other Asian FB 324CID Alignment VIN: JHBFB4JHX4 Hello everyone, we had to have this vehicle done on Friday before the weekend, we did finally find specs and set it up accordingly. Thanks for listening.	1
	1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L pressure/return lines VIN: 1GMDX03EXW Gentlemen The car a/c works fine and is gone. I had replies which gave me the info I asked for. One suggested running a fan at the front of the car which I did and as the system started to operate there was some ice build up but after aprox five minutes it ...	5
	1998 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G2NE52T1W As I stated, I did have injector pulse and fire, but obviously not enough. We installed a crank sensor and it started! After the third start the theft light went off. I surmise the theft light was on cause it wouldn't start, while it should have. I thank all o... Trouble codes: B1014 (R code unprogrammed).	7
	2000 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L key wont return VIN: 1G2WJ52K2Y Thanks to all you guys for your help.it was the BTSI switch witch most all of you assumed it was.The candy that fell down in the shifter,coffee,soft drinks and everything else that went down there was stopping the solinoid from releesing.With the windows up an...	9
	2001 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L unknown VIN: 1G2HX54K41 This one ended up being a relatively easy fix. As it turns out the passenger side radiator fan was not working. It must have been letting the refrigerant going through the condenser not fully convert to a liquid. The fan relay was missing, installed a new rela...	4
	2001 Pontiac Montana 3.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1234567899 markland was wright it is a worn cam .we are going to just change engine do to the amont of kms Trouble codes: P0300.	12
	2000 Toyota RAV4 2.0L Fuel gauge VIN: JT3HP10V7Y Thanks for the replies. there was only 2 of you. You know who you are. It's fixed. Somehow, in the metal bracket that holds the sub fuel sender, the insulation between the top and bottom wiring is interrupted and shorting to ground. Bolting it down creates ano...	2
	1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Abs Moduel VIN: WVWMA63B8X I have sent old unit out to be rebuilt, could not come up with a way for my Snap On Modis to recode this unit. Thanks Joe	4
	2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.8L Fit & Finish VIN: 3VWSE69MX4 didn't really get much useful help, but thanks to those that did respond. If I come up with any additional info I'll be sure to pass on any and all, thanks.	2
	2006 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L MIL Lamp on, Monitors VIN: YV1RH59286 Thanks for all of your help and advice. We were able to clear the codes and after many drive cycles finally got the stubborn o2 monitor to reset and got the vehicle through state inspection. We warned the owner that when the light resets with the evap code, he... Trouble codes: P0442 (Evap system leak small).	12

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