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	Help Request	Answers
	2000 Honda Odyssey LX 3.5L 1-2 shifts high 3,500 VIN: 2HKRL1867Y trans 1-2 shits at 3,500 rpms and 2-3 at 3,000 rpms is this correct?	View
	2002 Honda Civic EX 1.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEM22932 Hello, I have this 02 Honda Civic that intermitaly setting a P1457 EVAP control system leakage, I preformed the TSB 08-016 that installed a new EVAP kit along with a new fuel tank o-ring. The problem is I use EASE software to diagnos it and for the honda it do... Trouble codes: P1457 (EVAP control system leakage)	View
	2003 Honda Civic DX 1.7L RH Headlamp VIN: 2HGES16873 Hello all. Low and High beams function properly. The DRL Lamp flashes when the lights are off and buzzing sound is heard under dash. The RH lamp is very, very dim when DRL is operating, LH seems fine, Thanks in Advance.	View
	2003 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4L Fuse VIN: KM8SB12B83 Fuse blows whenever it feels like. The fuse is for the electric mirrors and radio. Checked harness going through doors and at back of radio foe chaffing. Nothing found- any help would be great.	View
	1993 Lexus SC400 4.0L Surge VIN: JT8UZ30C2P the engine surges at 1500 to 2000 rpm always. the iac was replaced the tps was adjusted and the wires from the iac to the computer were tested. the computer was sent out for testing and found it was ok. the computer seems to not idle the engine down. i even cl...	View
	1997 Lexus ES300 3.0L electronic controled struts VIN: JT8BF22G1V thanks for any input you can give me. this is a question, rather than a problem & i don't know the answer. this is a very clean car given the miles but the electronic controled struts & mounts are wore out. appearently there is an ecm that controls the operati...	View
	1999 Mazda Protege DX 1.6L No Start, Stall VIN: JM1BJ2227X The problem is that this vehicle has stalling problem that seems to occur only after the vehicle has been driven for a while and the engine properly warmed up.It happens only on decel. and if the vehicle is allowed to sit for at least 10 min. it restarts and r...	View
	2001 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L Starting hi this car bucks when you try to start,when i disconnect the distributor it cranks normaly i have checked mechanical timing it apears to be in spec the compresion confirms this somthing is causing the timing to change while monitoring the data i did notice th...	View
	2002 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJD73334 code p0021 intake cam timing error bank 2. I have read on the fourms about many cars with simular problems. but this one only has 1 code where all the others have multiple codes. this car runs and drives great!. just wont run its system monitors and on the fre... Trouble codes: P0021 (Intake cam varible valve timing error bank 2)	View
	2003 Nissan Altima S 2.5L Glass VIN: 1N4AL11D73 I've got a weird one for you nissan thechs out there. This Altima came in with the client saying that when he goes to sleep he wakes up the next morning and he finds the 4 windows on his car are all down in the doors. We contacted our local nissan dealer to as...	View
	2005 Nissan Quest SL 3.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 5N1BV28UX5 This problem is driving me crazy because it only happens once and the the car will run and run with no more problem. The issue is when cold in the morning and warming up the van will stall out some times, completely silently no stumbling and other times when d...	View
	1993 Suzuki Sidekick JX 1.6L pedal VIN: 2S3TAO1C8P vehicle had very stiff clutch when owner first got it. Had new clutch put in in '09 seemed to fix it. six months ago ,owner came in complaining of stiff clutch again. This time we put in a new cable and that helped for a while. Then , the lever on the end of t...	View
	1987 Toyota Land Cruiser BJ70 4.2L batteries VIN: JT3HJ60G6H this vehicle uses a 24 volt system,I have cheched the charging system & it appears to be working & I have a total voltage of 26 volts in the system.The problem I found is that one battery looses charge over a period of time while driving and one day he is not ...	View
	2008 Toyota Highlander Sport 3.5L pump noise VIN: JTEDS43A98 This is my personal vehicle. A couple nights ago I went in the garage to get a couple pieces of firewood and I heard a noise from under the wife's Highlander. It was from the area of under the rear seat, in front of the rear wheels. It had been parked about 5 ...	View

Fixes & Summaries for Asian

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2001 Daewoo Leganza SE 2.2L Timing belt tensioner VIN: KLAVB69211 The problem was the belt. The new belt was too long, we mis counted. The belt was correct by application but we suspect that the engine had been replaced. Not sure, but it might be a 2.0 which takes a 169 tooth belt instead of the 171 toothe which we got fo...	6
	2006 Infiniti M35 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNKAY01E56 timing chain had snapped, no cause found. we installed low mile- age used engine. thanks for help. Trouble codes: P0011, P0021.	3
	1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.0L No Start VIN: 4A3AK34YXW Thanks to all who responded. I replaced the ASD relay and the car has not failed to start after nearly three weeks. The customer said that before we replaced the relay, the car would'nt go more than several days before it failed to start. Thanks again for all ...	8
	1998 Subaru Forester 2.5L turn + hazaards VIN: JF1SF6559W William hit it right on the head. Flasher is located above and forward of the keyless module. I had to drop the keyless module down and I found the flasher sitting next to the shift lock module. Thanks to all who took time to help.	3
	2001 Suzuki Esteem GLX 1.8L Unknown VIN: JS2GB41S01 Thank you for your help. What we did is replaced the axles again with reman units (not new) in hopes they were the original style axles that were remanufactured. We happened to have the old axles in our scrap pile (the original ones) and compared the reman uni...	3
	1996 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L Rear Main Seal VIN: JT3HJ85J2T THANKS FOR ALL THE REPLIES. SEVEN OF THE 8 RESPONSES WERE ON THE MONEY AND THE EIGHT RESPONSE WAS FROM SOMEONE WHO HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT BE A SMART ASS. THERE WAS A SPACER ON REAR OF CRANK THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE SEAL. THIS SPACER LOOKS...	7

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