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	2001 Audi S4 Avant 2.7L 1-2 shift, neutral position VIN: WAURD68D61 After reinstalling the transmission the shifter sits to the right in the neutral position in the 5-6 gate as opposed to the normal 3-4. Can shift into 3,4,5,6, but not 1,, or reverse. When trying to shift into 1 or 2 a popping noise is heard when pushing shift...	View
	2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABN534X1 Good afternoon We have this 330ci that keeps storing the above codes. Scanned the data to find the mass air flow sensor is reading low about 7 kg/h engine hot at idle. Test drove to test the reading at highway WOT, it is reading 565 kg/h. Checked the system f... Trouble codes: 151 (Signal ox sensor before cat. conveter bank 1 min. value undershot), 227 (Ox. sensor control deviation bank 1 too large), 228 (Ox. sesnor control deviation bank 2 too large)	View
	2002 BMW 325i 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WBAET37482 Car will randomly show Temp gauge all the way hot Rpm Gauge will not work trac light on and vehicle will start trans in Second and will not shift correctly and sometimes vehicle will work perfect. Red brake light is also on . God Bless	View
	2002 BMW 330i 3.0L data link VIN: WBAEV53482 hello,I have this 2002 bmw 330i with no scanner communication.I am using a vedis pro with euro software that is working fine. The car came from a [OH NO!] body shop after repairs to have the airbag light shut off.The car runs perfectly and everything works on...	View
	2007 BMW 328i 3.0L variable valve timing VIN: WBAVA37507 Hello all, 2007 BWM 328i with a eccentric shaft sensor needing to be replaced. The shopkey program does not give specific infomation pertinent to the N51 engine on taking the tension off the servodrive motor. It do tell you to ratchet with a allen key in a clo...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G1ND52M1X This vehicle only acts up for a few minutes after engine cools.When Scanner data says cam signal not present,it will buck when driving and stall when you come to a stop. Then scanner will say cam signal present and it will act normal,until the next time engine... Trouble codes: P0341	View
	2001 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Wheels VIN: 1G1YY22G21 All opinions, past experiences, and advice welcome on this one guys and gals. I have a customer that has installed quite oversized wheels on the vehicle. I can't remember the exact size but they are wheels meant for a truck. With the tires, they are at least ...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Coolant leak VIN: 1GNDT13W71 Greetings! Have a fairly substantial coolant leak and can't see the exact location. Wanted to check on pattern failures for these before tearing into it so I can have likely parts on hand when I do. Left side of engine - up in the vicinity of the intake manifo...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Battery Drain VIN: 2G1WF52E43 Hi fellow IATN techs, We have a 2003 impala that has a drain on the battery. Ok so here is what happens when the battery is hooked up the drain goes to 1.698amps and after about 2min it will fall to 48ma but then it will drop to 32ma and jump back up to 1.698...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L blower speed VIN: 1GNEK13T83 hi all, customer originally complained of the defroster not heating up fast enough. Turned out what he was really trying to say is the blower motor speed set on automatic was not fast enough. Customer says it used to go all the way to max blower speed. I verif...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8L Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: 2G1WH55K03 ok, where to begin on this one, this is one of thoes that makes u wanna pull your hair out. but this vehicle has came in with an intermittant no start/ rough idle concern...it will start right up but after you drive it for 30 mins or so and get it nice and hot...	View
	1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue 3.8L all guages VIN: 1C3XV66L8N 1992 chrysler new yorker 5th avenue 3.8 automatic. car has electronic dash. dash guages stopped working. car was being driven at the time. no problems with the way it was running prior to or after the guages stopped. the guages do light up but no indicator nee...	View
	1997 Chrysler Town & Country LXi 3.8L Lighting VIN: 1C4GP64L4V to all chrysler gurus out there. got this town & country van that's driving me nuts. it keeps blowing fuse no. 12 at the junction box. the turn signals and blower motor quit running. has any one seen this before? thank to all in advance.	View
	1998 Chrysler Town & Country SX 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1C4GP55L7W Car has new battery, just went on a 1200 mile trip with no problem, after return home went to grocery store and had trouble getting home. when starting fuel pump prime system will pulse pump repeadly as long as key is on,will start and run poorly with rich sme...	View
	2000 Chrysler Concorde LX 2.7L Mechanical VIN: 2C3HD46R8Y Car had a Jasper engine installed in 5-2007. Mileage was 60707. Vehicle came in a few weeks ago with a shutting off complaint while driving. Let sit a few minutes, start up and drive a little and again shut off. Engine gets noisy just before it shuts off. Init...	View
	2003 Chrysler Town & Country EL 3.3L one time cut out VIN: 2C4GP24R73 I have this 03 town and country here, while driving at times the transmission will down shift and free rev like it is in limp mode the speedometer will quit working the abs and brake light will come on and the DRB will reset, this will last for about 1-2 secon... Trouble codes: P0884	View
	2008 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L Misfire VIN: 1C3LC45K28 This is my wifes car so I never get to drive it. Complaint since we bought it 6 months ago at 54k is intermittent surge or bucking. Originally slowing to a red light (45---20) light turns green accelarate car would buck, jerk or miss. No ECL no pending codes. ...	View
	1985 Dodge D350 5.9L clutch rod VIN: 1B7MD36W1F We recently replaced the engine mounts, transmission mount and the manual transmission assembly. After repair, the clutch linkage rod located at the transmission broke. Due to age we replaced the rod, bushings, bearings, and the "z-bar". Since then the Z bar h...	View
	2000 Dodge Stratus SE 2.4L heater core VIN: 1B3EJ46X1Y Hello, men, and thanks in advance for your advice. The customer's main complaint was lack of heat. Also, another shop told her she had a leaking freeze plug. I saw that the freeze plug was leaking, and replaced it, along with the thermostat. I filled the cooli...	View
	2002 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2B4GP44R32 Customer complaint- Was warming the van up- wipers on put the van in drive, stalled wouldnt crank. Did service call to attend van, started immediately and returned to shop with van. Van started fine the rest of the day, scanned for ecm bcm codes, none present,...	View
	1988 Ford F-250 XLT Lariat 7.5L Poor Idle Quality, No Power VIN: 1FTHF26G9J Heres one for the books!!! Customer has this 1988 truck. The original engine used a lot of engine oil but ran real good. He buys a used '92 engine but the same 7.5L. Puts it in and it starts up and runs for about 30 min. and quits. Won't start up again. Takes ... Trouble codes: 23 (TP/FIPL sensor out of range), 34 (EGR EVP closed valve signal too high)	View
	1998 Ford Ranger Splash 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZR15U0W Hey guys (& gals), this Ford is kicking our collective butts!! 3.0 V-6 running rich, verified with gas analyzer. Fuel regulator not leaking. Cannister purge okay (no change when line was clamped off). Tried MAF, no change (Napa reman & Ford reman). Engine was ... Trouble codes: P0172 (rich bank 1), P0174 (rich bank 2)	View
	1999 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L No Start, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 2FTZF1823X Hello all and thanks in advance. I have a 99 f150 here that is driving us to the edge. This truck came in with a rusted off bank 1 o2 sensor and a check engine light shorted heater circuit code. replaced the o2 sensor and cleared the codes. road test no proble...	View
	2000 Ford Mustang 3.8L tapping noise VIN: 1FAFP4048Y This car came in for a tapping noise in the engine all the time. After looking at it, it happens after it is warmed up and not so noticeable when cold. It also goes away when revving the enigne to 1000-1500 rpm. It sounds just like a lifter tick and after usin...	View
	2000 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L cylinder #5 VIN: 1FAFP522XY pulled #5 plug started up vech because my comp teser will not screw nt cylender test drove after repairs with scanner hooked up ran fine cust picked up sat brong it bac today and said light was back on scanned vech and same code was in p0305 rechecked all my w...	View
	2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Accessories VIN: 1FAFP34P11 hi all technician,i have this for focus 2 litre,my problem in heater motor it does not working,i change motor,resistence and swith,,check all wires,ground nothing happen.thanks in advance for this help.	View
	2005 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1FDXE45S75 Maf at .79 volts at idle maf 6.30 grams/second at idle	View
	2007 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.0L Fuel injection VIN: 1FDWF37P47 I'm pulling my hair out and spent to much already. This truck will not start after it has been warmed up to where the oil temp is above 185 deg. I replaced the IPR because of a long crank to start cold. The problem was better for about a month and 2000 miles. ...	View
	2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L poor power VIN: 1FTSX21518 this is an informational request only, wil post the needed informaiton as the fix. Vehicle comes from a used car lot and has no history. The first visit was for an engine light - retreive po420... cleared, did not pursue andreleased back to dealer at there r... Trouble codes: P0420, P0018, P0022, P0305, P0307, P0308	View
	1999 Honda Civic LX 1.6L No Start VIN: 2HGEJ6575X Hope some Honda techs out there can help me. This car came in with a bad odometer (not working) I took cluster out and replaced speed o meter head. Now car has no spark to plugs.I wonder if it went ito theft mode and is that what theft mode does kill spark to ...	View
	2002 Honda Accord EX 3.0L 1-2 Shift VIN: 1HGCG16562 Rebuilt trans 1 month ago, it came to us with a p0780 dtc which is a shift problem code. Thought we had it fixed but customer came back with code re-set. When vehicle is cold 1-2 shift seems to bind as if we're getting gear overlap, a very strange symptom for...	View
	2002 Honda Accord EX 2.3L engine - oiling VIN: 1HGCG32582 Vehicle in w/ P1259 - VTEC code. Hard start / no start. New VTEC valve installed by Firestone, along w/ plugs, wires, cap/rotor. Pulled VTEC - screen full of carbon. Pulled valve cover to check - upper engine very clean, oil pretty dirty looking. Pulled rocker...	View
	2002 Honda Accord Value Package 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCF86622 Car belongs to a friend. She said it died at a stop light - restarted okay - got another mile then completely died. Went out last night and vehicle had spark and just cracking the fuel line at the firewall fuel was evident. I took a compression test: #1 1...	View
	2005 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 5FNRL38745 I am looking for some help with this Honda.This van got towed into our shop due to the owner filling the tank with Diesel fuel. They ran the van until it quite.One of our Tech drained the tank,replaced the fuel filter and did a tune-up/oil change with a motor ... Trouble codes: P0175, P0300, P2647	View
	2011 Honda CR-V EX-L 2.4L rear brakes VIN: 5J6RE4H71B replaced both the rotors and the pads on the rear brakes. customer complains of a loud grinding sound from brakes. the pads are semi-mettalic cannot find any t.s.b. on use of semi mettalic pads on honda brakes. brakes did make a slight soft rubbing sound from ...	View
	2005 Hyundai XG350 L 3.5L Misfire VIN: KMHF445E95 Car came in diagnosed from Hyundai for P0305. Hyundai recommended tune up and ignition coil. Replaced wires, plugs, and ignition coil. Came back next day for P0305. Did some testing and swapped coil, injector, spark plug. Found valves had a fair amount of carb... Trouble codes: P0305 (Cylinder 5 Misfire)	View
	2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJEA01TX3 This car originally came in with 9 codes, 7 of them pertinent. One was P1549 (Lower intake flap motor), we found the motor shorted to ground. Four or them were caused by the blown fuse from the intake flap motor shorted to ground, p0102 (MAF), P0445 (EVAP purg... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel rail pressure sensor range/performance)	View
	2001 Land Rover Discovery Series II SE 4.0L Cooling Systems VIN: SALTY12451 truck came in with air bubbles that can be heard flowing through the heater core on acceleration. this has been going on for a while according to customer. he claims it does not overheat and when i drove it it did not seem to get hot. I understand there are al...	View
	1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L STOP Lights VIN: JT6GF10U6X Howdy Y'all, Customer brought in 1999 RX 300 and said he has no stop lights. He also noted the fuses and bulbs are good. So we found the switch to be working ok. Green & white wire has 12v when switch is closed. Traced this wire all the way to the rear lamp fa...	View
	1996 Mazda Protege DX 1.5L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JM1BB1412T Used to own this car and it actually ran good and performeed well for a 1.5. Well I sold it and it has went from ok to worse. Though the owner is a regular customer and only drives it to work and isnt too concerned with it something and he is loosing mileage. ...	View
	1995 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L MIL Lamp on, VIN: WDBGA51E4S We have an 1995 Mercedes S500 that was brought to us with the throttle body removed. We were asked to have the throttle body rebuilt and reinstall it and get the car running. We sent the throttle to BBA and they rebuilt the unit. We installed the rebuilt unit ... Trouble codes: 030 (No reception from N4/1 EFP), 006 (Idle Control Faulty), 224 (Idle speed control switch)	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L abc VIN: WDBSK75F63 Hi techs... New to posting, so I will apologize in advance for any mistakes I might make. I am working on a 2003 sl 500 mercedez. The original task at hand has been completed.. The replacement of a/c compressor. My concern showed up when a message in the dash...	View
	1999 Mercury Sable LS 3.0L Accessories VIN: 1MEFM58S1X Battery goes dead overnight,Radio does not shut off when turning ign key off,key buzzer goes off when opening drivers door with no key in ignition,radio can be shut off with radio knob only,no key ring functions work, unlock doors, trunk,panic button? 12v draw...	View
	2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0L Cooling system VIN: 4M2DU86P8Y Noticed some dry green coolant on lower part of bellhousing. Check heater core lines and hoses for leaks. Completely dry and no signs of leaking. Used mirror and check back side of engine. No traces of coolant leaking anywhere. Pressure test sytem, after 30 mi...	View
	2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0L Timing cover question VIN: 4M2DU86P8Y Working on a 2000 Mercury Mountainer 5.0L engine. Timing cover leaking coolant. Shopkey shows that we need to pull the motor out to do. Here's my question to you guys; is there anyway to cheat on this and leave engine in, pull cover off and just cut and replac...	View
	2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2.4L Surge, Stall VIN: 4A3AC44G83 Car came in for stalling when hot. drove and verified complaint noticed that cold start had no high idle when cold but started and drove off fine on some stop in go here in town. idle was about 700 when started and when warm. then upon return to shop dyed at d...	View
	1999 Nissan Quest GLE 3.3L mounts VIN: 4N2XN11T0X same as above	View
	2000 Nissan Xterra SE 3.3L no starter enable VIN: 5N1ED28Y0Y first things first thanks to everyone who takes the time to look at this and respond. now on to the problem. i have a 2000 nissan xterra that has a no start condition that only happens cold. when the ambiant temperature is below 45 degress outside no voltage g...	View
	2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE 3.5L Mechanical VIN: JN8DR09Y53 Car came in with a 4wd light flashes, install scanner code 12 line pressure. We send customer [...] be replace part # 31705-0w41a. Will cost customer $3200 for repair, but main problem is this part are on back...	View
	2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L chassis VIN: 1N4AL11D05 This Altima is driving several of us nuts. It has a knock/rattle sound when going over bumps. Sounds like a shock/sway bar bushing bad due to the speed and type of noise. When you go over bumps it oscilates at a speed similar of a bad shock/sway bar bushing. L...	View
	1991 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.1L Faulty ECM VIN: 1GMCU06DXM Hi all, Helping a friend with his sweet ride. He's the original owner of this beauty and I wanted to fix a couple of minor items on it so he could drive it for another 20 years. While working on the air conditioner, I noticed that the cooling fan would not com...	View
	2007 Scion tC 2.4L No Start VIN: JTKDE17737 Here is the situation, this car came in only running on 3 cyl. Ran a compression test and no compression on #2 and low on #3. Pulled the head off and all the intake valves were bent. So after getting a valve job done, i put the car back together using toyota p...	View
	1997 Subaru Legacy GT 2.5L Check Engine Light This problem is very intermittent and I am the third Tech in the shop to get my hands on this car. The vehicle will sometime die on the highway and then restarts and runs fine for several weeks. The codes that are present are PO500 and P1507. The speedometer a...	View
	2003 Suzuki XL-7 Touring 2.7L Torque Converter Clutch VIN: JS3TX92V53 Thanks to all that reply. I have one that should be simple but im having issues. I have this vehicle that is coming up with the code p0741 torque converter stuck off or slipping. I do not have the suzuki software so im going off the generic obdII. I have check...	View
	1999 Toyota Camry LE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT2BF28K8X Hey guys need some help. This camary keeps setting P0446. Replaced canister assembly twice. Is there a special way to smoke system? I smoked system as follows- attach smoke machine to service port and crimp vent hose that comes off canister and goes into cross... Trouble codes: P0446 (Evap vent control circuit)	View
	2000 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L Hesitation VIN: 4T1BF28B6Y Car has hesitation under load. Front manifold converter turns red while reving car up and under load.fuel pressure remains constant under load around 50 psi.changed fuel pump-mass air flow sensor- front mainifold converter assembly and o2 sensor i took and put...	View
	2004 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L no communication VIN: 4T1BE32K54 This is a car from the auction that looks like some one could have taken out an alarm system aftermarket. There are butt connectors on some of the connections. The car runs great and shifts good no problems. I have an air bag light on only. The ses light flash...	View
	2009 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L Trunk VIN: 4T1BE46K89 Hello fellow techs, A good customer of mine recently purchased this vehicle. It is out of warranty.The trunk will not open, with the remote, the key or the release lever next to the seat.It has flip down seats but the release is in the trunk so I can't flip do...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Clutch Which way to go??? I have a 2000 beetle here with the clutch completely wore out, in other words no friction to pull car. I have read all kinds of bulletins about replacing flywheel a must...Doing a possible solid flywheel conversion...Not mixing Sach's and Lu...	View
	2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L Trans control module VIN: 3VWRF31Y66 I have exhausted all my resources and can not seem to locate the trans control module. Please help. Thank you, Jon	View

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	2001 Audi TT 1.8L Chutch VIN: TRUTC28N51 Thank you to all that replied. My gut on this was that the clutch or pressure plate or something therein was the problem. A transmission swap cured the problem. I was going to take the unit apart and see why and/or what the problem was, but the people we got...	9
	1984 Chevrolet K20 Custom 6.2L Converter VIN: 2GCGK24J1E Thanks to all the replies. I pulled the converter inspection cover off and found the 3 converter bolts loose one accually was hitting the inspection cover. I lock tighted the bolts and reinstalled them. Will see how long this lasts. If it happens again I will ...	29
	1985 Chevrolet S10 Tahoe 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Flooding VIN: 1GCDT14B8F Thank you to everyone who took time to give me input. A lot of experiemnce and information. I sold a reman repair, dropped it on set it and forget it. New plugs and oil change and its back on the road. Performs as well as these 2.8l every run. Next time I will...	36
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.6L engine smoke VIN: 1GCHK23173 Thanks again for all your help. I think I convinced my customer from most of your responses that the injectors need to be pulled and checked. From the specs. I think only a couple will need to be replaced but all the rest will need to be cleaned. Until next ti... Trouble codes: P0234, P1093 (Fuel Pressure low while power enrichment).	7
	2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8L Heater VIN: 2GCEK13V46 OK. put city water to this heater core and had Good Flow. Chased my tail after that. Installed a new heater core externally to the heater hoses and now the flow and pressure is exactly what it should be. The first thing we did was test and flush the heater cor...	32
	2005 Chrysler 300 Limited 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge VIN: 2C3JA53G95 Thanks to all who responded. Jeff from Ontario nailed it. The o- ring came out of the intake and took out the mass air flow sensor. After these repairs it still had to go to Chrysler for a relearn and flash to the PCM.Thanks again everyone. It runs great now. Trouble codes: P0129 (p2127-), P2127 (p0652-), P0652 (p0325-), P0325 (p0340-), P0340 (p0660-), P0660.	7
	2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring 2.4L Battery Light VIN: 3A4FY58B96 thanks to all who responded. a reman alternator fixed it	13
	2005 Dodge Neon SRT-4 2.4L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1B3ES66S75 thanks to all that replied , after banging my head against the wall i went back to the throttle inlet pressure sensor and found that the 5 v reference and the tip signal were crossed (had been wired up without the pigtail) switching the 2 to their respective t...	8
	2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L ABS Module VIN: WD0PD64466 Thank you all for the replies. All of you were dead on. After fulling the star diagnose to read the abs sensors while driving, we noticed the right front wheel sensor signal droping to 0 before the rest of the wheels just before stoping. We replaced the sensor...	11
	1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L Front Differential Noise VIN: 1FMZU35P6W THANKS TO ALL ONCE AGAIN. THE FIX WAS ANOTHER TRANSFER CASE.	14
	2000 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L power steering VIN: 1FAFP53U3Y i want to thank all who offer help with this problem. the steering rack was pulling in air to the power steering system. we replaced the steering rack & bleed the system as recommended. now the system is perfect. thanks again. mark [...]	14
	2000 Ford Windstar 3.8L Windows,Pwr Locks,Radio,Blower VIN: 2FMZA5345Y we double check all the pwrs and grounds.found a used F.E.M. (GEM) worked ok but set other codes 2 witch this van do not have these options cust. will have to take to dealer for reprogram .	6
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L 1-2, 2-3 shift VIN: 1FTNW21S7Y I installed a new PCM that was NON PTO and it fixed my shifting concerns. This has been a learning experience for me and I hope that it may help someone in the future. Thanks again for all who replied.	9
	2001 Ford Windstar SE 3.8L Outside mirror VIN: 2FMZA52491 Thanks to all who replyed. Should have read a little more before jumping in on this one. Sometimes what would seem to be a fairly simple system can easily turn into a nightmare. After reviewing the replies I went back to Mitchells and reread how this system wo...	4
	2003 Ford Windstar SEL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA53423 I really appreciate the help on this one. I had many responses many mentioning to use a ford sensor, to scoping the sensor signals at the pcm. A few mentioned Noise in the signal from Alternator Ripple and even faulty DPFE sensors causing interference. Others ... Trouble codes: P1336 (Crankshaft/Cam signal problem).	14
	2004 Ford F-150 XL 4.6L Reverse VIN: 2FTRX18W44 Roy, Tony, Kenny, Ennis and many more congratulations you are the winners!! weld broke on the sun shell.(what did you win, the gratification that your a professional and know what the hell your talking about!) Gave the customer option to change it with no warr...	14
	2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L No Start, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTSW21P57 Howdy Boys n Girls, Jim, Chad and Timothy told me something I didnt know and that is that the icp pressure readings on the scan tool are calculated, not actual. To verify correct icp, you need to look at the icp voltage which is actual. But since I could never... Trouble codes: P0299 (turbo performance).	3
	2007 Ford Edge SE 3.5L Smart Jnction Box VIN: 2FMDK38C77 Apparently a defective sjb...client took to dealer and they could not complete programming either (vindication!!lol). They gave my client a new sjb and I configured it this morning with no problem. The steps are clear and all must be completed to clear 2477 co...	2
	2008 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L headlights VIN: 2FMDK49C28 Thank u for your time . installed relay kit that attaches to the battery and CURRENT is constant at transformers now. I was stuck on volts supply diagnosing this headlight system. Hooked up a lab scope and saw the plusewidth for drl. Should of done that first ...	3
	1988 GMC K1500 Sierra SLE 5.0L speedometer VIN: 2GTDK14H3J thanks guys...less than an hour after posted got two replies both of them correct...purple and yellow wires directly back to the speedo...	3
	2005 GMC Envoy SLT 4.2L engine VIN: 1GKDT13S55 Good Evening all, well I have done what you all told me to do and although the pick was a little dirty as well as the pan I have seen much worse. I did not want to close this yet because I am not done with the vehicle yet but could find no other way to update ...	20
	2002 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L L Blower motor VIN: SAJDA14C12 Thank you for the four replies received. Two confirmed the left blower housing can be removed without droping the steering column. Carlos advised to remove the knee bolster and snake out the housing. Dana said to charge 3.0 hrs. and to beware of the two screws...	4
	2006 Jeep Commander 3.7L Occasional no start, all indicators lights on. VIN: 1J8HG48K66 I ended up bringing this vehicle to the dealer. they believe the truck was a flood vehicle. They replaced the Front control module and the steering column control module. They are not sure they have fixed the truck.. there might be other issues in other mod...	4
	2000 Kia Sportage 2.0L Ignition VIN: KNDJA7235Y Thanks to all that replied to my request. Sky and Nathan had the right answer for me on this job. It seemed as if it took forever but, i just replaced the crank sensor and it fired right up with no hitch in the giddy up. I really do appreciate everyone taking ...	6
	2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4.0L Four Wheel Drive VIN: JTEBU14RX4 Thanks to all who replied. after much frustration and chasing wires,testing and retesting components jamie from California was correct. Once I put both actuators into 4x4 and set the dash switch to 4x4 I turned on the key and bingo it all worked. sorry it took...	7
	1985 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8L Charging System VIN: WVWGA016XF Thanks for all the input on this. We have come to realize that raising the rpm to start charging is very common with aftermarket alternators. Im sure if an OE alternator was available there would be no need to bring the rpms up.	15
	2002 Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8T 1.8L lights VIN: 9BWDE61J52 well it not fixed but know whats going on with it now I unhooked the battery over the weekend so battery wouldnt go dead, when rehooking the battery up the lights were out. Put it out side and let it sit for awhile and started engine and the left side light w...	7
	2003 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWMD63823 Rob from Oregon nailed it with the internal vacuum leak. But I only got it to act up when the engine was very hot, the check valve Rob mentioned had been replaced, and the customer was anxious to have the car back. So even though the car was due to return, I w... Trouble codes: P0171, P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304.	5

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