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	1998 BMW 318ti 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACG8329W Only When cold it takes 4 attamted to start, than engine stumble and rough idle for few seconds before smooth out, I did Smoke test and nothing found, Check BMWTIS for S.I. and other archive nothing found, need some help to have this FIX. Thanks.. Trouble codes: 211, D3, 062, 3E, 052, 34 (Misfire Cyl. 3 Relevant To Exhaust Gas)	View
	2002 BMW 325Ci 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABN33442 Good day, this engine is running lean on both banks off idle. At idle, stft is ranging from -2% - +2% on both banks. ltft is at 11.7% both banks. At cruising speeds, stft ranges from 10%-18% both banks. ltft has never changed and again is at 11.7%. The MAF, sn... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174	View
	2005 BMW 745i 4.4L Radio VIN: WBAGL63565 Battery goes dead after sitting a day or two. We found that the radio will not shut off when the drivers door is opened. We can only get it to turn off if you lock the vehicle with the door key or the remote fob. (The customer leaves the vehicle in his garage ...	View
	2006 BMW 750Li 4.8L dsc,abs,servotronic lights on VIN: WBAHN83546 I recently found out this car has been to numerous shops in the area. I have quite a few hours into testing. When I have communication everything checks out fine. Then I lose it? Bad dsc?	View
	1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L Stall, loses power, stall, VIN: 1G4CU5219X complaint of losing power, intermittent, said while accel from stop couple of times, and lost power while moving few times also, and actually stalled couple of times.. wont act up for me.. current ramp fuel pump but cant decide what the signal is- has steady h... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	2000 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L intake gaskets VIN: 1G4HP54K8Y To all, Thanks in advance. I have a 3800 buick motor that was using coolant. When I picked up the car it was also misfiring. I pulled the upper intake expecting to find the intake burnt where the EGR tube comes thru. However the intake and the gasket look goo...	View
	2006 Buick Rendezvous CXL 3.5L Rear brakes stay applied VIN: 3G5DA03L56 Has anyone run into this condition? I depress the brakes on the hoist and the rear brakes do not release,slightly press back on the caliper and it returns with little or no effort.Thanks for any help in advance.Dave.	View
	2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Temp Blend Motor VIN: 1GNDS13S32 Hi all this one came in blowing hot air on left side only. Its manual air. Pulled lower cover to see if motor moves it does not. Commanded it with tech2 still does not move.checked signals to motor all good, smack it and it works so i replaced it and mode moto...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8L Stall VIN: 1GCEC14V13 i have a 03 chev truck that on first start up of the day it will stumble then stall or if it sits most of the day. did do a intake gasket it was leaking but did not fix problem. did check for leaking injectors let them sit over nightwith pressure on them pull ...	View
	2004 Chevrolet Optra 2.0L No Start VIN: KL1JD52Z94 This car will not start due to weak injector pulse. It has good fuel pressure 65 PSI strong spark , 145 PSI compression. When we first turn the engine over the injector tester will give one or two strong pulses and then the pulse becomes weak and the engine ju...	View
	2008 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.9L no heat no heat at idol, system full.flushed heater core,has rear air	View
	2002 Chrysler Sebring LXi 3.0L cylinder head VIN: 4C3AG52HX2 replaced head gasket after washer fell into #6 cylinder. HAD head cleaned and resurfaced. after all was back together, the head gasket leaked at #2 & #4 with out pressure. Just from filling with coolant. Replaced it again and still leaks. I couldn't find any p...	View
	2006 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L Ride VIN: 2C3KK63H16 There is a creek noise coming from the left front area at slow speeds under braking only. Sounds like a dried out joint. We also have lubed the swaybar bushings. Anyone seen something like this before? It is very hard to pinpoint.	View
	2004 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4.7L sterng,. shaft VIN: 1D7HU18N84 Customer complains of strong vibration when going over bumps. I drove it and feel a vibration in rear. I was thinking that steering shaft shock was to blame but this vehicle has a rack. I replaced all struts/shocks with alignment but it did not help. Vibration...	View
	2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 2.7L Key Programming VIN: WD0PD64475 Hello Techs! Replace a bad skreem module on a sprinter van,It would start when heated with a hair dryer, when cold it would not communicate at all with the drb. the new module communicates fine with my drb. I tried programming the 2 keys to the new module, the...	View
	2001 Ford Excursion Limited 6.8L No Start VIN: 1FMNU43S71 Thanks in advance for the help. This beast came in on the hook and the customer had it diagnosed and requested me to put in a fuel pump. Gave a price and told them that if a fuel pump did not fix it it was on them. Customer agreed and replaced pump sending uni...	View
	2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Rev limiter VIN: 1FAFP55U82 Need help on this taurus. The rev limiter kicks in at about 3800 rpm all the time. Makes it very difficult to pass a car on hiway. All sensor data looks normal. Coolant temp is right and speed sensor is correct. I suspect a bad pcm. Anybody seen this before?? ...	View
	2003 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1FMYU93183 Run vehicle under light throttle vehicle runs fine. Push the pedel to the floor and the vehicle down shift but will not acclerate.replaced intake gaskets because of the surge at idle replaced the plugs. And the rear cat the vehicle runs alot better but the acc...	View
	2003 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Hc VIN: 2FDFP72993 hello everyone i really need your help! im not to familiar with cng vehicles but this one came to my shop needing a smog! so i ran the test and failed for bunch of things! (NO. and HC mainly) so bank2 sensor 1 stuck on lean, switched that out egr inopperative,...	View
	2005 Ford Escape XLS 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU02Z95 vehicle came in with ck. engine light and rough idle.Scaned using a solus and found p2195.found slight leak around intake gasket.Also notice vehicle has a new o2 sensor.Intake did not help and code came back quickly.Removed o2 and found it looked normal[not le... Trouble codes: 2195 (lean a/f sensor)	View
	2006 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Steering Control VIN: 1FTWW31P46 We are having a persistent wandering problem with this truck. It has been a problem for about a year. It started to happen very quickly/suddenly. Has not been causing any abnormal tire wear. The above listed parts have all been replaced with no effect in how t...	View
	1997 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 6.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTHC33F7V Hey guys I'm not a big diesel guy and I'm a little lost here, I am trying to help a customer/friend and he just purchased this from a used car lot. I tested for the 5 volt reference at the optical/fuel temperature sensor and that's good, at that point I starte... Trouble codes: 183 (fuel temp. sensor circut high), 231 (fuel/lift feedback circut low), 251 (inj pump a rotor/ cam problem), 370 (timing reference a high res problem), 238 (boost sensor 1 circut open/high)	View
	1999 GMC K2500 Sierra SLE 5.7L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTGK29R7X Here is a good one for everyone. This truck came in with the complaint that the ECM1 fuse blows within 20 miles of driving. Engine falls dead and no restart until fuse is replaced. Engine misfires before fuse blows and engine pings. It originally had a missing... Trouble codes: P0141, P0758, P1351	View
	1995 Honda Civic del Sol S 1.5L No Start VIN: JHMEG1248S Car came in for stalling problem.car would stall and not restart till cooled down.replace main relay.thought car was fixed.car came back with same problem.keep losing signal for fuel pump at main relay.not sure if need to replace pcm or could be crank or cam s...	View
	1999 Honda Accord LX 2.3L immobilzer light flashing VIN: 1HGCG6655X this is my commuter car. The gas sipper! drove it home and parked it. now it wont crank and the green key light is flashing. no codes either. can the immobilzer switch be replaced with out going to the dealer to be reprogramed? the starter does work and turns ...	View
	2006 Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3L MIL Lamp on, IMA lamp on VIN: JHMFA36276 has anyone seen and or fixed this condition. IMA lamp on MIL lamp on codes will not clear or they come back instanily the minute you start tthe car checked all wiring to bcm ima dc/dc converter mcm battery control mod. had open recall for dc/dc converter took ... Trouble codes: U0110 (motor control module lost commuincation with P.C.M), U0111 (battery control module ilst commuincation with P.C.M)	View
	2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: KM8SC73E25 Hi folks & Happy Thanksgiving to all. This Santa Fe was at another shop for P0401 hard code. They replaced the egr & solenoid. When it came to me, I checked tsb's in regard, found one and followed the diagnostic flow chart. I found several collapsed vacuum hos... Trouble codes: P0401 (insufficient egr flow)	View
	2001 Isuzu Trooper Limited 3.5L Electronic VIN: JACDJ58X81 The ABS has code 43 (FR isolation solenoid) which disables the ABS. My question is: Will this in turn disable the TOD (Torque on Demand) 4WD system as well. The front axle can be engaged manually by applying vacuum to the actuator and the transfer case can be ...	View
	2000 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L No Start VIN: SAJDA01CXY Towed in no start, no fuel pressure at test port, check power to fuel pump, has battery voltage when key is on, ground side of pump, get ground signal during cranking just for flash, then goes open. Pump has two plastic fuel lines connecting to it. Unable to g...	View
	2002 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L engine knock VIN: SAJDA01P72 engine knock at right side of engine around valve cover ,head area ,removed valve cover to inspect chains and tensioners, primary chain might be a tad loose but don't see anything abnormal,started with valve cover off primary chain a small amount of play but ...	View
	2005 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L Air suspension VIN: SAJWA82C65 Customer stated warning for air suspension comming on. Found code: C2303 Air suspension reservoir plausibility . The only info I can find,for this code, says to check the system for leaks. I haven't found any yet...using soapy water and ultrasonic ears. I put ...	View
	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L 1-2 shift VIN: 1J4GZ58S8S Greetings to all this jeep when in drive starts off in high gear. Scanned on board computer for codes none found trans fluid looks clean and does not smell burned.if you put the trans in 1st gear you can shift it manually.i took a pressure reading for the gove...	View
	1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J4GW58N3X OK, have a Grand Cherokee with a CEL on. Code P0123 (tps). Tried new TPS, no fix. Tried new clock spring, (Found out this is a common cause of the P0123 code) no fix. Checked all fuses, swapped like relays around. Nothing will keep the light off. Live data sho... Trouble codes: P0123 (Tps)	View
	2005 Jeep Liberty Limited 3.7L Starting [...]	View
	2002 Land Rover Freelander SE 2.5L Hesitation VIN: SALNY22202 Customer reports that at times while pulling a grade and even while not on a grade vehicle will lose power and will bog down and if more fuel is applied it will just continue to bog then will just pull out and all power returns	View
	2006 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L camshaft VIN: SALMF15426 received vehicle to reset suspension and clear engine codes suspension no problem. engine has codes p0028-72 intake valve solenoid- circuit range/performance (bank2) Actuator stuck open and a code for camshaft/crankshaft coralation Bank2 which for some stupid ...	View
	2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L radio VIN: WDBRF61J21 radio turns on and all lights and digits work, can change channels, can change from FM to AM, can change from radio to cassette tape. no sound comes out, volume control does nothing. when push cd button get message no cd changer. this car does have a factory c...	View
	2005 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Speedo And Tach VIN: WMWRE33435 Greetings! I've tried to locate and answer online and in Alldata unsuccessfully. Backlight on center panel-mounted speedometer is out. Also, lighting on steering column-mounted tach is partially out. I've been unable to determine if this lighting is integral t...	View
	2006 Nissan Sentra S 1.8L Timing VIN: 3N1CB51D16 No start cold code po340. Replaced cam and crank position sensor. Performed voltage drop test on all sensor wires test results good. When vehicle runs scoped cam and crank sensors and found good corrilation. Not sure how to accuratley check variable valve timi...	View
	1999 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 3.4L Stall, start &stall VIN: 1G3NF52E0X Hello to all, we have this 99 Alero that was towed in with a start & die symptom. First thing we noticed is the tac does not move while cranking or running(2 seconds). the fuel level gauge is barried at empty & the battery light is on all the time even when ru...	View
	2002 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Surge VIN: 1G2HX54K42 We are in need of some help with this one! We have a 2002 pontiac bonneville se with a 3.8 vin k and it is driving us nuts. When driving under VERY light load around 45 to 55 mph it will have a sudden jerk every once and a while. It may do it a couple of times...	View
	2000 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L compressor VIN: YS3DF58K4Y Replaced original compressor due to noise concern, reman unit went bad in 12 months, replaced under warranty now that one is bad in 3 months, very noisy, when recharged pressures all looked ok and worked normally, has any one had repeat compressor failures on ...	View
	2004 Saturn Ion-2 2.2L recirculate motor VIN: 1G8AJ52F14 How do you replace the recirculate door motor? I have removed all the dash skin and plastic support, but the cross dash metal support won't loosen enough to gain access to motor connector and mounting screws.	View
	2005 Subaru Outback XT 2.5L Oil feed screens VIN: 4S4BP67C05 Hopefully an easily answered question by Subaru gurus... I have a customer asking us to remove the turbocharger oil line screens and change to 0w-20 oil. From what I understand a Subaru TSB/Recall has been completed replacing the banjo bolts/screens. The...	View
	2009 Toyota Camry XLE 2.4L Surge VIN: 4T1BE46K69 Hi guys, this is 2009 Toyota Camry with strange noise coming out of fuel line - like pulsating noise (fuel pulsating). Is any one has similar problem. Possible fuel pump ? Thanks in advance.	View
	2000 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on, No communication VIN: WV2MH4709Y Hi everybody. I have a Eurovan that I cannot communicate with. The check engine light is on, and the engine idles rough. It wants to stall/idle very low if I let my foot off of the accelerator pedal. I have tried communicating with the ECU using three scan too...	View

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	2001 BMW 540i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADN63441 Well i finally found every thing on this on. The fuse is under the carpet in pass. front floor,as many said, but I/you have to remove the seat and padding in order to access it. After all that the fuse was fine.Keep in mind even with low flow codes, i had no a... Trouble codes: P0491, P0492.	10
	2008 BMW 328xi 3.0L Alignment VIN: WBAVC93548 Thanks to everyone for your williness to help me out with this BMW. The vehicle was having inner tire wear issues so I took the advice of Kenneth and set the alignment as he suggested. Everything seems to be ok. Thanks again!	10
	2002 Buick Century Custom 3.1L No crank no start VIN: 2G4WS52J22 Boy do I feel dumb. I am sorry for wasting everyones time. When I found out I did not have voltage from fuse 22 underhood fuse block I should have found out why. I had suspected rodent damage and did not even think about battery corrosion. Mainly because wire ...	13
	1968 Chevrolet Camaro 5.7L Cuts out I had many helpful replies.Restricted fuel lines, incorrect voltage at the pump, faulty fuel pressure regulator, and wrong fuel pump were all suggested but all checked out ok. Customer picked up vehicle and is going to bring it back later. When he does I will ...	40
	1995 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 6.5L Electronic VIN: 1GCHK33FXS Ok guys thanks for the replies. What we ended up finding that we first had a communication problem with the Modis that I use and this truck. I got this tip from Identifixs.I was getting all false codes because of this. I borrowed a Tech 2 and was able to get a...	8
	2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Instrument Cluster VIN: 2GCEC19T84 Thank you to all that replied. I contacted the company that repairs radios and instrument clusters for GM and they said that before it was mandated it would have been an option in the reprograming routine but now that we use TIS to web for calibration files it...	9
	2006 Chevrolet Equinox LT 3.4L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2CNDL73F76 mark from oregon gets to yell bingo.after more diag. we found the horn would not work and when pushed it would turn the turn lights on. pulled the left headlight and yes g 101 was very loose we remounted with lock washers. side note the daytime running lights... Trouble codes: P0230 (Fuel circuit).	11
	2006 Chevrolet Malibu LT 2.2L Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G1ZT51F56 thanks for all the replies & information from everyone,i replace the ignition module,coil assembly & spark plugs,it still burned out the ignition module but the last time it came back i tighten all the electrical pins at the module connector,it has been around... Trouble codes: P0301, P0304.	11
	2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.5L Sdm VIN: 2G1WB58N16 Well this one is fixed. Sent car to the dealer to try and put latest flash into SDM after exhausting all other avenue's.They put latest flash into SDM with no luck. Informed us that it would need a new SDM and re-programming. Once the new SDM was install...	7
	2007 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.5L engine VIN: 2G1WT58N47 The owner took the car to a dealer who thought it was a lifter problem. They added BG MOA oil treatment. The noise for now seems to be gone.	14
	2008 Chevrolet Colorado WT 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCCS14998 Thank you for all that replied to my help request this was the first one of these that I had tackles and I could not rely on past experience or a good flow chart from AllData or Mitchell. In my update I mentioned that I removed the valve cover to reinspect the... Trouble codes: P0017 (Crankshaft position - exhaust camshaft position correlation).	5
	1985 Dodge Ram 50 Custom 2.0L Timing Belt VIN: JB7FP24D8F Didn't anyone read the problem? Most replies said that the pictures they saw were trapezoidal. I also stated the same thing. Whole vin # is listed. All belts listed for the vehice were curilinier. I found the right belt by checking belt length, teeth count, wi...	25
	2005 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.7L abs VIN: 3D7KS28D35 thanks for all replies. i drove this one again w/scanner hooked up and swore i saw l/f sensor drop to "0" a couple of times at approx 10mph.. removed sensor to inspect tone wheel and found 2 broken teeth. i can only assume that there was something floating aro...	6
	1989 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L loud ticking i have not had time to reassemble engine.but apparently the valves stuck due to varnish from the old gas.after tapping the valves with a hammer and installing new pushrods i can now spin it over and all valves open and all rockers oil the same.will drain all ...	20
	1995 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L ignition VIN: 1FTCR14A9S I took the new ignition cylinder & new door lock cyliders to a local locksmith to have them re keyed so 1 key opens all locks. I then disconnected the battery while I installed the locks and when I reconnected the battery all was well. I don't really know why ...	6
	1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Misfire, No MIL, no codes VIN: 1FTNF21L7X Thanks for all the input. No matter what I tried, I could not pick up the misfire in mode 6. I wound up just taking a chance & picked the front right two coil packs & replaced them, problem solved, truck ran perfectly. Sometimes you just need a little luck....	18
	2000 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L lack of accel VIN: 2FAFP71W5Y Timing chains found to be advanced. Confirmed when I was able to get a hold of a scope shot of cam/crnk sync and insight from an instructor I had in class last night. The thing that was throwing me was the fuel trims, at idle and at steady cruise both banks ...	21
	2001 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTZF17251 OK, THE FIX WAS TO CLEAR THE KEEP ALIVE MEMORY. AFTER QUESTIONING CUSTOMER , FOUND OUT THAT THE CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE. Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire), P0304 (Cylinder 4 misfire).	11
	2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L left hub area VIN: 1FTSW31P43 Thanks to everyone for the input. Didn't get the vehicle back till this week as it was waiting for a hole in the schedule after approval. This one surprised me after all the diagnostics etc. I was pretty sure I'd find wasted needle bearings and had pretty mu...	7
	2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L steering VIN: 1FTSW21P36 Ok Guys, Lots of good info on this one. This vehicle does have a Lift and aftermarke twheels and tires. The Pump and gear were defective, lots of metal in the system. We also replaced the Hydroboost and flushed the system extreamly well to remove all the metal...	11
	2006 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L forward/reverse VIN: 1FMYU03136 Turns out it was a case of coincidence. The transmission was indeed bad. Changed it out with a Ford reman and all is well again.	7
	2007 Ford F-150 XLT 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1FTPW14V07 thanks for everyone that help me on this one. the customer has decided he will take the vehicle to the dealer. as he think there maybe warranty on it. if he gets back to me with a fix i will update it on here. thanks ones again i really appreciate everyone'... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305 (Cylinder number 5 misfire), P0306 (Cylinder number 6 misfire.).	9
	1997 Geo Prizm LSi 1.6L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1Y1SK5265V Thanks to Jared from Kentucky I found a leaking fuel pressure regulator. On the vacumm side of the regulator, gas was being sucked into the intake, but not bad enough to notice out the tailpipe. After replacing the regulator the fuel consumption is very low no...	16
	1999 GMC Yukon Denali 5.7L Intake VIN: 1GKEC13R3X vehicle is fixed thanks for all your replies. we went to an OEM gasket and replaced the manifold. the manifold looked fine at the leak area but one of the other corners was starting to pit. by replacing it now we decided we were avoiding it leaking in the pitt...	24
	2003 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLE 6.6L HVAC control VIN: 1GTHK23193 Well I ended up checking all the vent temp sensors and those all ohmed out to 1.7K ohms(I think it was K ohms anyways, I had to put my meter on diode function to get them to read anything). After compairing to a known good sensor I moved onto the blend door a...	7
	2009 GMC Yukon Hybrid 6.0L Brake Assist VIN: 1GKFC13569 I was able to repair this vehicle by performing an EBCM relearn with the factory scan tool (Tech 2). None of the responses gave any information about how to perform this relearn with a generic scan tool. It appears that this code was set inadvertently when the...	3
	2004 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJWA74C64 I tried everything. I even removed the rear seat and removed the cover plates for the fuel pump and sending unit. No smoke leaked from this area either. The only thing I can think of is the vent valve is sometimes leaking. I hear that is a problem. The valve c... Trouble codes: P0442 (Evaporative small leak), P0456 (Evaporative very small leak), P1582 (flight recorder data stored), P0328 (Knock sensor ckt 1 high).	7
	1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L ignition coil VIN: JT6HF10U6X Sorry for the late update. Several people responded with the correct info. The "D" represented cylinder #4. We replaced the coil and all is well. Thanks to all for your patience and help.	7
	2002 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L Windows / Radio/Shift lock VIN: 5LMFU27R82 Thanks to everyone involved . Gem Was problem ,fuse box lived.Truck is back on the road . All circuits on Acc Delay realy were inoperative. Didnt find any water damage . Think it was just bad gem .	6
	1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGAB54E7W Thanks to all who responded, especially Mike [...], we received some really great info, but were still not able to fix this vehicle. Mike gave us the info on how to perform the crank (adaptive) reset/relearn procedure. It is performed with the key on, engine... Trouble codes: P0306.	23
	2001 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L fuel gauge VIN: WDBRF61J21 thanks for the replies. the rear SAM must be version coded. there were two different fuel sending units used on these cars. the early style was a rheostat type and the later style was a magnetic type. there is a right and left sending unit so be sure not to mi...	2
	2005 Mercury Sable GS 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 1MEFM50U75 thanks for the good information you all gave. it would be helpful if the vehicle was still here. when/if it comes back i will tackle it again. it is a weird problem in that after resetting kam you can drive it till the sun goes down and the fuel trims hover ar...	12
	2006 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L No Start VIN: 1N4BA41E96 ended up sending vehicle to nissan as we thought at our store possible ecm failure...ended up being ecm fault Trouble codes: P2101, P2100.	6
	2007 Nissan Armada SE 5.6L Air Bag Light On VIN: 5N1BA08C87 REPLACED AIR BAG MOUDULE. AIR BAG MOUDULE WAS DAMAGED	3
	2007 Nissan Xterra X 4.0L powertrain VIN: 5N1AN08W37 replaced the crank shaft possition sensor. truck started up and drove well. no codes or other issue came up. thanks guys	9
	2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WP52K7Y thanks for the help. we double checked the fuel pressure-ok. we checked exhaust system back pressure-ok. we plugged off all the vacuum ports-no change. well, the driving trims changed a little due to the vacuum source being removed from the fpr. we checked for... Trouble codes: P0171.	15
	2005 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L starter VIN: 5Y2SL63885 Thanks to Dan,Brian,Paul & Mark neutral safety switch fixed the problem.I suspected the switch from the begining but because of the cost I wanted reassurance that i was on the right track before ordering it!!!	5
	2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WP0CA29971 Thanks to all for the responses. After driving again the technician experienced driving issues characteristic of a MAF sensor failure. Although we had no MIL status related to this issue, and all diagnostic tests had indicated no problem, replacement of the se... Trouble codes: P0507 (Idle control stop).	4
	2007 Saturn Outlook XR 3.6L Transmission VIN: 5GZER337X7 Thank you for the quick responses I got. Steve from Quebec was very helpful and took time to email me. To answer my original question the fast learn adapts to not have to be performed for the vehicle to move. My intial thought was the reason it would hardly mo...	5
	1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 2.5L No Start, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S3BG685XW AT THIS TIME IM GOING TO CONSIDER THIS CASE CLOSED. IT HAS NOT ACTED UP SINCE REPLACEING THE NEUTRAL SWITCH, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A VERY INTERMITTANT PROBLEM. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RESPOND, & WISH EVERYONE OUT THERE IN IATN LAND A VERY MERRY... Trouble codes: P1507.	10

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