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	1992 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JH4DA9352N The idle concern was present before we replaced the intake gasket although we did recheck & recheck for air pockets. The ECT senses proper temp. Tested ECT, TP, ACT, PCV - OK. Replaced the Idle Air Control Valve as suggested by an Acura tech - NO CHANGE. If th...	View
	1995 Audi A6 2.8L daytime dash lights VIN: WAUJA84A3S The customer says that this car's instrument panel illumination lights are supposed to be on whenever the ignition switch is in the "run" position regardless if the parking/headlamps are on or not. I checked with the Standard Plus hot line and they indicated t...	View
	1997 Audi A4 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUED68D4W This car arrived in pieces. Another garage attempted to replace the timing belt and water pump without the special tools needed. We replaced the belt and pump (as we have done many times in the past) but now there is the P1559 code, idle speed controller. As I... Trouble codes: P1559	View
	1995 BMW M3 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WBSBF9329S Hi BMW Tech heads This M3 came in for a suging idle, and noise in engine. "Chain tensioner type noise" Removed V/C cover and found slight excessive play in Vanos chain tensioner. Aligned and blocked cams to ensure correct phasing. Replaced Tensioner and tappi...	View
	1997 BMW 318i 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACO32LVE This bmw is in for ck engine light on, puleed and found fault code for cam powsition sensor. took car for ride and ran good for a few minutes, then started bucking like out of gas , it would come and go. You could also here poping through the air filter, like ...	View
	1988 Buick Century Limited 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1G4AL5132J This car came in with a complaint of an erratic idle when cold and stalling at times when warmed-up. We found the MAF sensor connector wire broken and repaired plus replaced the MAF sensor with a reman unit. Symtoms continued. Checked MAF pattern & voltage dro... Trouble codes: 44 (lean exhaust)	View
	1989 Buick Regal Custom 2.8L speedometer VIN: 2G4WB14W1K The speedometer is reading inaccurately in this vehicle. It reads 45 when the actual speed is 60, at 50mph the actual speed is 69. The mph reading on the Tech 1 is exactly the same. Can anyone tell me what actually calibrates this speedometer? It looks like th...	View
	1990 Buick Regal 3.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 2G4WD11L4L Hello group, This Regal intermittently runs poorly in the form of overfueling, missing and surging. It had several codes listed (see above) and after about a minute the scan tool will lock up. I have tried the scan tool on other vehicles and it works fine but... Trouble codes: 66 (A/C Freon low), 21 (TPS ckt high), 13 (o2 sensor ckt open/short/bad), 39 (TCC malfunction)	View
	1997 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Cuts out VIN: 1G4HP52KXV this car came in with an intermitent stalling when trying to start, customer says sometimes when going to start car, does'nt matter hot or cold engine, the engine will start for two or three seconds then shut off as if he turned the key off, and will do this s... Trouble codes: P1626 (theft deterent system-feul enable circuit), P1629 (VTD cranking signal)	View
	2000 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L security VIN: 1G4HR54K4Y Hello fellow techs, I have a problem with this Buick. Yesterday this vehicle came into my shop on the hook. It was a no start. Tested battery and it only had 2.2 volts at the battery. Replace battery with one from GM (battery located under back seat along with...	View
	1988 Cadillac Allante 4.1L dashboard VIN: 1G6UR317XJ Hi all fellow techs.I got this car from another shop ,says dash goes out intermittently.While making some tests on central power supply unit the dash ,center console ,and brake lights went out for about 10 seconds and came back on.I checked fuse #8 which feeds...	View
	1990 Chevrolet Motor Home 454CID MIL Lamp on VIN: IGBKP37NOL Unit came in as no start what I've got is a check engine light that flashes rapidly with key on and run positions. The unit will start and run okay. This unit is built on a GM P30 chassis and uses GM electronics. I've checked all powers and grounds and found a... Trouble codes: 51 (faulty ecm faulty prom cal)	View
	1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 5.7L Hesitation, Misfire, VIN: 1G1YZ23J4M There is a loud backfire through exhaust system when engine is decelerating but only while engine is in the warm up phase.	View
	1991 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1G1YY3385M Hello fellow techs, This corvette runs incredibly rich, have changed oil twice and cleaned plugs twice, new O2 & MAP sensors, fuel pressure regulator OK,EGR OK. No codes are stored in computer. We have replaced fuel filter and fuel pump twice (we thought maybe...	View
	1992 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GKDT13W3N This one has me going in circles.The engine ran when cold, then would run poor under load then quit.Fuel pressure is 60 psi. I have spark at the plugs when cranking the engine. The scan tool shows tps at .45v coolant temp at 50F, but I get no rpm's or injector...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L valve/spark plug cyl #6 VIN: 1GNDT13W1S This Blazer came in for running rough. Found #6 to be a dead cyl. Pulled spark plug,was blown apart missing electrode, does not look like it was hit with anything. Compression was low. Pulled valve cover turned engine till valves were closed,put air to cyl, ca...	View
	1996 Chevrolet S10 LS 2.2L No Start, Cuts out VIN: 1GCCS1941T The owner of this truck states he has had trouble starting this truck for the past year. It will crank over fine but won't catch. He says that while cranking the dash lights go crazy and the spedo will peg. Sometimes it will quit while driving. He things it te...	View
	1997 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L rear brake update VIN: 3GNFK16R2V this truck has excessive and premature front pad wear. there is a tsb regarding replacing rear shoes & proportioning valve. please help clarify some tsb confusion. in mtod, tsb86-50-20 dated april 1998 says to replace rear shoes with part #[...] dura stop s...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2.2L DRL, High Beams VIN: 1G1JF5249W Tuesday - Customer said high beams did not work. Verified that, plus observed that daytime running lights inoperative and no DRL indicator on instrument panel. Connected Tech2 and can activate DRL's with Tech2, cannot activate high beams. When dimmer switch is...	View
	1985 Chrysler LeBaron 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1C3B056D5F This is a strange one, this engine will not idle with the map sensor plug in, when vacuum is applied to fuel pressure regulator fuel pressure drops. Is this normal for this system? Engine boggs under full throttle like lacking fuel. timing good, cam timing goo...	View
	1987 Chrysler New Yorker 2.2L Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1C3BT56ECH Car came in with cutting out and popping back under load. found fuel pressure at 20 psi. I told customer he had installed CFI pump but needed one made for MFI turbo, sent him home to change it. Three weeks later he returned. He had installed a used pump of the...	View
	1990 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue 3.3L No Start VIN: IC3XY66R2L No volts at fuel pump. OK at fuel pump relay. Need wire diagram for fuel between relay and pump. Locator indicates auto shutdown relay could not locate. Fax [...] Thankyou very much.	View
	1993 Chrysler LeBaron 3.0L lr shift VIN: 1C3XU4139P To all you Chrysler tranny guru's: I've got this 93 Lebaron that won't shift out of 1st gear. We put in a new solenoid contoller (All Data's trouble trouble tree lead us there) and a neutral safety switch. We are getting weird readings on our scanner for the t...	View
	1996 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L Cuts out VIN: 3C3EL55H5T this 2.5 convertible cuts out.we lose spark and crankshaft signal.replaced distributor and same problem.have checked everything,tuned with wires...fuel pressure and no codes now although the crank sensor code came in once.help!!	View
	1997 Chrysler Sebring LXi 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4C3AU52N6V Thanks for looking/helping with my post! Vehicle came in with only a complaint of check engine light.Had DTC P0171 (lean o2 right bank),this is the same DTC that someone else had a few days earlier and they tried a o2 sensor and spark plugs.I then found right ... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	1998 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L 5-spd Transmission VIN: 3B6MC3667W Has anyone got a permanet fix as our factory has so far no solution for us.	View
	1998 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cuts out, goes to idle Intermittently customer is cruising along and vehicle cuts out to idle and no responce from throttle pedal movement , leaves for 5-10 seconds and vehicle acts normal , he doesn,t want to spend $800.00 on new apps assembly if it may be computer related. other s... Trouble codes: P0121	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L oil pump VIN: 3B7HC16YXX this truck has been with us off and on for about 6 six weeks. when the truck is cold, oil pressure is 77psi. as it warms to normal operating tempature it steadily drops to 2-4 psi, which consequintly turns red dash light on. once truck is at normal operating t...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L seatbelt VIN: 1B7HF13Z5X We have a draw of .5 amps with the iod fuse in place.Also have a cycling lf seatbelt retractor.If iod fuse is removed the cycling stops and we have no draw.I read in the knowledge base that a airbag module fixed a similar vehicle but my belts are locked all th...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 3500 Van 5.2L warning lights VIN: 2B5WB35YXX Van can in as many others have with abs light on dash. We replaced speed sensor in rear differential and cleared mil light, ran van in shop 1 hour with no return of light, released van to customer.Customer returns a few days later and says same problem again s...	View
	1999 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.8L cruise VIN: 1B4GT44LOX cruise will not turn on-no codes- cruise light on dash lights for bulb check- then back off in 2,3 seconds. borrowed service manual from chrysler dealer but not very helpful. where does the power feed to the cruise come from. cannot find any blown fuses. remov...	View
	1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 4.9L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTJS34Y9R Hey Ford guy's... I have a 94 E-350 with 250K on it that came in with the O2 at 978mv. It would not switch. The cat was broken up so we replaced it along with the O2 sensor. We also gave it a complete tune-up. with an IAC because of an idle surge. Idle surge i...	View
	1994 Ford F-150 XL 5.8L Stall VIN: 1FTEX14H2R hopefully some of you have run into this the truck stalls when you put it into reverse only, if you gas it when you put it in reverse it will stay running, it does not do it every time but about every other time, any help will be great thanks.	View
	1995 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start VIN: 1FASP11JXS car came in about a week ago with the complaint that it would not start when hot or hard to start. connected fuel pressure gauge and checked fuel pressure. fuel pressure is good but the car would not hold pressure so i installed a fuel pressure regulator. fuel...	View
	1995 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Mechanical VIN: 1FTCR14XXP Ford techs, I have this Ranger here that doesn't have 3rd gear. All other gears work just fine. When the vehicle is shifted to 3rd nothing happens. Feels as if vehicle is still in neutral. Before I tear into this thing I was wondering if anyone had any other s...	View
	1996 Ford Mustang 4.6L cooling system items VIN: V4TF164148 vehicle came in with a cracked radiator. replaced the radiator and thermostat. purged air from system(ok) temp(ok) - 1,000 miles later, the waterpump failed-leaking from weep hole. replaced the waterpump and temp sensors. bleed system and verified cooling syst...	View
	1998 Ford Taurus SE Comfort 3.0L trans VIN: 1FAFP53S1W The original customer complaint: At start-up (in park) the car momentarily lunges forward as though in gear. At times the engine races up to 2000 rpm for about 5 secs then returns to normal idle speed. No other symptoms or trans problems. Before car could be ...	View
	1998 Ford F-150 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTRXO8L2W Hi, Truck came in with Check Engine light on and misfire felt. Had 3 codes Random misfire, and two O2 sensor codes. If I remember it was Bank 1 sensor 1 and Bank 2 sensor 1. Found a vacuum leak near IAC. Spark plugs were O.E. and due at 60k. Replaced with Moto... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1999 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTPE24L7X We have this van that sets a misfire code for cyl. #1 but doesnt trigger light and doesnt always set right away. Tech has done a compression test replaced plugs and also replaced coil over assembly on # 1 cyl. Fuel pressure is a good 37 psi and rises up when a... Trouble codes: 301	View
	2000 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L No Start VIN: 1FAFP42X8Y have a 2000 mustang 4.6 liter with coil over plug. The )coil packs go out every now and then. The owner of this vehicle has had )many break downs and every time it was the coil packs. I need to know )if this problem is an isolated case or many other mustang 4....	View
	2000 Ford Windstar SEL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMZA5341Y hi, once again i was told that this is my new problem. the vehicle has come in 3 times now the first tech to check it says that he can not find any vacum leaks i have not had a chance to look at this truck yet. has any one else had this problem? Trouble codes: P0170	View
	2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFP36351 Vehicle starts but stalls as soon as throttle is released. Will crank for a few seconds before restarting if attempted right away. If it sits for 10 seconds or so before attempting a restart it will start right up but stall immediately. In addition to the test...	View
	1990 Geo Prizm GSi 1.6L no power intermintly VIN: 1Y1SL5453L Hi All Thanks for taking a moment to look at this post. Picked up this vechicle for my daughter, blown head and all. Any way this car runs great when warm and when you first start( up when it is cold. Problem occures about a mile after you start cold. You sto...	View
	1996 Geo Tracker 1.6L tcc solenoid VIN: 2CNBJ1862T customer came to us at 97k miles tcc sol. open. he stated that it has gone out about every 20k miles since new. checked everything in circuits and found nothing abnormal replaced solenoid and all is well,back now with no tcc. was wondering if anyone knows if t...	View
	1992 Isuzu Pickup S 2.6L No Start VIN: 4S1CL11E5N very little info. from mitchell about this system. tested new coil-good, power switch-wave form signal from computer to power switch. we don't know if this is good, bad or indifferent. ignition coil is not being grounded. out of desperation we tried a new powe...	View
	1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L oil pressure VIN: 1JGW68N1XC this vehicle came in the first with a complaint of momentary drop of oil pressure accompanied by check guages and chime.supposedly in parking lot manuvers.we started by checking pressure with manual gauge attached with oil filter adapter so we could monitor th...	View
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L engine VIN: 1J4GW58N41 hesitation at idle,when accelerating fuse no(6)automatic shutdown relay fuse(30 amp) is alwayes blown&vechile shut down. we noticed that fuse blown only at mid throttle.vechile not idling propably. we check coils it's ok, we check catalytic convertor it's ok....	View
	1990 Lexus LS400 4.0L ck, engine light VIN: IT8UF11ESL This lexus when you first start it when its cold thwe ck,engine and trac off light comes on. I pulled code 21 from my scanner left main o2 sensorcircuit. My question is if I replace the o2 what does taht have to do with the trac light comming on. When the trac...	View
	1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC 5.0L air suspension VIN: 1LNCM93E5L this car was brought in with fail air suspension. we have replace the air ride compressor and both front ride height sensors. the rear suspension now works as it should but the front has to aired up at the compressor and will fall as the vehicle is driven. we ...	View
	1992 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Engine perfornace VIN: 1LNLM81W9N This car came in with lack of power under load. When O2 sensors were replaced the problem seem to have gone away for a short while. Initially there was no codes in the computer. When under load the O2 sensors would go lean and the injector pulse would go up to...	View
	1995 Lincoln Continental Diamond Anniversary 4.6L lights VIN: 1LNLM97V1S Occassionally while driving and then coming to a complete stop the customer complains the interior lights activate and the "door ajar" dashlight illuminates. Has anyone experienced this quirk? We aren't sure if we should delve into this one? Any help would be ...	View
	1997 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L plugged fuel system VIN: 1LNLM81W8V Fellow techs, We have a Lincon here that someone has put suger or corn syrup into the fuel tank. The customer ran the vehicle untill it quit.( she did'nt know it was in there) I have removed the fuel tank and flushed it, replace fuel filter, tried to flush the...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA43G3X Hey Mercedes Guys, I need your help! The vehicle occasionally sets the P0410 code and everything appears to be working fine. We installed our scanners and observed the following when the air pump is activated: Bank 1: No change found in the adaptive fuel str... Trouble codes: P0410 (AIR system malfunction logic chain)	View
	1993 Mercury Tracer 1.9L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: 3MAPM10J8P This car has a really low idle surge after it warms up. The customer says it dies, but I haven't had it die on me. With a scantool hooked up, I can watch the car in closed loop at idle. After a while the O2 voltage dropps to 15 to 36 mV. The sft will follow b...	View
	1990 Merkur scorpio 2.9L Poor Fuel Economy, low on power Hi this is my first help request and it concerns the ign. advance.The engine/management system is from what in the U.K. is called a Ford Granada.My problem is after setting the base timing in code 60 (spout disabled) the engine is gutless.The timing advances u... Trouble codes: 52 (transmission in drive)	View
	1980 Nissan 280ZX 2.8L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: HS13019750 Thanks to all that helped in the past your great. got a problem with fuel delivery only way we can get the engine started is to pinch off the fuel supply hose then it starts and you to keep fuel supply limited to keep it running thanks to all	View
	1989 Nissan 240SX SE 2.4L Bogs above half thot VIN: JN1HS36P2K This car will seem to run fine as long as you do not do 2 things. give it over half throttle and at the same time let it go over 3500rpm's. if you do the car will bog down like the injectors are shuting down. If you alow the RPM to go below the 3500, it will r...	View
	1992 Nissan SUNNY 1.4L electric windows VIN: JN1BCAN14U Window control cluster is in the door. No windows work yet I have a good earth, live and ign live. All fuses in the cabin and under the hood are all OK. I have changed the switch assembly twice, once with a second hand assembly and then a new one but still the...	View
	1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, idle fluctuates Suspect problem with idle is a symptom, not a cause. Do you know of common problems that would effect the idle in this way?	View
	1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.8L Cuts out VIN: 1GHDU06L4R Hello to all, This Silouhette has an intermittent stall or cut out. It has died once or twice (but always restarts) and will happen at slow or hiway speeds. No codes are set and I am hoping someoone has seen this. I have monitored it while driving with the Sn...	View

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	1995 Audi A6 2.8L Mechanical VIN: WAU1212121 appreciate all info recieved, i recieved the car back for repairs last monday and havent had time to post. both motor flaps where sticking they had organic material like leaves stuck inside due to lacking service. thanks again for everyones help iatn is great ...	4
	1998 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L sudden acell VIN: WAUBA24B0W we recieved some helpful info concerning this vehicle, however our customer was very uncooperative in letting us attempt to fix her problem.	5
	1984 BMW 318i 1.8L No Start, Stall VIN: WBAAK7404E Thanks for all the help on this BMW. I recieved some usefull advice however none of it led me to the root of the problem. I decided to check injector pulse with a noid light. As luck would have it, #2 injector was the easiest to get to so I unplugged the harne...	10
	1988 BMW 735i 3.4L brake assist VIN: WBAGB4306J I really want to thank everyone who sent in replies,14 in all.many of you said to try another new accumulator.I had my doubts but I tried one anyway and it did not cure the problem.car was exactly the same way .Some said to replace both the accumulator and the...	15
	1993 BMW 740i 4.0L on board computer VIN: WBAGD4322P thanks for all of the responses, turns out it was below 35 when the problem occured. till next time thanks.	6
	1999 Buick Regal LS 3.8L Whining noise VIN: 2G4WB52K1X We got 17 replies on this one. Several were close; the last reply was brief and to the point but it sure put us on the path. It was from 'Philip from New Hampshire' and said, ' Sounds like a drive sprocket support bearing noise. Probably also has a stretched d...	17
	1991 Cadillac Fleetwood d'Elegance 4.9L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G6CG53B8M Thanks to all who responded about ground problems and other idle control issues. I checked and cleaned the grounds and readjusted the TPS and performed idle learn procedure and the car seems to be working alot better although why they need to race to such a hi... Trouble codes: E55 (tps error).	5
	1988 Chevrolet V30 Cheyenne 5.7L ecm Replaced fuel sender relay & fixed some wire on harness to fuel injectors	15
	1990 Chevrolet Caprice 5.0L speedometer VIN: 1G1BB87H8L Many thanks to trans techs out there. an Old dog like me scracthes the surface sometimes we fall thru it always good no matter how much you think you know to tweak someone else the fix was a differnt driven gear which parts availabilty was the major issue. t...	7
	1990 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L No Start VIN: 1G1JC54G4L It's fixed, did not get many replies, so I started back at the begining. It turns out that my OTC monotor 4000E was in error giving me no data. I connected my Genisys and had data stream. Then found no RPM reading. Tested and replaced crank sensor, which broke... Trouble codes: 255 (unknown fault).	5
	1995 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start, Surge VIN: 1GNDT13WXS frist i would like to thank all four gentalmen that help you all were right my part store send use the wrong fuelpump they send one for the .Z. engine i had W.engine that explaines white smoke as for the distributorwhen setting engine to d.t.c i pull the distr...	4
	1998 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDX03E2W thereplies that i recieved ranged from trans tcc problems to dirty injectors to egr problems. i hooked up an analog tach and found out that when it hesitated or quit my tach would drop to 0 rpm very quickly. i concentrated on ign sys. according to all the code...	7
	1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GNDT13W7X well thanks for the ideas. turns out to be a simple deal. found coil wire shorting out intermitttently. must have got lucky and moved it just right when testing. after tore plenum off and checked regulator, noticed on startup that the wire was shorting. but th...	9
	1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L radio VIN: 1G1JF12T8X to keep this very simple the vehicle is fixed. i received the wrong security code from the local dealer for reasons yet unknown. i called the dealer three separate times and they in turn called delphi. all three times they insisted the code was 0784, which con...	2
	1988 Dodge Grand Caravan LE 3.0L timing belt VIN: 1B4FK5031J I have the information I need thanks to all of you. 13 replies and 2 have seen the valves bend under very rare conditions. Many of those responding have done dozens of these jobs. Many reccomend doing the water pump at the same time. Thank you all for your hel...	19
	1993 Dodge Dakota 5.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1B7GL23Y3P Hello, Well iam happy to say the dakota will be leaving soon.I had several replies to this one and all thoough only hit it they were all good.Paul [...] sent a mail telling of a flexplate change in late 94 .I called the dodge house to check part numbers an...	9
	2002 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Steering VIN: 3B7KF23C12 we received several replies on this one, most said it was nature of the beast, some said steering gear adjustment or replacement, other susggested trailing arm bushings. Since we were posting this for our local dodge dealer, we didnt get to do anything to it, ...	11
	2002 Dodge Caravan SE 2.4L brake light fuse VIN: 1B4GP25B52 The wiring going to the switch under the dash was the problem, It had gotten pinched some how during assembly is my best guess and it took this long to finally cut through the insulation and short to the pedal support bracket. We repaired the wiring, and remou...	2
	1988 Ford Bronco II Eddie Bauer 2.9L shift lever centering pin VIN: 1FMCU14T5J by knocking the pin back and forth with a punch to loosen the knurled shoulder, and with two sharp small screw drivers one on each side i pryed the pin out. i was able to remove the pin, even after i had already messed the head of the pin up by nipping off the...	14
	1988 Ford Ranger S 2.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1FTBR10T4J thanks for the help,or support,the new o2 sensor did fix this truck,i did check the grounds that you guys were aware of,i used a volt drop on them with engine running,they all checked out ok,the big concern was the negative voltage the lab scope was showing on...	5
	1991 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L code 23 VIN: 2FTJW35M1M I did get an e-mail that said i could set the tps by an ohm meater with still the .515 block in the fuel injection pump set the top and middle wires to 1800 ohms. Trouble codes: 23 (FIPL sensor), 62 (trans code).	6
	1995 Ford Contour GL 2.0L Surge VIN: 3FALP65445 I found that disconncting the spout connctor the car ran fine I replaced the ecm and found car to run great.Thanks	13
	1998 Ford Ranger XL 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1FTYR1OC9W Finally, this one's out the door. I probably spent more time on this in 5 weeks than anything else, but it did get pushed off to the side for 2-3 days at a time because of our work load. As it turned out we surmized that when the timing belt broke it must ha...	9
	1999 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L power steering pump and rack VIN: 2FMZA5149X Thanks to all who replied. I got 15 replies and about ten hit the nail on the head. The pressure and return lines were crossed. So I replaced the top seal, swapped the lines and started it up. This time I made sure not to stick my arm through the wheel, and lo...	15
	2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L turn signals VIN: 1FTSX31F5Y there are too many people to thank for their help. just about everyone that responded were right on the money. the relay was to the right of the steering column and was blue. thanks for all of the very quick responces.	11
	1995 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L Stall VIN: 1GTCS19Z4S i did not recieve any useful information,but i drove to his lot when it acted up. the vehicle immediatly died when put into gear-quickly i shoved in park or nuetral & it idled o/k. done that several times-it acted just like a torque convertor problem-i mean it...	4
	1998 Honda Accord EX 2.3L MIL Lamp on, vtec system to all that replied you said the same as the dealer and they were wrong it was the vtec solenoid it must share a ground or something like that we replaced vtec solenoid and all is well thanks for all the replies anyways Trouble codes: P1241.	5
	1998 Hyundai Sonata GL 3.0L No Start, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: KMHCF24T8W all three replies were helpful & to point with no excessive spam / this was my first experience with iATN and although there was only three replies all 3 were more than willing to help & were open to replies by e-mail & faxes / unfortunately the customer was u...	3
	1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L unknown VIN: 1J4GZ58S1W Thanks to all who replied. I have to close this one out with no fix, at least for the time being. I had several replies with many different things to check. Several of you recommended replacing the torque converter. While we didn't change it we did rule it o...	13
	1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: JT8UF11E9N Had alot of great help, but this one did end up being a bad AIC. Found that when you took away air from AIC, vehicle would smooth out. AIC was stuck wide open. Replaced AIC and all is well.	6
	1993 Lexus GS300 3.0L pump thanks to all that replied however owner has not returned with vehicle thanks again	8
	1995 Lexus ES300 3.0L unknown VIN: JT8GK13T7S hi guys just as suspected sensor was bad after it heated up. drove vehicle until dtc set was about 20 miles. sure enough when i tested the sensor it was opened like mervyns. open-open-open. thanks to you guys and your time another lexus was fixed.	3
	1995 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L rear fog lite VIN: WDBEA34E3S Didn't get much help on this one, but I did get help and it was helpful. I ck with Mercedes on the bulb and the correct bulb was in the rear fog lite. What we figured out was that when the bodyshop hooked up the wires wrong they also damaged the headlamp sw. i...	1
	1980 Nissan 280ZX 2.8L No Start VIN: HS13019750 A big thanks to all that replied we replaced the dist with rebuilt unit still no spark however were fortunate to have similar car in the shop that ran swapped dist and gained spark (faulty aftermarket dist) now engine will only start if you pinch off the fuel ...	4
	1986 Nissan Cedric 2960CC No Start VIN: KPY30-2004 Hello again, This one is fixed, it took a while but that happens when you work on these Japanese direct vehicles. Those of you who don't know, the regular scan tool can't work on these. Any way after checking and finding nothing concrete i went into the Iatn c... Trouble codes: 23 (Idle Switch), 31 (Load Signal).	4
	1989 Nissan 240SX 2.4L crank seal VIN: JN1NS36P5K customer opted to only put in a new front crankshaft seal at this time. the o.e. part was too much money for her-some suggested a used one but she did not want this-some said have a machine shop repair it but we could not find one that was interested in this. ...	9
	1992 Nissan Stanza GXE 2.4L ECCS Fuseable Link VIN: JN1FU21P4N Thanks to Paul [...] for his help with this one. The harness running to the injectors had rubbed through on one of the bolts for the ACV causing an intermittent hard short. The area where it rubbed through was hardly noticeable.. had to pull the harness away f...	4
	1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1H6SD16Y4V We finally have this vehicle fixed. Judging from the past responses to the repair, everyone is a little fuzzy on how to go about this particular vehicle First things first- In the flow chart it fails to tell you that you are, in effect, testing the power tra... Trouble codes: P1320.	3
	1996 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Electronic VIN: 1G3GR62C4T We checked all of the vehicle speed sensors as 2 members suggested - all checked ok for ohms and pattern on lab scope. We checked the connector on the abs module as 1 member suggested. Found that when driven with the scan tool the PVM would go into a fault whi...	3
	1987 Plymouth Horizon America 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1P3BM18C7H took carb top back off and found jets where in wrong place this car had a factory rebuild on it swaped jets around customer has not had any other problems thanks for all the help Paul [...]	10

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