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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for March 19, 2003 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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 |
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| 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... |
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| 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... |
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| 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? |
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| 1985 Toyota Camry LE 2.0L no upshift VIN: JT2SV16E5F Hi guys, this Camry won't upshift in the normal mode. In the power mode everything works great. I replaced ECT with no change and also the MLPS. Neither of these affected shifting. Nothing shows up on codes either. Could the power/normal switch cause this? Sn... |
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| 1991 Toyota Tercel STD 1.5L No Start, Hard Start VIN: JT2EL43B2M Greetings! This Tercel came im after a dealer installed an engine, less than 50 miles ago. The problem the customer encounters now is hard start or no start cold. When it does start in runs excessivley rich for about 3-4 minutes. I have checked all the basics ... |
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| 1992 Toyota Cressida Luxury 3.0L cd player VIN: JT2MX83E8N I need a Wireing Diagram and connectors for the factory Matsushita (panasonic) 3 in one stereo. this radio has cassette & CD with satellite switch. I can not seem to find anyone with a wireing diagram for this stereo system, I also need the connector for the s... |
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| 1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BG28K3W This Camry came in with sputter and stall complaint. The MIL was on and codes were P0770 and P0773 both related to a problem with the shift solenoid E(5). We have never seen these codes and would like to gather some information before the customer returns for... Trouble codes: P0770 (Shift solenoid valve E5 problem), P0773 (Shift solenoid E5 circuit fault) |
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| 2000 Toyota Avalon XL 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4T1BF28B1Y mil light has came on 3 times in last month for same problem. has hesitation & occassional intake backfire off idle and at all speeds. tps & maf patterns appear ok, injector pulse width doesn't increase when throttle is snapped & hesitation occurs. feels like ... Trouble codes: P0171 (bank 1 lean) |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 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. |
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| 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... |
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| 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. |
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| 1993 Lexus GS300 3.0L pump thanks to all that replied however owner has not returned with vehicle thanks again |
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| 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. |
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| 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 ... |
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| 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). |
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| 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. ... |
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| 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... |
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| 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. |
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| 1999 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5L Stall, STARTS AND DIES VIN: JF1GM6756X thanks to all that responded to my post, with special thanks to daniel from manitoba. he hit the nail on the head with his recommendation about the mass air fow sensor recall. the customer took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the m.a.f. sensor to c... |
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| 1989 Toyota Pickup 2.4L Cuts out VIN: JT4RNO1P4K Well, Every body told me to recheck my vacuum hoses. they were O.K. But Toywrench told me to check spark KV, and to moniter fuel trim. That put me back on the right track, it was not an EGR problem as much as it was a firing problem. When the EGR opened, the m... |
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| 1990 Toyota Corolla DLX 1.6L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: JT2AE94A8L Thanks for all of the responses. Most correctly guessed that human error was the culprit in this case. Philip [...] set a new record with the correct diagnosis less than 3 hours after I posted the help-request. He suggested that during a fuel tank R&R someone... |
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