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	1996 Audi A6 2.8L Interior VIN: WAUGC84A2T I have no odometer & ambient temp back lighting. Alldata was not much help, they gave an instrument panel bulb location but it does not show it. The odometer and abient temp indicators look like LCDs. Is there a bulb(s)? If there aren't any what is in need of ...	View
	2001 Austin Mini Cooper 1.6L MIL Lamp on Please some can help me i want known whos the description in this code Trouble codes: P2096 (Undocumented Code)	View
	1998 Buick Century Limited 3.1L rack & pinion VIN: 2G4WY52M9W We installed an AC Delco remanufactured rack #36-16509. The problem now is the right wheel is rubbing on the inside on a hard turn. Left side is fine. Has anyone experienced this? It is master-splined. Is the reman. rack 1 spline off? Thanks in advance, Pat Mu...	View
	1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Vats VIN: 1G4HR52K2W Hello group I need to know is there anyway to check the vats system with out taking car to a dealer.. This car is my sons baby setters and she is low on funds. The security lite flashes and it wont crank . I checked for codes none present I checked battery . G...	View
	1971 Cadillac Deville 472CID Climate control VIN: 681691Q200 This older Cad has a bad climate control--we are looking for a good used one or a reman unit or?? Any help would be great--This a really clean older Cad that is owned by the orginal owner. Thanks--Jim	View
	1969 Chevrolet engine 350CID coolant on underside of valve covers this motor seams to be getting a lot of water or coolant under the valve covers,all usual test seam to be good no sign of coolant in crankcase or oil in radiator checked alldata	View
	1993 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCDM15Z9P Hey Guys, I have this Astro van with the ck engine light on. It has code 43. The scanner says to ck the knock sensor circuit for 5V at the sensor which it has. I replaced the sensor and cleared codes, the light comes back on immediately.I also checked the timi... Trouble codes: 43 (ESC Problem)	View
	1994 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L No Start VIN: 2G1WL54T8R Good afternoon Techs, Got this car in after a shop replaced engine and could not get it to start. I have found the injector ground circuit (D-3) is grounded all the time and holding all 6 injectors open all the time. I disconnected the D-3 circuit from the PCM...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1HDHHSJUIU whith fuel gauge hooked up and eng runs for about 15 min, fuel pressure will start dropping down to 10 psi for a few min.and somtimes it will stall or fuel pressure will pick back up to 41 psi and run fine. we did find when fuel pressure drops,we removed purge...	View
	1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L seems to be temp switch VIN: 1G1BL52P1S The air does not cool, yet is does not get very hot. Got a tech who swears it is the actual temp blend door getting jammed by something, such as a pen that fell into the vents, says he has seen it before. Other tech is stumped as he says everything checks out....	View
	1996 Chevrolet C1500 4.3L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19W9T timing is set as it has a crank sensor (not in the dist.) the only work customer said had been done lately was a belt. the fuel from the tank seem to burn fine and the gas i used was from a different gas station. i hope you can help me with this and thanks for... Trouble codes: P0300 (radom misfire), P0108 (map sensor high voltage), P0134 (o2 b1 s1), P1133 (o2 b1 s1), P1106 (map sensor hig voltage)	View
	1997 Chevrolet Venture LS 3.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GNDX03EXV car came in for miss fire code cyl #6 found no comp from bent camshaft replaced cam now ot has the crank sensor code ive replaced both crank sesors and the cam sensor no change if you moniter the crank sensor 24x it always reads 168 checked the wires from the ... Trouble codes: P0336	View
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L engine VIN: 1GCC23G92F has anyone had any experience or see any excessive oil consumption in these engines? if so were you able to repair it and if so how did you repair it? any advice would be greatly appreciated	View
	1992 Dodge W250 5.9L water in fuel sensor VIN: 1B7KM26CN9 Hi folks,got a Dodge diesel with a water in fuel light on.It happened after the owner washed the engine,he said. Unplugging the sensor or bypassing it with a jumper does'nt turn the light off.I can't find a wiring diagram to show me how this thing works.Any i...	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L limp mode VIN: 1B4GP44R3T van came in going into fail safe at times. cycle key ok keeps setting p0700 code and code 15 in trans. went through flow chart for code 15 . chart said to change computer. but problem seems to intermitet did fid when driving that some times when turning wipers...	View
	1997 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start VIN: 1B7GL23X8V WELL ON THIS DODGE DAKOTA it has a intermitent starting condition. truck was towed to us and it started with some difficulty but it did start. fuel pressure is 48 psi., igintion is great, noid light flashes. all data on scanner displays normal operation. have ...	View
	1998 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Hesitation, Misfire, no mil lamp This one is for the chrysler gurus,, this is another one that the boss got at auction. Really has me and the local dealer stumped.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. OK this truck runs great,,, until you let it set after a hot run for atleast 10 minutes o...	View
	2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 3.9L valves VIN: 2B6HB11XO2 cust complaint of running rough scan pcm found code for #2 mis fire new plug,ign wire,compression test found 85psi cyl #4& #6 @ 180 performed cyl. leak test low side of moderate remove right cyl head found #2 exhaust valve bent and good mark in #2 piston also ...	View
	1986 Ford Aerostar 3.0L Cuts out VIN: 1FTDA14U4G Hello Techs. This is an odd one. I think this van has a wiring problem. I think it is a ground fault, but I can't find it. If you turn on the blinkers it stumbles when the lights are on, then runs ok again when they are off(runs good – bad – good – bad – an...	View
	1988 Ford Taurus L 2.5L Stall VIN: IFABP50D2J car dies when hot. has to run for 60 min or more before it will not control .idle dies comming to a stop or putting in gear. it controls idle when cold. have replaced ecm coolant temp senor,map,tps,distibator,relay module. 02 sensor,isc motor,ign module. r/r i...	View
	1990 Ford Lincoln 3.8L Alternator VIN: 1LNCM984XL Hello to all! I am in need of some help! I have a 1990 Lincoln, and it's overcharging! When the vehicle is idling I get 13.56 V, when I raise rpm's I get upto 18.21 V. I replaced the alternator and I still get the same problem. I was wondering if anyone knows...	View
	1991 Ford F-250 Custom 4.9L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1FTEF25YOM Help Ford techs, I have this Ford pickup truck that just wont idle smooth, especially when cold start. Initial scanner results were showing a EGR problem, so I replaced with a new EGR from Ford. Still dosnt run good. The vacuum idle is about 13 in.with the nee...	View
	1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FACP74W7N Hello, fellow techs- this one has us stumped Mr Miller came in with low to nil idle, alternator and mil lights on- He had battery inspected and it was ok, so he brought the vehicle to us to find out what the problem is. First off, we pulled codes (hard to ke... Trouble codes: 157 (KOEO - MAF signal to low), 332 (KOER - EGR valve not opening)	View
	1993 Ford Taurus SHO 3.2L cruise control VIN: 1FALP544XP hello out there about a mouth ago we installed a transmission now cutomer comes back says his cruise control does not work ive check for codes with my scanner i get no data ive check all the wireing conections all good ive replaced the clock spring at one poin...	View
	1994 Ford F530MOTORHOM 7.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: 3FCMF53G3R WE INSTALLED A NEW CRATE FORD ENGINE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO RAN GREAT HAD ABLOWN HEAD GASKET AND A GROVE IN CYLINDER TESTED CLEAN THAN. LAST WEEK IT WENT FOR A SMOG AND FAILED AT 9.+ % CO CAME BACK TO ME (FRIENDS DAD)CAME IN ABOUT AWEEK AGO AND WE WENT OVER IT REP...	View
	1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5140T This van runs rough when first started for about 15 seconds. The mil light is on with a code P0301. We have replaced plugs, wires, #1 injector, and the temp sensor. We can find no vacuum leaks. The EGR system has been cleaned and the ports in the intake look c... Trouble codes: 0301 (Cylinder 1 misfire detected)	View
	1996 Ford Windstar 3.8L 1-2 shift and take off VIN: 7NUD479SL2 Hello fellow wrench heads, This Windstar is showing a code "po731 incorrect 1st gear ratio" and overdrive light on dash flashes. Customer complained of vehicle slipping during in-town driving while engine is at operating tempeture. During my road test all was ...	View
	1997 Ford Escort LX 2.0L 1-2 shift VIN: 3FALP15P5V After transmission service, when shifter is in "OD", vehicle is sluggish when accelerating from a stop. When shifter is in Drive - accelerates/shifts noramlly. Using a MSD 2500 Scan Tool, in OD, vehicle not moving - the #1 Shift Solenold is ON, #2 SS is OFF,...	View
	1997 Ford F Super Duty 7.3L transmission VIN: 1FDLF47F4V vehicle came in with severe vibration and cracked trans case.case is one piece, bell housing is were it's cracked right behjnd were starter bolts up.got to replace trans but looking for reason.any suggestions?	View
	1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L p/p pump/rack VIN: 1FMDU32P6V Vehicle came in for a front brake job. Mechanic noticed that when you turn the wheel with or without the weight of the vehicle on the tires the steering wheel vibrated and the tires. Test drove noticed the steering wheel vibrated the same as it did on the lift...	View
	1999 Ford Econoline Super Duty Custom 7.3L not raising line preshure on take off VIN: 15848R53MJ It came in smoked. slipping at a take off, making noise, and stoped pulling when it got hot. We rebuilt it the first time we had no second gear. That was contributed to a cut lip seal and by the way torqueconverter that was not installed propper so we renewed ...	View
	2000 Ford E-250 Econoline 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNS24L9Y Van has misfire under load only, no codes (had mil, battery died night before customer dropped off, lost codes) First pulled coils and plugs to check out, all plugs appear normal, no fouling none too lean, none too rich. Checked resistance of coils, all .7 oh...	View
	2000 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L MIL Lamp on, lean codes VIN: 2FMDA514XY TRICKY ONE!!! This vehicle has been back several times...what bothers me is that it sucks air through the rods in the end of the intake...The dealer says that they are a calibrated vacuum leakS...??? Has anyone run in to this before...PLEASE Help!!! This car ... Trouble codes: P	View
	2001 Ford Taurus SE 2-Valve 3.0L front end VIN: 1FAFP55U31 I have this Taurus with a shimmy in the front end when accelerating.The shimmy only occurs after 25 miles per hour or so.Motor supports don't appear to be broken ,but there is quite a bit of rock from motor when power braking.Thought maybe a halfshaft problem,...	View
	1996 GMC Jimmy 4.3L front diff or transfer case VIN: 1GNCT18W8T hello techs I have a bearing noise sound like its in the front diff. noise is there only in 2 wheel drive as soon as you push 4 high button noise is gone. I disconnected the vacumn to the front diff. and noise still goes away when put into 4 wheel drive so I r...	View
	1996 Honda Accord EX 2.7L Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCE6675T Sorry about the length of this story but it's a bit more involved than most. I'm an experienecd 20 year Honda tech but I've got one that has me stumped, looking for some input from other Honda guys. Car came in for poor driveability, MIL, and int. stalling. My... Trouble codes: P1361 (Honda code 8TDC sensor no signal / signal interruption), P1381 (Honda code 9 CYP sensor no signal / signal interruption), SRS, 92, SRS, 002	View
	2001 Infiniti I30 3.0L Rotors VIN: JNKCA31A71 Hi All, Thanks in advance for your help. One of our good customers has this 2001 Infinity I30 and is having recurring trouble with the front brake rotors. So far, every 15,000 miles the brakes will develop pulsation. The first time, the dealership re-surface...	View
	1998 Jaguar XK8 4.0L timing chain VIN: SAJGX2749V Gentleman, this vehicle was towed in, with a no start condition, upon inspecting engine, found a broken timing chain on rt camshaft, the small chain, my question is? do this engine bent valves? or can I just replace chains and rails, tensioners, retime engine ...	View
	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee SE 5.2L Lighting VIN: 1J46Z58Y4S HELLO EVRYBODY THIS JEEP CAME INTO SHOP WITH REAR LAMP FAILURE LIGHT. CHECKED ALL THE LIGHTS EVRYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, PULLED ALL THE BULBS OUT AND CHECK ALSO I CHECKED FOR BAD CONTACT AND I ALSO CHECKED FOR BAD GROUND. eVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OK...I...	View
	1999 Jeep Cherokee SE 2.5L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1J4FT27P5X Hi again, need a little direction please. Have a 4cyl Cherokee here that intermittently will fall flat on it's face and customer stated even quit on him twice. Scanned for codes, none. TPS, front O2 OK, rear O2 not switching early on. CTS reading OK. Vacuum ga...	View
	2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L unknown VIN: 1J4FF48S4Y This one has us going crazy. This Jeep has a Clicking noise, shudder, vibration that only appears after the vehicle has been driven some distance. The noise and vibration are very much like you would feel when Posi-traction clutch plates are contaminated. That...	View
	2000 Kia Sportage 2.0L Compressor VIN: KNDJB7238Y Here again with another flood vehicle this time its the a/c circuit. When turn switch on only a/c fan comes on and only on high compressor does not energize and has feon, only when i conect a straigh to it itworks,also the vehicle had some body work done on pa...	View
	1992 Lexus SC300 3.0L Flashing light,Auto temp control VIN: JT8JZ31C2N Followed diagnostic procedure and tested solar sensor. Tested OK but the next step said to replace the control, so opted to buy the cheaper part first , we installed a new solar sensor. No change, swallowed hard and ordered control unit, (used) Installed, no c...	View
	1995 Lincoln Continental Diamond Anniversary 4.6L No Start VIN: 1LNLM97V2S HELLO FORD /lINCOLN THECS This car came in the shop on the hook, with no start condition.Tested the basics, found no fuel pressure. Then I found that the vehicle has a reset switch for the fuel pump. I have no instruction on how to reset this switch. Ipushed i...	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L compressor VIN: WDBDA28D3H Hello This car has no power to compressor. We have already installed a new push button control head and the ac control unit(relay) by battery. The only way we can get compressor to run is to directly hook up a hot lead to compressor. Fuses in box appear good ....	View
	1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L dash/defroster vents VIN: WDBDA28D1N I have this '92 190E in my shop and the customer states that when the blower fan is on it blows air out the defrost vents no matter what. It is not a great deal of air, if the dash vents are selected then the majority of the air comes out the dash vents. There...	View
	1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L speedometer VIN: WDBFA66E2N we replaced the evap and the a/c control head stopped working,replaced .and now we have no speedometer or odom. we have preformed the dash dagagnostic test and the speedo responds.we have checked for pinched wires and plug conections ,everything looks ok. look...	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, no throttle response VIN: WDBKK47F1Y Hello to all. I hope someone out there can help. Customer had a DEAD-DEAD battery and needed a jump. Car was in their garage all winter long. Used booster pack and car started right up, but surged badly at idle. (Headlights and interior lights were getting dim...	View
	1999 Mercury Mystique GS 2.0L Starting VIN: 1MEFM653XX This car will not turn off. You turn the key off and this thing keeps running. The PCM relay has power all the time. I wasn't able to piece together the wirring diagrams on AllData to get the information I needed. Here is the question what is it that turns thi...	View
	2001 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 4A3AA46G81 This vehicle is a flood vehicle, and was laid up for one year because other technician could'nt get it started.When i recieved this vehicle i found that my injectors were not bursting,the problem there were the key lock system ecu was corroded and burn, i repa...	View
	1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N6SD11S4V code will not set with egr vacuum disconnected indicating lean mix in #4. all egr passages including small metal tube with small orifice have been cleaned and are clear. i question egr transducer and customer has replaced it with a (not known if good) used one... Trouble codes: P0304	View
	1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 2.8L engine VIN: 2G3AJ51WXK i want to replace engine i herd that there are to different engine one with oil pressure switch at the rear of intake manfold one with switch on front side of engine block will these engines interchain	View
	1997 Oldsmobile Achieva S 2.4L Starts and imediatly VIN: 1G3N152T3V Vehicle was towed in. it will start and die. Code 1629 came up on snap on scanner. Troubleshooter said it was problem with insturment pane or wireing. Checked continuity on related wires and all was fine. Also the door locks do not work properly. I supect secu... Trouble codes: 1629 (lack of comunication between inst panel and computer)	View
	1997 Plymouth Voyager LE 3.8L left front suspension VIN: 2PUFP2533V Hello and thank you for taking time to help me out. Well this van has been in our shop for three days with a loud banging noise over bumps,and now I have been given the task of finding out whats going on after the above parts were installed by a another techni...	View
	1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager Expresso 3.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2P4GP44G6W Hello everyone I have a Problem and was hoping some of you chrysler Techs would know... The check engine light was on and I used my snap on scanner to get the codes I recieved codes P1695 and P1698 Also a ABS code 36.. We do not have a DRB Tester so I checked ... Trouble codes: P1695 (No Body CCD message), P1698 (NO Transmission CCD Message), 36 (Bus Communication Error)	View
	2000 Plymouth Voyager 3.3L cruise VIN: 3P4GP44GXY hi guys thisvans cruise sometimes works sometimes not we put in a speed servo due to vacum leak and repaired the ground wire by the servo connecter the cruise light will come on than go off the snap on scanner shows the cruise on we followed the mitchell on de...	View
	1970 Pontiac GTO 400CID Rear Main Seal VIN: 242370Z120 Good Day To All, I am looking fo some insight and different opinions from the group. This GTO is the owners and bought last spring and is is mint condition. We had a slight oil leak from rear main seal , was dripping more than what I thought was normal for a ...	View
	1990 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1G5WT54V5L As you can see we have tried & tried. Idls perfect-start to move the car in gear and it stalls (not die) then lurches forward. On hiway runs good, accelerates fine. Speedomoter about 20 - 25 miles fast. We found 3 grounds checked, cleaned and tightened. Anyone...	View
	1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L rocker arms/ lifters VIN: 1G2NE55D2S Hello Group. Need some advice on this one. This grand am is making a noise that sounds like lifters that are worn out. The engine carrys good oil pressure, cold or warm. I have talked to a few local gm techs and they say that thay have never replaced lifters i...	View
	1996 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L Engine VIN: 1G2NE52TOT HI Group! This is my first posting, hope you can help. This car came in with a bad head gasket and timing chain noise. Replaced head gskt. and had head resurfaced. Replaced all timing components. Replaced oil pump with GM replacement. Had contamination in eng...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1996 Audi A4 2.8L aeration VIN: WAUDA88D3T Good morning tech's This one is fixed. The valvebody gasket was blown out (not sucked in like you would think). When i got the used trans the pan was smashed in like it was droped. The sudden rush of fluid through the filter must have spit the gasket out. I ...	1
	1996 Audi A4 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDA88D1T Thanks to all who responded. We have called the custome on three occasion to find out how the car was running, and to see if the check engine light was on. Customer reports car is running well with no check engine light.	7
	2000 Audi S4 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDD68DXY First off I would like to apoligize for the delay on the fix on this one. After waiting for the part I had to then wait for my father to get back into town so I could insall the sensor. So, the Mass Air Flow sensor fixed this car. After installing the new MAF ... Trouble codes: P1128 (Bank 1 lean), P1130 (Bank 2 Rich).	4
	1994 BMW 325i 2.5L Surge Thanks to everyone of the 11 responses. You guys send me in the right direccion, witch was going over my previous steps. I cheked the O2 sensor wiring, then the sensor itself, ok. Then the idle valve and vaccum leaks, ok. Throttle position sensor (live data), ...	11
	1993 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L alternator VIN: 1G6KY5291P To sum it up, the customer is getting rid of this car...didn't want to spend the time to check for bad grounds...His decision...Thanks for all the help...	7
	1954 Chevrolet Panel Delive 235CID MAin Bearing and Head bolts VIN: 2354565545 Hi and thanks for the numerous replies, I was able to find what I needed thanks to the many places you people sent info on. Here is a list:Patrick's Chevy Parts in Casa Grande, [...] Obsolete Ch...	23
	1990 Chevrolet MH P30 7.4L power steering and auto park brake VIN: 1GBKP37N1L had many different replies,ten in all,thanks to eveyone, the problem was in the park brake valve not allowing full pump pressure to get to steering box,removed valve and repaired all seems well now	8
	1992 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1GNDM19Z3P I got 9 replies, most of them said replace ignition module and others said to scope it. We dug out the scope and sure enough firing pattern was strange. Change ignition module and it look good now. Didn't even occur to anyone in the shop to scope it, even ...	10
	1993 Chevrolet Lumina APV 3.1L Door locks VIN: 1GNDVO610P Well it came back after a few days to let me dig deeper and the thing wasn't doing it anymore and the door locks started working. Thanks to all that replied.	4
	1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Compressor VIN: 2G1WL52M8V This was a very difficult one to find due to diagnostic trees and wiring diagrams from mitchell and all data were incorrect. The diagnostic tree for code P1639 says if you have code PO530 stored, follow PO530 diagnostic tree. On this vehicle you have two five ...	None
	1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WL52M8V This was a very difficult one to find due to diagnostic trees and wiring diagrams from mitchell and all data were incorrect. The diagnostic tree for code P1639 says if you have code PO530 stored, follow PO530 diagnostic tree. On this vehicle you have two five ... Trouble codes: P0530, P1169 (5 volt reference).	2
	1997 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L rear brake update VIN: 3GNFK16R2V Some suggestions were replace rear shoes with softer linings, ck front brake hoses for collapsing hoses, use severe duty pads in front. Thank you for all the replies. GM told me that the proportioning valve listed in service bulliten is ok for this truck. I ma...	9
	2000 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L No Start VIN: 2G1WF55K9Y Thanks to all of you that replied. The car only had the factory anti-theft system. What I did to it was inspect the connections at the switch and the BCM and reconnect. We made a follow up call to the customer today and she said it is working fine. Wanted to w... Trouble codes: B2958 (Security system sensor data circuit high), B2960 (Security system sensor data incorrect but valid), B2618 (Pass. compartment circuit dimming circuit high), B2647 (Ambient light sensor circuit low), B2655 (Pass. compartment dimming circuit high), B2712 (Gear shift lock circuit low).	6
	1988 Chrysler LeBaron 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1C3CJ41K4K As of now the vehicle is running well. The customer informed me that it acted up once, and then ran fine. He will bring it back if it acts up again. Thanks to all who responeded to me	9
	1995 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L front rockers VIN: 1C4GH54L4S I decided to pull the motor and fix this one right. The only reason that I was looking to drill the rockers is that it is my own van. The cam bearings were not turned like most thought, but were worn badly. Replaced all bearings and rings while I was there, ...	6
	1990 Dodge Ram 50 2.4L No Start VIN: JB7FL29W8L I had 3 replies and one phone call on this. All told me that the computer was the problem. Most said that if I took the cover off the ecm that I would find a burnt circuit in the ecm. I did take off the cover and found nothing burnt nor did it smell like it ha...	3
	1993 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L 2nd gear only VIN: 1B4GH44RXP Thank you for your help. All of your information is correct. The code is 36, 51, 54, 57 : Gear ratio error , 2-4 cluch 62 cluch 46. Mechanical problem. I decided to send this car to junk yard because of high mileage This is one of replys from Lane from Mic...	34
	1995 Dodge Neon High Line 2.0L No Start, Surge, Stall VIN: 3B3ES47C6S Thanks to all who replied. Christopher Garcia, William Longenecker, Ben-Zion, Al [...], you were all on the subject. I checked the wire harness leading to the CKPS O2S behind the engine and found melted wires. Wiggle test verified the stall. As advised, rep...	6
	1996 Dodge Caravan 2.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 2B4FP25BXT received replies advising to look at crank sensor / connecotr. For the money i am just going to get one and do it. There were also replies to spray down under the battery, will attempt this prior to the crank snesor inpection/install. Will advsie, should be do...	9
	1997 Dodge B2500 5.2L dead battery VIN: 2B6HB21Y3V Fellow tecks, thank you for your replys. We recieved six replys with no duplications. There were 2 suggestions, one from Mike in southern California, and one from Ted, in Ohio, that I had not tried and quite frankly had never heard of. The other replys had bee...	7
	1999 Dodge Caravan 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B4GP2538Y It is fixed, The first problem was a scanner conflict for some reason my scanner would not communicate with the van. I used a freinds and there were two codes for both O2 sensors shorted. I replaced the O2 sensors and it still ran poorly. Further diagnosis lea... Trouble codes: FD (Unidentified code present).	3
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L Excessive Emissions, No Start VIN: 1B7HC13Z6X Thanks for all the Emails.The problem with finding the proper fix was loosing track of Basics,Basics,Basics. I had unpluged the injectors and tried to start the engine on 2+2 and noticed that the fluid was being pushed back out of the manifold, this means back...	9
	2000 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L headlights VIN: 2B4GP44F1Y Thanks to those who replied. The BCM fixed the whacky problems that occurred but did not solve my brights problem. After looking more closey at the schematic, I realized that the brights do not get controlled through the BCM anyway. I traced The white w green ...	3
	1994 Eagle Vision TSi 3.5L 1-2shift VIN: 2E3ED66F2R i repalce the ign. switch aii repies were a help thank you very much jim	4
	1991 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L poor braking VIN: 1FAPP60TOM Thank you to all of the techs that replied, again as ususal there many good replies In this case, the timng chain had jumped, and was causing the low engine vacum.	14
	1993 Ford Escort LX 1.9L No Start VIN: 1FAPP15J6P Hello group, Thanks to all who provide valuable data on this problem. I was told to connect negative to the ground terminal in the top of the sending unit and provide power to the power wire. Sure enough the probe shorted indicating the need for a new sendin...	4
	1994 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L No Start VIN: 1FALP52U3R Well guess what I found after 3 days of checking grounds, hooking up break-out box and everything else. I found out my noid light for checking injector pulse was bad.( what a bummer Huh) So I was getting injector pulse after all. The problem was Distribitor of...	9
	1997 Ford E-350 Econoline 6.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTJS34S8V I was at a loss for information on additional tests to perform. The only thing I could think of was additional coil failures even though the computer picked up a misfire on two cylinders. I felt the vehicle was mifiring on multiple cylinders so I ordered coils... Trouble codes: P0306 (Cylinder 6 misfire), P0310 (Cyl. 10 misfire).	6
	1998 Ford F-150 4.6L #2 shift solinoid VIN: 2FT2X18W9W The problem was indeed the wiring inside of the trans. Ford calls it a 'molded harness'. I replaced the bulkhead connector also, but it looked fine. Someone wrote me that they had seen bad bulkhead connector pins, these looked ok but I replaced it anyway.	5
	1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Unknown VIN: 1FTZX1764W sorry we are so late with this fix,,, turned out to be wrist pin noise in that cylinder ,,, we also heard noises in other cylinders but not as prominent,,, we replaced engine	7
	2000 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L No Start VIN: 2FAFP71W2Y Dear Techs: Sorry for the delay but needed to do time consuming diagnostics. First thanks to all for the replies. We wanted to make sure that the factory installed equipment on the car was not the problem so we ran an amp output test on all solenoids and relay...	12
	2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Stall VIN: 1FAFP36351 The stalling condition was not duplicated after extensive road testing. The customer picked up the car and reports that the problem has not occured again. We did inform her that the dealer may be able to fix this under warranty if it happens again. Thanks to t...	7
	1994 Geo Tracker 1.6L check engine VIN: 2CNBJ18VXR Thank you all that answered my e mail there was no problem with a car it was just a maintenance reminder, i reset the switch and did 50,000 miles maintenance.	17
	1997 Infiniti QX4 3.3L no start VIN: JNRAR05Y9V Sorry for the delay in getting my fix in.Thanks to both of the replies i got,all info received is very helpful.This vehicle was hit hard in the left front.The first thing found was a blown fuse for the trans control module.I also found that 2 of the relays in ...	2
	1998 Isuzu Rodeo S 3.2L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4SCM58W4W4 Ok here's what fixed this vehicle. As I stated the 5 vt ref. keep dropping out.A fellow tech and I were wondering if it was when something was turning on. So we decided to watch the powers and ground to the ecm when cranking to see if there was any change. Dur... Trouble codes: P0337, P0351.	8
	1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: IJ4FY19S1W well after much talk with other techs and iATN members the best thing to replace would be the O2 with the code. Since replaced, two weeks ago jeep is running great.	3
	1994 Mazda MPV Passenger 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LV5236R Sorry I took so long with this closing. The customer authorized another hour of diagnostic time so I removed the inst. cluster and reset the maintenance timer. I then attempted to pull codes and determined that in 1994, the CA emission models were the only one...	10
	1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L SRS light is on VIN: WDBBA48D4K Our patient has developed new code # 10 which is SRS unit activated. Which from our experience it means that the unit is defective and has to be replaced. At $1450.00 for a part customer declines repair. The code #9 was defective bulb in the instrument cluster...	9
	1998 Mercury Mystique LS 2.5L Torque Converter/Valve Body/Line Pressure VIN: 1MELM66L7W Thanks to Ron, Greg, Leo, Mike, Darwin and Jim who all sent replies to help. We removed the transmission and cut open the torque converter. The torque converter apply piston was CRACKED half way around. Hard to believe that it would apply at all! We then split...	8
	1985 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L vents/heat VIN: JN1H216S8F Several replies confirmed my feeling that the dash will need to be pulled (simple test, with ignition key on, apply vacuum to line going into dash @ firewall, should not leak down) If leak is noticed (I did, it does) up to 5 possible vacuum servos, one or two ...	7

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