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	1998 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L engine oil leak VIN: WAUBA24B1W hey guys how goes the battle, this a6 has an oil leak behind rt cylinder head area, it leaks onto oil pipes, but pipes do not seam to be the leak, i can see oil above these 2 pipes on rear of head, posible cam seal, or ??? i can not pin point exactly. if you h...	View
	1995 BMW 740iL 4.0L blower motor VIN: WBAGJ6324S Hello BMW Techs The blower motor on this car is not working now, but customer stated that with the blower switch on and while driving, the blower motor will come on intermitenttly . I do not have a wiring diagram or procedure for troubleshooting, if somebody c...	View
	1998 BMW 323i 2.5L SRS (airbag) MRS system VIN: WBABJ7320W Need help from BMW techs.Have a BMW from a local bodyshop with the SRS light on. It was in a frontal collision with NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.Scanned for codes and found #17(pass seat belt buckle- MRS system). Replaced seat belt buckle but code would not clear out(...	View
	2001 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L rotors VIN: WBAFB33571 Need front & rear brake rotor factory minimum thickness specifications for 2001 BMW X5 4x4 SUV. Can't find anywhere!	View
	1992 Buick Skylark Custom 3.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G4AN54NXN Hi ! This car came in and out several times during last month, because i couldn't duplicate the problem at the shop. Custmer said , when she drive about 30min(local or fwy), this vehicle start to sluggish few second and then stall. if she try to start right aw... Trouble codes: 31 (park/neutral switch /circuit problem)	View
	1990 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: IG6CD133XL I am getting to much fuel pressure when i turn the ignition on. There is also a fuel drop. I have replaced fuel pump.filter, and regulator. I checked the fuel return line for restrictions and did not find any.	View
	1990 Cadillac Seville 4.5L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G6KS5335L car came in with complaint of dies after hot and will not start for 5 min. I drove for about 30 min. and made it back to the shop before it died. It would not start so I removed exhaust pipe from mainfolds. car started so we had a cat put on it. the gs did not... Trouble codes: 74 (mat interupted)	View
	1988 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GCFK24K1J Help please! I'm having a problem with this pickup. It's running lean and I'm not sure where to go from here. Spraying carb cleaner into the throttle body at idle or at higher RPM's smooths things out and it sounds better. The fuel pressure is 12 psi at idle, ... Trouble codes: 44 (System lean)	View
	1992 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 6.5L Mechanical VIN: 1GCGK24F3N Truck came in with the overdrive planetary assy. wiped out. r&r trans. replaced all the hard parts that were bad,new rebuild and reinstalled. have all the gears and everything seems to work except for o/d,when it should shift to o/d it just does not-if let off...	View
	1995 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L spark knock VIN: 2GCEK19K6S This is a wierd one. We have recieved this on from a local engine rebuilder. THey rebuilt this engine for the customer who put it in himself. It later had an engine failure they say due to excessive spark knock. Engine shop replaced motor themselves this time ...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2.4L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3G1JF12T2V Sorry I don't have the codes available but unfortunatly I left them @ work. Customer brought in car due to excessive oil in the crank case. Fixed the problem and replaced the spark plugs and wires because there was too much arking. The car ran fine until a col...	View
	1998 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban LS 5.7L No Start, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNFK16R8W customer stays vehicle will backfire, ping and stall at times, will turn mil on and later will go off/ test drove for 15 miles it did it one time only/ at a stop on take off no power/ pinging/ but no code was set/ other techs tell me to trow a crank sensor on ... Trouble codes: P1351 (ignition)	View
	2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3G1JC5243Y Hello: I have a trouble code P1202, gas mass sensor frequency low. my scanner readings for the gass mass sensor are, 0.00 g/s, and 0 Hz, I am reading 352 Psi, and 2% fuel level, I would like to know if anyone has had any experience with this code. I have no d... Trouble codes: P1202 (Gas Mass Sensor Frequency Low)	View
	2000 Chevrolet Venture 3.4L filling gas tank VIN: 1GNDX03E1Y do the van have problem when filling the gas tank you have to fill the tank slow or the pump kick off	View
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L converter VIN: 1GCEC14T52 I basically would like someone to describe for me in words that an idiot (me) could understand the procedure for blocking the pwm valve to eliminate the pwm control of the tcc. I believe this would fix the prob I am having, but I am unsure of what all is invol...	View
	1994 Chrysler Intrepid 3.3L No Start, no start cold VIN: 2C3EH56T8R Hello fellow technicians This is my first post so here is a little about me. I have been in the trade for over 17 years. Ihave worked on everthing from acura's to Z-28's. I am Ontario drive clean licenced.I do just about everthing from alignment, to engine wo...	View
	1990 Dodge Spirit 3.0L reverse VIN: 1BSXA5638L what happened? this car came in with a delayed shift in reverse, and no forward. it sounded like the transmission was starving for fluid. i've never torn into an a-604, but something possessed me to take apart the valve body. three little balls fell out, 2 spr...	View
	1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3B7HC13Z0V this truck came from another facility, customer complaint is after driving for at least 150 miles or so, engine will start to blow black smoke, die and leave him stranded, dealer has replaced computer, fuel pump, regulator, oxygen sensors have been replaced 2o... Trouble codes: P0171 (b1s1 o2 sensor)	View
	1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L No Start VIN: 1B7HF16Y3W Ok folks, we have a head scratcher in the shop. According to our customer the truck died accellerating from the lights, it would restart, idle ok, but die again when he put it in drive and hit the gas. So our customer gets it towed to his house where his "me...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L hydralic system VIN: B7HC1328XJ truck has rear abs only front wont lock up & can use high efort at highway speed with out abs in rear kicking in can hear abs on slick surface after 2 sets of pads tryed master cyc. one caliper & 1 front hose no help checked front pressure runing had 1500psi r...	View
	2001 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L Cruise Control VIN: 1B4HS28N61 Hi group, Another fun one this time. Cruise control is inoperative and will set a code 1596. This came to us from another shop and they have replaced---input sensor,output sensor,rear end sensor,brake switch,steering wheel switchws,cancel switch,clock spring,s...	View
	1984 Ford F-250 XL 6.9L Glow Plugs VIN: 1FTHX2617E Help!!! Have this F250 that has glow plugs that go open. Originally came in with faulty controller( this is the old style that threads into the back of the block, into the water jacket). Next time it came in, 6 out of 8 glow plugs were open, pulled them out, n...	View
	1994 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.5L mastercyl VIN: 1FDKE30GXR this bus came in with low pedal complaint- after brake inspection- found front brakes and rotors all but blues and warped rotors- replaced all found rear brakes out adjustment - pads down to 3 32nds and drums out of round.- replace rear brakes and have drums c...	View
	1994 Ford Ranger STX 2.3L clutch peddle VIN: 1FTCR10A6R every part is new on this vehicle and we have made sure there is no air in the system. when you pump the peddle and watch the throw out bearing it will not attempt to move, the vehicle started with a low peddle problem, took the inspection plate out of the tra...	View
	1996 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Timing Chain VIN: 1FALP53S6T This '96 Taurus came in for the battery draining,having to jump start after sitting, and an engine noise. We replaced the battery, they also wanted the oil changed. Upon start-up, there was a very slight rattle, less than a second, in the timing chain area, th...	View
	1996 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTCR14AXT Engine misfires on deceleration, and can be duplicated at idle easily by snapping the throttle. Engine shakes and cylinder #1 misfires. While looking at the ignition pattern at the scope, the firing time line for cylinder #1 goes erratic, on both coils. Compre... Trouble codes: P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire)	View
	1997 Ford Expedition XLT 4.6L MIL Lamp on hello everybody it has been a long time but i have this 1997 ford expedition that keeps setting an egr code i replaced the dpfe sensor and hoses but keeps coming back there is one thing the dpfe sensor i took off did not look like the one i put on from ford i ... Trouble codes: P0401	View
	1998 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L Mechanical VIN: 1FTZF1727W oil fouls plug #3 smokes has code p0402. is there a common problem here. comp. 165 psi	View
	1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMPU18LXW I have a 98 Expedition with a reoccuring code P0171. Lean exhaust bank 1. Vehicle orriginally came in with 54,905 miles and code P0171. Everything checked ok and drive cycle passed. Returned with 55,359 miles and had code p0717 returned. Found tsb for upstream... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	1998 Ford Ranger Splash 4.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1FTZR15X5W hello, and thanks in advance for any help. this ranger runs fine if you drive it normally. if you are a real animal, and put the pedal to the floor at 60mph (maybe to pass a big rig???) it will eventually feel like it is starving for fuel(pressure stays at spe...	View
	1999 Ford Contour LX 2.0L No Start VIN: 1FAFP6533X Car was towed in by customer. State of Mi is involved,because another shop diagnosed it as bad flywheel. Cylinders were washed out from cranking,oil was 1/2 qrt overfull from fuel in crankcase. No spark from coil. Starter was bad from excessive cranking. Repla...	View
	2000 Ford E-350 Econoline 6.8L shifting VIN: 1FDWE35S2Y This vehicle started out as a runs rough problem, misfiring - needed 2 coils and plugs. It then started setting a code for computed timing,sorry cant remember what code it was.It was diagnosed as a bad Pcm, bought reman from Ford who stated it was already prog...	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 5.4L brakes customer came in to the shop complaining about a pulling in the brakes when comming off the highway and everytime after that, the trucks pulls to the right hard. found that the rotors were under size and the pads were almost metal to metal. on the right side, ...	View
	1991 GMC K3500 Sierra 7.4L computer VIN: 1GCHC34NXM have let vehicle idle from cold start. idles as computer desires till warm. then idle will rise when given throttle and let off will not reset to desired comp idle. some times rests at 50 rpm above and other times 250 rpm above. will stay in open loop at idle ...	View
	1989 Honda Accord LX 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: JHMCA5631K Hey Honda guys, I have got an 89 Accord with a feedback carb system on it that will not go into fuel control. It originally came in with a complaint of a poor idle and stalling. We found that it had intake leaks at the PCV valve, Carb base gasket and Intake m...	View
	1994 Honda Accord EX 2.2L noise VIN: 1HGCB7654P Hello There is a noise that is hard to describe coming from the left front side of the car. It is a high pitched whine yet does not sound like metal rubbing metal. There are no shiny areas under the car. It sounds like a dust seal rubbing the axle, of course ...	View
	1997 Honda Passport EX 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4S6CM58VXV Hello, This Passport/Rodeo has code P0101, with no run problems. The light came on intermittently at first while cruising, but then stayed on so owner of vehicle brought it in. The "specs" say minimum of 25 grams of air "revved up" but no concrete test procedu... Trouble codes: P0101	View
	1999 Jaguar XJ8 L 4.0L compression VIN: SAJHD6049X Here we are looking at the second XJ-8 in as many days, - sort of an unusual occurrence for us. This one came to us on the tow-truck, with the complaint that it would not start. Its sound when cranking indicated low compression, - this at 49,538 miles, - but t...	View
	1996 Land Rover Discovery SD 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on, Hard Start VIN: SALJY1247T Hi there Land Roveristas, We have this Discovery here with a check engine light. The customer complains of hard restarts sometimes when hot, and when it does start, it runs rough until it clears out, sorta like its flooded. It also will stall occasionally whe... Trouble codes: 1177 (Maximum Negative FMFR Correction Fault)	View
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Ride Control VIN: SALPE1241T Hello Group, This car has been giving me fits for several weeks.It will set a code for front left valve permantly closed.After clearing the code the compressor will run randomly in 30 second spurts but not long enough to inflate the system.If I use my scanner...	View
	1998 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Transmission ECU VIN: SALPV1245W Hello Group, This car came in in January of 2003 with a check engine light on.The code was P1775 gearbox fault.The problem turned out to be a bad Trans ECU not retarding the timing on upshifts The ECU was covered by the 7/70 emmisions warranty. It came in a c...	View
	1999 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Mechanical VIN: 1LNFM82WOX I need some help on this one guys. This thing has a noise that sounds like a lifter tick to me, but I removed the rocker covers and everything looks OK. I ran the engine while pushing on each rocker and nothing changed. I also tried a cylinder cancel by unplug...	View
	2000 Lincoln LS 3.0L Error display VIN: 1LNHM86S5Y Customer complained of E (error) display on dash. Pulled codes and found p0795 pressure control sol c shorted. Checked resistance of solenoid by removing connector 175b from the pcm and checking resistance. It is 5 ohms. I also checked solenoids a and b they a...	View
	1988 Mazda RX-7 GTU 1.3L No Start VIN: JM1FC3316J This vehicle came to us last year flooded. We posted for help and had lots of good responses. We were told to pull spark plugs, disable fuel pump, crank engine over until no wetness was come from plug holes. Insert oil into plug holes and crank over, drain eng...	View
	1989 Mazda MPV Cargo 3.0L Starter VIN: JM3LV5224K This is a fleet customers vehicle. We do not have a service manual or wiring diagram. Customer complaint is intermittent no crank. Starter draw was 250-300 amps. Replaced starter. Vehicle left for about 2 weeks and came back with same concern. New starter draw...	View
	2000 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28G1Y Hey All, I have tested and retested this system and found no leaks. I do not have the specific test equipment required to perform all tests but my understanding of these systems are good and can activate purge and cut valves. I have already performed TSB for w... Trouble codes: P0455	View
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L timing VIN: WDBBA48D7J Hello I have here a 1988 MBZ 560sl that just had valve job,and now it's due for a smog inspection,Ignition timing is at 40btdc vehicle pings badly and has a miss.I pulled both valve covers to check camshaft timing and suspect the left(driver bank) camshaft is ...	View
	1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL 5.0L Radio VIN: WDBGA51E4N Hi group, I have a question regarding a radio code on this vehicle. The car was parked for some time and recently it was brought back to life and dropped of at my shop with the note "radio not working, please fix". Well I got the radiocode, but the radio does...	View
	1999 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 1.5L Intermit., Park VIN: JA3AY26A8X This is the only Mits I see, since we specialize in Honda and Acura. I've looked all over for the circuit diagrams and any troubleshooting hints in the factory manuals and find none, so I'm appealing to you guys who know more about these cars than I do. Inter...	View
	1995 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L oil pressure VIN: 1N4BU31DXS CUSTOMER BROUGHT CAR IN & SAID OIL LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON & OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. REMOVED OIL PRESSURE SENDER TO CK PRESSURE. HAD ZERO. REMOVED FRONT COVER TO INSPECT PUMP. NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM FOUND. INSTALLED NEW COVER & PUMP ASSEMBLY. STARTED ENGINE, OIL PRE...	View
	1990 Oldsmobile Toronado 3.8L Dash display/climate control VIN: 1G3EU13CXL When I got this headache I began with the normal circuit checks from GM trouble tree. IPC power and grounds good. I decided to check behind the tech that installed the ABS assembly to make sure nothing was left loose under the dash. As I inspected the wiring t...	View
	1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 3.3L No Start VIN: 2G3AL54N6M At times, after driven to operating temperature when vehicle is shut off and allowed to set for 5-30 min. it will not restart. Cranks good, has 44 psi at the rail, excellent spark at the plugs. Compression is within spec on all 6 cyl, plugs burn clean, vehicle... Trouble codes: 27 (tcc solenoid 2nd gear switch)	View
	1997 Oldsmobile Achieva S 3.1L Accessories VIN: 1G3NL52M2V Hi group ,i have a burning fuse ,it's the ERLS 20 amp fuse in the engine compartement fuse center . That fuse drive many components ,canister purge,vent ,transaxle selenoid a/c clutch relay ... Check every thing can not duplicate the problem . The fuse been r...	View
	1990 Plymouth Voyager 2.5L Stall VIN: 2P4FH25K6L Oh, how I love Chryslers.Vehicle starts but does not run.Acts like starving for fuel. Checked fuel pressure and found very little pressure.Replaced fuel pump and fuel filter.Brought the pressure up to a healthy 15 psi, but did not fix problem.Replaced pick-up ...	View
	1996 Plymouth Neon Sport 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1P3ES67Y4T i desribed the entire problem in the repair history box.	View
	1992 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3L Valves VIN: 1G2NE5431N Hello Techs, this Grand Am came in as a no start. back fired through intake when trying to start it. Checked and found no compression on cylinders. Removed timing chain cover and found that tensioner was broken and not holding chain tight. When I rotated engin...	View
	1993 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G2HX53L5P Car came in with a crank no start. At first could not get car to act up. Next AM, no start- we have spark and Inj pulse, and power to pump. Replace pump,fires right up, road tested OK. Returned to cust. 24 hours later- cust calls, crank, no start. Once again n... Trouble codes: 26 (Quad driver mod failure)	View
	1993 Saab 9000 CS Turbo 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: YS3CL65M6P Hello, This car has a rough idle and appears to be running rich. The plugs will foul with carbon quickly after cleaning. Fuel presure checked good. We did an injector balance test and they all came up even although one had an extremely small leak. Map sensor ...	View
	1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L engine check engine light VIN: YS3EF48EOX We think fuel pressure is too low, s/b about 3 bar (45psi) The car runs and idles rough and lots of soot on plugs, trim is always -17 to -36%. Thanks for your help.	View
	1995 Toyota Camry DX 2.2L Oil pressure VIN: 4T1SK11E8S This car has been well maintained with regular oil changes every 5,000 km. Customer also keeps detailed service records for her car. Car came in with oil light on at idle only. Measured pressure and gauge basically registered very close to zero. At 3000 rpm wi...	View

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	1997 Audi A4 1.8L cam chain tensioner VIN: WAUCB88DXV Thanks to the replies received. As several of you mentioned and sent contact info for Baum Tools, they do and did supply us with the necessary tensioner compressor. Dealer and Snap on were of no help. Got a lot of varying opinions on procedure from not removin...	13
	2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L oil leak VIN: WAUEH24B4Y Will go ahead and close this posting. We have not performed the repairs on this vehicle as of yet. Customer is trying to get this covered under warranty. Many thanks to all that responded especially Angelo from Florida who went out of his way to get us informa...	8
	1989 BMW 535i 3.5L temp guage VIN: WBAHD2314K Finished? I would like to thank all of you that replied to my request, THANKS. We ended up installing a new fan clutch and temp guage sending unit, used an air lift to vac bleed and fill the cooling system. So far the car has been running fine with no overheat...	13
	2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADM6344Y we found out that the cam sensor was covered under warranty. the customer took the car to the dealer. i found out that cam sensors are a common failure. there are two cam sensors however, the one i needed had a wiring harness built into it (aprox. 8'). i f... Trouble codes: P0340.	4
	1996 Buick Skylark Custom 3.1L MIL Lamp on, Blown Fuse VIN: 1G4NJ52M9T Thanks to all who replied. After letting the car sit and cool over night, there was a small puddle of Dexcool under the right front(was not leaking when hot). Upon further insp. I saw that the a/c comp. was very wet. The leak was traced to two places, as sugge... Trouble codes: P0753, P0758, P1573, P1654, P1655, P1675.	4
	1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 3.8L Upper Intake Manifold VIN: 1G4HR52K8W Thank you one and all. I looked into this engine with a fine tooth comb and the vacuum tube from the fuel pressure regulator had a very strong smell of gas and turning on the key produced fuel from the vacuum side of the regulator. I am replacing all the neces...	43
	1987 Chevrolet R10 Scottsdale 5.7L Excessive Emissions VIN: 1GCER14K2H Thanks Guys! Had four responses. A special thanks to Edward from Virgina, He hit the nail on the head. I missed that the 02 sensor had a dedicated ground. Repaired that ground & all is well. The 02 sensor circuit has a bias of .5 volts & the 02 sensor either p... Trouble codes: 13 (O2 sensor open short).	4
	1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L Hesitation VIN: 1G1BL52P9S Thank you to everyone for your help. Scott [...] and another, un-named respondent nailed it on the head. It was a dirty MAF sensor. Upon initial inspection of the MAF, it appeared clean. The inlet side has a honeycomb like mesh covering the actual sensor to...	9
	1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 5.7L unknown VIN: 1G1BL52P8S Hi Techs - Nobody nailed this one, but charlie suggested having someone walk around the car while someone else drove it, which helped a lot. We narrowed it down to the P/S front wheel. Upon closer inspection, an alignment shim had been spit out of the upper ...	8
	1996 Chevrolet S10 2.2L 1-2 shit, and 4th VIN: 1GCCS1446T ok, the code originally was P0753. I replaced 1-2 shift solenoid and 2-3 shift solenoid. part# is same for both. they are only $15, solved problem. thanks to techs that replied, to many to list, you can veiw replies. apparently the wierd shifting when the mil ...	13
	1998 Chevrolet C3500 Cheyenne 7.4L extended crank VIN: 1GBHC33J7W Thanks to all that replied, the fix seems to have been low voltage while cranking, through the course of testing the OE battery kept needing charged. After a new battery and some driving this unit appears to be fixed or just quit acting up. Thanks for the help...	4
	1998 Chevrolet K3500 Cheyenne 5.7L Electronic VIN: 1GCHK33RVW Hi techs: Thanks for help and wiring diagrams. Didnt take long to figure it was the relay was causing my problem after I received the diagram. vehicle now works well in 4x4. THANKS AGAIN.	3
	2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L cooling fans VIN: 2G1WF52E61 The fix was the BCM. When I disconnected and reconnected the BCM, the fans and A/C would work fine for a time. With out the BCM being coded the car would not start. So we replaced the BCM at the dealer and they coded it. All is fine now, thanks for all the rep...	10
	1993 Chrysler Intrepid 3.3L MIL Lamp on i found one injector was back feeding a pulsing voltage through alt curcit, send a varying voltage dip to ignition coil feed. replaced # 3 injector and got a good steady votlage at coil pack! just stumbled across this problem using a test meter. took a bit of ... Trouble codes: 43 (ignition coil driver 1 CKT).	3
	1996 Chrysler Concorde LX 3.3L blower motor VIN: 2C3HD56T5T the blower problem is fixed, turns out the motor itself froze up,the repair was simple using the input from [...]. the job took 75 minutes. only one screw was hard to get out, and the job was completed without having to remove the dash or heater box. only...	3
	1997 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, NO POWER VIN: 1G3EJ56H3V Well guy's this one is fixed. I would like to give thanx to all that replied. Michael, Joe, Scott, Stephen, Kenneth, David, Ronald, Reno and the one that hit the nail on the head was Thomas from New York. All of the injectors were clogged, I cleaned the inject... Trouble codes: 17 (CLO Temp not reached), 21 (Bank 1 Sensor 1 inactive), 31 (Evap gross leak), 43 (Multi cyl misfire).	9
	1996 Dodge Dakota 3.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7GG26X5T This request recieved 6 replies. I thank them all for their help. Most referred me to check the metal gasket under the intake. They are prone to leak vacuum internally. By closing off the oil fill, you should not have sucking at the PCV valve. I didn't. Also t... Trouble codes: P0171.	6
	1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L 2-1 shift VIN: 2B4GP44GXW Replaced solenoid pack with new, updated pack and gasket, no spacer. Trans shifts smooth, quick and quiet now. Old pack was quite noisey as well, new one is virtually silent. No more problems going into 1st gear on its own and does so easily and smoothly. Than...	11
	1992 Ford F-150 Custom 4.9L whistle VIN: 2FTDF15Y0N I want to thank everyone for your replies. I learned alot. Almost everyone said the whistle noise was either the IAC or PCV system plugged up. A few said it could be the intake gasket leaking. I will have to close without a fix because the owner of the truck i...	19
	1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMDU34XXR Thanks to everyome for lots of great tips. Most everyone suggested fuel and\or eec relays. The problem ended up being the PCM. We found it by removing individual components one at a time, and leaving them outside in the cold. Hindsight is always so simple. Oth... Trouble codes: 542 (fuel pump cicuit open eca to ground), 211 (pip profile ignition pick up erratic).	10
	1994 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Surge, PING VIN: 1FMDU34X7R Sorry about the long delay, I have been waiting to get the truck back. This one is now what you would call fixed for good, after all the replies concerning octane bar, intake tube, cracked heads, etc. What fixed it was catching up on maintenance (tune) plus th...	15
	1994 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.9L No Start VIN: 1FTEE14Y6R Thanks for all who responded. Most indicated we should check that ECT and IAT sensors were reading the same temp. They were not, the IAT was accurate while the ETC was way to high which should of actually caused a lean condition on startup. What we found was t...	8
	1996 Ford F-250 XL 7.5L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTHX25G0T Well guys, although the replies received on this repair did give us a few ideas, our customer has run out of patience and/or funds to progress any closer to our goal. Most of the replies received, although vague, had us leaning back to a problem with the mass ...	11
	1996 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTCR10AXT we did find that mass air flow was bad and also had bad ecm but they did not want to fix thank you for all the help	6
	1996 Ford Mustang 4.6L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFPRTX2X Thanks for all the help. I agree with everyone about the only component that could cause the short to ground is the O2 heaters. We found the problem to be in the power wire to the EGR regulator. I was tracing the circuit from the splice to the EGR when I found... Trouble codes: P0443, P1451, P0135, P0136, P0141, P0155.	6
	1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 5.4L Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FTNX20L2X Thanks to everyone who wrote. There was no 'coolant temp' sensor on this engine. They used the head temp sensor instead. All the other sensors were within specs and the o2 sensors were switching normally. All we did was clean the MAF sensor and throttle body. ...	4
	2001 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FTRX17W21 I found where the ground shield wire going to the lower crank sensor was being rubbed by the a/c clutch. and I never noticed before if it was only shutting down when the a/c clutch kicked in or not. I haven't herd anthing back from him as to any more problems. Trouble codes: P0320, P1309.	4
	2003 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L Battery Light VIN: 2FAFP71W03 Thank you to all who replied. The problem turned out to be incorrect alternators. Even the one sent to me this morning by Ford was wrong. A specal thanks to iATN member Dave [...] from Oaklahoma who sent me the correct part#. If anyone is interested here ...	17
	1991 Honda Accord EX 2.2L Starting VIN: 1HGCB7665L thanks guys i replaced the coil and the ignitor that took care of every thing once agin guys thanks	15
	1999 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HKRL1862X Thanks to all who replied. The fix for this vehicle was the computer. I think what happened was the bypass solenoid shorted out and took the computer out. Replaced the computer and all is well. Trouble codes: P1457.	7
	2000 Honda Accord EX 2.3L acclerates on its own VIN: 1HGCG325XY After much consideration the customer and i decided to send the vehicle to the Honda dealer because of unknow reasons or possibilities to cause this kind of problem. Many people suggested looking for aftermarket add ons that could interfere with the throttle o...	11
	2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Fuel Gauge VIN: 4S2CK58W2Y Thanks to all the guys that replied, two stating that there were TSB about the sender problem and stated that the ECM would need to be reprogrammed after installing the new sender. Another suggested that the sender would be covered by the Dealer which the cust...	4
	1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Battery VIN: SAJHX6246W Thanks to all who replied, and thanks most particularly to Bob out in Santa barbara, who supplied corroborating data as to current draw. The car in question was sent off with a fully charged battery, and also with the understanding that since the customer woul...	7
	2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L CMP drive gear VIN: 1J4FF48S21 After showing the Jeep owner some of the replies, He and I have faith & confidence in the repairs to the Jeep. All the responses said that the bushing in the CMP sensor siezes and strips the teeth of the drive gear and a lot of them knew that it was caused b...	9
	1994 Land Rover Range Rover County 3.9L brake bleeding VIN: SALHV1243R THanks to all that sent replies after trying to bleed brake system with all the different approaches and we still were not able to get any kind of brake pedal we reinstalled the old unit and bleed the brakes. Brake pedal was perfect then, sent unit back as def...	9
	1991 Lincoln Continental 3.8L No Start VIN: 1LNCM974MY Thank You To All Who Replied & Many Had Good Ideas That We Did Not Cover -- However This Car Was An Electrical Nightmare, Nothing We Tried Seem To Change Our Results -- We Found Out 'The Rest Of The Story' The Car Was Bought At A Police Auction Not Running So ...	13
	1991 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Rear air susp. VIN: 1LNCM81W0M Sorry about the long delay, the customer is just a huge time waster and has eventually decided to 'think on it' after trying to add an air valve and deciding the conversion is too expensive, so I didn't get to try the coil spring conversion that everyone sugge...	15
	1995 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Excessive Emissions, Misfire VIN: JM1TA2216S This vehicle is fixed.So much for backburner jobs,when I first worked on this car I wondered why an oxygen sensor reading 0 volts did not trigger a code but forgot about it. Doing the oxygen sensor repair a month later did not help.Well after chasing this idle... Trouble codes: 300 (multiple misfire).	4
	1986 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L No Start VIN: WDBCA35DGA Thanks to all that replied. The transmission had been out of the car, The FLEXPLATE was not indexed properly therefore the engine would not start. I am glad to have this one behind me. Paul [...]	15
	2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4AL11D62 It says I fixed this vehicle, that's not quite true. It went back to the dealer for a new converter and I believe a PCM update. It works good now. I got it in this weekend and monitored the O2 sensors after repair, the little spikes that were in the post cat O... Trouble codes: P0420.	22

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