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	1996 Acura RL 3.5L No Start VIN: JH4KA9640T To all valued techs.this Acura cranks but no start ,no IG coil pulse or injector pulse.it has power at injectors and coils( 12.4v) also mil light is on at keyup but no codes .there is no IG pulse from igniter to coils or from pcm to igniter. It has a new ckp/c...	View
	1989 Audi 80 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUEB0892K Hello, when car is warm, idles fine and then suddenly begins to lope badly because the ecu quits operating the IaC motor. If you shut the key off and immediately restart, it idles fine for about 60 seconds or so and then, for no apparent reason, the IAC motor ...	View
	2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Electronic VIN: WBAFB33551 hi tech i have a .a/c promblem the front blomer is not blowing only the back one is blowing . can you help me out with this car	View
	2002 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L starter VIN: 1G4HP54K62 Need some help with this one. Car was towed in as a no start. Complaint of dead battery. Upon inspection found that the battery was not dead, but had no dash lights, radio, power windows or locks, headlights, & would not start. It did have the horn, powerr sea...	View
	1990 Cadillac Fleetwood 4.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6CB5331L Hi, this is the first time I ask for your help so please bear with me on this one. I have a 90 Fleetwood that came in with multiple trouble codes in memory: E016 Generator Voltage out of range E021 Shorted TPS circuit E031 shorted MAP sensor circuit E052 ECM m...	View
	1991 Chevrolet Corsica LT 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, ONLY AT IDLE VIN: 1G1LT53TXM car came in dying out after 30 minutes of run time, ecm would get hot and kill injectors. changing ecm solved this problem however odor from cat and missfire prompted futher inspection and we found injector's regulator and converter bad. wires and plugs were a...	View
	1993 Chevrolet Astro CL 4.3L speedometer VIN: 1GNEL19W5P HI we have an Astro that's giving us real problems. The transmission stays in 1 gear and the speedo doesn't work. We tested the speed sensor and replaced it. Then we moved on to the DRAC unit and tested the powers and grounds and they test good. But when the s...	View
	1997 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L Hard Start VIN: 1GCDT19X6V This Truck Starts Hard Intermitently -- Fuel Pressure Is Good When Symptom Occurs -- We Have No Spark & Scanner Powers Down When Symptom Occurs. Checked Alldata To See If Vehicle Has PCM Relay - Couldn't Locate One. Acts Like A Ford PCM Relay Problem When They...	View
	1998 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 7.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCGK24J0W help all you gm guru's. have a fun one here. this vehicle came in for a misfire one month ago, also long crank when cold. found the fuel pressure regulator to be leaking and tune-up needed. misfire was gone and all scan data looked ok. now its back with a veng... Trouble codes: P0301	View
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3GNEK18R6X how's everybody doing out there. here in houston it's rainning and 75 degrees. this truck came in with a miss it looked like a classic fuel pressure regulator so we replaced it. miss still there.. customer states this started all of a sudden while driving. we ... Trouble codes: 300 (random misfire), 307 (misfire on 7)	View
	1999 Chevrolet Express 3500 7.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1GBJG31J7X This van came in running very rough. We replaced cap, rotor, wires, plugs and ICM with OEM parts. The crank signal and MAF signal look good with the Vantage. Fuel pressure is slightly below spec at 50 at idle. Throttle snap the FP goes to 58. Misfire counter s...	View
	1999 Chevrolet S10 LS 4.3L Surge VIN: 1GCCS19W5X Hi all techs out there as it goes i have a hard one here Ive been two weeks on this any help i will be really thankful and as Fiat goes it's my dads truck so you all how that goes (thank you all for your time)	View
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Driveline? I have been fighting this one for a while. The customer states that immediatly after 2" body lift, tires and 4.56 gears front and rear, vehicle developed a vibration at approx 70 mph. I have done everything I can to repair the vibration except rebuild the tran...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L steering wheel sensor VIN: 1GNEK13RXY Hi all I got a quick question on replacing the steering wheel position sensor. Does it need to be aligned to a center position? Or can it just go on at any position? Thenew sensor does not have any alignment pin or marks that i can see GM #[...] is the sens...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 8.1L No Start VIN: 3GNGK26G21 hello, all this one has us stumped...engine cranks but wont start cold...warm is o.k. checked for bulletins none found...after several tries, it will start and run fine. once it starts, it starts fine all day... primary fuel pump replaced...no fix...scan data ...	View
	1991 Dodge Caravan 3.3L colling system VIN: IP4GH44R7M vehicle came in for no heat.first we changed the thermostat. then we flushed the system.we back flushed the heater core. still have same problem,so we replaced the heater core. everything is still the same.	View
	1993 Dodge D350 5.9L hydrolic VIN: 3B7MM33C5P Here is one for you, the first time this truck came in the back portion of the master cylinder resivour was over following and leaking out. Front resivour was low, checked system for leaks none found.Along with this the pedal would intermitenly drop. By custom...	View
	1995 Dodge Dakota 3.9L abs VIN: 1B7GG23XXS We are getting an abs and brake warning light on the dash. We are unable access codes without drb tool. Is there a way to retreive codes manually? Thanks in advance	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.0L serpentine belt VIN: 2B4GP4430T vehicle originaly came in for a serp belt. upon inspection we found that the belt was frayed on the outside edge and had walked outward a full rib. we did notice that the belt tensioner looked crooked. we've had bad experiences with aftermarket tensioners on t...	View
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Power Assist VIN: 2B3HD46R2W After we completed work on this car, customers complained of hard steering. We have been able to duplicate the customers complaint. While in gear with brake applied and turning wheel, intermitanly assist is lost. We replaced the pump twice and then the rack. T...	View
	2001 Dodge Intrepid SE 2.7L door locks VIN: 2B3HD46R11 whenever you start the car, doors automatically UNLOCK. when you shut the car off doors LOCK. scanned data with drb and everything appears to look ok. No codes, can actuate locks with the scan tool and they appear to work ok. any ideas ? car locks and unlocks ...	View
	1991 Ford E-150 Econoline Custom 5.8L power loss VIN: 1FDEE14H4M I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT I STILL LACK POWER ON ACCELLERATION NOT MUCH ABOUT 30% IT'S SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ROURING AT THE INTAKE, EITHER STARVING FOR AIR OR FUEL, IF I PUT A TRAILER BEHIND IT. IT'S TERRIBLE ACTS LIKE A 6 CYL. FED UP ANY HELP WOUL...	View
	1991 Ford Explorer XL 4.0L low power VIN: 1FMDU33343 Vehicle came in with 60 psi fuel pressure. Replaced regulator and fuel is now in spec. Engine will not rev in shop-goes to about 3000 and flattens out. On a test drive 2500 is max even downhill. I've checked backpressure-1 psi. Then took y pipe down-no better....	View
	1995 Ford Probe GT 2.5L No Start VIN: 1ZVLT22BOS car was towed into shop car had been sitting for 6 months. when customer first got car it would idle but die as soon as throttle was depressed. car slowly got worse would eventually only start with throttle depressed all the way down. and would not rev up only...	View
	1996 Ford F-350 XL 7.3L No Start, Long crank VIN: 1FTJW36F4T Thank you for your time. Vehicle towed in as a no start. Previous shop had replaced glow plug relay. Still no start. Scantool check revealed no injector control pressure. Checked high pressure resevoir and found it was empty. Customer said it hadn't been run f...	View
	1999 Ford Escort LX 2.0L abs system VIN: IFAFPI3P3X abs activates speraticly at any speed and without warning.abs light does come on when this occurs. abs light goes off when the brakes are released. brake light does not come on.	View
	2001 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L ride control VIN: 1FMZU73E31 we've got an 01' 4wd explorer with a popping or clicking noise most noticeable at low speeds, and triggered by nothing more than uneven pavement. an inspection of the front suspension revealed loose lower ball joints, but replacing them had absolutely no effec...	View
	2001 Ford Pickup F250 Super Duty 7.3L abs module i have run every test i can find to try this vehicle has lost speedometer and function of abs all circuits have continuity scanner shows the vs to be 3 mph no matter what any help will be appreciated the codes set are only vss not reading correctly should have...	View
	1990 GMC C1500 Sierra 5.7L Brake pedal VIN: 2GTEC19K61 This is one of our employees vehicle and brake pedal wants to sink very low. It never really bottoms out on floor but sinks almost like a bad master. I pulled the master cylinder and there was a little seepage behind the master and replaced it but did not thin...	View
	1991 GMC C1500 Sierra SLE 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 2GTEC19K3M Went for a short road test, parked the truck for the customer and as we were turning into the parking stall the engine died. But it restarted right away and ran good. Then each time we put this thing in gear it would die. Feathering the throttle "2 footing it"...	View
	1997 GMC Yukon SLE 5.7L gas leak vapor cani VIN: 1GKEK13RXV Thank you for your time. This SUV is leaking gas from the vent on the vapor canister. Running or not running it leaks intermittently. I ran the functional test for the purge solenoid. The engine RPM drops when the purge duty cycle percent goes up. I saw it lea...	View
	1985 Honda Civic CRX Si 1.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: JHMAF5333F Customer drove car in, heat guage maxed out, fan not running, was so hot, front timing cover melted. shut off and found when pressure testing (after cooled off) with coolant massive leakage at head gasket. As engine was obviously baked, we didn't even consider...	View
	1988 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start VIN: 1HGED3546J greetings. this Civic occassionally won't restart after hot soak. spark is present, but no fuel system operation - no pump operation or injector pulse. code 16 is present, but since vehicle will restart after cooling off for several minutes, Honda says it's in... Trouble codes: 16 (fuel system)	View
	1990 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1HGCB7658L This Accord has a dead miss in cylinder #3 after it warms up. As it is warming up on fast idle, engine speed hunts rhythmically as speed exceeds high limit and computer turns off injectors then rises again and again... The miss is still there with EGR blocked ...	View
	1998 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L trans fill procedure VIN: JACDJ58X5W Hello to all and thank you in advance can somebody plese tell my wath is the transmission fill procedure on this troopers. i looked all over the trans for a fill hole with no luck any help will be appreciated thank you	View
	1982 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L Stall VIN: SAJAV1344C i have installed a cold start injector & a thermal time switch takes to long to start sometimes when cold & sometimes starts after only 20 seconds of cranking. sometimes after stopping it will start & stall & take 10 minutes to finally get it going it just see...	View
	1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L LF window. both side mirrors, lf seat VIN: SAJMX1346S With the replacement of the switch pack failing to effect the repair, I resorted to a diagram in AllData which shows a body control module in the circuit, but we are unable to come up with the module location as we are having trouble with navigating their web ...	View
	1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L idle seems to hang VIN: SAJHN1748T Hi guys I am not a jag tech ,but the boss has bought this for his own use.what happens is under light accel if he lets off the accelerator the idle seems to hang up. the throttle only hangs up when the car is running. I cannot get it to stick when the car is s...	View
	2000 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Accessories VIN: SAJDA14C3Y Hi group. This one has me puzzled. Vehicle came in because tilt\telescopic steering wheel did not work. Found out that also the power mirrors and interior lights did not work (glove box, trunk and interior dome lights). The memory function for the mirrors, sea...	View
	1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2L Surge, MIL Lamp on, Converter Lock Up VIN: 1J4GZ78Y1T vehicle was brought in from transmission shop after they replaced sensors. what is happening is speedometer will go from 0 to 125mph and cause the transmission to shift into high gear and lock the convertor at low speeds. i feel the code is a false code becaus... Trouble codes: P0720	View
	1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L pinion shaft VIN: 1J4F19S9VP This veg=hicle had a pinion shaft break and allowed both axles to come out in the road. i am wondering if anyone else has seen this problem before with this same type vehicle..	View
	1994 Land Rover Discovery 3.9L transfer case VIN: SALJY1241R This Land Rover Discovery has developed a "Clunk" that seems to be coming fron the transfer case. It occurs when making a hard turn, particularly when making a u-turn. It sounds and feels like the same kind of problem when a positraction differential clutch is...	View
	1997 Mazda Protege ES 1.8L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: JM1BC1426V The problem with this vehicle is intermittent and only acts up while driving. I test drove it and found that the engine would cut out completely - fall on it's face, but would not stall. The power would come back and then cut out again. As soon as the engine r...	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L start but no run VIN: 1016059041 no fuel at injectors. fuel dist is working on imput but not output	View
	1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS 3.0L brake pedal VIN: JA4LS31P9V Hi group. This vehicle has had a low spongy pedal for many months and had this problem since the customer bought it. The pedal is low and spongy while the engine is idling but does not sink to the floor as it would on a defective master cylinder. I replaced th...	View
	1996 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21D6T see related repair history BELOW for more information. after replacing the cam sensor with an after market sensor the code comes back but intermittently , sometimes this vehicle seems not to have good ignition switch upon initial start up. the code does not co... Trouble codes: P0340 (camshaft position sensor phase curcuit)	View
	1997 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 3N1AB41D9V the vehicle has very little spark- close to none and weve put a new distributor in it. there is power to the coil. while cranking it drops to 10v. we are checking spark at the dist. cap (thinking there was bad plug wires) and the cap and rotor were replaced be...	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA31D2Y Hi This engine is running lean, has normal fuel pressure. Thought we located an intake leak with propane so we replaced upper and lower intake gaskets. this did not solve the problem. We cannot find anymore leaks, yet it continues to run lean and it pings. the... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean)	View
	2002 Nissan Altima S 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1N4AL11E02 Computer is setting code P0507; IAC to high. We checked for vacume leaks and could not verify any. We performed an idle learn process per other tech line. If we clear the code and go on a road test it will set a pending code by the time we get back to the shop... Trouble codes: P0507 (IAC To High)	View
	1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 3.1L code 62 VIN: 1G3WS54T1L this car is driving us nuts it came in with a abs code 62 low accumulator precharge code and no matter what we do we can not get rid of the intermittant code. the brakes work fine pump motor comes on and goes off everything acts great. we replaced the accumula...	View
	1998 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L TCC Clutch VIN: 1GHDT13WXW Let me start by saying that I have very little transmission experience. I'm trying to save a regular customer a trip to the transmission shop. The transmission on this Bravada seems to work normally until you are at a steady cruise. When your cruising at a s...	View
	1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L erradic abs pump operation VIN: 1G2HY521ON Vehicle came in with complaint of "brakes being applied at slow speeds" Turns out that for some reason the abs pump will send pressure to the front brakes, vehicle will 'chug' and 'buck' untill the traction control is disabled, then the vehicle will function p...	View
	1995 Pontiac Sunfire GT 2.3L No communication VIN: 3G2JD12DXS I hope some of the GM people have seen this before.This car has "OBD11" plug under dash,but has "OBD1" emissions.Verified OBD1 emissions on VECI decal and car has only pre cat 02s.Snap On scanner will not communicate with car,also tried generic OBD11 mode.Snap...	View
	1996 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L keyless entry VIN: 2G2FS22K3T One remote will not unlock the doors unless you hold the button for 15 seconds. The other remote will not unlock at all. Trunk pops okay on both. Lock works on both. How do I test these? If it needs new remotes can I program them? TIA	View
	1998 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Interior LIghts VIN: 1G2HX52K2W Vehicle brought in with a dome light issue. Installed missing fuse for dome lights. After closing door or turning key on, dome lights do not go off. They will however go off after being on for like 10 minutes. BUt they will not do their normal thing of diming ...	View
	1999 Pontiac Sunfire GT 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Misfire VIN: 4G2JB32T2X hello this car misfires on light and heavy excell and also idles rough it shows misfire and then it won't.I have checked the ignition and the fuel system.the one thing that bothers me is I can make it run bad in the shop if I run the tires up to the hoist and ...	View
	2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi 3.8L Traction control VIN: 1G2HZ5417Y Hello all, we have this 2000 Bonneville with ABS/TCS and stability package. We are getting error messages in the Driver Info center to repair stability system. We have scanned it and gotten a C1287 code(steering rate error). There is no data for the sensor in ...	View
	2001 Pontiac Aztek 3.4L tailgate release VIN: 3G7DA03E61 I need some direction from GM techs on this aztec-the tailgate glass or gate lock wont release with the button on dash, the remote or the key switch on rear-I have tested the body system with my techII there are no codes stored and when you perform an imput te...	View
	2000 Saab 9-3 2.0L Vacuum Booster VIN: YS3DD78H8Y Hello all - This car came in with a 'check-engine' light, had fuel mixture and cylinder misfire codes. We found the plastic tube from the intake manifold to the brake vacuum booster broken, causing a big vacuum leak. This plastic vacuum pipe is actually a thre...	View
	2001 Saturn SL 1.9L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1G8ZF52811 Car had 0442 code, but probably unrelated to idle problem (think it was just gas cap). Car will idle at 1600 when driving and letting off gas pedal, until it sits at a stop light for a few seconds, then it will idle down to about 800 rpms. Customer reports tha... Trouble codes: 0442 (Evaporative system small leak detected)	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Stall VIN: WBADM634XY thanks to all who replied, Finally after checking through every hole we found a crack in the airboot going to the manifold at the 'T' which connects to the idle stabilizer, right inside the bellow. this crack can not be seen from the top or button you have t...	9
	1994 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Cooling actuator motor VIN: 1G4CW52L5R We finally called 'IdentiFix' after talking with them; we decided it was best to replace the programmer because they didn't believe there was anything else that could cause the actuator to move backwards. After replacing the programmer, the motor still moved b...	5
	1990 Cadillac Fleetwood 4.5L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1G6CB5335L The problems were in the ground at the front of the engine. I also found 2 pinched wires behind a cover on the LH fender. After removing the ground stud and repairing the 2 wires our problems were gone.	5
	1998 Chevrolet S10 2.2L CD player VIN: 1GCCS1443W Thanks to all the replies. I guess the OTP or focus sensor goes bad and causes the symptoms I was having. The cost to get this radio repaired is in the two hundred dollar range from the two repair facilities I talked to. I however lucked out and found a stereo...	5
	1999 Chevrolet C1500 LS 5.7L theft system VIN: 1GCEC19R3X thanks to all who replied, we replace cylinder housing and reprogram and it did the trick. thanx again guys	2
	1995 Chrysler Avenger 2.5L 2-3 shift VIN: 4B3AU52N0S Thanks to all who responed. Especially Larry [...] who responded that the front splines were stripped. I had overlooked them when I had it apart. The front carrier splines were stripped.	16
	1996 Chrysler Sebring JXi 2.5L temperature cable VIN: 3C3EL55H8T Most of the responses we received indicated the heater case had to be replaced. We confirmed this (after trying to 'fix' the old one, which lasted 15 minutes). After informing the customer, he okayed ordering a new case, temp control head and cable assembly. W...	5
	1995 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L loss of power VIN: 1B7KC26CXS Thanks to all who replied, it was suggested to check turbo wastegate function, check catylitic converter for possible internal breakup, check fuel heater for breach of integrity causing leak of fuel suction, all of these things were OK. The reply that hit the ...	4
	1996 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L 4 low shift VIN: 1B7JF26Z3T Hello, and thanks to all for your replies on this one, after listening to your advice on checking the slip gear adn the planet. special thanks to Felipe [...] for sending me some good pictures and blowing them up for me. I decided that the slip Gear and planet ...	6
	1996 Dodge Stratus 2.4L fuse 8 VIN: 1B3EJ46X2T Thanks to all who responded. Of 22 replies all but 3 correctly identified the starter as the culprit. The 3 misses were all possibilities, but if you remember from my original post, the vehicle never dies during operation. A shorted ignition switch, high curre...	25
	1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 3B7HF13Z8V Thanks for the replies and most thought that there was a problem with the o2 sensor. After a week ofthe customer driving the truck the O2 completely quit working. The O2 was replaced once before. Trouble codes: P0171.	7
	1999 Dodge Dakota 5.2L engine Thanks for all the replys, we got a lot of technicians from cold climate areas stating that this was not entirely rare. The general consensus was that the engine was indeed flooded so badly that the oil film on the cylinder walls and in the piston ring grooves...	16
	2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L engine VIN: 2B3HD46R9Y thanks to all that replied. There were to many to thank personally. The majority told me of a tsb #08-36-99 which stated that you should check oil pressure hot in gear and it should not drop below 4psi. If the pressure is ok you need to vent the oil pressure c...	12
	1989 Ford F-350 Custom 7.3L Oil Pressure gauge VIN: 2FDLF47M9K Well I realized this AM that I had made a bad assumption in thinking that this was a 'REAL' oil pressure gauge. I researched the parts comparison between the senders and the engine warning module and discovered that the trucks with the warning module are in fa...	4
	1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L lean left bank only VIN: 1FACP41E9L Want to thank everyone for all your input. I feel stupid over this one. We didn't think that the secondary air system would just affect the left side only. But as soon as we disconnected the air-pump the O2 went rich. Looking at the tube, it might be that the ... Trouble codes: 91 (o2 not switching lean condition).	9
	1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2FMDA5141T Thank You...to all of your replies (18) . You led me straight to the problem. By clearing code P0304 & A test-drive with the EGR vacuum plugged, The mil stayed out & there was no misfire. I then removed the upper intake to find 5 out-of-6 EGR ports plugged wit... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire detected on 4 cylinder).	21
	1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Unknown VIN: 1FMDU34E8V Well, all is quiet with this Explorer. Being that this is an AWD Explorer there are no auto hubs at front wheels so that was not a possibility on this vehicle. Bruce [...] hit the bullseye. After dis assembly and inspection of T/C, I found the range hub teet...	10
	1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L Steering VIN: 1FMZU35P2W I had several people voice concerns about Lucas Products power steering additive. I flushed out system and installed a good quility p/s fluid and my problem disapeared. Thanks to all that replied.	12
	1998 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L Misfire VIN: 1FDXE47F6W Thanx everyone-turns out that it is quite straight forward to remove these injectors-on some of the positions you have to take the electrical portion of the injector off-4 screws that use a torx type socket-no a normal size-and just pry up and the injectors re...	7
	1998 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMPU18LXW Finally heard back from the customer. Thank you to all who told me about the air flow meter cleaning. The meter was dirty and I did clean it. On closer inspection, we found what appeared to be a piece of a butterfly wing trapped in the air path of the air flow... Trouble codes: P0171.	19
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTNW21F7Y Thanks to all who responded to my cry for help, dieselmann, gbegoon,TOOBADQ,&jonpfister. Most said to remove the Superchip software before test. I forgot to mention in my original post that I had already removed it. I had cleared the codes then ran the KOEO te... Trouble codes: P0216 (Injector low side short to ground).	4
	2001 Ford E-150 Econoline 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FTRE14291 Once again all replies were most helpfull and dead on the money. This is a perfect example of assume on my part. I checked passage from egr to upper intake and was clear. I just had never run into a tube that was clogged and by god this one could never be stop... Trouble codes: P1406.	5
	1989 Honda Accord LX 2.0L turn / hazards VIN: JHMCA5533K Thanks for all the input , The problem ended up being whoever put the last multi-switch in it did not push the plug-in in straight, bending one of the term. off to one side, in a place not very visible with out taking the dash panel off to see it!, bent the ma...	5
	1990 Honda Accord LX 2.2L transmission VIN: 1HGCB7655L I checked the trouble codes when the sports light was flashing. It showed a bad VSS (vehicle speed sensor). Replaced the sensor with one from Honda. So far no problem, customer happy. Thanks for the help to all who replied.	18
	1990 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L combined Pressure Switch VIN: SAJHY1742L My boss bought a switch locally and we installed it. All is good now. We checked other places that were suggested to us and the weren't any chaper than $550. Thanks for the help guys. -Rob	5
	1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Cooling Systems VIN: SAJMX1346S The head gasket replacement has been completed, and, after a suitable replacement radiator is installed (the original was found to have a damaged left upper hose outlet when the system was filled), it will go for a smog test and be delivered.	13
	1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJMX1346S No one replied with the schematic, but I was able to get another car to compare to, and I had it right. The miss was traced to a not quite seated fuel injector plug on #5A. The wiring arrangement is as follows: The front 6-pack coil serves 'B' bank. The right ...	1
	2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1JGW48S21C I would like to thank Scott [...] for taking the time to reply. After reading their replies and starting fresh on it the next morning it didn't take long to figure out what was going on. Alan mentioned checking to see if we did ... Trouble codes: P1596 (Speed control sw always high), P0121 (TPS does not agree with MAP).	3
	1997 Kia Sportage 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJB7232V Thanks for the greaat help to all that helped.\ I found the Main problem this afternoon. The dealer sold us the wrong Intake Gasket at the Thottle Body and the Tech didn't see the diffence between the old gasket that had fell apart. Had a vacuum leak at the lo... Trouble codes: P0300.	4
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.6L eas ride control VIN: SALPV1440T Hi everyone: From all 10 replies the concensus was to leave it for the dealer. The system is proprietary and unless you have the sofware there is no way to fix the problem. If the system detects a fault it shuts down completely. Faults have to be retrieved, pr...	10
	1993 Lexus SC400 4.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on, missing R O2 signal VIN: JT8UZ30C9N Thanks to David [...] (Iowa)for taking the time to reply! Jim you got it! I was testing the wrong O2 sensor! There was a dead sensor, the right pre cat sensor, which I knew, and MY PERCEPTION of what I found in Alldata, had me access ... Trouble codes: 25 (B1S1 O2 signal lean).	3
	1994 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA28EAR robert form penn. hit it right on the head he suggested the overvoltage protection relay. Thanks for everybodys input on this problem. The relay fixed the problem Trouble codes: 35 (p0505-), P0505 (224 -), 224.	5
	1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF72F8V I would like to thank all the techs who responded, almost all suggested wiring problems, but I could not find any problems there. After fixing the exhaust leak the fuel trim was slowly coming back to normal values, after turning off light 2 times cust. took ca... Trouble codes: P0133, P0140, P0115.	7
	1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 2.3L whinning VIN: WBDKK47F5X Hello all i,m sorry for the delay it took me a week to get all parts it was the planetarry gears and bearings there is an updated version available at the mb dealer.thank to all.	5
	2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L Stall VIN: 4JGAB72EXY A new BAS/ESP unit fixed this car for the strange lights coming on & speedo stopping. A slight misfire also came about. #2 spark plug wire was open. No more codes also!!! Thanks for the input!	4
	2000 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D0Y Thanks for the quick and accurate response. Code P1140 is for the intake valve timing sensor. We were told to pull it out and check for debris around it and to check the resistance. It should read 600-740 ohms. Ours was closer to infinity. we were also told th... Trouble codes: P1140 (undocumented code).	9
	1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera LS 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G3AJ5130H A defective crankshaft sensor repaired the problem. Thanks all who responsed.	7
	1996 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Cooling Systems Thirty replies wow, I guess I was the only one in the USA who didn't know this. You can gain access through the p.s pump pully holes #2 13mm bolts and just push the p.s out of the way 2 minute job. THANKS TO ALL THAT REPLIED!	29
	1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 3.4L Raidator VIN: 1GHDX03E7X Thanks to all for all the help. The problen with this van was intake manifold gaskets.We followed Reference Number 03-06-01-010A that Steve from Minnesota had suggested.This was the water in the oil problem but test showed no HC's in the raidator.We presure ch...	6
	1995 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L oil pump VIN: 162WJ12M2S I want to thank everyone for their informative replies,Chuck from Oklahoma,Kevin from Texas,Joe from New York,David from Texas and Jerry from Virginia.Iremoved the return line and inspected the line and check ball for debris.After finding no obstruction or deb...	5

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