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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for April 30, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1986 Honda Civic 1.5L Surge VIN: JHMAK5436G Question for anyone that has worked on Hondas. This vehicle came in with a customer complaint that the throttle stuck open and would not come back. Customer could not stop vehicle with brakes as speeds were going over 130 KM. Customer put vehicle in neutral an... |
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| 1993 Honda Accord LX 2.2L srs light VIN: 1HGCB7659P SRS light stays on. Customer has had problem of srs light coming on only when vehicle parked in sun and interior is hot for at least a couple of years, we have tried to duplicate the problem one other time and could not. Now the light is on almost continually.... |
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| 2000 Honda Civic HX 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ7126Y Customer complained of a check engine light. Code p1457 evap leak detected on canister side. Replaced evap vent valve according to T.S.B. Customer came back two days later with check engine light with same code. I checked all hoses, cansiter, evap purge valve.... Trouble codes: P1457 (Evap leak detected on canister side) |
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| 2001 Honda Civic EX 1.7L No Start VIN: 2HGES26731 Customer stated that after putting gas in the car it would not start. have taken fuel line lose but the pump in NOT working all fuses are good. Also the fuel guage is showing below empty & low fuel light is on. What Next Steve |
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| 1996 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L oil pump VIN: 4S2CK58V7T truck runs fine no valve train noise or bottom end noise, problem is low oil pressure below 2000 rpm above the pressure is 85 psi,i am thinking a stuck oil pressure relief valve {open} but looking for other ideas |
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| 1991 Lexus ES250 2.5L Anti-Theft VIN: JT8VV22T0M The customer complaint is that the anti-theft horn intermittently goes off for no reason usually in the middle of the night. MOD shows no diagnostics for theft deterent on this vehicle. Is there a diagnostic routine to track down anti-theft problems? Can the a... |
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| 1992 Lexus LS400 4.0L No Start VIN: JT8UF11E9N hello group this car came to the shop on the hook.a no start went out to check vehicle it cranked and ran fine. after a day of driving car started to act up. it felt like it was running on 4cyls. vehicle has now shut off and wont restart. I have checked signal... Trouble codes: 13 (speed sensor), 14 (igniter problem) |
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| 1997 Nissan Pickup XE 2.4L engine vibration VIN: 1N6SD11Y6V Fellow Techs, this truck has a terrible vibration that seems to be coming from the front of the engine at least as far as I can tell with a stethescope, I've removed the belts and the harmonic balancer so I don't think it's the water pump or fan clutch, the ba... |
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| 2000 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Injector Pulse VIN: JN8AR07Y6Y We found no data stream from the ECU & replaced with a used unit. After replacing the unit we had good datastream but no spark & no injector pulse;& we had no Intake Air Temp signal (found sensor was not in place also wirring damaged & repaired); still no star... |
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| 1994 Toyota Pickup DLX 2.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 4TARN01PXR We replaced the head gasket and the vehicle came back the next day with oil in the radiator. I can not find any bulletins on this but was wondering if anyone knows of problems with the timing cover cracking or other causes before we pull this apart again. Th... |
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| 2001 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4.7L a/c compresser VIN: 5TDZT34A51 This SUV was at the dealer originaly with a flashing a/c control light and no cold air. The dealer dropped the big $2800.00 bill on customer. Customer was told that compressor was junk and the system was full of metal. He balked at the price and called us. I w... |
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| 2004 Toyota Tundra SR5 4.7L Vehicle Ride VIN: 5TBKT44154 Test drove vehicle and could feel a vibration in steering wheel at 52-55 MPH, doesn't seem as bad when overdrive is off. Also when leaving highway and driving on a oil and chipped road vibration isn't noticed until returning to a smoother road surface. At that... |
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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| 1993 Honda Civic EX 1.6L a/c VIN: 1HGEEG8542 Condenser was partially blocked on the lower side. The high-pressure inlet was reading 157 degrees and the lower 110 degrees. Changed the condenser and air is flowing ice cold. Thanks to everybody and hope I can help you in the future. |
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| 1994 Honda Civic EX 1.6L wheel speed sensor VIN: JHMEH9694R got 4 replies on this one. James from Illinois had seen a similar issue on a Toyota - he said the ohms were varying on one side, stable on the other side, and that the best course of action was to replace the sensor since it was not behaving properly. this is ... |
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| 2001 Honda Passport EX 3.2L No Start VIN: 4S6DM58W51 Hello everyone Well I found the problem with the blown fuse...It was a wire in the harness rubed through on the right hand valve cover near the oil fill cap it has a sharp edge and it rubed the ign feed wire and shorted it to ground...thanks to everyone who re... |
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| 2001 Hyundai Accent GS 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: KMHCG35CX1 What we found was the canister at the rear of the vehicle had a crack in it. Probably from backing into something. Also when we smoke tested it we found smoke coming from the connector on the pump. Smoke was leaking out from around the pins. I also got a link ... Trouble codes: P1402. |
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| 1999 Kia Sportage EX 2.0L Mechanical VIN: KNDJA1237X Al from Ohio says: THIS MAY BE OF SOME HELP.WE'VE HAD KIA'S COME IN WITH SEVERE LIFTER TICK,NOT JUST ONE BUT SEVERAL LIFTERS.THEY SEEM TO QUIET UP AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES.ACCORDING TO KIA THESE LIFTERS VARNISH AND DO NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY.THEY SUGGESTE... |
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| 1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6GF10U9X The answer to this one was simple. Yes, the belt was off one tooth on the bank 1 cam. Vehicle ran remarkably well in that condition. Moved it back to where it belongs and cleared code. All is well. Thanks to all who answered, most said off a tooth, Grant said ... Trouble codes: 1346 (V V T Sensor Bank 1 Range and performance). |
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| 1999 Lexus RX300 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT6HF10UXX The various helpfull sugestions were as follows, 1. possable ignition control module 2. the springs inside the spark plug tubes missing or burned away.3. severly over heated. 4. a request to reply if this engine had sludge build up. The customer was going to... Trouble codes: P0300, P0303, P0304. |
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| 1995 Mazda 626 DX 2.0L Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1YVGE22C8S Thank all of you for taking the time to reply to my Mazda situation. Many of the posts mentioned the air intake hose for cracking.This was not the situation.This Mazda ended up having a defective MAF sensor. I'm happy to see this car leave and the customer is ... |
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| 1989 Mitsubishi Galant 2.0L pulse generator VIN: JB3BR46V4K Many thanks to all who replied.The pulse generators are located on top of the case with one at the middle and one at the rear.During engine removal the shop must have pinched the wires on the rear pulse generator.They were sheared right off!It took about 2 wee... |
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| 2002 Toyota Tundra Limited 4.7L master cyl VIN: 5TBBT48142 Thank you for your information the fix for this truck was a new booster found by disconecting the master and holding it out about the space of a washer thus reliving the pressure from the booster . Installed new one no problem |
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