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	2005 Acura RL 3.5L Keyless go VIN: JH4KB16535 Customer complaining of keyless go feature inop but will start just fine with manual key, the onboard computer displays that keyless go may be inop and should go to the dealer for repairs allthough the quick test show no present codes related to this issue.onl...	View
	1998 BMW 740iL 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGJ8322W Hello BMW techs! While this may be an easy one for some of you, (I'm hoping so), I don't have a ton of experience with BMW's as I rarely see them. This is one of my favorite customers, and would like to see this car fixed right ASAP. As noted previously, I hav... Trouble codes: 420 (Catalyst efficiency bank 1), 430 (Catalyst efficiency bank 2)	View
	2004 BMW 760Li 6.0L engine VIN: WBAGN83514 Hello Gents, Engine leaking oil mostly on left side behind A/C, Alt. Does not look like valve cover gaskets. I did see some references to a seal behind the alt. bracket on the 4.4 but do not know if it applies to the 6.0 Any help would be appreciated on past e...	View
	2006 BMW 530i 3.0L Ride VIN: WBANE73536 Good afternoon, WE have a BMW with these codes stored on the Active Roll Stilibity module, 5D5C Pressure build up -rear axle, 5D5B Pressure build up- front axle. We do not have any information on these codes anywhere. This all started after the client was car...	View
	2002 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L rear shocks VIN: 1J4FJ6858R Gentlemen I have My brother in-laws Buick in here needing a automatic level control sensor. The car has electronic level control ( air shocks ) and they found this sensor is bad. They brought it to me because they can not find this sensor. I checked and found...	View
	2004 Buick Rendezvous CX 3.4L Steering VIN: 3G5DA03E54 Customer brought in this buick today and complaining of steering turning hard the the left but ok to the right. I looked up tsb and found nothing relating to this problem. I also did a search on here and really didn't find anything either. I don't have a press...	View
	1984 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Overdrive VIN: 1G1AY878XE The overdrive unit in this Corvette is bad. I have another unit that was removed due to bearing failed and other damage. Can not find the parts needed to repair this early unit. Have not found a later unit (1986 - 1988) that is rebuildable. I am requesting inf...	View
	1991 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.7L Stall VIN: 1G1FP2382M Hello, I came back to work and found this problem child. The car starts and dies , it starts in the start pos. but when the key returns to run it dies right away (We could more or less keep it running with carb. spray so it appeared to be a fuel problem. When ...	View
	1993 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Mechanical VIN: 1G1YY23P0P Where can i find info on where # 1 cyl should be when dist is installed.thanks for help	View
	1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L emission monitors VIN: 1GCCS19X7V Truck came in will not pass emissions test readiness monitors all would rest when key turned off. Found bad battery fixed the rest problem but now evap,o2 heater,and egr monitors will not run	View
	2001 Chevrolet Camaro 3.8L OVERDRIVE 4th VIN: 2G1FP22K61 the problem this car is presenting is:hard shift from 1st to 2nd (sligthly harder than normal),and it will be fine all the way through,but after driving this car for 6 or 7miles the transmission will start sliping (that is the engine will rev-up to 2500 -3000-...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L trans VIN: 1GCE3KJ147 this truck has had an issue with trans going neutral during a deaccelaration. trans was rebuilt due to loss of 3-4 gears. but problem still exists. trans work fine no codes seems worse when hot. any ideas	View
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 6.0L No Start VIN: 1GBJK39113 Customer complained of a no start. Changed his own fuel filter and primed system- ok. Nest day he drove to town and shut it off then no start, Got it started and i scanned a p1093 loss of fuel pressure, drove truck and watched actual vs. desired fuel pressure ... Trouble codes: P1093, U1024	View
	2005 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: KL1TD62645 This car came in with no start no comm. with ecm. long story short this car was hit by lightning.After replacing thr ecm,sdm,cluster,drl module map sensor the car runs but is setting a low voltage codes. When i check the 5 volt ref to tps and to ftp sensor i o... Trouble codes: P0122 (Tps low voltage), P0342 (Cam sensor low voltage), P0449 (Evap vent preformance)	View
	2006 Chevrolet Express 3500 4.8L Misfire VIN: 1GCHG39V96 Hello and thank you for your time and help. This van runs okay cold and hot. Once it has been hot for maybe 20 minutes of continous running it will start missing either driving or idling. No. 1 cylinder is most noteable. Swapped coils, plugs, and a plug wire. ... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire), P0420 (Cat system low efficiency bk 1)	View
	2006 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 WT 6.6L Blown head gaskets VIN: 1GBJC33232 Customers employee drove truck w/o water until it quit.The oil is cooked and the turbo is cooked.If you put water in it and turn it over it blows water out the radiator cap with force.Pretty sure head gaskets blown and maybe even head cracked.My question is ho...	View
	2004 Chrysler Crossfire 3.2L Limp In Mode VIN: 1C3AN69L34 Alldata leaves you in the dark on this one...I think it may be the tcm or shifter (i know its common on slk`s)...??? Thanks guys in advance...	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.2L Stall VIN: 3B7HC13YBX This stalls hot, or cold, when letting off the throttle quickly. Espessially with a/c on.	View
	2001 Dodge Durango 4.7L Rear Window Defogger Botton VIN: 1B4HS28N31 greeting's fellow tech's.. -this vehicle has the rear def. Botton light flashing & a/c botton does not light up?? -vehicle originally got towed in as a no start condition with several code's p1596-p0445-p1594-p0113-p0118-p1492-p0123-p0463. -after diagnosing th...	View
	2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9L No Start VIN: 3B7HF13ZX1 Truck towed in no start,Checked for spark none at any plugs or at coil. Had code for Cam and Crank out of sink no other codes. Scan computer and all checks fine also can fire coil with scanner. When truck is cranked noid at injector blinks.Has new Crank sensor...	View
	2004 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L soft pedal VIN: 3D7KU28C64 Truck came for a complaint that the brake pedal goes soft, KOEO off you can stand on the pedal and its hard as a normal pedal would be with out any booster, Imediatly start truck up and the pedal goes soft, So we replaced the brake booster, and brakes were fir...	View
	2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L Will not go in park VIN: 1D7HA18N44 Thanks in advance fellow technicians! Customer stopped vehicle to get gas, when he went to shift into park, it would only go into reverse "R" as far as the computer registered. (Vehicle was actully in park though) Vehicle would not start. Replaced computer wit...	View
	2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie 5.9L engine VIN: 3D7KS28C65 Diesel guys please help! Customer had truck towed in after he ran it completely out of fuel and cranked until he melted the passenger side battery positive terminal. I replaced both batteries and the bad terminal, replaced the fuel filter and added about 4 gal...	View
	2006 Dodge Magnum R/T 5.7L lifters VIN: 2D4GV57276 Good afternoon Dodge techs! I have a 06 dodge Magnum RT 5.7 hemi in the shop. Came in with a p1411, definite miss on cyl 1, no valve tick noise. Performed diagnistics and tested the RDS solenoids activations with the scanner and all clicked. So all my electri...	View
	2001 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0L Erratic VIN: 1FTZR15E21 Fuel level gauge, oil pressure gauge. "Check Gauges" light on. Fuel gauge is stuck on full, oil gauge moves about 1/16th of an inch off the peg, with truck running. Truck came in originally for a no start condition. Found no fuel pressure. After confirming vol... Trouble codes: P0232 (Fuel Pump Secondary Circuit Fault), P0460 (Fuel Level Sensor Circuit Fault)	View
	2001 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTRX17L41 truck came in with anti-freeze leak found pipe under intale leaking. also had misfire. did intake gasket and new coolant tube. still misfire #3 cly. customer said put new plugs and boots in. still # 3 misfire.switched coil and fuel inj. still misfire # 3 cly. ...	View
	2001 Ford Escape XLS 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMYU02141 Hello,have one passed down to me from a tech that just walked out. 01 escape, 3.0 4wd, auto, has mil on for p1409. originally had p1401 and p1409. dpfe was replaced, havent seen the p1401 back yet. but 1409 keeps returning. repaired harness at vac solenoid, fo... Trouble codes: P1409	View
	2003 Ford E-250 5.4L Ac VIN: 1FDNS24L03 I recieved this van after another shop replaced the above componants, A/C blows 78 out the front and 75 from the rear at idle with an outside air temp of 95 and a humidity level of 52 percent. Evac and recharge found 5.5 LBS in the system. Replaced with the fa...	View
	2004 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L No Start VIN: 1FMZU73K54 Vehicle died on freeway and was towed to shop. Good crank and spark, no codes, fuel pump did not appear to be running. Replaced fuel pump - still crank-no start. Found good fuel pressure and volume, good spark to plugs, and good injector pulse to injectors. Sc...	View
	2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTHX2547M Got a 6 litre driving me crazy. Wont start hot at times. 1st time customer hauled in on trailer from across the state and once he rolled off the trailer it started up. I checked it over-had a over boost code and a ficm performance code. test drove with Ids and...	View
	2006 Ford E-450 Super Duty 6.0L Stall VIN: 1FDXE45P56 the van runs fine but on decel will stall sometimes.i have replaced the oil cooler , head gaskets, installed a egr cooler delete and arp head studs. icp desired and actual are very close to each other.i have replaced the ipr valve also. the problem did not exi... Trouble codes: P2290	View
	2008 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Misfire VIN: 1FTYR10D18 Hey guys, got a ranger here with no spark out of the brand new coil on cylinders 1 and 4. Have good ground going to coil and good + pulse. Anybody seen this before? Thanks in advance for the help.	View
	2006 GMC Yukon XL 1500 SLE 5.3L No Start VIN: 3GKFK16Z46 hi all we have a yukon that will not crank most of the time. cust replaced starter then brought it to me. this truck has probably never seen a paved road its used to haul workers around a ranch but is in pretty good shape considering. sometimes you turn key to...	View
	1995 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start VIN: 2HGEJ2226S Car came in No Start. T belt was broken. We replaced T belt. Car cranks, has good compression but wont start. No spark at all. Installed new distributor still no spark. Ohm tested all 7 wires in connector C107 from distributor back to ECU and all have continui...	View
	2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1J8GW58S12 Jeep towed to our shop,cranks no start,fuel pressure o.k.no injector pluse,no communication with scan tool on engine or trans all others will communicate,checked fuses all o.k.checked power@ 2 and 22 black,both o.k checked grounds@31and 32 with powered test li...	View
	2007 Kia Sportage EX 2.7L A/C Compressor VIN: KNDJF72407 I'll try to make this short. 07 Kia Sportage, Customer hit deer at end of May first of June, minimal damage, but A/C Condensor was bent so I replaced it. No leaks, just bent and touching radiator. A/C still working, cust drove car for 2 weeks from check out to...	View
	1996 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L Abs VIN: 1LNLM82W5T My first time posting. So i have here a 96 linc. T.c. Came in with abs activating intermittently at low speed , codes for f.l. Sensor , my testing passes , trying to clear codes with scanner and disconecting fuses and battery but same codes there without even ...	View
	2000 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L warning chime VIN: 5LMRU27A7Y This one is baffling me. Has Any One Had a chime intermittenly drive you crazy. Im looking at Gem data getting codes B1318 voltage low And speed senor code P0500 and Gem is seeing 13.5 volts and is reading vehicle speed.Is this causing chime Issues? also looke...	View
	2008 Mercedes-Benz R350 3.5L ABS light On VIN: 4JGCB56EX8 This car just came to my shop, with abs light ON, only code is 5410 described as ROAD TEST, this code is ACTIVE and cant be cleared. Can anybody tell me what to do here, is there any Drive test procedure in order to clear this code? I'm using iScan II as diag ...	View
	2006 Mercury Mountaineer Premier 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 4M2EU38846 Thank in advance for any help. This vehicle has a low idle (400) or will stall when every put in gear. It does not matter what gear (drive or reverse) either. I did notice that when in gear the spark-act will go to 127 degrees and if you try to power brake it ...	View
	2003 Mitsubishi Diamante LS 3.5L Stall VIN: 6MMAP67P03 Hi all in IATN land. This Mits came to me from another shop. Hot idle the engine will die intermittently in gear. The strange thing is if you watch the IAC counts and rpm the counts keep going lower and lower until the engine dies. The spec for idle RPM is 700...	View
	2000 Nissan Altima GXE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1N4DL01D4Y Vehicle came in with a stall in gear situation. No codes present but past experience with these models told me to smoke test the intake. Sure enough, intake leak at cylinder #4. Installed new gasket, car started and ran, but at a high idle. Before I did any ad...	View
	2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1AB51A54 I've done everything i know for this code. changed maf with good one scoped maf all good. checked for vacumn leaks at least 10 times I'M LOST...If i drive the car hard(beat on it) the light stays off, if i drive it like an old man the code comes back in pendin... Trouble codes: P0171	View
	2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3N1CB51D05 Good Day IATN Techs, I have a Nissan Sentra that keeps resetting. These DTC's listed: P0139, P1146, P1147 All refering to the post Cat O2 sensor. Freeze Frame Data is always for the P0139 DTC. Nothing unusual in the stored PIDs. The vehicle is at cruise, 55mph... Trouble codes: P0139 (O2 Sensor B1S2 slow response), P1146 (Refers to B1S2 Voltage High/Low), P1147 (Refers to B1S2 Voltage High/Low)	View
	2007 Nissan Murano SE 3.5L Shift VIN: JN8AZ08W97 Vehicle came in with what seems to be shift 1-2 and 2-3 malfunction. Vehicle is drivable but it feels like the transmission does not know what gear to be it. We haven't seen to many CVT transmissions with this problem. Checked for codes and found P0725 (Engine...	View
	2001 Porsche Boxster Roadster 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: VP0CA29831 Help me Porsche Techs! I put this engine in this Boxster a couple of years ago and since then I get a check engine light for a secondary air system fault. If I clear the code, it will return within 2 or 3 days. I can hear the air pump running when I start the ...	View
	2004 Saturn Vue 2.2L Mechanical VIN: 5GZCZ23D64 error code po 480 ??	View
	2007 Suzuki XL-7 3.6L Mechanical VIN: 2S3DA91717 This comes to us with code P0008 set. This code refers to the timing chain either primary or secondary on the 1 bank being out of time. Engine is not noisey and after clearing, code does not reset. Has anyone seen this code or dealt with this issue? Mitchell s...	View
	1979 Toyota Land Cruiser 4.2L Excessive Emissions VIN: FJ40303564 Hello, I have this landcruiser that failed smog for high co, I found the air injection not switching from upstream to down stream and split hose, I bypassed the air injection valve to get the air to go downstream, that brought the non loaded emissions down but...	View
	2001 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L Excessive Emissions, Cuts out VIN: 1NXBR12E41 Vehicle hesitates at low rpm's/speeds but does not missfire. Initial scan had multiple missfire codes, O2 lean codes. Found coil mounting screws for cyl,s 1&2 stripped and coils popping up and not making good contact with plugs. Repaired threads for coil mount... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean o2), P0300 (Missfire), P0301 (1 Cyl Missfire), P0302 (2 Cyl Missfire)	View
	2004 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: JTEBU14R14 P0012 Cam Position "A" Too Retarded Bank 1 (Right Side). Original complaint was misfire on start up. Found head gasket leak in cylinders 4 and 6. Replaced cylinder head gaskets. Heads were both sent out to a professional machine shop for all the nessesary chec... Trouble codes: P0012 (Cam Position A Too Retarded Bank 1 Right Side)	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L No Start VIN: 3VWTE29MXY hello group, i got this 2000 jetta with the vr6 here from someone else thats a no start, they replaced the throddle body. What I have is no communication with any controller on this vehical, grounds and everything seems to be good anywhere near the heater syst...	View
	2005 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWBM31Y75 Hello. This Beetle was towed in as a no start. The customers original complaint was that the battery would go dead after a week, then it was every day. She did say the radio would stay on even with the key off. She would have to have the charger on it overnigh...	View
	1999 Volvo V70 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LW55A9X This 99 V70 always shows code P0722 (VSS signal missing). We installed new VSS sensor. Before I replaced sensor, I connected my sensor simulator tester to signal wire and was able to read speed signal on scanner display. Piece of cake, right? Well, no. New sen... Trouble codes: P0722	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2002 Acura RL Premium 3.5L S R S system VIN: JH4KA96642 thanks to the 6 techs that answered my help request I installed a matt and OPDS and sent the car to the Dealer to reprogram thanks for all your help	6
	1996 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L multifunction alarm module VIN: 1G1JC5248T I can't say I fixed this vehicle, it fixed itself-or not. I rechecked all inputs and outputs to the MFAM and found nothing wrong. The relay on the module's circuit board turned off sometime between 36 and 42 hours after the module was connected and tthe total ...	6
	2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1G1NE52H0Y Ended up trying cleaning the throttle body, tried an iac. Problem was still there. Finally decided to try a new fuel pump. It hasn't been back yet, so I'm hoping I fixed it. Thanks to all who offered help.	14
	2001 Chevrolet Express 2500 5.0L Steering Pump VIN: 1GCFG25M41 I expected to hear about trouble with reman pumps. The OEM price for the pump is $448 as opposed to the $50 remanufactured. No new aftermarket was available. Since my parts suppliers offer a labor warranty I just went ahead and swapped it out for another white...	10
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 6.0L Starter VIN: 1GCHK29U53 thanks for the replys , i put on a new starter and now works fine thanks again	5
	2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L temp guage VIN: 3GNEC16Z84 had a guy come out and fix cluster all is good now thanks to everyone	12
	2003 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3AE66G32 thanks to all ,the fix was flywheel tone ring was cracked,had to pull trans to see it,we tried to use a camra but all looked good.thanks again mike Trouble codes: P0016.	11
	2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD46RXY Thanks to all that replied! The majority of the replies said that timing chain had jumped or the crank sensor was bad. Well, the cam sensor was bad. We just couldn't get the newly designed sensor to work. We got one from the salavge yard and made sure it was t... Trouble codes: P0340 (no cam sensor).	15
	1996 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0L Cuts out VIN: 1FMDU32X9T Thanks guys!!! So we ended up replacing MAF sensor with a Ford unit, shipped the vehicle for a few days and just did a customer follow up. Problem solved. I knew I was is a bad way trying a after market for testing, guess that is why we try and stick to OEM pa...	6
	2003 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0L Misfire VIN: 1FTYR44V13 Thanks for all the help. It turns out the wire were indeed crossed. I put them in correct order according to alldata and all is fine. Firing order front to back: Pass. side - 123, Driver side - 456. Coil Pack front to back: Pass. side - 465, Driver side ... Trouble codes: P0304 (Misfire no. 4).	4
	2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.0L no runability issues VIN: 1FTNW21P84 Installed new gpcm and all faults cleared and passed. thanks for the replies. Trouble codes: P0672 (2 glow plug), P0678 (8 glow plug).	3
	2005 Ford F-150 FX4 5.4L hard start VIN: 1FTPW14555 The problem was solved, after changing the rest of the injector. Cause after testing the injector they came out lazy, but soon after injector one was showing misfire on cylinder. after changing all rest of the injectors it solved the hard starting problems...	7
	2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty FX4 5.4L Misfire VIN: 1FTSX21508 Thanks to all who responded to my help request. I did install the VCT solenoid and it did fix this vehicle Thank God. One for the books. Thanks again for the help. Trouble codes: P0012 (Intake Camshaft Position Timing), P0300 (Random misfire), P0302 (cylinder 2 misfire), P0303 (cylinder 3 misfire), P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire), P0316 (misfire on start up).	7
	1998 GMC C3500 Sierra SL 7.4L fuel gauge VIN: 1GDKC34J2W Unfortunately the vehicle was not fixed. I was unable to find any test procedures beyond what I had already found prior to posting the help request. Replacement VCM, balance module & used cluster all failed to remedy problem. some info which may help others:...	5
	2003 GMC Envoy XL SLE 5.3L does not accelerate VIN: 1GKET16P03 The fix for this vehicle was as many suggested the throttle body. Tech posts were "check wire connections and throttle body grounds very carefully, but if ok with customer try a throttle body" "voltage drop those grounds, if ok replace throttle body" "seen thi... Trouble codes: P1516.	13
	2007 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 6.6L No Start VIN: 1GTHK23697 I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU I PUT EVER THING ON THIS ONE FIRST THE NEW GM KEYS. TWO NEW IGN SWITH. THREE A NEW TDM FOUR BCM ALL GM BUT IT IN UP BEING THE ECM ALL OF MY GM TECH TEACHER SAY IF IT CAN RELEARN THE KEY IT NOT THE ECM.THIS WAS A FIRST ON THEM TO TH... Trouble codes: P0513, P0633.	3
	1999 Honda Civic LX 1.6L Starting VIN: 2HGEJ667XX THANK YUO FOR ALL THE REPLIES SORRY I DIDN'T GET BACK SOONER HAD FAMILY EMERGENCY. THIS VEHICLE WAS JUNKED BECAUSE IT HAD 350000 MILES ON IT ANDWAS DEEMED NOT WORTH IT.THANKS AGAIN	14
	2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Radio, ABS and Brake light VIN: 2HKYF18483 Well, sorry to say the customer still has not brought the vehicle back so I really have nothing to add here. Thanks for the replies, if we do find the problem, I'll at least email the people who sent suggestions as I have their email addresses. Thanks again ...	8
	2003 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L alternator VIN: SALME11463 thanks for the air hammer suggestions, that worked well.	19
	2006 Mazda 3 S 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1BK14346 First of all, I would like to thank you everyone for their time to reply this. Sorry took so long to close this. Customer finally came back. I finally put another purge valve in, but one other thing that I did was blow air through the line from the canister. I... Trouble codes: P2187 (System too lean at idle B1), P0455 (EVAP system gross leak detected).	9
	2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG 6.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBTK77G87 INstalled new fuel pump and fault has not returned. I did find the pressure spec in alldata. I just over looked it. Thanks Tim Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance).	4
	1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 3.0L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: JA3BN74KXP Hello, thanks for the help. The customer stated that the PCM had been replaced two years ago at another facility and that it still had a warranty. He had the vehicle towed to them for repair. I have not heard back from him as of yet. Trouble codes: 41 (Injector control circuit).	5
	2001 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.5L AC Compressor VIN: JN8DR09X91 WOW! So first I would like to thank Matthew from CA, Joe from TX and Calvin from Hawaii. The rebuilding of the Nav/Climate control allowed the vehicle to go into auto ac mode (before you could only get manual). The replacement of the ac amplifier now sent the ...	3
	2002 Nissan Sentra GXE 1.8L Fuel Pump Relay VIN: 3N1CB51D72 Thanks everybody.new ecm.no program needed.fixed car.	8
	2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L Accessories VIN: 5N1AR18W85 ok feel kinda dumb - didnt see 2nd fuse box hidden under debris in glove box (2 blown fuses) also after finding fuses customer admitted he tried to check starter at home and there was a small arc under vehicle when he tried to jump s terminal "like on my old c...	2
	1987 Porsche 911 3.3L vent temp VIN: WP0EB0913H found that the expamsion valve we put in was not functioning right and reflushed whole system again and repaired some vent tubes on the system and is now doing what it is supposed to be doing thank you all for your replys and help.	4
	2002 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3DF78K02 well thanks all for your help it turned out that the electronic throttle control was bad, or more spacificly the two tps sensors, they were dropping signal at 1\4 throttle and resuming at 2\3 throttle this was exactly when the maf was dropping signal above 1\... Trouble codes: P0101.	7
	2006 Saturn Vue 3.5L pass air bag VIN: 5GZCZ6347S customer still has not gotten correct part's. will try again when he does.	3
	2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2.5L Timing belt VIN: JF1GR89638 Thank You for the replies. I needed to get behind the drivers side cam gears so I tried everything to get them off. They take a different tool then the regular Subaru's. I managed to hold the cam gear but then the hex head bolt stripped. I drilled out the bolt...	11
	2006 Toyota Highlander 3.3L Suspension VIN: JTEEP21A86 thanks, the problem turned out to be the rear knuckles...just like you said. You saved me a lot of time and effort thanks agin	9
	2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L MIL Lamp on, VIN: WVWPH63B72 the members replies were great. they provided info i somewhat knew already. can't really use a generic scanner on german cars. i tried. i asked for component i.d. in the measuring block section of this generic scanner and actually there were two failed code...	12
	2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Low power VIN: 3VWSR29M74 I double checked compression this afternoon. Turns out my tech was taking compression readings with the engine running. Compression is as follows Cylinder 1 - 200psi Cylinder 2 - 350psi Cylinder 3 - 350psi Cylinder 4 - 150psi Spec is 362psi new, and ...	12
	2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Accessories VIN: 3VWRF71K56 I got three very good replies regarding how this radio unit works, will stay on for an hour after key has been removed, even with radio off i still had a .8 amp draw, circuitry in radio causing problem, I disconnected speakers and crossovers, everything till o...	4
	2008 Volkswagen Eos 2.0T 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWBA71F68 Have to close this one out. Ended up replacing the purge valve with the connecting hose per everyones recomendation. Test drove vehicle over night, no light, evap had not reset yet, customer needed the vehicle back. Customer picked the car up, just got a call ... Trouble codes: P0456 (Evap small leak), P1643 (01110- VW- evap very small leak), 01110 (VW- evap very small leak).	6

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