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2000 Audi A6 2.8L MIL Lamp on
this car had a reoccuring po411 low flow secondary air injection. did all above now p1423 low flow b1 . have noticed maf is glitchy at idle . cuold this be the cuase. from all the info i see o2 sensors are the monitor . any other ideas o2 sensors seem fine. Trouble codes: po411 (low flow air injection system), p1423 (b1 low flow air injection system).		 View
1989 BMW 735iL 3.4L left side parking lights.
The left side parking lights front and rear go out after just a few moments on. This happened only after replacing the control module fro the low beams which now work fine. Also, how can I get English back on the dash display instead of German?		 View
2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L Surge, dyno
due for calif. emission test/ motor look up doesn"t list 2002 745 li 2003-2005 745 li states asc or dsc switch on center console cannot find any switch that will disable system when on rear wheel dyno. Maybe two speed idle test required but BAR said should go ...		 View
1997 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on
well first i would again like to thank all for the previous help on this one. i thought all was well on this vehicle after cam timing set properly. we had been fighting a p0340 code. i was performing final test drives to verify repairs when cel light popped on... Trouble codes: P1139 (ho2s insufficient switching bank 1 sensor 2 pre-converter), P1140 (ho2s transition time ratio bank 1 sensor 2 pre-converter), P1571 (traction control system pulse width modulated circuit no frequency), P1632 (theft deterrent system fuel disabled).		 View
1999 Cadillac Seville 4.6L no compressor engagement
customer had at another shop charged a/c system.compressor does not engage.pulled codes i am getting code 1605 loss of hvac serial data.alldata gives no specific tests.connected tech 2 to activate compressor still no luck.checked all fuses /power to relays eve...		 View
1994 Chevrolet Pickup 6.5L MIL Lamp on
Truck runs ok, no stalling, a little hard to start but not bad for the mileage. Have read the updated TSB but it only confirms what I already knew...the problem is intermittent..end of trouble tree...gotta love it. Injection Pulse width is not frozen but hover... Trouble codes: 35 (36 -), 36.		 View
1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L No Start
This is my sons car. I am retired so that I dont have access to all the books etc. I do have a OBD-II Scanner. The problem is on a very hot day the engine will shut off while driving or standing still. The gas gauge will go to full. There will be no ck engine ...		 View
1997 Chevrolet Pickup 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
This truck came in about 2 weeks ago with a locked up ac compresser. After putting a system in I road tested truck and just as I was getting back to the shop the truck began to loose power and started bucking and cougfing through the throttle body. I drove a l...		 View
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
when vehicle came in cust states car would hardly run and buck and surge . i drove it and it feels like it is just shutting down with scanner on it i have po335 ckp interm and while driving the only thing i can see is when graphing data is rpm is spiking to 75... Trouble codes: po339 (ckp intermintant).		 View
2000 Chevrolet C6500 7.4L ebcm
No communication with scan tool. Found corroded and broken wires going into the ABS module under the vehicle, Repaired wiring to the ABS module. Codes: C0241, C0242, C0245, C0246, C0251, C0252, C0255, C0256, C0265, C0267, and C0281. Codes C0241 - C0252 are EBC...		 View
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
This truck runs rough at idle and engine light on, was the concern. check plugs and wires ok. Pressure check fuel system, Had 49 psi. Spec is 55 psi. pinched off return line, no change. if anything dropped 1 psi to 48 psi. Replaced fuel pump. Pressure increas...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L Safety
We have this vehicle that keeps coming back into the shop. The problem is that the red brake light and the yellow ABS light will come on intermittently. Turn engine off and the lights go away...sometimes. We have checked the entire braking system and find noth...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L MIL Lamp on
OK Here we go. Car came in for service and Engine light on. This thing will not comunnicate with the scanner (Snap-On Brick) in either generic or vehicle specific mode. Checked all the fuses and fuseable linkes. Also checked the aldl and the ground and and the...		 View
2003 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L throttle body
there is a ratcheting type of noise coming from the throttle body when first turning key to run position. I suspect I need to replace the tb assembly, just wondering if anyone has had experienced this.		 View
2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L blower motor
2004 trailblazer rear blower motor works only with driver control switch . passenger blower motor switch will not turn on auxillary blower motor . has anyone seen this before . wires on rear blower switch are not changing in voltage or signal at all . may be f...		 View
1998 Chrysler Concorde 2.7L engine
Hello all: I know the 2.7l has issues but I have not run into this one. This engine can run all day at idle and not overheat. Fans work good, air cond comes on and fans run at high speed at that time. Within minutes of taking this vehicle out for a drive the t...		 View
2001 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L tcc
Van originally came in for trans slip. Overhaul was good for approx 800 miles. Came back with " chuggle " around 45mph. Could watch with scan tool and determined only happens during full lockup. Have checked everything even had a transmission shop go over it a...		 View
1990 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L Misfire, dead cyls 4/5
Suspect: dirty flywheel windows and dirty Crank Angle Sensor (CAS)I have never experienced a flywheel problem with one of these cars but did have a mis-adjusted cas once. I am a Christian missionary now to Wyoming. I still own [...] Auto Repair service in T...		 View
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L no communication
No CAN communication with tcm, bcm, abs modules and instrument cluster - only communication with pcm. Voltage for CAN system shoul be 2.5 volts - it is .1 between plus and minus CAN circuits. Which module is the source for the CAN voltage or ground? Trouble codes: p1695 (p1698-), p1698.		 View
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L fans kill batt
This dodge van has continisous fan running, killing the battrey, I have two codes upon first inspection, code p1682 low charging voltage, but my scan tool says 13.9 volts all the time flucwate between 13.8-13.9 and code p1491 Radiator fan relay circuit open, o...		 View
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster dead. After replacing bcm was headed to dealer to get vehicle info programed into replacement bcm. Instrument cluster started working, so I didn't go and spend the 89.00. Worked for a few days then quit. Hit the dash once and got it working ...		 View
1999 Dodge Pickup 8.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Poor Fuel Economy
I have a 99 ram V10, It has an intermittent, yet very consistent problem. The truck will start fine, run ok for the first 1-2 minutes, but then it will start to run very rough and has no power and will barely accelerate. after about 20 seconds, it will clear u...		 View
2000 Dodge Durango 4.7L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on
Need some Dodge help! This vehicle came in with PO171 lean code black smoke out of exhaust diagnosted as bad o2 sensor replaced sensor looked at data it seemed good returned truck to customer. About one week later truck came back same symptoms again diagnosted... Trouble codes: PO171 (system lean).		 View
2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L No Start
car organil came in for coolant leak at top coolant bleed unit repaired car started and drove customer returned with no start		 View
2004 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Stall
Looking for confirmation. Following diagnostics in Alldata for code P0251, second step says to unplug F.C.A. and Ohm test FCA pin 3 to pin 1. My problem is that the FCA on pump is a two wire connector. The wire colors in the test proceedure match the fuel pres... Trouble codes: P0251 (Fuel control circuit fault).		 View
1964 Ford Cobra replic 460CID Poor Fuel Economy,
Howdy to all , can you Denver techs who do perfomance give me a good jet and power valve baseline for your alttiude? The Cobra has a decent cam but not too wild, 2000 to 6000 rpm, have a choice of 2 carbs a double pumper 4779-2 or 3310-5 that got modified. We ...		 View
1989 Ford Econoline 7.3L Long crank
Greetings Ford Wizards. I have a 7.3 fuel oil furnace that is just kicking my butt. Customer just bought this ex U-haul van to use as a service vehicle and brought it in to us for a good look over and to see if we could make it start better. The "wait to start...		 View
1994 Ford Explorer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire
vehicle came in had no power on accel and popping through intake and rough idle . check codes none check ignition pattern looks good . check fuel psi ok 35 . check cmp and ckp ok . visual check maf wire for debri ok then used modis to check maf signal ok . rep...		 View
1999 Ford Contour 2.0L engine\pcv
Customer just bought vehicle. Brought it in for illuminated mil(lean code). Located and repaired split pcv hose at intake. Still ran lean at idle. Found pcv was allowing too much air at idle. Replaced pcv with oe part. Fuel trims now fine. The problem is that ...		 View
2000 Ford Taurus 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, open loop
vehicle runs rich with o2 sensors,all 4,hovering around .9v;with the computer in open loop.if a vacumn leak is created,o2 sensors become normal,computer goes to closed loop.map and mas sensors seem normal.we initially replaced the engine;it ran fine for 4 week...		 View
2000 Ford Windstar 3.8L No Start
Hello techs. Thanks to all who reply. I am truly stuck and naturally I don't want to ship to dealer. Customer said the vehicle died while coming to a rolling stop.she stated it started again immediatly. I drove the vehicle to verify complaint.No problems. ...		 View
2003 Ford Focus 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, engine performance
This 2003 Ford Focus came in originally with a hesitation and stumble. Original technician tore down the cylinder head and sent to a machine shop. There is no reason left by the previous technician on why the head came off the car. Recieved the cylinder head b... Trouble codes: P0750 (Shift Solenoid A Circuit Failure).		 View
2004 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L Misfire
the customer brought this car after the dealer told him it would take 8 coils to fix i tested all coils and all seem to be firing ireplaced the plugs and boots at customer request i can feel the skip at about 1300 rpm and its steady im following the tree in mi... Trouble codes: 0353 (ignition coil c).		 View
2005 Ford Econoline 5.4L MIL Lamp on
I have 2 trucks doing this! same make model and year these are E350 Cutaway cubes. The freeze frame data was Ign. timing advance 6 deg. Calc. load Value 85.9% Air flow rate MAF sensor 84.69 gm/s Engine Speed 2177 RPM Eng. Coolant Temp.194 degF Intake air temp ... Trouble codes: P0191 (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range Performance).		 View
1996 GMC Savana 5.7L IGN A fuse
Vehicle was towed in with a no crank situation and dash warning lights or gauges inoperative. Traced problem to blown 40amp IGN A fuse in underhood fuse box. Checked for shorts in circuit from fuse panel to ignition switch to starter. Tried replacing starter -...		 View
2002 GMC Yukon XL 5.3L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Thanks in advance for all your help! I have this truck that will only misfire for about five seconds on a hot soak condition, 1 out of five times. When the problem occurs all even bank cyls. experience misfires. When this is happening cyl. #6 counts three time... Trouble codes: P0306 (6 cyl misfire), P0300 (random misfire).		 View
1998 Honda Accord 3.0L fuel gauge
hello honda techs! i've got a 1998 honda accord with an inaccurate fuel gauge. according to mitchell i am supposed to have 5-8 volts between pins 1 and 2 at the sending unit. i have 10.7 volts. also from mitchell it says to jumper pins 1 and 2 and gauge should...		 View
2003 Honda Pilot 3.5L Poor Fuel Economy
This pilot came in with mil on and complaints of low fuel mileage. I did the basics, found that a tune up, decarb, egr cleaning, and timing belt were all due. The fuel pressure regulator and evap purge solenoid have also been done. My question is has anyone se... Trouble codes: p0171 (bank 1 lean).		 View
2004 Honda Accord 2.4L pass key
Okay people,this Honda will crank and not start.The green key symbol just keeps on flashing with key on angine off or cranking.The check engine lite does not lite and the scanner won't communicate with it.I am assuming the theft system is not recognizing the k...		 View
2006 Honda Pilot 3.5L battery
Just got this job, car always starts after overnight stop. will intermittently not start after being driven for 15-25min leave for 30-60min then battery is compleatly flat (Just about turns over). Will do this about every 2 weeks. Never a draw on battery when ...		 View
1995 Jaguar XJS 4.0L Unknown
hello jaguar techs, i got this 1995 xjs came in with engine & trans lighs is on & the trans in limp mode, we pulled the codes out & we got p1775 engine code & p727 trans code, according to alldata 1775 is trans related code & 727 is trans speed sensor. any hel...		 View
1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L warning lamp
Hello again everyone. I think this car is going to be a regular in the shop. I have it back now with the battery light on and the message center stating the battery is not charging. I checked and found the system is charging 14.3 volts at idle and when it is l...		 View
1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L MIL Lamp on
Hello Fellow Techs. I have a 1999 Jaguar XJ8 here that I need some assistance with. Customer brought vehicle in for check engine light on. I first test drove the vehicle, and heard the engine "pinging" as I drove down the street. I then scanned PCM and found 2... Trouble codes: P1384 (VVt Solenoid Malfunction Bank A), P1396 (VVt Solenoid Malfunction Bank B).		 View
1998 Jeep Wrangler 2.5L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on
Hi JEEP techs, this jeep had a p0123 code six months ago,and scan data showed the tps at 4.5 volts.I knew about the clock spring problem so got a new one from the dealer and all was ok,untill today.The customer said the jeep ran fine for six months and he went... Trouble codes: P0123 (tps voltage high), P0121 (tps not agreing with map).		 View
1999 Land Rover Discovery 4.0L ACE Pump
1999 Land Rover Discovery - ACE system - Noisy pump. This is for another shop. The pump was noisy. Replaced the pump - still noisy. It makes noise at idle and up to about 30 mph. Above 30 mph one can't realy hear it. As one slows down it gets louder again. Th...		 View
1994 Lexus ES 300 3.0L ac vents
greetings to all this lexusac will blow cold air from vents when it is working properly.i had the ac gauges hooked to the service ports and after about a half hour of idling with the ac on it started to blow warm air the compressor never turned off there were ...		 View
2001 Lexus RX 300 3.0L limp in mode
Hello everyone and thanks for the input on this one. I have this RX300 in for intermittently(every 2 to 3 days) the vehicle will appear to be stuck in 2nd or 3rd according to the customer and won't upshift into overdrive. If they pull off to the side of the ro...		 View
1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.8L Air Bag
Customer complaint is the air bag light comes on when heater is on. We verified this through a road test. Diagnostic information through Mitchell And Alldata state that the system will flash codes on its own. There appears to be no way to pull codes with a sca...		 View
1998 Mazda B2500 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
This vehicle came in with a complaint of not wanting to idle on cold starts.I got it to do it when I first went to pull it in. It felt like a typical IAC problem, but it would actually idle sometime with the IAC unplugged. I replaced the IAC, spark plugs and d...		 View
1996 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire
The vehicle runs fine cold. As soon as it warms up the fuel gauge warning light starts flashing. Surging/Bucking follows soon after. It is not constant, but is noticable. Occasionally, when at idle at a stop light the vehicle will stall. We replaced the air tu...		 View
2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430 4.3L trunk release
good afternoon, i have this lovely 208 convertible. customers states ever since a local body shop replaced a front bumper the trunk lid does not open electronically with top up, will work with top down, checked power supply to the actuator, seems like be getti...		 View
1993 Mercury Cougar 3.8L Poor Fuel Economy
This 93 cougar belongs to a fellow tech at our shop. He takes very good care of his car. Runs great but gas mileage is about 14 mpg. We have a genesis scanner w/new updates. At idle, 192 deg ect. iat 145 deg. spark adv, 16 to 24 in open loop, closed 12 to 18. ...		 View
2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
hello ford techs. this suv came in for over drive light flashing...while road testing engine started missing on cyl.8 found bad injector replaced with new one. cleared codes and test drove again this time eng. is missing on cyl.1 and 4 recheck everthing again.... Trouble codes: P0304 (missfire cylinder 4), PO301 (missfire [...]).		 View
1988 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
Engine will run perfectly, then suddenly misfire. Manifold vac drops, all spark plugs fire but all 3 injectors on right side suddenly loose pulse signal. Sometimes revving the engine brings them back and then will loose signal again with no warning. Car had th...		 View
1998 Nissan Altima 2.4L Stall
Hello I have this nissan with the next problem, The engine stalls everytime when i step on the accel pedal in order for me to get this vehicle to about 30mph I have to step very slow on the gas atherwise stalls and the worst is no codes (none).		 View
2002 Nissan Altima 2.5L Mechanical
Customer brought to us after being horrified at Nissans 7k estimate to fix her vehicle. We found valve cover gasket leaking, lower oil pan had slight seapage( not enough to even develop a drip). Replace valve cover and cleaned engine. Checked over for maintanc...		 View
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L no power
car came in with miss,found bad plug.replace plugs and miss is now gone,but the car has no power and vacuum is low.car runs good but has no power at all.I have block egr valve,and brake booster,no help.sorry I can't give you any data I don't have a scanner for...		 View
1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Poor Idle Quality
the Ics motor Ratchets when the key is turned on or off, makes no adjustment to idle speed, the idle speed starts out at 1500, then climbs to excess of 3000 rpm,exhaust superheats to the point of causing a fire in less than 5 mins, so running the vehicle for a... Trouble codes: 52 (Snap on Modis internal fault in PCM historical), 109 (Snap on Modis Checksuum error cant read romhistorical).		 View
2004 Other European Cont GT 6.0L MIL Lamp on
Hello everyone, I know car should be under warranty but it's a rebuilder. I have gotten pretty much every thing straighten out but I still have these codes to deal with (see attached list). Any info or wiring diagram would help greatly. Hope all is well and th... Trouble codes: P0414 (Sec. Air Inj. Switching Valve A Cir Shorted), P0417 (Sec. Air Inj. Switching Valve B Cir Shorted), P0102 (MAF Low Input), P1168 (MAF 2 Low Input).		 View
1995 Plymouth Neon 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire
Hello CPD guys, We have a 95 Neon that has had a PCM replaced twice for for a surge\hesitation, data issue. The car hesitates and bucks under load. The crank and cam sensors as well as harnesses for both have been changed. The TPS minimum stays at 1.8vdc regar...		 View

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1999 Buick LeSabre 3.8L Cuts out
WE ROAD TESTED THIS CAR WITH A SCOPE HOOKED UP TO THE MAP SENSOR AND WHILE MONITORING MY SIGNAL WE NOTICED WHEN IT CUT OUT IT WOULD DROP OUT .IT WOULD RESTART RIGHT AWAY AND THE SIGNAL WAS PRESENT.WE PUT A NEW MAP SENOR IN AND ITS BEEN ABOUT A WEEK AND ALL SEE...		 31
2002 Buick Rendezvous 3.4L ac compresor inop
i took the advice many of you gave me and recomended to the costumer to replace the BCM, but since we do not have the ability to flash the new BCM, we sent our cust to the dealer, and as of let have not heard back, we need to update and exspand our scanners, b...		 6
2001 Cadillac Catera 3.0L abs/tcs
The customer opted to not repair this vehicle. Most of the responses confirmed what I thought to be the case here and that's the EBTCM has a high failure rate in these cars. One of the responses suggested I try module masters for the replacement. I had alre...		 6
1991 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L No Start
got 6 replies. Alva said to check inj relay behind battery. not sure what he meant by that. no such part as far as i can tell. David said he had a similair deal and it resulted in being a consolidated reman part issue. that was not the case here. Michael sugge... Trouble codes: 41 (hist dtc stored in ccm loss of ecm comm), 54 (hist dtc stored in ccm fuel enable failure).		 6
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire
Thank you for all the suggestions, it appears this one may be fixed as it has not acted up for a while. Replace crankshaft sensor first and then ignition module. Thanks again Trouble codes: P301 (Random Misfire).		 13
2007 Chevrolet Express 6.0L Lighting
Thanks for the replies. I never did find the factory wiring. It looks like the factory setup uses a couple of relays also(which were not there) to power the turn signals and parking lights, so customer just opted to put in the aftermarket trailer wiring kit.		 2
2000 Chrysler Cirrus 2.4L Compressor
This Cirrus now has a working AC. Thanks to Mark from British Columbia who gave me a part # for the Switch (Tranducer). I installed the switch and although the gauge reading and the reading on the scan tool were close, I still could not get the compressor to e...		 8
2000 Dodge Durango 5.9L MIL Lamp on
I got hold of a snap-on bi-directional scanner and was able to comfirm the problem was inside the driver circuitof the ecm for the purge control valve. the wiring was okay, I think the purge valve took out the ecm. Replacment unit is on national back-order... Trouble codes: p0443 (evporative purge control valve circuit), p0441 (incorrect purge flow pending code), p1494 (leak detection pump sw or mechanical fault).		 7
2001 Dodge Stratus 2.4L comp
found shorted a/c comp clutch,replaced comp,drier,expan valve working great		 4
2002 Dodge Pickup 4.7L speedometer
thanks to all who offered help, i was unable to repair this vehicle at home but suspect a faulty bcm, replaced sensors, checked power and ground, all good. thanks guys!		 8
2003 Dodge Intrepid 3.5L Excessive Emissions
i though i close it it was the oz sensor grounding out thanks for all your help & great site to be on pass the test		 5
1996 Ford Contour 2.0L Hesitation, no power
Flex plate had fractured and was jammed up at center hub. The ignition timing ended up around 20 degrees off. Thank you for all the help. especially those that said to hold crankshaft and observe Torque converter movement. That flex plate was jammed very t...		 12
1999 Ford Windstar 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Thank you for the replies I pulled the plenum and sure enough every egr port but #4 was clogged I cleaned them and went ahead and replaced the gaskets and bolt insulators this seems to have taken care of the miss and the lean codes thanks again for all the hel...		 14
1999 Ford Explorer 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy
We have identified the issue. We found the right side cam shaft is not in correct time any more. we recieved a reply from paul in tennessee about finding a consistant compression loss on one side of the engine. others talked about egr and maf issues, not relat...		 6
2000 Ford Focus 2.0L Slave cylinder
Sean from Quebec was correct. There is a fitting on the fluid line at the bellhousing that was cracked. I did replace the whole line from the firewall to the slave cylinder, only part I could get from ford. The metal part of the line was also rubbing on a ...		 4
2001 Ford Ranger 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Sorry for the delay in the fix, just wanted to make sure. I disconnected the pcm and cleared the memory. I then took it for another drive cycle. The code cleared and I drove it home that night to make sure. I delivered the pickup and all is good. Thanks for th... Trouble codes: p1309 (missfire monitor fault).		 3
1988 Jaguar XJ6 3.6L ABS/ power brakes
I put the Accumulator in and started the engine and still not working right, maybe I need to drive some. Do not have much info on this, so there may be a bleeding process? Thanks for the help, the customer waited a while to decide so that is why the long post....		 6
1994 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Electronic
Never was able to access the codes but was advised the solenoids inside the pan heat up and short out so I changed them, cleared the codes by disconnecting the battery and so far so good. Thanks for all the help. As usual it's been a learning experience.		 4
1993 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L No Start, gas fouled plugs
well I have tried everything I know of plus all the help from aitn techs, but unfortunately the customer has run out of patience on this one. The customer has let me try every thing except checking the timing chain, which I doubt is the problem. I suspect that...		 17
1999 Kia Sportage 2.0L Mechanical
Thanks to all who responded. The customer wanted to cheap out and try to fix this his way. After showing him all the replies, his fight was over and he agreed to place a used unit from a local yard in for a third what the dealer wanted. The kia is back on t...		 7
2006 Kia Spectra 2.0L No comp operation
Thank you for all replies problem was triple switch cutomer took car back to Kia they confirmed my diagnosis and replaced switch under warranty!!! Thanx again and happy wrenching Mike [...]		 6
2001 Lexus IS 300 3.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on
Well this one is fixed! Had here a tuff one with two prolblems. Frist one was the mass air meter, after replacing it codes p0172 & p0174 were fixed! But after driving around I felt it still was not accl. like it should and was getting misfire codes on all cyli... Trouble codes: p0171 (bank 1 lean), p0174 (bank 2 lean), P0300 (misfire).		 9
1985 Lincoln Town Car 5.0L Excessive Emissions
well here's the scoop.had tried several scan tools and with all of them could not run koer test.with break out box hooked up tested all inputs and outputs when cold.all test good.warm vehicle up.test all pins again.all check good.except no voltage change in co...		 3
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6L pats
This vehicle needed a PCM replacement. Since the car needed to be sent to the dealership for programming we wanted to be overly assured that it was what was needed. After all the replies were in and we still were directed to the PCM we had this replaced and pr...		 6
1997 Nissan 240SX 2.4L jurking
Sorry about the late reply, after hours of struggling, i started to look at some basic, review what i did and see if there is any missing points. What i end up found and fix this vehicle is a real loose gound point which is hidden under the main harness. It is... Trouble codes: 325 (knock sensor), 505 (Iacv aac valve), 731 (AT 1st signal), 136 (HO2S1 heater).		 6
1997 Nissan Maxima 3.0L No Start
First of all I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to repond. The fix is in... as crazy as it seems, all I had to do was tighten the tranny bolts, but it wasn't a voltage drop problem! What I knew for sure was that it cranked like timing was adv...		 13
1997 Nissan Pickup 2.4L timing chain
Thanks to all that replyed, I will and am going to remove the head and then do the timing chain, which is possible from all the advice from other techs who have done this, thanks again.		 6
1989 Oldsmobile Delta 88 3.8L engine
I’m really sorry to bother you for I’m 70 years old and I though I had a computer problem! My ex boss told his man to fix it and it took him three weeks to put in a lower control arm that I furnished. The engine was running OK but was pulling to the left. I di...		 14
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass 3.1L Cuts out
Well thanks for all the help i tried everything and lost. new crank sensor comp. ign switch . coolant temp. and nothing same effect . win some lose some 		8
2001 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4L instrument cluster
After replacing BCM with no luck, we rechecked all powers and grounds to cluster and radio. Everything checked out fine voltage wise. I think our problem was amperage. We found a lot of moisture and green corrosion in the main fuse panel. Pulled fuse panel and...		 8
1981 Other European Delorean 2.9L Hesitation, Cuts out
Sea-Foam is a wonderful thing... :-) Car purrs like a kitten,lots of power! Only problem now is a hot soak,no start.Thankfully for me the customer is taking it to a more knowlegdeable person. Thanks for help guys. Jim		 10
1988 Pontiac Firebird 5.0L Stall, timing won't set
I'm sorry, but I had to put this car on the back burner for a while. I have to close this post for now due to time allowances. I'll add the repair info when I get back on it. I tried another ecm with no changes.		 11
1996 Pontiac Grand Am 3.1L starter
I,m sorry I thought I closed this. I wanted to thank Glen for keeping me on track. I ran a jumper wire from the red wire going to the switch to the yellow wire going to netural saftey switch. The car cranked over. I didn't think the electrical part of the swi...		 21
2000 Saturn LS1 2.2L compressor fuel gauge
Thanks for the responses. I have recommended that the BCM be changed, based on current replies and results of archive searches with similar problems. No money right now so I will update when she has it done. Thanks again for your input!!!		 3
2003 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L lock upconvertor
The vehicle has not presented the problem again.In talking to the local trasnmission expert, he feels the chugging is an ignition problem and not transmission.This was the opinion of some IATN members also. Thankyou to all who replied. I will close this now an...		 7
2003 Toyota Camry 2.4L Stall
sorry took so long, my buddy didn't like answer of vvt and cam sticking causing problem so he took to dealer. they sold him ocv and rechecked everything and hasn't fix it as of yet. both dan and dennis recommended oil pressure checks and wiring checks and were... Trouble codes: p0010 (camshaft position A actuator circuit).		 6
2004 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L overheating
thank you girls and guys soooo. much your great. i checked the flow from the small hose on the res. no flow ,am waiting for go ahead from cust. im sure you nailed it. thanks again.		 23
2004 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.9L speed sensor
THANKS GUYS What I found out was the the G502 shaft speed sensor was goofy some of the time it would just dropout for no reason. I priced this sensor from vw dealer at 1800. plus the owner decide to install a reman. I think Dan from Michigan was right. "They ...		 4
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