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	1986 Audi 5000 2.2L ac /heater control head no climate control digital display (blank) checked fuses particularly the #17 30 amp. all ok. did no go any further at this time. any help appreciated.	View
	1999 BMW 528i 2.8L cd changer digital unit: unit works but customer complains of cd not turning on when pushing cd button on control head after a restart - cd will work normally after magazine is ejected and re-inserted into unit if we allow the car to go to sleep (can powers down) cd will...	View
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on bmw tech, need help. mil on, need smog, customer has other shop replace canister & ldp pump. still not able [...] slove this evap problem. we perform a smoke test, but no leak found. we don't have a gt1, so not able [...] run evap test. any advice will be helpful, t... Trouble codes: P0442 (evap control system leak detected small leak), P0441 (evap control system incorrect purge flow), P1250.	View
	2008 BMW 528i 2.8L ABS light Hello. I got this 528 in due to driver smacking it into a curb. The only damage was the plastic fender liner and under cover. I ordered new parts but when customer dropped off the vehicle he said the ABS light is now on. He hit it in the left front, the real p...	View
	1991 Cadillac Eldorado 4.9L Display We have this older Cad here that is displaying "Service CCR System" in the driver information center. My question is---just what is a "CCR System"? We have no reference to anything regarding this message. This is too old for SI and we dont even have any paper ...	View
	1996 Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7L MIL Lamp on System was fine for about 2 months but the cel light keeps comming on intermittantly with 1415 code in memory. Long and short fuel trims + or - 3 I can trigger the pump on and off with scanner and you can see the difference with the oxygen sensors right away. ... Trouble codes: 1415.	View
	1997 Cadillac Seville 4.6L Blower Motor Car came to us with the blower not blowing. I took off the blower motor connector, and re-connected it. blower motor worked... we gave to car back to the custormer... they came back about a month later with the same deal. i then disconnect the blower motor con...	View
	1989 Chevrolet Camaro 5.0L Cuts out, Stall OK..I dont ask for help much on here but I got one thats drivin me crazy. I am a Honda tech but IM working on this one at home. I do have some previous GM experience but I need you GM guys to help me out on this one. Here goes. This IROC was brought to me with...	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
	1996 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L TCC operation After installing used trans, unit works good, shifts good and TCC applies. Everything is normal until reach 68 MPH, then TCC starts toggling off and on rapidly, ran it up to 85, still doing it. TCC enable and TCC command both turn off and on when it toggles. T...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Pickup 5.0L steering box thanks in advance we have a truck here that when driving will take off to the right he has new tires steering box tires alignment, going to left is fine any suggestions would be appreciated	View
	1997 Chevrolet Pickup 5.0L Steering just to update and make more clear my problem with this vehicle #1 sorry about the kilometers it is not [...] is 225403 anyways this truck when at idle and not moving will act up. steering is smooth and constant,start moving and jerky what happens is an...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Pickup 5.7L fuel truck came in no start,hooked modis up found p1626 & u1192 did the vtd relearn truck started fine,clear codes,p1626 came right back.after trying to start again no start did relearn worked fine.i dont know much about this code,is it something dealer has to fix ...	View
	2000 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L no 4wd cust brought in a few months back with truck stuck in 4wd high, service 4wd light on. had code stored for encoder circuit failure. tested and had no powe to encoder motor. found mice had chewed throug wires. repaired wires and had power at encoder. system work...	View
	2001 Chevrolet Silverado 6.6L Low power Hello all gm diesel techs. This truck came in with bad head gaskets. It ran good just couldn't keep the coolant in the bottle. We replaced the head gaskets, milled the heads .006" used arp head studs. After the truck was reassembled it runs great, just no powe...	View
	2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L ride hieght Thanks in advance. I have a customer from the dealer that has a 2002 trail blazer. Front Z height is to low. I cann't get enough positive camber to stop tire wear.I think that this may be a front spring problem. Has anyone seen this? thanks Tom	View
	2002 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L carpeting i have a 2002 chevy impala that the p/s rear carpeting keeps becoming soaking wet. i have taken car to the car wash and preasure washed it to check for leaks. found none. had front windshield resealed.( customer had informed me that the windshield had just bee...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 4.8L frt differntial/wheel Test drove vehicle and customer was with me. He said notice the noise about two weeks ago. when making a turn seems to be more to left has a noise that would put you in the mind of a brg but only does in turn and sometimes has a churp in it. may chirp once or ...	View
	2005 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L noise in the passenger compartment hey guys we got a weird one here. this '05 impala has us scratching our heads. customer has complaint about a low humming noise in the passenger compartment. here's where it gets weird if we unplug the fuel pump or the alternator, or remove the vacuum tube off...	View
	2002 Chrysler Sebring 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on Thanks for your time,third shop to get this car,and its still not fixed.Problem is engine misfires under a load,it idles good and has plenty of power at higher rpms()2500).If you ease into the throttle it will pick-up and run fine,but with a quick snap it bogs... Trouble codes: p0300 (random misfire).	View
	2003 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L MIL Lamp on i have a 3.8 chrysler driving me to the poor house, sets lean code almost imediatly, have searched for vac leak cold and hot with smoke and with added fuel while watching fuel trims, no luck. checked fuel pressure over and over 59 lbs, volumne also good, have ... Trouble codes: p0171 (11 fuel system too lean).	View
	2003 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L locks, radio, interior light The electric locks don't work with remote or button in car. The radio is dead and the interior light does not work. All of the fuses are ok. That was pretty much all I had time to check. The customer hoped it would be a quick and easy. This car is coming back ...	View
	2002 Dodge Pickup 3.7L MIL Lamp on truck came in with ses light on had code po171 lean and po133 which is 02 slow response,replaced 02 sensor still has same problem,i back probed pcm 02 signal wire black/green and found 0.00 02 volts,checked wire from pcm to 02 harness and found open when i loo... Trouble codes: PO171 (lean), po133 (02 slow response).	View
	2003 Dodge Caravan 3.3L security system this van has a security system problem that very intermitent, 2 or 3 times a week, customer says that it will start and stall a few times then just refuse to turn over, if he walks away from it for 20 minutes it will usually startand run fine, I've had this va...	View
	2003 Dodge Pickup 5.9L speedo Thanks for any help guys and gals, When sitting in Park, reverse and neutral, the speedo needle bounce from zero all the way to 120mph and it actually adds miles on to the odometer, disconnected VSS, no change, when driving down the road, it is less frequent b...	View
	2006 Dodge Caravan 2.4L low power/smothers it will run great most of the time...when problem shows up, engine feels just like a weak egr valve allowing exhaust gas to be induced at too great of a volume(this california emissions engine has no egr!!!).never dies. only smothers back while accelerating. i...	View
	1964 Ford Tbird 390CID guages Customer has has car since new. He brought it in with top problems that i have corrected and stated the temp guage was not working. I checked the operation of the guaqe by grounding and the guage operated to full hot. I replaced the tenp switch with an OEM sen...	View
	1996 Ford Pickup 4.9L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on this truck has a intermittent stall then a no start problem. customer brought it in a few months ago and i drove it home a few nights with no problems. i wanted to try something, so with another tech's input i replaced eec & fuel pump relay, i wanted to (and d... Trouble codes: P0420 (cataylist inefficency).	View
	1999 Ford Econoline 5.4L Cuts out, Stall Customer complains of stall after start, or will quit in intersection and then restart immediatly. States that it took 20 tries yesterday to keep it running and get it to our shop. Of course now at our shop I cannot duplicate the problem. All sensors and readi...	View
	2000 Ford Pickup 4.2L Hesitation I have tried to synchronized the timing(camshaft sensor) but I can't get a clear description of what's tdc. I have bump started to hear the explosion on cyl#1, then manually find the highest point of the cyl 1 piston, which correlated to the middle point of al...	View
	2000 Ford Pickup 7.3L engine truck come in missing and smokeing ,retrieve dtc p0281 (#7cyl)on the cyl contribution test. the buzz test good.replaced injector with no luck,preform compresson test and found that #1 3 and 5 were about 425 to 450 lbs and #7 was at 150 lbs ouch!. now the truck...	View
	2001 Ford motorhome 6.8L MIL Lamp on hey guys, this one is for you ford guys. sorry the vin is wrong, I didnt have it at the time of posting. This motorhome came in a while back in fail safe with just a po 720 code. found output speed sensor wires chewed. repaired wires and installed new connecto... Trouble codes: po722 (output speed sensor malfunction), po720 (output speed sensor signal), po503 (vss intermittent).	View
	2003 Ford Ranger 4.0L MIL Lamp on I have 2 codes in this one. Lean bank 1 lean bank 2,fuel pressure and flow are good. No vacuum leaks found, intake plenum gaskets have been replaced. No egr to screw up. Long term fuel trim is 25% on both banks. At idle the short term fuel trim runs up to 18% ... Trouble codes: p0171 (lean bank 1), p0174 (lean bank 2).	View
	2004 Ford Pickup 5.4L air bag have code 1884 for pas air bag light out, replaced switch with used one, same problem, checked wires in back are good check stereo has factory radio	View
	2005 Ford Econoline 6.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on cust. says this thing will start and die numerous times when cold (eot under 100 deg). hookup laptop/ids has cam & crank sensor codes. clear codes. monitor icp,ipr,vref, vpwr,all app's,all ficm powers, maf, load, sync & ficm sync. what happens is the engine wi... Trouble codes: p0336 (ckp sensor a ckt. rangeperformance), p0341 (cmp sensor a ckt. rangeperformance), p2614 (cmp output ckt open), p2617 (ckp output ckt open).	View
	1996 GMC Pickup 6.5L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on Truck came in with no power, and smoking at idle. It has P0216 and P1214 codes in the computer. Driver module was replaced today, but did not help. It runs good until it gets hot; then the timing goes to 0-1, when it is calling for 8-9. If you accelerate the e... Trouble codes: P0216 (Injection timing congrol circuit), P1214 (Injection Pump Timing Offsett).	View
	1994 Honda Civic 1.6L Poor Idle Quality hi to all the techs, let's start by saying thanks to all who will take the time to help us with this.a few weeks ago we have a civic who came in with a no start no spark. we changed his dist assembly,the car started and left no problem. yesterday customer came...	View
	1998 Honda Accord 3.0L MIL Lamp on Car has just had an aftermarket cat installed and the light came back after 8 days. Has anyone seen anything else cause this on an Accaord before I bite the bullet and buy a dealer cat? Just don't want any comebacks... Thanks in advance Brian Trouble codes: p0420 (Cat efficency below threshold).	View
	2005 Honda Accord 2.4L D4 light blinking Greetings: Customer states that hard to start and D4 light flashes. Had young tech pull codes; came up with p0700 (transaxle fault) which led to scanning for trany codes and came up with 5-01 (transmission range sensor shorted). Codes obtained with OTC Genys...	View
	2003 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L power steering fluid hello fellow tecs this is my problem customer brings in this santa fe with powewr steering fluid coming out the resovoir filled to proper level. still fluid leaking out. seems like there is to much activity in the resovoir lots of flow any suggestions would be...	View
	1987 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, surge@times this truck has a 30 to 40 mph hesitate and surge under load,also will somtimes hesitate and backfire with heavey accel from idle.pulling what little hair i have left out.	View
	1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L Poor Idle Quality, Stall Thanks to any one who takes time to read this. Need a little guidance on this vehicle. Intermittent stall/rough running. Started basic. DTC 21-oxygen sensor voltage high. Oxygen sensor reading 5.00volts on scan tool. Noticed MAP,TPS,IAT,&ECT all have splice 10... Trouble codes: 21 (Oxygen sensor shorted high).	View
	2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L No Start, Stall Good day and thanks for reading my post. I have this 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the customer states is stalling, but would restart. He said that Sunday he drove it to work and when he go in it to leave it would crank but not start (outside temp. was 95 degr... Trouble codes: PO320 (No crank sensor signal after 3 cam signals), P1490 (low fan relay circuit open or shorted to ground), P1389 (high fan relay circuit open or shorted to ground).	View
	2005 Jeep Wrangler 2.4L Starting Hey all you jeep guys. This Wrangler was sent to us by another shop with a no crank no start condition. Our inspection found no ground to the starter relay from the PCM. We check all the power and grounds to the PCM and all were good as was the security system...	View
	2000 Lexus LS 400 4.0L Screen Hi my best group , can any one tell me how to unlock the audio unit which have security lock after intering the code wrong meny times ? any reply will be agreat help thanks Sameh	View
	2000 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L radio back light this lincoln has no back light power to radio buttons. all other illumination ok-door handles, inst. cluster, hvac control panel, ash tray & p/mirror back light. heres the story. mod & all data show back lght power on circuit 484-orange/black wire going to pin...	View
	1992 Mazda B2600i 2.6L No Start Truck was towed in with no start problem. It has injector pulse but no spark. I tried a differant distributor and coil. Also tried an ignitor off a running vehicle. Still no spark.I have followed the diagnostic charts on alldata several times and all cicuits a...	View
	1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SL 3.8L Hesitation, Cuts out Having problems with this Mercedes. Very slow to respond to accl. petal. Cuts out, and falls on its face on any demand for fuel. If you apply slowly it isn't too bad. We replaced fuel pump and filter at the request of the customer as we did not know his compla...	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L draw Good day folk! I have this c280 that keeps going dead after a few days. I Checked the car for a draw, after letting it sit for 1/2 hour with my vantage I got 53 milliamps. This is acceptable in my book. Has anyone seen this before? 1 year ago we replaced the i...	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
	2000 Mercury Villager 3.3L MIL Lamp on vehicle came in with the check engine light on and no drivablity concerns.hooked up modis and no codes on either side of pcm.both times the scanner was hooked up the light would disappear and the drive monitors would reset.i drove the drive cycle all moitors w...	View
	2005 Mercury Mariner 3.0L No Start, Stall, NO CRANK someone please help. this merc is driving me nuts. it is somewhat intermittant on starting and cranking. suv was towed in with a no crank, tested starter, fuses, relays. all checked good. next tried to hook up scanner with no luck will not communicate with any...	View
	1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L No Start vehicle is a crank - no start no pulse , no spark. when the crank cycle stops the computer fires the injectors and coils. if you tap the key in the crank psition rapidily you can get the engine to catch at the stop of the crank cycle - it will run , idle and p... Trouble codes: 22 (crank signal fault), 23 (no cyl 1 tdc signal).	View
	1995 Mitsubishi Mirage 1.5L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on Hi all. This was lobbed in my lap against my wishes after a service writer who thinks hes smarter than me basically challenged me to fix what the previous tech and him couldnt(after 2 weeks of trying). I told em nothing crawls out of here till I make it run ou... Trouble codes: p0340 (CAM sensor circuit failure).	View
	2001 Nissan Pathfinder 3.5L MIL Lamp on after 30 miles of driving mil light comes on with trouble code po171. smoked the intake - no vacuum leaks found, fuel pressure ok. o2 sensors ok - i suspect the mass air flow sensor but when testing: 4 g/s at idle, 10 g/s at 2500 rpm within test limits. i also... Trouble codes: PO171 (bank 1 lean).	View
	2004 Nissan Armada 5.6L ABS Module Hi I have a 2004 nissan amanda came in with the brake light on and customer say that the brake grips and vibrate was able to put ABS code C1179 speed control actuator. I check everthing possible but no luck. if i turn engine off then restart engine the light...	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 Pontiac Firebird 5.7L No Start i installed new msd dist, 2 known good used computers,new coil,car has injection pulse, no spark or rpm,car turns 100%, checked red on wire to dist is good grounds are good, no codes for dist.if you pull dist out and spin by hand has little rpm but no spark. t...	View
	1997 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8L Misfire Hi everyone, I have a supercharged 3.8L that misfires on #2 for about 14 times on a snap throttle. The car came in for a solid misfire on #1 found a cracked plug, now miss is gone except for snap throttle. I have installed new plugs, switch plug wires, ICM, sc...	View
	1999 Pontiac Montana 3.4L harsh up shift Good day people. I have this 1999 Pont. Montana that will have a very, very harsh up shift intermittently. This condition will happen once or twis in every two weeks. This condition was there before the transmission was rebuild. When it happens it will keep sl...	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2000 Audi A6 2.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on decarbon engine usually slove misfire problem on this audi, but not this time. i will agree with christian, problem possbile inside cylinder head. customer decline repair at this time, uable [...] do more tear down [...] find out the problem. Trouble codes: P0304 (cylinder 4 misfire detected).	6
	2001 BMW 325i 2.5L fob initialized the keys the way Dang mentioned and all is well.thanks to all for taking the time to help.	5
	2001 BMW 325i 2.5L fob initialized the keys using the procedure mentioned by Dang and they work.thx to all for taking the time to reply.	5
	2001 BMW X5 4.4L MIL Lamp on Well, this one is fixed. Unfortunately it was my own mistake. One of the cam bearing caps was on backwards. This made it too tight of a clearance and would not allow the cam to move far enough. Many thanks to those that replied. Sorry for taking up your time w... Trouble codes: 33 (A camshaft position actuator circuit bank 1).	6
	1996 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Engine thank you to all that replied. I found both signal wires to the crank sensor shorted together. That masked the signal test at the ECM.	17
	1997 Chevrolet Pickup 4.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on Ok thanks for the replys. The high b1s2 reading was really bugging me so I decided to concentrate on that for a while. I noticed that even when the truck was off with the key on the b1s2 o2 was still reading over 1000mv so I unplugged the sensor (what I though...	5
	1999 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L Stall, Misfire Thanks for the overwhelming number of replies. This car is finally fixed. It was a costly learning experience. Most of the replies referred to problems with the lifters. We removed them and cleaned them and the car ran well afterward. There was one lifter tha...	55
	1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.7L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on thanks to Mark from Minnesota the problem was wires just below alt . the loom that ckp wires are in is also wraped in silver heat tape . the heat tape looked fine and the loom was in it's little wire loom retainers but when i felt the loom it felt crunchy i pu... Trouble codes: po339 (ckp intermintant).	5
	2003 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L rear prop shaft speed sensor well i received an over whelming replies that stated to reflash transfer case control module per tsb.upon closer review of some data i found i had over looked this tsb[stupid human].so i verified my signal at tcm and sent vehicle to dealer for update,custome...	5
	2007 Chevrolet 4500 6.6L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, No power The truck is not fix due to us not having the manual so until then, I will post what I have learn. First thanks to Frank and the rest of the guys for giving me such information. The catalytic convertor thing is called a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF)and is ... Trouble codes: P2463 (Undocumented), P244B (Undocumented), P2033 (Undocumented), P0546 (Undocumented).	7
	1995 Chrysler LHS 3.5L compressor Thank you all who took the time to reply! The responses were almost all the same. Look twards the pressure transducer. I hooked up the scan tool to read the psi. One minute it would show 0 psi the next 400 psi. Occasionally it would read in the 30's. When it d...	12
	2004 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L Lighting thanks for replies, as mentioned-the main problem was no exterior indicators, I had said the drl goes out when activated, many posts told me this was correct, checked the powers grounds to bcm and replace bcm, it was a used car lot whom bought at auction, and...	7
	2002 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L mode door actuator COuldn't obtain much information on this circuit, So as was suggested I took it apart. By taking the circuit board of the selector switch out I could see that only one of two connectors was for the mode & temp doors, the other connector is strictly for the fan...	2
	2002 Dodge Pickup 5.9L Misfire Changed injection pump and installed new lift pump, thanks for all the responses. The truck runs great. Trouble codes: p1690 (Injection pump speed doesnt agree with ecm ckp speed).	10
	2003 Dodge Dakota 3.9L transfer case an iatn member posted input which made me take a second look at my wiring.what i found was tranny had been r&r in past guess what some one forgot to unplug? encoder motor wires were pulled apart causing a short at transfer case mode sensor. note all my wirin...	1
	2007 Dodge Pickup 5.9L exterior lights Those of you that suspected the trailer wiring were right on. After careful questioning we found that the owner was towing a trailer at the time of the accident. The wiring connector was compromised. Once repaired everything worked fine. Thanks to all.	14
	1964 Ford Cobra replic 460CID Poor Fuel Economy, My many thanks to all that responded! I have decided to set up both carbs different and make the driver pull a plug after the first day! 5000 feet of altitude is a big change for a carb. And it is something we take for granted in this age of fuel injection!Th...	8
	1997 Ford Pickup 7.3L No Start, MIL Lamp on We got some really great replies on this problem. All of you guys really know your stuff.We performed the injector buzz test that Chris from California told us to do. It gave us a good starting point as injectors did not buzz. James from Ohio sent us an awesom... Trouble codes: P1663 (FDCS Circuit Fault), P0470 (Exhaust pressure sensor fault), P1705 (Not in P or N during KOEOKOER).	13
	1999 Ford Contour 2.0L engine\pcv Thanks to tom for the help. At idle there was a small amount of oil mist coming from the breather tube due to blowby. I poured some seafoam down the cylinders and let sit overnight. After clearing it all out the blowby was greatly reduced. I am pretty sure th...	1
	2003 Ford Pickup 6.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on Customer took the truck to the dealer. dealer says it was a bad fuel pump. some diode goes out in the pump and will cause the check engine light code. The pcm monitors power to the pump so I thought maybe it was a relay. I wonder if the pcm monitors the ampera... Trouble codes: P0232 (fuel pump circuit in active), P0266 (cylinder inbalance cylinder 2).	5
	2003 Ford Focus 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, engine performance Once again I would like to thank everybody that offered help. IATN is allways ready to lend a hand. This posting was for a friend that has limited resources but I am glad to say that we hadthe tech check the valve clearances and they were not spec. seeing how... Trouble codes: P0750 (Shift Solenoid A Circuit Failure).	8
	2003 GMC Envoy 4.2L contols I have tried the relearn procedure but the dash vents are still inop. It looks like the problem is the mode actuator door as some of you stated. I will have the dealer diagnose this. I replaced the abs module & reflashed. Thank you for the info.	5
	2004 GMC Sierra 6.6L MIL Lamp on, black smoke This lovely thing beat me up good. I made an interim fix of soldering a 2k resistor between the MAF signal and the MAF signal return line which dropped the reading on the voltmeter (and scan voltage pid) to 1.1 volts and 44gps scan reading of MAF. This elimi... Trouble codes: P0101 (MAF Performance).	6
	1999 Honda Civic 1.6L MIL Lamp on Hello group: James, Winston,Chris and Leopoldo and others replied to help request. The answer to my question about whether the evap shut valve is energized with the key is turned on is no. The solenoid is only on when the pcm decides to sheck the evap system.... Trouble codes: p1456 (EVAP leak).	9
	2002 Honda Odyssey 3.5L climate control i want to thank paul from tenn. and steve from cali because they were both right. put in resister for blower motor and compressor came on.	2
	1997 Infiniti Q45 4.1L Power Assist I have tried everything that was suggested except using Nissan PS fluid which I will try in two days...Thank you all for the info you sent. David	5
	1995 Jaguar XJS 4.0L Unknown Thanks to everyone who helped us this one, after replace the transmission valve body flush the system clear memories test drive the car & its all good	2
	2003 Land Rover Freelander 2.5L Vibration A set of front axels fixed the thing.I guess there is no good way to confirm this with out removing the axels from the truck. Once I got the axels out it was clear they were the problem. Thanks for taking the time to respond. John	6
	2005 Mazda 6 2.3L No Start I was told that there may be differences in the California Emissions engine, and the Federal. There are internal differences that can be changed just by switching a couple sensors, like I was informed by the place I received the engine from. I have sent the e... Trouble codes: P0335 (CKP Sensor Curcuit Malfunction).	4
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L starter Thanks to all. It was as we all expected. The starter wiring harness fixed it. I was pretty wure it would I was just interested in any other little Mercedes gremlins that someone might have had an experience with.	5
	1999 Mercury Villager 3.3L No Start This van had a used ECM setting on the floor but I was not sure if it was correct . The ECM that was in it had just been rebuilt . I was pretty sure I had a ECM problem so I stuck the used one in and have put 100 miles on the van my self with no more problems ...	3
	2000 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on REMOVED ONE AND FOUR INJECTORS FROM FUEL RAIL AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT INJECTING A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL TO ONE AND FOUR CYL'S. FOUND THIS OUT BY PUTTING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE CLEANER IN THE TOP OF THE INJECTOR AND POWERING IT UP WITH A LEAK DOWN TESTER T... Trouble codes: P0304 (missfire cylinder 4), PO301 (missfire [...]).	3
	1999 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4L Water Outlet I have not repiared this vehicle, the customer did get a new water outlet and we checked everything again and did not see anything that should cause the problem. I do expect her back in 4 to 6 weeks.	3
	2002 Oldsmobile Alero 3.4L Fuel Pump Hello All This one is fixed. Most of my replies were right on, it was a voltage drop causing my trouble. Where the connector goes through the floor, the pin for fuel pump power was corroded. I could not light a headlamp with jumper wires at the connector...	27
	2005 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4L cruise well guys as luck would have this morning another grand am came in needing a clockspring. i took cruise switches off that one tried it on this one and guess what, cruise works fine but scanner still says inhibit via abs?thanks to michel and kasey for their inp...	2
	1991 Toyota Pickup 3.0L Engine idle Check engine light Thank you so much for your replies!! I think most of you hit it on the head. But we havnt had the truck back so we havnt been able to check it. Thanks again for your help!!!	8
	1997 Toyota Avalon 3.0L compressor We renewed the Magnetic clutch relay and cleaned the ground connection at the right side kick panel. Had some great replys check the clutch gap, check for evaporator freeze up, temp sensor in evaporator case, check temp. sensor on bottom of comp.(wasnt one on ...	13
	1998 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0L MIL Lamp on The purge flow was found to weak. After cleaning out the line and the purge valve, the flow became much stronger. Code P0440 did not reappear anymore. I also confirm the repair by checking mode 6 TID and CID. Harry Trouble codes: P0440 (Evaporative control malfunction).	6
	1980 Volvo 242 2.1L No Start well it is running. it is hard to start cold but runs ok once it is running. restarts fine once warm. customer doesnt want to pursue it any further. once again thanks to all who replied. Im not sure what it was. maybe I just figured out how to start it. thanks...	21
	1998 Volvo S70 2.4L MIL Lamp on Thanks to all that replied, I tested the cam and crank sensors with DSO, they looked normal and was ready to investigate Rhett's suggestion that the cam timing might be off when the customer called and advised he was taking car and trading it in on a new one. ... Trouble codes: P0302 (misfire cyl 2), P0304 (misfiore cyl 4), P0305 (misfire cyl 5).	8

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