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	Help Request	Answers
	1995 Honda Accord 2.2L Cuts out takin' a whoopin' down here in texas,this '95 accord ex 2.2 vtech is setting a code 4 (crankshaft position sensor),followed honda "trouble chart" to "replace ecm and retest" car had reman distributor when it came in,could not set ignition timing to spec becaus... Trouble codes: 4 (crankshaft position sensor).	View
	2001 Honda Prelude 2.2L clutch Good morning everyone I have what I thought was a slam dunk. The car came in because the customer was having to add clutch fluid every week and the car would shudder when the clutch was pushed in like the clutch was being released. We examined the hydraulics a...	View
	2004 Honda CR-V 2.4L MIL Lamp on i replaced the purge control valve with the code, p1457 and the same code comes on again. i try to replace the fuel cap today. if the code comes on again, can i replace the canister assy? if i replace the canister assy, i could fix this problem completely? i d... Trouble codes: P1457 (evap control system leak detectedcanister).	View
	1998 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2L No Start As I already stated this vehicle was in my shop for an egr vavle and O2 sensor. Those parts fixed the problems it had so we called the customer and when they came to pick it up in the morning it would not start. I got it back in the shop and after thinking tha...	View
	2002 Isuzu Rodeo 3.2L MIL Lamp on code P0446, We already replaced the vent conroll valve assembly but check engine light did come back on. Trouble codes: p0446 (Vent controll valve malfunction).	View
	1993 Mazda MX-3 Precidia 1.8L high idle THIS ONE IS PUZZLING CAME IN WITH HUNTING IDLE BUT IT HAS NOT DONE IT WHILE I HAD IT YET...I REPLACED THE TPS FOR A GLITCH AND STILL HAS A HIGH IDLE...I PULLED THE THROTTLE BODY OFF CLEANED IT AND ADJUSTED THE TPS BUT THE IDLE IS STILL HIGH...CHECKED FOR VAC L...	View
	2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse 3.0L MIL Lamp on has no vacuum to egr valve, can ground solenoid and vacuum goes up to 10 inches, mdp kp 69.4, spec around 25 kp, when driving vehicle pcm is commanding solenoid, checked all vacuum lines and they are routed correctly, it should be applying vacuum but why not, ... Trouble codes: P0400 (egr insufficient flow detected).	View
	1996 Toyota Corolla 1.6L cam timing Can someone help me get the cams aligned on this thing? It is a 4AFE motor with dual cams with the timing belt driving the exhaust cam and the the two cam gears mesh together. The Alldata picture is unclear and there are several dots & dimples on the gears. Af...	View
	1999 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L MIL Lamp on I have a lean code that doesn't appear to be MAF related. MAF is clean and calc load is 82% under full throttle which tells me the MAF is ok. Long term fuel trims are 18% at idle and drops to about 5% during cruise which also tells me that the MAF is fine but ... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean).	View
	2002 Toyota Sequoia 4.7L oil pump I have a customer coming in Wed for an oil pump replacement. Mitchell and alldat both say engine r&r is neccessary. Just wondered if anyone has done one and if it can be done with engine in vehicle. I know the subarus can be so i just wondered. Thanks for any...	View
	2003 Toyota Camry 2.4L engine front Has anyone had experience with this engine. I get a clacking nose when starting and continues to rattle at idle. It continues to rattle at all speeds increasing w/ engine speed, but is more noticable at idle. It sounds like its at the front crank pulley. I rem...	View

Fixes & Summaries for Asian

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1998 Honda Civic 1.6L MIL Lamp on found fuse #15 blown; checked wiring loom for possible damage around intake brace as per many suggestions relating to a tsb- found to be ok; related blown fuse to accidently bumping power circuit to ground without realizing it during diagnoses; however check e...	11
	1999 Honda CR-V 2.0L crank keyway As many of the group suggested the crv was happy when 2 keyways are used.This is one of the reasons I like to keep the floor clean. Was it there originally and jumped out on disassembly? We dont know ,Have we had hondas in here before that have keyway problems...	13
	1994 Lexus LS 400 4.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on Thanks for all the replies, and especially from Robert of West Virginia and Gil of Florida. As my update stated I had checked all the circuits from tps to computor. All checked ok with what I had. I didn't have a scope to check while driving or in shop. So fro... Trouble codes: 41 (throttle position sensor).	7
	1994 Mazda MX-3 1.8L No Start Worldpac furnished a new taiwan distributor and that fixed it. Here's how to test your distributor, I feel I am an expert on this now. Having had 2 of them in one week. there is a 6 wire plug and a 3 wire plug. looking at them from the harness side and...	3
	2002 Mazda Protege5 2.0L Head Thanks for the help on this one. Alldata and Mitchell showed 12 bolts for the upper oil pan. Then they show a wedge that you break the seal to get pan off. Well we made two thin wedges and worked them from both sides from the front to the back and could not ...	7
	2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse 3.0L pressure plate thank you for all replies. some of them led in the right direction, one gentleman pointed me toward the clutch installed wrong and this was most correct however the clutch was working good before i replaced the trans and i didnt touch the clutch. the only expl...	11
	2000 Nissan Sentra 1.8L speedometer Thanks for all your help. The terminology I used was a circuit board in the cluster. Put it in the car and it works fine. Don't know why they didn't know what I was talking about. Thanks again!!	4
	2002 Nissan Pathfinder 3.5L MIL Lamp on Thanks for the input and help. Turned out this time the code was for a small evap leak. It seems changing the vac cut valve solenoid got the system working so then it knew it had a leak. Smoke test showed nothing but spraying soapy water on things did. The eva... Trouble codes: PO1491 (Vac Cut Valve Bypass Valve).	4
	2001 Subaru Forester 2.5L t-belt REPAIRED BENT VALVES IN HEAD. REPLACED T-BELT AND BELT TENSIONER.CHECKED T-BELT SPROCKETS, IDLERS, ETC. REASSEMBLED, TEST DROVE [...], AND GAVE BACK TO COSTUMER, WITH ALL INFO.THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO AND HELP.	6
	1995 Toyota T100 3.4L Engine First of all, Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my post. All very good ideas and helped me narrow down the problem. Like I had posted in the update, I had noticed the crack in the flexplate. Today I removed the transmission and installed a new fl...	13
	1996 Toyota Camry 3.0L MIL Lamp on order computour from dealer replace ecm test drove 60 miles everything ok thanks	9

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