This 2000 Nissan Xterra came in with the complaint that the a/c works good sometimes but it may not work at all at other times. The easiest place to test is at the thermistor lead connector (white) at the bottom left of the glove box. It can be done without removing the glove box but … Continue reading “2000 Nissan Xterra, A/C Cools Sometimes”
This 2001 Nissan Xterra came in with a complaint that the a/c does not cool very well. The customer said that it might cool for a little while but then it will stop. I checked the vehicle and the compressor was coming on and the air was cool but not cold. These vehicles are prone … Continue reading “2001 Nissan Xterra, A/C Not Cooling”
Well this 2003 Toyota Highlander with the a/c stuck on heat finally made it back in so that I could find out what is wrong inside the a/c control assembly. I am planning on fixing, hopefully some weak solder connections. The temperature control switch had been loose and I tightened that up and the system … Continue reading “2003 Toyota Highlander, A/C Stuck On Heat, Part 2”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix had come in with the complain of no blower operation and this is a supplement to that repair The cabin air filter is located under the hood on the passenger side of the car. It is a little bit easier to do if you do this first. With the hood … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a complaint that the blower had stopped working and the customer saw smoke from under the passenger side of the dash. Inspection at the under hood fuse box found a blown 30 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse. The new fuse is the square pink fuse second … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Blower”
This 2001 Ford Expedition came in and the customer requested that the EGR valve be changed. I asked why and was told the parts store checked it and it had a code P0401 for insufficient EGR flow. I said okay, but I was willing to bet that the EGR valve was okay. The customer asked … Continue reading “2001 Ford Expedition, Testing The EGR Valve”
This 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup came in with the complaint of the left turn signal will not work with the headlights on. I checked and the turn signals did work with the headlight off but the actual problem was that the turn signal would not work with the park lights. In fact if the park … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet K1500, Turn Signal Problems”
This 1998 Chevrolet Lumina came in with the complaint that the battery will go dead after about 2 days of sitting. I checked and sure enough there was a .5 amp drain on the system. I had also noticed while moving the car around and locking the car up for the night that the power … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Lumina, Battery Goes Dead”
This 2001 Doge Durango with a 4.7 liter V8 was sent to me from another shop. The truck had come to them with a head gasket leak, which they had already fixed. A new problem had developed though in that the ASD relay fuse in the under hood fuse box would blow sometimes and the … Continue reading “2001 Dodge Durango, ASD Relay Fuse Blows”
This 1998 Pontiac Grand Am Gt with a 3.1 Liter V6 came in with a surging idle and service engine soon light on. I checked codes and found a code P0171 stored for Fuel Trim System Lean. Sounds like a vacuum leak to me. I tested with propane and found that by adding fuel near … Continue reading “1998 Pontiac Grand AM GT, P0171”