This 1995 Ford F150 pickup came in with the complaint that the idle was very high. The customer stated that the original problem was that the idle was too low and the engine would stall. His neighbor was familiar with Fords and had replaced the IAC valve and now it idles very high. They had … Continue reading “1995 F150 , High Idle – Code 121”
This 1997 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the idle speed would sometimes be okay but most of the time as the engine warmed up it would get progressively higher and higher until the engine would run at about 3000 rpms on its own with no throttle input. The following picture shows the … Continue reading “1997 Cadillac Deville, Erratic / High Idle, Code P0507”
This 2003 Cadillac STS came in with battery issues and this is what I found under the back seat where the battery is located. That is a lot of corrosion from a leaking battery. A battery needs to be looked at on a semi regular basis and inspected for corrosion, loose connections, loose mounts and … Continue reading “2003 Cadillac STS Battery Tray Corrosion”
This 1999 Chevrolet Lumina came in with the complaint that the blower motor is noisy and the air flow from the vents is quite low. I decided to do a video of this repair as I cannot explain the noise that goes along with the complaint and I wanted to try out the new camera … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Lumina Noisy Blower”
This 1999 Lexus came in with the complaint that the engine cooling fans would stay on even after the key was turned off. The customer stated that they stayed on for an hour or more and she had to disconnect the battery to keep it from going dead. I figure that there was a relay … Continue reading “1999 Lexus ES 300, Cooling Fans Stay On”
This 2001 Honda Civic was already in the shop for some other repairs and the glove box was out so I could see the cabin air filter cover and I decided to do a quick post on replacing it. Cabin air filter should be replaced as outlined in your owners manual and if you do … Continue reading “2001 Honda Civic, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2004 Lincoln LS came in with the complaint that the power window does not work properly after replacing the power window regulator assembly. The window would not go down fully and when it was raised up it would immediately go back down to the position shown in the next picture. I should note that … Continue reading “2004 Lincoln LS, Power Window Problems”
This 1996 Dodge Intrepid came in with the complaint that then blower motor and the power windows stopped working at the same time. Having been down this road before I first wanted to get a look at the ignition switch. I started by removing the screw that holds the tilt lever in place. Next I … Continue reading “1996 Dodge Intrepid, Blower and Power Windows Inop”
This 2005 Mazda MPV came in with the complaint that the air flow from the vents was very weak although the fan motor seemed to be blowing fast. Sounds like a restricted cabin air filter to me. The cabin air filter on this vehicle is located behind the glove box. To change the filter start … Continue reading “2005 Mazda MPV, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 1995 Chevrolet Pick up came in with a complaint that the engine would start running poorly. Bucking and jerking intermittently and just generally carrying on is what the customer stated. He also said that he has had several different shops look at the problem, he has spent a lot of money and I am … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Pickup, Runs Poorly Sometimes – Code 15”