This 1997 Infiniti Q45 Came in with a battery going dead condition. I diagnosed it as a faulty alternator. I also found that during the alternator replacement that the regulator harness connector or pigtail needed to be replaced. Replacing this alternator looks like it would be quite difficult but it really is fairly easy. The only … Continue reading “1997 Infiniti Q45 Changing The Alternator & Harness Connector”
This 1999 Lexus ES300 came in with the service engine soon light on. I did a quick code check and found code P0171 stored. Fuel system lean bank one. I believe in checking simple things first and the Mass Air Flow sensor is very easy to access and remove. One plug and two screws. Pull … Continue reading “1999 Lexus ES 300, Code P0171 Stored”
This 2002 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the customer could not control the air flow modes. The control panel showed movement but the air flow was stuck on vent and the air flow was not very strong. A quick visual check of the mode actuator found that someone had unplugged it so … Continue reading “2002 Cadillac Deville, B0248 B0249, No A/C Mode Control”
This 1994 Toyota pickup came in with the complaint that the EFI fuse blows. The problem was intermittent at first but now the customer says that it happens so often that he is scared to drive it. The EFI fuse is located in the underhood fuse relay box. The fuse was blown and would blow … Continue reading “1994 Toyota Pickup, EFI FuseBlows”
This 1993 BMW 318IS came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead after a few days of driving. The battery and the alternator had been changed, with no success. The first thing I spotted when I opened the hood and look at the alternator was a 12 gauge red ground wire, that … Continue reading “1993 BMW 318IS, No Charge Condition”
This 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse came in with a complaint that the 30 amp engine fuse would blow. The customer stated that a friend of his that claimed to work on cars put a transmission in for him. Now there was smoke coming from the engine compartment and the 30 amp engine fuse in the underhood … Continue reading “1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse, Shade Tree, DIYer Disaster”
This 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with a clicking sound under the driver’s side of the dash and erratic control of heat and a/c, hot and cold, air from the driver’s side of the dash. To find the actual site of the clicking noise, I had to remove some of the underside of the dash. … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Poor Heat, Clicking Sound Under Dash”
This 1997 Nissan Maxima was towed in from another shop after unsuccessful repair attempts. I am not sure how many shops it has been to. Tried to crank vehicle, it spit and coughed and jumped and carried on but I managed to get it to fire a little by depessing the gas pedal to the … Continue reading “1997 Maxima Code P0340, No Start or Start and Stall”
This 1999 Ford F150 Came in with a misfire on cylinder number 6. No big deal except that the spark plugs, spark plug wires and coil assembly have already been changed with quality parts. The other thing I noticed was that the misfire did not come in until the engine speed reached about 1500 RPMs. … Continue reading “1999 Ford F150, P0306 Misfire Cylinder #6”
This 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead after a couple of days of driving. The customer stated that the battery light had been coming on and going off for a while now. The alternator has been replaced three times and the battery twice. The battery light was … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, Battery Goes Dead”