This 1997 Chevrolet S10 Blazer cam in with the service engine soon light on and a complaint of low power. Checked data with Tech 2 scan tool and found codes P0102 MAF sensor circuit low frequency and P0340 cam position sensor circuit. I checked CMP retard and found it fixed at -60 degrees. … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet S10 Blazer, Codes P0102 and P0340”
This 2002 Chevrolet Camaro came in with the complaint that little or no air was coming from the vents but the blower seemed to work fine. I listened to the fan motor on high and could tell there was something in the fan blade. I removed the retaining pins from the passenger side lower hush … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Camaro, Blower Works, No Air Flow From Vents”
I have been asked several times how to change the blower motor in later model Chevrolet and GMC Full sized trucks as there are no mounting screws. This includes 2003 through 2007 Classic series trucks. There is a locking tab that has to be pulled down past the stop and then the motor assembly can … Continue reading “2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic, Changing The Blower Motor”
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 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in due to a battery drain condition. I checked and sure enough the was a 2.25 amp drain on the system at all times. In researching I found something interesting about the Tech 2 and monitoring sleep and wake modes. I hooked the Tech 2 up and went into the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Battery Goes Dead”
2002 Chevrolet Astro Van was referred to me by two different shops because the battery would go dead quickly and at one of the shops the battery got very hot and the sub harness from the brake proportioning valve switch caught on fire. The battery had been replaced, the master cylinder was replaced and unfortunately … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Astro Van, Battery Went Dead”
The customer brought this 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, with a 6.6 liter diesel engine in, with the complaint that the batteries go dead and is slow cranking sometimes. He had replaced the batteries and the problem got better but is now starting to happen more often. The batteries on a dual battery system have to … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Silverado Battery Goes Dead”
A good customer called and said that on the way to work the security light came on in the dash and when he got to work the engine would no longer crank up. I suggested the normal check the battery cables, try cranking it in neutral instead of park, tilt the steering column up and … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Suburban No Crank Condition”
A 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD with a 8.1 liter engine came in with the complaint that the engine would stall. Sometimes it would restart right away and sometimes it would not. I checked codes and found a code P0335 stored for a crank sensor fault. I did a basic inspection for anything obvious and found nothing … Continue reading “P0335, 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD”