Airbag systems

• Air Bag Occupant Position Detection System-Acura Extends Warranty
• Airbag light on—Grand Caravan
• B1000, Airbag light on GM vehicles
• Jeep Grand Cherokee airbag light on

Alarms and Anti-Theft Systems

• Alarm Systems Triggering Misfire Codes
• Anti-Theft Systems for GM Vehicles
• GM Passlock–Diagnosing and Fixing GM Anti-theft related no-starts
• Passlock – How it works
• Theft light on after PCM replacement—GM vehicle

Alternator Generator

• Alternator testing
• Battery Insulator – Put it back after replacing battery
• Battery Light On – Windstar
• Diagnose squeaks, creaks, and squeals
• Honda Dead Battery—Here’s the fix
• Testing an Alternator Without Blowing it Sky High
• Voltmeter fluctuates on GM Trucks

Belts Serpentine & Timing

• Diagnose squeaks, creaks, and squeals
• Droning noise on Cavalier and Sunfire
• Honda 1.8L Belt route update and new tensioner bolt
• Interference Engine? Find out here
• Serpentine and Timing Belt Diagrams
• Serpentine belt installation tip

Body and Paint

• Doors hard to close – GM SUV Vehicles
• Ford door switches—a known problem
• Remove a door panel from any vehicle without a diagram
• Rusting strut towers Caravan, Voyager, Town & Country
• Squawking Saturn Sky
• Vinyl roofs – No aftermarket cloth or vinyl roofs on GM vehicles

Brakes

• ABS and Brake Lights on but no codes – Chevrolet Equinox
• ABS and Speedo Issues Dodge Durango
• ABS and TRAC OFF lights on GM vehicles
• ABS Code C0040—GM and Saab Vehicles
• ABS light on GM vehicles
• ABS light on, GM vehicles, Check engine light on, no start, trouble codes
• ABS light on, speedometer doesn’t work
• ABS Light on—Regal, Century, Impala, Monte Carlo, Intrigue, Grand Prix
• ABS Module rebuild saves Thousand$ over OEM
• ABS sensor – how to test
• ABS Wheel Sensor Replacement Guidelines Pacifica
• Bleeding an ABS system
• Brake Job Cost
• Brake noise and wear – Caravan, Town and Country
• Brake pads and rotors — How to tell good from bad
• Brake Pedal Pulsation- How to prevent it
• Brake Pulsation on Caravan, Voyager, and Town and Country
• Brake Pulsation: What Causes it. How to Fix It
• Brake pulsation—Saturn Relay, Buick Terraza, Chevy Uplander, Pontiac Montana
• Brake Squeal or Shudder When Backing Up – Isuzu
• Brake Vibration—Volkswagen
• Brakes grab or drag – Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon pickup
• C1223 and C1225 ABS Traction Control Light On—Cavalier and Sunfire vehicles
• Grabbing brakes — Chevrolet and GMC Trucks
• Master Cylinder Recall
• Rotor warp — Prevent it with proper lug nut tightening procedures
• Screeching brakes—Ford Mustang
• Zillions of ABS Codes—What’s going on here?

Computers and Sensors

• ABS and Speedo Issues Dodge Durango
• ABS and TRAC OFF lights on GM vehicles
• ABS light on, speedometer doesn’t work
• Alarm Systems Triggering Misfire Codes
• Backprobe a wire – How to
• Coolant temperature sensor testing
• Exploding EGR valve on Ford Escape V-6
• MAF sensor – How to clean
• MAP Sensor Testing procedure Chrysler vehicles
• MAP sensor—What it is, what it does
• Module rebuilders
• No Start Cold – Chrysler Vehicles
• Oxygen Sensor Locations
• P0401 & P1408— Ford EGR codes, Fix clogged passages
• P0401 on Ford Vehicles
• Replace an Oxygen sensor
• Throttle Position Sensor TPS – Diagnose and Replace a TPS
• Understanding Oxygen Sensors—What they do, How they fail, How to replace
• Understanding the Ford DPFE and EGR System

Cooling System Service

• Check your coolant for electrolysis – prevent damage to radiator and heater core
• Chevrolet Cobalt Overheats
• Coolant Rainbow, What’s the story with different coolants?
• Diagnose squeaks, creaks, and squeals
• Leaking Coolant – Ford Escape
• Low coolant level light on, but coolant level is fine – GM vehicles
• No More Radiator Drain Valves in GM vehicles
• Overheating Cavalier—plugged heater core
• Overheating with poor AC – Crown Vic, Grand Marquis, Town Car
• P0480 Cooling fan Chevrolet Cobalt 2.2L
• P0495 GM vehicles – roaring fan noise
• P1491- Cooling Fan Won’t Turn On—Chrysler Minivan
• Temp Gauge Cold but cooling fans on – P0128
• Thermostat myth – shattered
• Thermostat replacement – Tech Tip for Toyota owners
• Water pump failure—what happens when you use the wrong coolant
• Water pump leak on GM

Cruise Control

• Cruise control will not engage or kicks out

Electrical

• ABS Light on—Regal, Century, Impala, Monte Carlo, Intrigue, Grand Prix
• Accessories stop working – Caravan
• Backprobe a wire – How to
• Battery Drain Testing on Ford Vehicles
• Daytime Running Lights Inoperative, DRL indicator flashes B2600
• Dead gauges on Ford Truck
• Door locks not working – Caravan, Voyager, Town and Country
• DTC B2960 Buick Regal or Century dies when turn signals are used
• EFI Fuse blows – Toyota
• Ford door switches—a known problem
• Ford F-150 blows fuse
• Fuses Shorting Out on Toyota Rav 4 — Frayed wire
• Headlights and Daytime Running Light Problems in Dodge Caravan
• Headlights won’t turn off – Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable
• Honda Dead Battery—Here’s the fix
• Multiple electrical problems Toyota vehicles
• Multiple Electrical Problems/ no start/ no wipers/ no gauges—overall crazy operation- Caravan/Voyager
• No Crank When Hot – Honda
• No Horn Engine Running but plenty of Horn With Engine Off—Ford Trucks
• No Start – 2001 Nissan Sentra 1.8L
• No start, stall, no power windows or door locks on Buick 1994-97
• Recall Dodge Avenger/Chrysler Sebring
• Relay layout and operation
• Replace ground strap on plastic fuel tank
• Starter Engages by itself or blower stays on with key off – Ford Trucks
• Starter problems with Nippondenso starter—Toyota/Chrysler/Mitsubishi DIY fix
• Starting problems – how to diagnose
• Where to get wiring diagrams and repair information

Engine

• Block heater on GM vehicles
• Crankshaft bolt – How to break it loose on a Honda
• Diagnose squeaks, creaks, and squeals
• Engine surge at highway speed – Chevrolet Impala
• Interference Engine? Find out here
• Low Oil Pressure—Dodge Ram/Durango/Aspen/Jeep Grand Cherokee/Commander
• Misfire codes, What to do before you throw a lot of money at the problem
• No crank, no start – Dodge Trucks, Jeep, Avenger, Sebring, PT Cruiser
• No Start Cold – Chrysler Vehicles
• Oil Life Light Reset Procedure on Buick Rendezvous
• Starting problems – how to diagnose
• Ticking Noise from Engine – Ford 3.0 Duratec Engine

Evaporative Emissions Systems

• EVAP Testing Chrysler Vehicles—How it works
• P0440, P0441, P0442, P0446 EVAP System Operation for GM vehicles
• P0442, P0455, P0456 Enhanced Evaporative Emissions on Ford Vehicles
• Readiness Monitors and Drive Cycles Explained

Filters Air, Oil, Cabin

• Cold air intake systems – More Power or more money in the manufacturer’s pocket
• High mileage oil and oil filters—worth the money?
• Oil filter removal on GM 2.2 and 2.4L engines
• Oil filter studies – don’t believe everything you read
• Oil filters — Economy versus premium
• The Cabin Air Filter Dilemma
• Washable air filter – without oiling

Fluid Service

• Oil filter removal on GM 2.2 and 2.4L engines

Fluids

• Oil filter removal on GM 2.2 and 2.4L engines

Forward Reverse Sensing Systems

• Reverse & Forward Sensing System Failures—Ford

Fuel, Fuel pump, Fuel delivery

• 87 octane in an engine that requires 93–what happens?
• Chrysler Flex Fuel Vehicles–how they work
• Cold air intake systems – More Power or more money in the manufacturer’s pocket
• Crazy gas gauge on GM vehicles
• E85 Gasoline What is it?
• Fuel Gauge Woes on GM Vehicles
• Fuel Prices Up Means Check Your Tire Pressure!
• Fuel pump – How to test
• Preventative Fuel injector cleaning is a scam
• Replace ground strap on plastic fuel tank

Gauges

• Crazy gas gauge on GM vehicles
• Dead gauges and stall – Buick Allure, LaCrosse, Pontiac Grand Prix
• Dead gauges on Ford Truck
• Fuel Gauge Woes on GM Vehicles
• Jeep – Dead Instrument Cluster
• Low Oil Pressure—Dodge Ram/Durango/Aspen/Jeep Grand Cherokee/Commander
• No instrument panel, HVAC controls dead, blower motor dead, flashers dead, GM vehicles
• Speedometer needle on wrong side of peg – Caravan
• Wacky GM Instrument Clusters—Special Policy
• Warning lights on even when vehicle is off – Ford Focus

Heater AC Blower

• A/C compressors – Chrysler TSB
• AC lights blinking on heater control Chrysler Minivans
• Accessories stop working – Caravan
• Automatic climate control won’t work- Infinity I30
• Blower Motor Doesn’t Work – Honda
• Blower Motor How to replace on Caravan, Voyager, Town and Country
• Blower Motor Resistor Location PT Cruiser
• Blower Motor Stays on High—Caravan, Voyager, T&C with Auto Temp Control
• Blower Motor Stays On—Ford Expedition
• Blower only works on high speed
• Blower won’t shut off GM vehicles
• Blown Blower Motor Fuse—Hondas
• Bravada Blazer no heat or little heat
• Chrysler Heater A/C Control Calibration Routine
• Climate Control Inoperative, blower motor runs in low speed—1998 Infinity
• Climate Control No Display – BMW
• Dead blower motor on Caravan
• Debris blowing out of HVAC vents – Ford
• DIY AC Recharge
• Erratic heat and cooling – BMW
• Fan slows down on acceleration or Airflow changes from floor to defrost or vice versa
• Grinding noise from dash – Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup
• Nippondenso air conditioning compressor 10PA17
• No heat on passenger side – Caravan, Voyager, Town and Country
• No Heater or AC control or defaults to defrost–GM Trucks
• No instrument panel, HVAC controls dead, blower motor dead, flashers dead, GM vehicles
• Stinky A/C—How to get rid of the mold
• Toyota A/C Light Flashing—TSB Fix
• Warm A/C on Toyota Sequoia—TSB AC004-04
• Water leak, wet carpeting – Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
• Whistling or Hooting Noise from Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
• Windstar blows warm air

Ignition

• Acura 1.8L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 2.4L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.5L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 2.7L V-6 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 4.2L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Chevrolet Silverado No Start
• Coil-On-Plug Problems on Ford Vehicles
• Ford 1.3L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.8 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.9 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.0 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.3 liter 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.5 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.0 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.2 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.4 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.9 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.9L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.0 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.2 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.6 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.6L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.9 L-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.0 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.4L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 6.8L V-10 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 7.5 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford will not start-no spark–older vehicles
• Key stuck in ignition, GM vehicles
• Testing a Coil Pack or Coil On Plug for Misfire

Firing Order Diagrams

• Acura 1.8L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 2.4L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.5L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 2.7L V-6 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 4.2L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.3L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.8 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.9 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.0 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.3 liter 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.5 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.0 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.2 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.4 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.9 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.9L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.0 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.2 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.6 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.6L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.9 L-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.0 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.4L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 6.8L V-10 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 7.5 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram

Acura Firing Order

• Acura 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 2.4L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Acura 3.5L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram

Audi Firing Order

• Acura 1.8L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 2.7L V-6 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 3.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Audi 4.2L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram

Ford Firing Order

• Ford 1.3L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.8 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 1.9 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.0L 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.3 liter 4 cylinder Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 2.5 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.2 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.4 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8 V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.8L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 3.9L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.0L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.2L V-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.6L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 4.9 L-6 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.0 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 5.4L V-8 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 6.8L V-10 Firing Order and Diagram
• Ford 7.5 V-8 Firing Order and Diagram

Insurance

• Totally Screwed—How to fight back when your auto insurance company is trying to rip you off

Lights

• Buick Park Avenue headlights stay on
• Headlights flicker on vehicle with daytime running lights

New Products

• Diagnose squeaks, clunks, and rattles the professional way
• High mileage oil and oil filters—worth the money?
• New Rust Penetrant Makes the Job Easier
• Oil pan gasket tip
• Washable air filter – without oiling

Oil and Lubrication

• High mileage oil and oil filters—worth the money?
• Oil filters — Economy versus premium
• Oil Viscosity Warning

Radio CD Player MP3 Player

• Accessories stop working – Caravan
• DIY Car Radio IPOD Installation Sucess Story
• How to remove a radio
• No instrument panel, HVAC controls dead, blower motor dead, flashers dead, GM vehicles
• Radio Recall Chrysler Minivan

Repair tips

• Diagnose squeaks, clunks, and rattles the professional way

Rip-Offs and Scams

• Aquapel Rip Off—Avoid this Dealer Scam
• Brake Job Rip Offs – There’s no such thing as a $79 brake job.
• Cold air intake systems – More Power or more money in the manufacturer’s pocket
• Engine Flush = Wallet Flush
• Preventative Fuel injector cleaning is a scam
• The air induction cleaning rip off
• The maintenance schedule rip-off
• The Oil Change Oil Filter Rip Off
• The PCV Valve Rip Off
• Totally Screwed—How to fight back when your auto insurance company is trying to rip you off
• Transmission Flush, Fluid Exchange – Pros and Cons

Shocks and Struts

• Acura MDX suspension pop, clunk, thump
• Shocks and Struts- What they do. When to change them. How to buy them.

Spark Plugs and Wires

• Busting the Copper Spark Plug MYTH
• Chrysler updates spark plug recommendation
• Pick the right spark plug and change them before they’re due

starter

• No Crank When Hot – Honda

Steering

• Clunk in GM Steering
• Load moaning sound on cold start – Chrysler vehicles
• Moaning Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Power Steering Bleeding Procedure for Most Chrysler Vehicles

Tires

• Continental Tire Introduces the New ExtremeWinterContact
• Fuel Prices Up Means Check Your Tire Pressure!
• GM Tire Pressure Monitoring – Reset procedure
• Metal tire valve stem caps – don’t replace them with anything else
• Replacing two out of four tires
• Tire Pressure and Outside Temperature
• Tire recall
• Tire Rotation and All Wheel Drive—The case of the fried Minivans

Transmission

• Chirping Nissan
• Chrysler P0720 Output Speed Sensor Circuit Malfunction
• CHRYSLER Transmission Identification
• Engine surge at highway speed – Chevrolet Impala
• FORD Transmission Identification
• GM Transmission Identification
• How to Get Unstuck Without Burning up Your Transmission
• P0756 Transmission Code — GM Vehicles
• Remove stuck transfer case fill plugs, GM vehicles
• Tire Rotation and All Wheel Drive—The case of the fried Minivans
• Transfer Case Shudder–TSB fix
• Transmission Flush, Fluid Exchange – Pros and Cons
• Transmission Leak, ALL GM VEHICLES 2001-08, left side front axle – Transmission slips in gear

Turn Signals

• DTC B2960 Buick Regal or Century dies when turn signals are used
• Turn Signal Problems—GMC/Chevrolet Trucks

Window (Power) Repair

• Accessories stop working – Caravan
• Door locks window problems on Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups
• Glass Adhesive
• Power Window Problems on Nissan
• Rear Wiper Inoperative/Dead Battery—Expedition-Navigator
• Remove a door panel from any vehicle without a diagram
• Replace a power window motor & regulator
• Replace a power window regulator
• Test power window motor and regulator
• Window guide Sash guide on GM vehicles

Wipers Washers and Pumps

• Dodge Caravan Intermittent Wiper Diagnosis
• Intermittent Wiper Quick Fix Trick
• Replace a Windshield Washer Pump
• Washer fluid leak – Acura
• Windshield Washer pump failure on GM vehicles
• Wiper Problems on Chrysler Minivan —Diagnose and repair
• Wipers hop across windshield – TSB fix for Saturn Ion Wipers
• Wipers won’t shut off — Ford – The problem and the fix.
• Wipers Work on One Speed Only – Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent