About Subaru Water Pumps
No matter how well made, every engine, even those from Subaru, will need a coolant circulator sooner or later.
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Author: Import Service
The Missing Mini
No, this is not a mystery about a Mini that has gone missing. This car had been off the road for a year’s storage in a body shop. When it came time to return the vehicle to the customer, it had an illuminated MIL and a misfiring cylinder.
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No Clutch Command
When our man John encounters conflicting pin and wire color information, he does the twist – A complaint of no A/C compressor engagement on a 2008 Nissan Altima with a 2.5L engine.
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Mercedes-Benz Pneumatic Door Locks – Safe & Secure
A whole different method of implementing a convenience feature.
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Lean Is Mean
We often make fun of them: Techs who use the scan tool to tell them what part to replace. We must admit that sometimes, for the sake of expediency, we do the same thing. Let’s not get caught in that trap on a Toyota with a lean condition.
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Prius Inverter Cooling
The Prius uses an independent cooling system to cool the inverter and Motor/Generator. In warm weather, problems with the inverter cooling system are fairly common in both the Gen 1 Prius (2001-2003), and Gen 2 Prius (2004-2009).
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Sometimes Cats Get Stuck In Park
Before a Jaguar can be cat-quick, it must get out of park. With sophisticated electronics these days there must be coordination among shifter modules and transmission range switches. Let’s look at this S-Type and see what’s involved.
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Toyota Smart Key Systems Part 2: Fixing cars
The Toyota Smart Key system was first introduced on the Prius five years ago in 2004. Many cars...
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Toyota Smart Key Systems. Part 1: Smart Key components and functions
Understanding the 2004-2009 Prius and 2007-2009 Camry HV
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Nissan Roulette: Electronic Throttle Body Programming
The shop was hired to remove the automatic transmission and replace it with a standard transmission from a salvage vehicle. We Diagnosing why this 2003 Nissan 350X wouldn’t run after the “fix”.
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