Saturday, 29 November 2008
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| Need help with radio unlock codes please. Mjhpcguy 04:24:32 |
| | My daughter has a Chevy truck that had to have the battery disconnected
for servicing. Now it is showing as locked (LOC on the screen). The
dealer wants her to pay $40 or $50 to have them unlock it. I pushed
the 2 and 3 button and got 062 and then the AM/FM button and got 063.
Can anyone help me with the unlock code?
Thanks so much in advance.
mjhpcguy
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Thursday, 27 November 2008
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| Re: Why are all these people knocking GM ????????? Who 23:33:42 |
| | In article <12qnd7djpdnj36b@corp.supernews.com>,
"john graesser" <graesser@tca.net> wrote:
I agree, when a coworker mentioned buying a Japanese car, I asked him how> many 20 year old Japanese cars he had ever seen. He couldn't name one.> He is looking to replace an 80's caddy that only gets about 10 mpg, he just> doesn't realize that he won't get a car that will last like the caddy.> Down here in Texas I commonly see vintage mustangs, 70's pickups and> Suburbans, etc, my grand am is a 93 and runs better than a modern Ford> Taurus that I had to use when my car was in the shop after someone hit it> while parked.
Obviously you own an oil well.
Many of us couldn't afford to drive a 10mpg car.
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Thursday, 16 October 2008
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| 97 Buick LeSabre 3.8 problems. Mechanics can't find the problem Gimpy 16:52:02 |
| | I recently bought a 97 LeSabre 3.8. The car has numerous problems.
1. It dies when letting off of the accelerator and idles rough at start
up (have changed fuel filter, plugs and wires, maximum airflow sensor,
and idle air control valve) still not fixed
2. It jerks hard around 50 mph
3. High pitched squeal under the hood
4. Even with ac fully charged the ac blows luke warm air
I've now had it to 6 mechanics and keep throwing money at this car but
even the mechanics scratch their head and say "we can't find the
problems". I'm most concerned with the dying and jerking. I can live
with the squeal and lack of ac but I need it to run! Does anyone know
of common problems associated with these 3.8 Buick engines that might
be the culprit? I would GREATLY appreciate any info.
Thanks all!
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Monday, 6 October 2008
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| Re: 1998 Buick Skylark Code P0420 Bobby12333 16:32:25 |
| | Hey Guy's
I took my 98 Buick Skylark to a reputable mechanic
& they kept it for two days checked everything with their sosfiscated
equipment & everything is
within specs & ECM tests were good. They turned off the MIL, road tested
it several miles with scanner attached & light did not come back on
everything looked normal so now they are scratching their heads also. I
had them check the plugs & wiring & the plugs are AC OEM & are the correct
ones for my car according to the owners manual & all parts that were
replaced on the 115K tuneup IE: Plugs, Plug wires Fuel filter, Serpentine
belt & Radiator hoses were purchased from a Carquest Parts Store & that is
the Parts Store that most of the independant garages use in my neck of the
woods. Some do use NAPA. Mechanic at this Garage gets all of his parts
from Carquest. Thankfully the Garage owner did not charge me anything
since they could not fix the problem. I feel sure that the MIL will come
back on again because it has haunted me so many times in the past few
months. The car runs perfectly gets 30+ miles to the gallon but it will
not pass inspection if the code P0420 sets again in my location. I have
pretty much exausted most of my alternatives & this is really frustrating.
I know this is a long message & I apologize but I wanted to try to explain
everything I could so someone out there might be able to help me. If
anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. If I had
plenty of money I would probably light up a match & put this car out of
it's misery & give me some satisfaction. Thanks in advance for anyone who
can help!!
Robert Joyner
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Sunday, 7 September 2008
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| cassette tape stuck in player Guest 15:26:49 |
| | can you help us get a cassette tape out of a player? the car is a 1995 buick lesabre |
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Friday, 8 August 2008
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radio locked  boomhauer31 00:07:06 |
| | how do i unlock my radio in a 2001 chevy impala . |
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Thursday, 7 August 2008
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| brakelights Guest 19:41:25 |
| | my brake lights or blinkers are not working but the tail light are working on a 03 chevy s-10 someone help
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Friday, 4 July 2008
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| spark plug change - 93 transport 3.8 Ken Yale 08:20:59 |
| | Anyone out there know if it is possible to change the back 3 plugs on a 3.8
litre 1993 Pontiac Transport without having to undo the engine mounts. I can
see the plugs with a mirror and can just reach them with a stretch but I
don't know if I can get a socket and ratchet in there. Is there a special
tool for this or am I going to have to fork out $300 for four hours of shop
labour to change these? Thanks for any input - Ken
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
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| 2002 Cavalier Power Window Problem Guest 21:19:59 |
| | For the last few months, the front passenger window will go down, but sticks going up. It will go up about 1 inch every 15 minutes or so.
I have read on several forums and the consensus is to lube the tracks or take the door panel off. I was wondering if it could be in the push-button switch. This may be a stupid question, but does the push-button switches pop off like the keys on a keyboard? I would like to try this first, as it seems the simplest fix if it is just dirty contacts.
Thanks.
kat |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008
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| Oil Change Firebat5000 19:29:16 |
| | I recently did an oil change on a '93 Buick Century. I used a 5W/ 30
oil. After I was finished putting the oil in, I read on the cap " use
10W/30". Is it a problem if I use a lighter weight? Thanks.
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Friday, 23 May 2008
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| '01 Pontiac Sunfire CD Player Issues Guest 23:50:00 |
| | I have a 2001 Pontiac Sunfire and today I put a CD in and it spit it out and said "Check CD". Well, now that's all it says on the display. It keeps trying to eject a CD, but there is not one in the player, it does this even when my car is off. Any suggestions as to what I can do besides take it to the dealer? The book says to wait and re-try and if it keeps happening then take it to the dealer, but that's the last thing I want to do!!!
Thank you for any helpful hints! |
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| 98 chevy Guest 23:44:50 |
| | how do i convert a 98chevy froma v6 to a v8? what in all do i have to move or buy so it can be installed successfully with out to much work?? |
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Saturday, 3 May 2008
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| Malibu Radio Dave 03:58:04 |
| | The volume on my radio in my 2001 Malibu keep fading in and out. Any
one had similar problems and is it worth while repairing. Been looking
on the web and found a place that does refurbs for $180 but I have to
take the car to the dealer to have the car computer accept the vin no.
of the radio or vice versa.
Looking at after market stereos, I need to buy the special 'Metra
VT-GMRC-01 GM Class II Data bus Interface' so I can keep my door
chimes.
Been looking an Apline Unit for $180 and then by the time I add the
'chime' unit at $80 and no doubt the face plate kit, I am well on to
the ??300 mark. Almost the price of a new GM unit.
Any ideas appreciated.
David
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Saturday, 8 March 2008
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| Why right turn signal won't blink Guest 20:16:23 |
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1990 Cavalier. Hazards work fine, left turn signal works fine. Right turn signal (F&R) light, but don't blink. Replaced 552 flasher "fuse/relay" but now hazards won't light either. |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008
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| GMC 1988 Vandura "Sevice Engine Soon" light sheldonc 11:46:00 |
| | I have just bought a well-used 1988 GMC Vandura 1 ton full-size cube van with a 350 with TBI. It starts and runs great, has no oil leaks, all fluids are up to spec, everything works pretty well. It used to be a Penske rental, long before I got it, so who knows how many miles it has on it. It says 39k on the odometer, but since it only has a 5-place odo, it could be 539k for all I know.
The biggest issue now (other than it pretty much has no interior to speak of) is that when I first start it, the "Service Engine Soon" light blinks for about a minute, then goes out. After running for a while and warming up, at idle with it in Drive, the light blinks again, but if I kick it into Neutral, it goes out (higher engine revs?). Otherwise it runs like a champ, no hesitation or speed limitations and it even passed California smog no sweat. Is it a low oil pressure condition? or what?
The next consternation about this whole thing is that the ECM, which is bolted to the driver's seat pedestal, looks to be somewhat disconnected. There are 4 colored wires that come from the box and they are clipped about 2" from the box with the remaining length of the wires coiled up under the dash. I could reconnect these... but it runs fine... so should I?
For the Service Engine light I've tried to use the paperclip in the plug-module trick to count the blinks and find the code. But I think since the ECM is disconnected, it only blinks twice and then goes steady, which is not a diagnostic code that I can find.
Thanks in advance! |
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Tuesday, 8 January 2008
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| Engine Code Photo1 12:02:02 |
| | Service engine light is coming on when load is applied to 1995 3.4 V-6
engine with 64k miles in a Chev. Lumnia sedan.Service engine light stays
off
at idle rpms.
Had the codes read and trouble code P1640-QDM-1 failure was read.I tried
dis-connnect of battery to see if computer would clear code with no luck.
Any suggestion,vechile starts and runs find no rough idle.??
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Tuesday, 11 September 2007
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| rearview mirror..."dot" removal Lindalou 01:58:29 |
| | I cannot get the DOT removed from my rearview mirror to use the adhesive. Anyone out there know the trick????? Do NOT wanna have to ask the "X"...thanks so much!!!! |
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Saturday, 8 September 2007
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| firing order for 350 engine in chevy chyenne pickup Guest 04:40:13 |
| | Whats the deal with this truck? It seems to be running on four cylinders rather than the eight , and the firing order is off and I can't get it back right. Can you help me?![:-\](http://car-guru.com/i/smiles/confused.png ":-\")
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Friday, 7 September 2007
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| 97 Chevy S-10 Headlight Malfunction Guest 17:52:56 |
| | i have a problem where my headlights don't come on. it sarted with them flashing on and off when i had my brights on but now the only lights i get are my daytime running lights. i think it might be a bad relay, as i've checked the fuse and it is ok. can anyone tell me what might be the problem. also it started after i installed a cd player, but i don't think that would overload the circuit because i don't think they're on the same one
Help |
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Saturday, 18 August 2007
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| Bad ECM?? 95 chevy 350 Bornloser 03:15:41 |
| | I have a 95Chevy 350 in a c30 1 ton van. Sometimes the check engine lite comes on, sometimes not. The ECM puts the vehicle in limp mode....wont shift out of first gear. Took it to Auto zone, they cant check an OBD1. Took it to Advance, who hooks computer up and even with the check engine lite on, their computer doesnt even COMUNICATE with the ECM. I disconnect the battery and it resets (usually). Engine seems to be fine most of the time. Sometimes idles real fast, sometimes real slow, sometimes dies (smells like flooded). Each time I can disconnect the battery and all is well. I THINK the tranny will go into limp if the computer is dead. OH YEAH>>>>>the check engine lite will reset itself any time the engine is shut off.
I think I have a bad ECM....any ideas??? |
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Saturday, 30 June 2007
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| Brake lights malfunction when hazard flashers are on anonomouse 01:30:48 |
| | I have a 2001 GMC sonoma that has the fleet headlights option with the sensor in the dashboard that automatically turns on the headlights. I don't know if having fleet headlights hasd anything to do with my problem or not, but I was just describing what knid of vehicle that I am experiencing problems with.
The problem is: When I have my hazards flasher on and I depress the brake pedal the hazards flasher stops working and my turn signal indicator lights in the dash- both right and left come on steady as long as I have the brake pedal depressed.
I don't like this and I feel that if I really need to use my flashers in an emergency situation on the road in a dangerous situation that it would be safer if I had use of both emergency flashers and brake lights.
I guess that I could start by going around the vehicle and pulling every turn signal and brake light bulb to check the connections and to see if the correct bulbs are installed.
Anyone have any other ideas?
Thank You in advance to your responce. |
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Friday, 29 June 2007
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| olds intrigue stolen... does chip in key even work ? Rt 05:41:41 |
| | So my ex-wifes 99 olds intrigue got stolen out of a garage. They must
have hot wired it. Do these chip-in-key anti theft devices even work ?
I recently witnessed a brand new model dodge truck getting stolen out
of my works parking lot. It took them about 2 minutes before they
raced it out of the lot. I imagine they also have the chip in key.
what's the deal here ?
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Saturday, 19 May 2007
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| No Power Steve Mackie 10:12:53 |
| | Having some trouble with my '95 Monte 3.4L DOHC.
Major lack of power. At wide open throttle it doesn't have the power to get
the RPMs over 5,000 to hit the shift point, I have to let out the throttle
for it to shift. At highway cruising speed, anywhere between 80km/h and
120km/h, the engine feels like it's missing. It's got that "bucking" feel.
The TCC seems to be engaging and disengaging fine, idle seems to be fine.
Not sure if it's related, but while idling if I "blip" the throttle I can
hear a rattle noise coming from accessorie belt side of engine, like the
chain or a pulley making noise.
Steve
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Saturday, 5 May 2007
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| power window schematic for a 2000 chevy venture kips73 23:23:03 |
| | where can i find a free schematic to repair my power windows for a 2000 chevy venture ? |
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