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#4360 of 4369 Re: codes p 171 and 174 [rhorowitz] by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 07, 2008 (8:24 am)
Replying to: rhorowitz (May 06, 2008 7:15 pm) What year? Which engine? There is no 2.3 I don't think. Let's presume a 2001 2.5 engine: These are generic trouble codes and are not the same as BMW factory codes, so using just the generic codes can lead to false conclusions. Possibilities include: bad fitting oil cap (where you add oil) vacuum leak in manifold or in some vacuum line bad oxygen sensors bad/dirty/maladjusted MAF sensor the engine is apparently running lean (fuel mixture incorrect) for some reason.
#4361 of 4369 Audi A 8L by harbo May 07, 2008 (10:10 am)
Car systems check shows battery at 90%. Manual says 60 / 80%. O.K. Will not crank. Thought it might have been the starter, however there is no power to the windows as well. Power to trunk, radio, lights etc. Hmmm ... maybe the ignition switch since I have had the intermitent key issue over the past year. ?? Replies to this message: rob113 (May 07, 2008 12:16 pm)
#4362 of 4369 I have a 2003 nissan maxima--3.5L automatic by rob113 May 07, 2008 (12:13 pm)
recently i have heard the car knocking on accerleraction i replaced the plugs and changed all fluids car still sounds like it has bad gas / if got 2 or 3 tank fulls same noise. does anyone have this problem
#4363 of 4369 Re: Audi A 8L [harbo] by rob113 May 07, 2008 (12:16 pm)
Replying to: harbo (May 07, 2008 10:10 am) some cars have an in line fuse check your cars manual. it should be some place close to the battery terminals
#4364 of 4369 my first pulse board install....and it don't work :-( by escanabajosh May 09, 2008 (8:11 pm)
okay so i put a new wiper pulse board in my girlfriends car, a 2002 grand prix GT 3800 v-6, auto,about 110,000 miles.the problom is the wipers were staying upright in the OFF position. the problom is that i put the new one on and had her turn the car key to the ON postion, wel the wiper motor cycled and i figured it was fixed....so i put it all back together and then had her try it and the wiper arms went up just a tiny little bit and then slamed down and that was about it? so can someone please tell me what i did wrong or what to check first? thanks a ton eh!!!!!
#4365 of 4369 1998 ford escort stripped belt by terrikaye May 14, 2008 (8:42 am)
My daughter's 1998 Ford Escort ( 1.9 liter SOHC) died. I had been driving it and it was running just fine, not overheating and not missing. I stopped at a light and it died and would not restart. Towed it home and started looking for the problem. Looked in the oil fill opening and nothing moved when we tried to crank the engine. I took the timing belt cover off...a feat in itself, and the belt is not broke, but stripped at the bottom. I assume something siezed up in order for it to strip the belt. I am wondering the best way to go about figuring out what part caused the problem. Thanks for any help. Replies to this message: kiawah (May 14, 2008 1:44 pm)
#4366 of 4369 Re: 1998 ford escort stripped belt [terrikaye] by kiawah May 14, 2008 (1:44 pm)
Replying to: terrikaye (May 14, 2008 8:42 am) If I understand you correctly, the cogged belt was stripped, when the crank was trying to turn the camshaft. So the bind has to be on the camshaft and valves, right?
#4367 of 4369 Propeller-like SOUND while Driving by cadowner May 15, 2008 (1:25 pm)
">I have a 2001 Cadillac Seville STS with 91,000 miles. Recently, while 'driving' the car there is a propeller-like sound that comes from the front half of the car. This sound comes up (or is audible) after the car is driving above 15 mph. The sound frequency/pitch increases & decreases with speed variance. Higher the speed, the more intense is the sound pitch. (It is somewhat similar to putting a card against the spokes of a bicycle and riding, except the sound is more like a propeller of a toy remote airplane). However, when the car is standing idle and I rev up the engine even to high rpm, there is NO sound. It comes up only when the car is driving. I ran the in-dash diagnostic and the problem code ABS C1287 came up, which perhaps is not related to this sound. Any idea what the problem could be? Will appreciate your feedback. Replies to this message: qbrozen (May 15, 2008 2:17 pm) fordfan_17 (May 15, 2008 2:53 pm)
#4368 of 4369 Re: Propeller-like SOUND while Driving [cadowner] by qbrozen May 15, 2008 (2:17 pm)
Replying to: cadowner (May 15, 2008 1:25 pm) well, the fact it happens while moving narrows it down to the wheel/rotor/bearing. If that is an ABS code, as the code name would seem to indicate, it seems like you may have a brake issue on that wheel. For starters, you could see if the wheel itself is hotter than the others after driving for a while. If so, it probably means a bad caliper or bad bearing.
#4369 of 4369 Re: Propeller-like SOUND while Driving [cadowner] by fordfan_17 May 15, 2008 (2:53 pm)
Replying to: cadowner (May 15, 2008 1:25 pm) c-1287 code returns "steering sensor bias malfunction" the sound you are describing is a wheel bearing noise reason for diagnosis: 1. noise rises with acceleration and lowers with decelleration 2 noise does not change pitch with transmission shift therefore eliminating transmission and engine front end components. if the noise changed with transmission shift(rpm drop) then you would suspect trans or alternator or other moving components on front of engine.