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#4698 of 4960 Re: injector trouble [sprchrgr1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 29, 2008 (2:31 pm)
Replying to: sprchrgr1 (Dec 29, 2008 11:38 am) I'd definitely test the wiring harness all the way back. Maybe something got yanked or overheated? I suppose you could buy just the injection wiring harness. Any codes from the car's computer?
#4699 of 4960 Re: fuses blow [monijo30] by bolivar Dec 29, 2008 (3:46 pm)
Replying to: monijo30 (Dec 29, 2008 12:30 pm) Because you have shorts to ground which are blowing the fuses. And if you are actually blowing multiple fuses, you have a lot of problems. You probably overheated some circuit and melted a wire, which melted into other wires somewhere in a wiring harness. This then cross-circuited several different circuits. You need someone with some electrical troubleshooting knowledge to look at this.
#4700 of 4960 Re: Help please with Ford Focus [kiawah] by amywashere Dec 29, 2008 (7:43 pm)
Replying to: kiawah (Dec 29, 2008 6:51 am) Hi I am really not sure how to answer your question. The car jerks as if I were a new driver when just learning how to shift gears. It only happens when I shift up - never happens when I down shift. I think the car is more like the latter of your suggestions - it may be trying to go faster but not getting there. Thanks for your help Amy
#4701 of 4960 help with speedo by shooter7 Jan 02, 2009 (6:29 pm)
I have a 1988 bmw 735i 6cyl. The speedometer does not work between 0 and 30 mph. the odometer works. what do you think? thanks Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 02, 2009 7:04 pm) shooter7 (Jan 03, 2009 2:49 pm)
#4702 of 4960 Re: help with speedo [shooter7] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jan 02, 2009 (7:04 pm)
Replying to: shooter7 (Jan 02, 2009 6:29 pm) Speedo has to come out, I'd say. Reason? If your odometer works, this suggests an internal issue. Replies to this message: shooter7 (Jan 03, 2009 2:49 pm)
#4703 of 4960 Re: help with speedo [Mr_Shiftright] by shooter7 Jan 03, 2009 (2:49 pm)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 02, 2009 7:04 pm) thanks!
#4704 of 4960 Light Bulb next to P, N, D, 1, 2 by naskrent Jan 03, 2009 (3:11 pm)
2006 Toyota Camry, 40K, Automatic. 6 cyl. When lights are on, this bulb goes on and off sporadically. Is the only hardware making this bulb activate located in the light on/off switch on the column? Replies to this message: kiawah (Jan 03, 2009 4:52 pm)
#4705 of 4960 by bison2 Jan 03, 2009 (3:50 pm)
I have a 93 grand am sedan, somehow the door lock down does not work,never has since i own the car. The door lock button is located on the center console . The doors lock fine by itself when one drives away, and will all unlock simultaniously when stopped and engine is shut of. But one cannot keep locked or unlock all or any door with the door lock button when the engine is running or not.There is power to the lock button, and it works OK.Is there a door lock module on these 93 models? I can't find any under the dash, as per All Data there should be one.There is however a door lock relay, bypassing the relay with a jumper wire has no result in opening or closing any of the door locks either. There is power to terminal C there regardless of the position of the lock button. Any one ,any idea where to look .
#4706 of 4960 Re: Light Bulb next to P, N, D, 1, 2 [naskrent] by kiawah Jan 03, 2009 (4:52 pm)
Replying to: naskrent (Jan 03, 2009 3:11 pm) Yes. There is a 10A fuse which powers all of the illumination light circuitry. Some of the bulbs dim, they all go thru that rheostat that is hanging on that 10A fuse as well. So if the one bulb is not working correctly but all of the others are, then suspect the bulb, or the connection at the bulb socket. Good luck
#4707 of 4960 Gas smell in a 2003 Jag XK8 by bhill2 Jan 06, 2009 (1:15 pm)
I posted this over in the Jaguar area, but I don't think those boards are read all that often, so I am also posting it here. This car has about 40,000 miles on it, and is run once or twice a week. It has the non-supercharged engine and of course an automatic transmission. For the last couple of months when I first start the car (in the garage), there is a fairly strong smell of gas. No smell until I start it, and no puddles on the floor. The car starts and runs perfectly and there are no malfunction codes, which surprises me since I would think that this would be detected by the emissions monitoring system. By the time I drive it and then bring it back into the garage, there is no smell or other indication of a problem. I can't figure out where the smell (or the gas) is coming from. Any ideas? Thanks. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 06, 2009 1:19 pm)