Walt’s 2001 Acura® MDX comes into your shop complaining that the dashboard is creaking. Just the thought of crawling under the dashboard of Walt’s Acura makes your back start creaking. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a contortionist to perform this repair. The fix involves removing the front damper/spring assembly, grinding off body spot weld burrs and refinishing the surface, and/or installing self adhesive shims (Acura P/N 75826-634-300, H/C 0701896) three per side, to the damper mounting base.
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Nix that noise on the Acura MDX
November 14th, 2008 · No Comments
STAR Auto Scanner User Manual
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments
STAR Auto Scanner is the latest automotive diagnostic innovative product based on both automotive electronics and information technology.
Features
Convenient to Update
- The function of software update via Internet makes it easy for customer to get the latest diagnostic program and keep pace with the development of automotive technology.
- Multilanguage display makes operation convenient in different countries and areas.
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SECONS SDI Diagnostics Interface Installation and Operation Manual
October 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Never run diagnostics software for different brand on your vehicle (e.g. running Ford diagnostic software on a Mercedes-Benz car). This may cause major damage to your SDI interface and such action voids your warranty.
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1994 Toyota Engine Performance Trouble Shooting - No Codes
September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Before diagnosing symptoms or intermittent faults, perform steps in articles listed below:
F - BASIC TESTING
G - TESTS W/CODES - 1.8L
G - TESTS W/CODES - 2.2L
Use this article to diagnose driveability problems existing when a hard fault code is not present.
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2003 Hummer H2 Component Locator Panel Identification
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Three-Dimensional Measurements
Three-dimensional measurements are provided in the absences of dimension information from your equipment supplier. Universal three-dimensional measuring equipment is required to use these numbers. You may need to adjust the height dimensions to match the datum height of your equipment. Only the width dimensions can be used to measure point-to-point. All holes, slots and fasteners are measured to the center.
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1995 Volvo 850 Engine Troubleshooting With Codes
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
If no faults were found while performing procedures in the F - BASIC TESTING article, proceed with self-diagnostics. If no fault codes are present, proceed to the H - TESTS W/O CODES article for diagnosis by symptom (i.e., ROUGH IDLE, NO START, etc.). NOTE: All voltage tests should be performed using a Digital Volt-Ohmmeter (DVOM) with a minimum 10-megohm input impedance, unless stated otherwise in testing procedures.
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306 Cabriolet Collection of Articles in PDF Files
March 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Peugeot Cabriolet Owners Club articles including fixit guides Page Diagnosis of a hood fault on a 306 Operating the roof with the engine running modification Removing the rear seats Front door card removal and window adjustment Avoiding wear to the roof hydraulic hoses Checking and refilling the oil level in the hood’s hydraulic system Cleaning and re-lubricating the rear windows
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