OnDemand Live Tips for November, 2008

2005 Chevrolet Impala - Dont get bit like me!, by M. Bliss at Ken’s Service Center Hanover Inc.

Monday, November 17th, 2008

First a little background, the car came in with code 135 set, and from experience I went right to a circuit test. Power and ground ok at sensor, ohmmeter shows open circuit in heater. Bingo right? Well I have found that its the most likely cause, and test it first as a result, so in […]

2001 Acura 3.2CL Type S - S.R.S. CODE RETRIEVAL, by Jeremy G at Village Center Auto Care

Monday, November 17th, 2008

To retrieve codes without the factory scan tool, use a jumper between DLC pins 4 & 9. “On this car the DLC is below the ashtray behind a plastic cover.” The SRS light will now flash the trouble code to you. The first series of slow flashes represent (tens). The faster flashes represent (ones). For […]

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEMS/ RESET PROCEDURES, by Eric O. at South Main Auto Repair

Monday, November 17th, 2008

    If you encounter an 08′ Silverado with out a DIC and see no option for tire pressure relearn by pushing the odometer trip button, and the turning the lights on and off has you scratching your head then try this procedure.    
    KOEO run position, parking brake set, press and hold the lock and unlock […]

1997 Ford Pickup F250 - HOT TRANNYS, by Thom G. at T and T Repair

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Always check 3rd brake light on cab!!!! Will keep torque convertor from lock-up,creating excessive heat and premature trans failure. I’ve made it a habit to check at every service interval.Saved many trannys that way. This pertains to all E40D and 4R100 Transmissions in all years and models.
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Tip: HOT TRANNYS
Vehicle: 1997 Ford Pickup F250
Category/Subcategory: Transmission / […]

2004 Dodge Pickup R2500 - PO440,PO441 NVLD assembly testing, by David P at Shrums Garage

Monday, November 17th, 2008

I had an 04 ram 2500 come in with inital code indicating large evap leak. customer had left gas cap off. cleared code and ran evap monitor test and came up with po441 at one point and po440 at another . the system was unable to acheive vaccum according to test. after smoke testing system […]