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March 9th 11, 08:02 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Emissions test failure - no OBDII communication
Wow.. believe it or not, it was actually his code reader that was
problematic. I had a new OBDII scanner that I got from amazon a few
months ago. Just for curiosity, I hooked it up and it was able to...
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March 8th 11, 05:55 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Emissions test failure - no OBDII communication
I have a '97 Lexus ES300 (131K miles). My Connecticut Emissions test
failed today due to no OBDII communication. The guy said he couldn't
get a reading. He suggested it could be as simple as a blown...
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May 6th 10, 04:12 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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May 6th 10, 04:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
Tegger, Jim,
I took the car on another test drive to check the free play of the
brake pedal before and after vibration. Before driving, I found the
free play to be there. Then after driving for ~10...
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May 5th 10, 09:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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May 5th 10, 09:15 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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May 5th 10, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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May 5th 10, 04:22 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
On May 4, 9:45*pm, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> On 05/04/2010 07:30 PM, Mark wrote:
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> > On Apr 6, 10:31 am, jim<"sjedgingN0Sp"@m@mwt,net> *wrote:
> >> lugnut wrote:
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> >>> On...
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Forum: Technology
May 5th 10, 12:30 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
On Apr 6, 10:31*am, jim <"sjedgingN0Sp"@m@mwt,net> wrote:
> lugnut wrote:
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> > On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:33:16 -0700 (PDT), Mark
> > > wrote:
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> > >Hi,
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> > >I have a lexus es300...
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April 23rd 10, 04:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
Are you folks suggesting that the P0446 CEL and the problems I
described earlier with the vibrating and brake master cylinder are
related? Sorry, some of this is way too technical for me. Thanks !
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April 7th 10, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll take the car back to the
mechanic and have it checked again. I'll also have him look into the
suggestions made here regarding proper bleeding, checking the...
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April 6th 10, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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April 6th 10, 02:33 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Problems after replacing master cylinder
Hi,
I have a lexus es300 with 128K miles. I had taken my car to the
mechanic as I felt the brakes needed work. I had to press the brake
pedal all the way down to stop the car. The mechanic...
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October 21st 08, 06:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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October 20th 08, 01:36 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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October 19th 08, 04:27 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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October 7th 08, 04:32 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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P0135 and now P0420 CEL
I took the car to my mechanic to have him check the other two O2
sensors. He asked me to buy 'catalytic converter cleaner' and put it
in the gas tank. That should clean the cat and the CEL should go...
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September 27th 08, 03:58 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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P0135 and now P0420 CEL
I have a '97 Lexus ES300 with 112K miles. I had got a CEL with P0135
code. I replaced the bank 1 sensor 1 O2 sensor with a OEM sensor. Two
days later, I get another CEL and now the code is P0420 -...
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September 9th 08, 05:11 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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December 18th 07, 09:29 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Check Engine light - code P0420
On Dec 18, 9:41 am, Mark > wrote:
> On Dec 13, 9:49 pm, Marsh Monster > wrote:
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> > so.........when did the light come on again ?
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> First, it went off...
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December 18th 07, 02:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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December 12th 07, 05:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Check Engine light - code P0420
Marsh - I apologize if I left out any information in my earlier posts.
The reason I went to the muffler shop was to replace the flex pipe
that was broken. I did not intend to replace the cat. But the...
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Forum: Technology
December 11th 07, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 1,879
Check Engine light - code P0420
On Dec 5, 8:02 pm, Mark > wrote:
> I just wanted to post an update that my check engine light went away
> this evening. I did not do anything yet. I went to work in the morning
>...
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Forum: Technology
December 6th 07, 01:02 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,879
Check Engine light - code P0420
Thanks everyone for your insights, suggestions and advice. This forum
offers a lot of expert advice from different people with different
point of views and experiences, and thats what makes it so...
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Forum: Technology
December 4th 07, 11:54 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 1,879
Check Engine light - code P0420
On Dec 4, 10:05 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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> Alternately you can just reset the code and see if it comes back. If it
> comes back, it wasn't due to the injector cleaning.
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So if I...
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