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Meh, could simply be a viscosity change due to several reasons. Otherwise what CJ said was, well, very well said.

1) Haynes manual? Lol. Just because it (or even the TSRM) says air conditioner doesn't mean not having one will cause the code. What else does it say? 2) I'm relaxed. I accept you may not have known how the clutch works but if you don't know running with a broken fan blade is bad you're an...

Your friend is right but why would he use IG when testing the O2 sensor? You first need to verify whether the sensor itself is at fault or if the engine has a problem that's driving it full lean. If your buddy measured correctly (if he used IG he did not) the sensor may indeed be dead...

1) Codes 51 and 21 are easy to resolve if you do your homework. Not having AC on the car has nothing to do with 51. 2) What kind of Einstein runs with a broken fan blade? Fix it before it either destroys your fan clutch and water pump bearings or everything comes apart and tears up a bunch of...

The seats, windows, and locks are all powered by the 30 amp CB and main power relay. Try pushing something into the hole on the CB to reset it. Both it and the relay are located on relay block # 4, driver side foot well. The control side of the relay is powered by the gauge fuse while the...

^ I agree. It's not hard to learn but AC work still takes specialized knowledge and equipment. Jeff: It's sort of a toss up.Since you get deals I'd go with OEM or Denso parts. That way you'll know the quality is good. AZ Mobile Air is reputable though. I'm acquainted with the owner and he...

^ All that sounds plausible except for one thing: code 31 has nothing to do with IAT. The code for a defective IAT is 24. Code 31 is for a fault in the Ks signal.

Knowing this community I figured someone out there had put one in the wrong hole. The proper places are cylinders 2 and 5. I'm not sure if them being companions figures into it or it's because the sensors need to be spread over the block. Knowing how the system samples for knock I suspect it's...

What bluepearl said. Liquids are incompressible. It's the governing principle behind hydraulics. You can charge with liquid but the compressor must not be running and it should be done on the high side. That said some people do it on the low side without problems but either way the compressor...

Jeesh, I hope he's got them in the right spots. If not that could screw up the gating time, the period when the ECU looks at them to confirm they're connected. You may have stumbled onto something here.

Dunno for sure. Not near the car at present. Could be for the non-turbo engines as they have only one sensor somewhere in the middle of the block if I recall correctly.

I understand. Btw don't be torquing the crap out of those sensors when you swap them. It'll mess 'em up. I forget the exact spec but around 20-25 ft pounds will do.

Yeah, I know. I sometimes forget what's simple to me isn't to others. Sounds like you're going about it the right way. Take your time, study, and you'll be OK. Ask if you have more questions and we'll help you out all we can.

Uh, maybe it's me but you should know what the stuff on the engine is called and how it works before you go taking it all apart. What you said. Think about it. The regulator sends fuel back to the tank depending on how much vacuum is applied to it. By pulling vacuum on it with the engine off...

He claims to have a new harness and sensors Nick. Then again he also claims the knock sensors "checked out" according to the TRSM. Since I'm unaware of any procedure in the book for doing that I don't know what to think at this point. All I know is this should be a simple problem to resolve by...

Yeah, I think it's gone by now ;) Normally you would either pull the fuel pump relay/resistor connector while the engine is running and let it starve or connect a hand vacuum pump to the FPR while the engine is off and bleed it down. As for the manifold bolt you could always just break it off...

Again, if you have 0 volts on VF at idle you have a trouble code stored. Something is wrong though as AC shouldn't have any effect on the engine operating in closed loop. If I were you I'd check the O2 sensor directly instead of using Vf.

Swaq: You can get a conversion kit just about anywhere. Just don't use it to cheap out doing the conversion, if that makes sense. The key is to start with a clean system then add the right oil and proper charge. By clean I mean flushed and pulled down with no leaks. The longer you pump on it the...

What code, the knock code of 52? No, the AFM has little to do with that. However, we need to define what you mean by "code". A code being set in memory is not the same as an MIL that illuminates. Several conditions have to be met for the MIL to come on and code 52 is handled in an even more...