Maintenance Tips, Tricks And Hacks For Your Vehicle
The P0496 code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for “Evaporative Emission System High Purge Flow and is triggered when the vehicle’s computer detects an excessive vacuum flow into the EVAP system. This is a generic code relevant to many car manufacturers, however, it appears to be more popular in GM vehicles. In this…
The P069E code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for fuel pump control module (FPCM) Requested Mil Illumination. The fuel pump control module (FPCM) is responsible for managing the fuel pump and making sure that it provides the correct pressure and flow rate of fuel to the engine. In this article, I will be…
Cleaning a MAF sensor to fix the P0171 trouble code is quite a hassle if you do not know what you are doing. I have spent years and years in the garage so you don’t have to. Follow this step-by-step guide and by the end of it, you will be able to clean the MAF…
The P0113 code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for “Intake Air Temperature (IAT) Sensor Circuit High Input.” If your OBD-II scanner displays this code, the computer in your vehicle has identified a problem with the IAT sensor 1 or its circuit. In this article, I will be talking about the P0113 trouble code,…
If your vehicle has recently had a P0171 trouble code due to a faulty fuel pressure regulator, and you wish to learn how to replace the faulty part without spending hundreds of dollars in the mechanic shop, you are at the right place. After working on vehicles for over 15 years, I can guide you…
Many vehicle owners struggle with passing the emissions test. Even more of them opt for installing O2 sensor spacers. However, did you know that O2 sensor spaces are illegal in many states? Well, I learned the hard way. If you do not want to end up with a big fine, read on to find out…
The P0017 code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for “Crankshaft Position – Camshaft Position Correlation (Bank 1 Sensor B)” and indicates that the signals from the crankshaft and camshaft position sensors for the Bank 1 exhaust camshaft do not correlate. In this article, I will be talking about the P0017 trouble code, its…
The P0174 code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for “System Too Lean (Bank 2) which signifies that your vehicle’s air-fuel ratio is excessively lean (there is more air than fuel in the combustion chamber). In this article, I will be talking about the P0174 trouble code, its symptoms, causes, and how to fix…
The P0135 code is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1, Sensor 1) which indicates that there is an issue with the O2 sensor heating circuit on bank 1 for the first sensor. It is essential to use an OBD-II scanner to obtain trouble codes and then check…
The P0138 is an OBD-II trouble code that stands for “02 Sensor Circuit High Voltage (Bank 1, Sensor 2)” and is triggered when your vehicle’s primary computer, also known as the powertrain control module (PCM), detects that the voltage signal from the rear O2 sensor is too high for a given period. In this article,…