I missed that! Oh well,....I tried.:o

Just yesterday, I wasted two hours on the hoist, with the SAME issue. Long story,....in short,.....noticed a BIG leak, especially as I was climing up to the garage (inclined driveway). It was a LINE on the pavement! Before that there was some oil drops on the squeaky clean wheelwell liner. I...

I just gave you my thoughts on this, in your other post! My bad. We were both typing at the same time.

Since I just went through the HDC (one amigo) foes, and several sleepless nights, I think I can offer an advice (and I learned this from "Hippo" and "Nodge68" so I am not THAT smart!). BEFORE you drive yourself crazy, and before you try anything else, get yourself a good electrical contact...

Thank you. Since I was new to the site, I had a trouble navigating it. But I figured it out, and post a LONG thread over there. People were VERY kind, and I got all the answers. Hippo is running GREAT now, with no issues! Thanks again.

All is good! And I am still not sure what it was. In short,.......I sprayed the shiite out of the barrel connectors with the contact cleaner (thank you all who pointed to this), I had the battery on the charger at 2 amp overnight (reading 12,4V before the charge, and 13,6 this morning), the...

I need some thought on this: If one checks resistance on the barrel, and it comes within specs, that indicates the solenoids to be OK (but doesn't tell you if they are sticking). Also,....if you check there, you can't "see" if the barrels need cleaning (in case some contacts are dirty). Right...

I found your post on Youtube, and followed it to the letter (thank you). ALL sensors, and all solenoids are within the specified range! So (I'm guessing) cleaning the barrels, and the multipin connectors is not needed (they seem to all be operational). So now what? Testing the resistance can...

Thank you.

Can someone tell me where is the Jatco computer located? I was able to find only the engine management computer, and MAYBE, that's what's stopping this car to work properly (maybe I need to swap the tranny computer, if it's separate from the engine comp). All I know is that this powertrain...

I am sure YOU know about this vehicle more than they do. I am certain. I drove it from the garage to the ranch on Monday night, with no lights, and no warnings. We decided to leave it parked until the diff mounts arrive. And guess what? I decided to drive it to the carwash today (bored as I...

From 1995-2000 I owned two car dealerships (after I got out of the uniform). Had VW, Saab, Subaru, Buick, and Isuzu franchizes. From 2000-2010, I owned two gas stations with full service carwashes/lube. I think I've seen it all. Knew a guy who took a great pride in saying that he never changed...

Thank you. I removed/installed "few" airbags in my time. Most recently I was installing wood steering wheel on wife's S430 (she just likes the feel of wood), so I'm pretty versed in this. When I attempt to remove the airbag, I go a step further,.......I disconnect both terminals, and cross...

I am "old school". I grew up in the times when checking the tire pressure, oil, coolant, and PS fluid was a weekly routine. I also rotate tires on every oil change. Since I'm running Castrol Edge Titanium in all my vehicles, oil gets changed every 10-12K miles. Hippo will be a strictly work...

Yup, the parts car has the unblemished airbag. I Googled "how to", and found the way this is removed (complete airbag with its cover). The only question remains, is........will this mess up ECU, and trigger SRS warning or not? Does the replacement airbag need to be 'programmed' to the car? I...

I have a LONG thread running about wife's little Hippo on this forum. So I decided to start another thread with another question (unrelated to my original one amigo F4 question). The ONLY interior blemish this thing has, is the scratched pass airbag cover! Why? Well,....the old folks that...

No, it doesn't make sense, and I was not able to come up with plausible explanation (to myself). Fact is,......there is no more codes, and the tranny doesn't go into F4 since yesterday. Maybe all he did, is discover the old codes that my OBD (and I have a GOOD one) couldn't erase, and he wiped...

Thank you! Got them off the Bay for $105.- shipped (all three!). Will be delivered Monday. RTV, huh? No wonder I was not able to find the "gasket"! Will address this on Monday as well. Looks like the saga IS coming to an end, however..........the BIG question is now, to change ATF, or not? No...

And it seems that the saga is almost over! Computer whiz hooked up Hippo, wiped out all codes (Amber! GONE), F4 gone, .....all GONE! Took me for a ride (in manual), while his iPad showed all systems working properly. Showed me everything step by step. I have an oil leak (probably the oil...

The saga continues! So,......I took wife's Hippo to the "transmission whiz" recommended in this area. I was there bright and early (8AM), and he told me to leave it all day! They were nice enough to give me a ride back to the ranch. At about 2PM, I was getting nervous for not hearing from...