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Don BerlanU.S.
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Well it could be many things with the idle but I'm sure the idle control valve has something to do with it.Does the a/c work when it is turned on? it may not be turning causing it to draw the motor down
I think you need to have the battery checked first to make sure it is ready for the changing season.Checking all your wire connections to the battery/starter,the battery ground to make sure it is clean
I'm not sure which engine you have but the flat rate time(book time) is only about 4.6 hours.To me that means you probably have to lift the engine up to gain clearance enough to replace the gasket/pan
The emergency brake has shoes which are located under the rear rotors.Your first step is to remove the rear rotor which requires you to remove the caliper from the mount,remove the mount,remove the allen
I gather the only code that was recorded was that of a weak O2 sensor.The problem although the code says an O2 sensor maybe due to a cat problem,an oil leak,air leak of some kind,there can be many things

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