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    p1810 after replacing all the solenoids

    So I finished the repair the other night got into my car today and took it for a test drive. the code p1810 shot up immediately. Spoke to a few local mechanics. they told me it was the trans fluid pressure sensor, setting off a code and most likely cause is the epc is cranking out too much...
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    stripped star bolt on trans cover

    well **** all this work to come to this. the 3/4 star bolts on the bottom of my trans cover are stripped any ideas on how to get them out. I am assuming that they are really stuck in there too cause good one took a bit of fighting to get out. Any Ideas?
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    engine code p1811 need part numbers!

    Hi guys, got the engine code p1811. I believe thats the pressure control solenoid?? Now while I'm doing this repair I want to replace other switches likely to go. I'm imagining the shift solenoids, the tcc, the pc, Input speed sensor, and is there anything else? I went onto rock auto, found the...
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    98 grand prix transmission repair questions

    Hey guys my buddies gtp started to buck much like me regal did. He took it to a transmission shop, the tech there said he would have to replace the epc valve solenoid and the valve body. He got a code 1811. he was estimated 1200 dollars. In my knowledge with these cars. when this happens you...
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    running 30*+ spark advance

    Just bought myself a scanner and while going through the live data I noticed I was running anywhere between 20-30+* spark advance. I'll be perfectly honest and say I don't know anything in regards to this, or if it has any correlation to knock. The car is close to stock. It only has a few...
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    is this possible?

    My friend was talking to me earlier, telling me about his car can go from an "automatic" to a "semi automatic"(you manually switch gears but there is no clutch) by a flip of a switch wired to an aftermarket tcm. He said they make them majorly for electronic controlled transmissions. I did google...
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    FINALLY GOT CODES!.....not sure if i should be happy about these.......

    Ok just a quick recap. My Only symptom is a surging/fluttering/bucking that happens after driving for about an hour and everything been at operating temp for a while. Its weird it feels like a buck and looks like a quick small acceleration and hitting the breaks on the tachometer rapidly. It...
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    99 Buick Regal Surging under light acceleration at 35mph(rarely) or 45mph(randomly)

    Before I explain what is going on here is what I have replaced/done replaced: plugs/wires tranny fluid tranny filter tranny gasket tranny lines little marvel for cleaning up the transmission(doing the safe flush) vacume lines maf pcv done: cleaned injectors wd-40 vacuum leak check sea foamed...
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    Intake for a 99 buick regal gs pcm relocation?

    hey guys, I'm doing an intake on my car and need to know if I need to relocate the pcm or if there is a way to cover it from water and such. (this is my DD). I cant really fit the stock air box and the intake together to protect it.
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    Stock exhaust piping ID?

    Hey My res and muffler are both rusted out and the drone is just getting worse and worse. I know that from the cat to the resonator is 2.25 ID is it 2.25 ID from the resonator to the muffler? I have searched online and the forum and couldn't find anything on this. Car is a 99 Buick regal gs...
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    mpg of your car!

    Hey just wondering what you guys are getting if you have mods please list them! P.S. forgive me if this has been made already and i just realized i put this in general tech instead of discussion can a moderator move this for me or delete it?
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    VSS/ speed sensor location 99 buick regal gs?

    Hello can anyone point me to where the Speed sensor is located? also which brand is best recommended?
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    Tranny lines removal

    Hey guys, just before I was going to change my fluid my car sprung a good sized leak(3 quarts per 30 min drive), and thank god i didnt damage my transmission. Anyways found it to be my tranny cooling lines. My question is how do you remove the lines connecting to the radiator? To my...
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    advice?

    Bought the car with 109k now has 111k looked at fluid smells a little burnt and its a brownish-red. Thinking about doing a fluid change but afraid it might be too late, because of the past 100k just run the same fluid rumor. However, the tranny doesn't have any problems shifting or in overdrive...
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    undercoating of my buick

    Hey guys, so I noticed a little rust on my the under body of my car, so I decided to undercoat. I am grinding the rust down to the metal. then hitting it with rustie's rust reformer, and then coating it with rustie's rubber undercoating. Hopefully this should prevent any rust from spreading...
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