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[blackmike]

who knows what about throttle and idle adjustments???

[nimbyfaygo]

I'm going to reply for everyone and say that you need to extrapolate. We need details.

[maxnix]

None should be required unless something was done to the cables or the intake path is pretty dirty.

Your turn to tell us what you did and didn't do.

[Q45tech]

THE FSM KNOWS EVERYTHING..............in detail.

[ceningolmo]

THE FSM KNOWS EVERYTHING..............in detail.

Sadly, if you're not an engineer... it's not what I would call "light reading". Even if you know what you are looking for, it's unlikely you will have half the tools requested for use by the FSM instructions. Once you locate the recommended tools, or their equivelant, figuring out what the FSM is requesting that you do with them is another adventure.

I'm not saying the FSM doesn't have value. Clearly it does. Personally, I try to reference it whenever I bump in to an issue on my car. However, that is purely supplemental to knowledge gained from this forum.

blackmike... you MUST post LOTS of information when you have questions. Seriously, you cannot give us too much info. You, obviously, can provide drastically too little information.

Personally, I'm in the camp of encouraging conversation on our forum... so, I'm not going to give you the "check the FSM, retard" answer. But, on the other hand, in order for us to have any input in your thread... we need INFO. So, lay it on us. What the heck are you talking about?

[maxnix]

The FSM and TSB is kind of the Old Testament to the New Testament written here primarily by Q45tech.

It you don't at least try to understand what is required to make it work, it is very difficult to ask the right question correctly.

[ceningolmo]

The FSM and TSB is kind of the Old Testament to the New Testament written here primarily by Q45tech.

It you don't at least try to understand what is required to make it work, it is very difficult to ask the right question correctly.

I agree about the FSM and TSB... I think they are required, if not frustrating, reading. It has value for me, but only within the context of the more 'real world' advice provided here.

In regards to the New Testament provided by Q45Tech...I'm afraid I have to disagree. First, I don't understand but maybe 1/4 of what Dennis says in any given post. Between the engineering/FSM lingo and the short-hand English I rarely make it through a full sentence or two. Second, what I do understand is rarely useful to any information I want or need.

For me, the best help provided comes in the form of a post that gives me a few "possibilities", a link to an article, and a few suggestions for search phrases. Simply responding "search. Or, "read the FSM" is of little or no value to me.

[Q45tech]

The FSM is written using 9th grade words and at a reading level for high school graduates.

Very few Infiniti technicans have completed 4 year of college in any field some have associates degrees or year or two of trade school.

None of the tools are special except the Consult and every car brand of the 90-95 era had their own version of a $4-6,000 diagnostic Computer.

They are all diagnosed the same way whether it was a Sentra, Maxima, 300zx, 240sx, pathfinder or pickup truck.

For my use of language I went to 2nd tier universities many at night and on weekends not Harvard but did maintain 3.8+ GPA and a 4.00 in both grad schools. So some could read my disertations.

The Q is no more complicated than a 90-95 LS400, MB V8, Audi V8, or BMW V8. or a Caddy or Lincoln with the same options.

[maxnix]

First, I don't understand but maybe 1/4 of what Dennis says in any given post. Between the engineering/FSM lingo and the short-hand English I rarely make it through a full sentence or two. Second, what I do understand is rarely useful to any information I want or need.

Why one must read every Q45tech post. His crypto English is like reading Chaucer in Olde English. After sufficient exposure, one can glide through the text and reach nirvana. I have an edited version of his previous posts I'll give you if that will help (145 page Word document).

I have found every post useful and informative to understanding automobile operation and its attendant defect analysis necessary when components go bad, usually from neglect or age. Having once low mileage cars meant they were not immediately applicable, but as my cars age, they are evermore relevant.

If it weren't for Dennis, I would not be driving a Q45 nor any other car as complicated or as expensive. Now, thanks to his posts, it almost seems simple, and I can spot an guessing clueless technician from 4 bays away.

[Jesda]

The goofy cartoons in the FSM make for great caption contests.