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	Help Request	Answers
	1995 BMW 325is 2.5L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBABF3321S car has excessively high HC and cannot seam to locate problem. have checked for vacuum leaks, fuel pressure problems, performed fuel injector cleaning, checked valve train by vacuum testing at 2k rpm, installed new o2 sensor, airmase swap, swapped complete exh...	View
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.0L No Start VIN: WDBEA90D8J Has no power at fuel pump Checked fuses and voltage overload fuse ok, I don't have much experience with this german make To my knowledge I have good ground.	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Radio VIN: WDBJF82J94 Hey Guys Happy & Healthy New Year to All, We got in this sedan with a complaint of "Poor AM Radio Reception" all of the obvoius checks shows no problem, Looking in Alldata there is a signal amplifer. Have these been known bad?? Is any testing for such?? Thanks...	View
	1991 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L Mechanical VIN: WVWPG01G8M Initially vehicle came in with low and mushy pedal found both rear wheel cylinders leaking..replaced them at that time bled brakes and sent it out, all appeared fine at that point except when car was started pedal seemed to go away more than I thought was norm...	View
	1992 Volkswagen Passat 1.8L central locking system VIN: WVWFBB4313 Hello Gang,I have 2 problems with this Passat.Tha first is the central locking system,it will work perfectly if the car is locked with a key on the driver's door.The problem is when locking from inside it will lock all 4 doors and trunk but when you release th...	View
	1997 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L ignition switch VIN: WVWFE8375T this car comes in with a nostart. if you connect a new ignition switch the car will start and run fine, last time i replaced the lock cyl and housing also, not about a week later the car is back with the same problem, no crank nothing comes on, install another...	View
	2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L Brakes in general VIN: 3VWCP21C51 Hey guys, got another one for you. We performed rear pads (per VW TSB) and rear rotots for being under spec. About 2 months later the customer is complaining about the brakes grabbing/draging intermittently. Upon intial test drive brakes were indeed dragging b...	View
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRS29M5M Hello I have a code p1255 I have found 2 different descriptions for this code so im not sure of the correct one. I have mfr cntrld device fuel and air and a coolant temp sensor shorted? Not sure wich is correct? Car runs normal and performs well. Not sure wich... Trouble codes: P1255	View
	1994 Volvo 850 2.3L valves VIN: 1V85IH2236 im counting on all you volvo techs to help me!the first tome i put this head gasket job back together i bent all the exhaust valves there went 600 dollars down the drain for ten valves.now the second time i went straight by the chilton book step by step and i ...	View
	1996 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1LW5721T hello volvo techs, this [...] when cold will have very extended crank or no start at all. checked fuel pressure, ok 41lbs. spark is ok also but injector pulse is n/g cranking. have voltage on one side of inj harness but no ecu grounding when cold cranking. ...	View

Fixes & Summaries for European

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1996 Audi A4 2.8L Control head VIN: WAUDA88DXT I guess I can't update again, but am going to close this post so I can get this info out to the masses. This is NOT fixed and I appreciate any more help I can get. Tried again today to recode control head. Only will accept 2 different codes. 00162 and 00062. A...	13
	2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUEH54B1Y Thanks for all of the responses. Most indicated that the catalytic convertors were toast. I agrreed since the air pump had previously failed. The customer decided to have the dealer replace the cats under warranty. The dealer tested the car, cleared the codes.... Trouble codes: P0431 (wam up catalyst efficiency below threshold bank 2), P0421 (wam up catalyst efficiency below threshold bank 1).	5
	1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.2L Seat VIN: WDBGA32E6N Unfortunately no outside gear was available for this repair. Although one reply did say they had a gear made, I found that to have a gear made would almost be as expensive as buying the entire seatback frame as MBZ wants to sell me.	4
	1998 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L ride control VIN: WDBGA51G2V I have repaired this vehicle. First I removed the ride control valve and cleaned it then used compressed air to clean out the solvent,(carb cleaner). Then I ran new hyd fluid thru the system, with the return line in a used container, until the fluid was clean....	4
	1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2L Speedometer VIN: WPOAPO914K This was a puzzler. I checked the output from the VSS and got no signal so I replaced it with a new one from Porsche. Still no signal even at the connector by the shift coupling. We then pulled off the left side differential cover to check the magnets. They we...	8
	1998 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L trans position selector sensor VIN: YS3DF78N7W replaced the ignition switch. the power supply to the trans position sensor had an intermittant fault(term. X)	3
	2000 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L Smell VIN: YS3DF58K1Y IATN Saves The Bacon Again! Thanks to all who replied. The fix turned out to be a pair of crankcase ventilation tubes between the block and the turbo, and between the block and the valve cover. Both were split and leaking fumes which were entering the intake...	9
	1999 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.8L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWDE31J0X Thanks for everyone, for your responce, the customer could not leave the car any longer so I was not able to fix this car. Trouble codes: P1602 (insuffficient voltage to ecm).	10
	2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L Timing Belt VIN: 3VWDD21CXY Thanks, for all the help. Only reason I haven't fixed this car is because I've yet to receive the special head bolt tool, I bought Dec.23. After removing plugs, it's quite obvious the valves are bent. Again thanks for all your help! I've saved the responses as...	27
	1995 Volvo 940 T 2.3L Unknown VIN: YV1JS8615S as most of your replies suggested , we were looking at the wrong information we were told by our local dealer that cavity #6 was for transmission codes, thanks to your replies which told as these codes were ignition codes, we were able to fix this car as neces...	11
	2001 Volvo V70 2.4T 2.4L No Start, Hesitation, Surge VIN: YV1SW58D01 Hello all & happy new year...I was gone on vacation the past couple of weeks! Most replies said to change the throttle body actuator...Then it requires coding from the 'Vadis' system...I called my local Volvo parts guy & he suggested removing & cleaning the ...	6

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