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| 2000 Audi S4 2.7L loss of steering VIN: WAUDD68D0Y Customer complains of loss of power steering, when turning at slow speeds. We have felt the problem. If the engine is reved up 500 to 1000 rpm's, you get full power steering back. We have good fluid levels, good and properly tight belt and no belt noise when t... |
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| 1988 BMW 535i 3.4L No forward drive at all Dear BMW gurus, This ZF transmission with electronic control (EH) has lost any sense of forward drive. Reverse works fine, fluid level fine & doesn't smell burnt. Can the electronics make this happen or is it strictly a mechanical condition? Does it need to c... |
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| 1995 BMW 318i 1.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBABK5321S vehicle came in as smog failure,high co and high hc's,basic testing showed no o2 response to rich and lean commands,installed new o2 with no significant change in emmissions,further inspection revealed engine is not going into closed loop at idle or off idle. ... Trouble codes: 76 (co potentiometer) |
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| 1997 BMW 740iL 4.4L Drivers Seat VIN: WBAGJ8328V Greetings BMW Pros I have a good customers car that the drivers seat and steering column adjuster functions have quit. The memory button will still activate the side view mirror but no effect on the seat or column.I searched the archives and found one post th... |
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| 1998 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.8L heater provides no heat at idle VIN: 4USCJ3321W has good heat when above 1500 rpm, when stopped the car blows ice cold, I have checked and confirmed the heater control valve functions properly, the rad appears clean and has no buildup on tubes, hoses hot at core only when off idle, replaced thermostat with ... |
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| 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240D 2.3L Starting VIN: 1151171222 Hi groupe, Mercedes 240D.the last year of 115 body style,1976, having problem intermitently specially in colder weather glow plugs are not working, I replaced all 4 glowplugs, replaced pullup starting swich, no different,any help on this greatly will be apreci... |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBDA2409G Hello everyone, This car quit on the road while the customer was traveling and now is a no start. I checked for spark and had spark checked fuel pressure and I have 75 p.s.i when cranking. After cranking it drops to 40 p.s.i I checked the spark plugs and they... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L heater core VIN: WDBGA43E9R Hi I have the S420 that has no heat from any of the vents. Their are no fault codes logged. Ran through the individidual flap test and could not get any heat during any of the test. Seems like the blend doors are working but I have gotten to the switch over bl... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L head lights VIN: 4JGAB54E0Y Hi group, we have this ML320 with low beam & day lights not working. High beam works. We don,t have electrical diagram for this car yet. Is there anything between jumper k-22 & fuses f-34 & f-35 ? This car doesn't have xenon lights. Please, help marco |
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| 1997 Saab 900 S 2.3L clutch adj. VIN: YS3DD55B62 hi.we just put a clutch assy. in this saab 900s 2.3l oem.parts clutch was slipping badly.but had a good clutch peddle now after clutch job peddle almost to floor ,we could see no adjustment,but my mech.seem to think the adj.was ratched type fire wall so he pul... |
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| 1998 Saab 900 S Turbo 2.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: YS3DD38N5W Hello Saab Tech's, I have a 900 here with an odd problem, First came to us as a long crank before start up, (30 seconds or so).then became a no start for a brief period, While it was a no start it had great fuel pressure with 45psi and settled at 40 psi, When ... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3VWEK01H2T Hello everyone. This 1.8L VW Golf is a puzzle to me. It drives perfect at high and low speeds has lots of power but when you come to a stop, the engine idles very poorly, it runs rough and misses sometimes. T-belt was done a year ago. Tune-up( cap rotor wires ... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L Low beams inop VIN: WVWPD63B01 No low beams on headlights high beams work perfectly headlight bulbs replaced cant find a headlamp relay in the wiring diagram any body come across this. Phil |
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| 1996 Volvo 850 2.4L Cam Timing VIN: YV1LW5104T Hi there, Volvo 850 D.O.H.C.(10 valve-5 cyl) came into shop, running rough, bent valve #2 cylinder intake, cam/crank timing marks were correct, upon inspection #1 cylinder head and top of piston show previous damage(old repair/something in cylinder!!. Upon re... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1993 Audi S4 2.2L No Start VIN: WAUHP84A1P thanks to those who responded and got me back on the right track. took a wrong turn on the initial diagnosis chasing the failure code for engine speed sensor. all it took was a reminder that this code comes up if engine is not running. this got me back to fuel... Trouble codes: 00513 (engine speed signal implausible). |
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| 1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L No Start VIN: SALPV1241S Sorry to take so long with a post,I was waiting for a used becm to come in.Plugged in the used becm and am able to communicate with this one via Autologic.The input category of Autologic is telling me that the left front door is always open.After replacing the... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on, No Power VIN: 3VWSF29M7Y Thankyou, I received tons of emails which told me to replace the MAF! They were right! Put the MAF on and now it works fine. I got one from a jobber though at $250, the dealer wanted over $500. Only problem is now, the customer refuses to pay for other work do... |
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