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	2001 Audi Allroad Quattro 2.7L Cuts out VIN: WA1YD54B33 Hi Need good specs on fuel flow test. can't read alldata's. also a good hard excell fuel pressure. Trying to find if it's the regulator or pump. thanks for your time. Rick	View
	1999 BMW 328i 2.8L Air Bag VIN: WBAAM5332Y Air bag light on; Codes 1 & 3 retrieved with AST scanner. Codes indicate module power supply or internal failure. Hard failure, codes will not clear. Car has no accident history or evidence of bodywork. Customer indicates light came on one morning after starti...	View
	1986 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L heater VIN: SAJAV13456 very low heater output. system changes modes properly, just can't get enough heat output. have check water flow through system., engine does seem to warm up slowly but does reach operating temp. ac side cools quickly and properly.	View
	1987 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.2L No Start, Stall VIN: SAJAY1343H Chester [...] RE: 1987 XJ6 Initial problem with car – runs for 30 mins then stalls, will restart when cools down Check after it stalled out, no spark Order new ignition amplifier and install in car, ran for 35 – 40 mins then stalled – no spark again Check r...	View
	1990 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L Cuts out VIN: WDBCA35EA5 Hello BM dotors,this one has me pulling my hair out. Car came from another shop with a condition of high idle and shut down. After car runs for 10 min. engine will start to race-1200-1500rpm for about 20 secound and then shut down. If you start car right after...	View
	1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L n3 speed sensor VIN: WDBJF72FXV The customer states sometimes the car won't move like the transmission is in neutral and some yellow light in the dashboard comes on(when i drove the car everything was fine of course). After scanning all computers I found P0700=Transmission control system mal...	View
	1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Compression VIN: WDB2100631 Hi everybody, i have this E280 98 model with engine 112 that has a misfire on cylinder no.5, i tested the compression on this cylinder and got 50 psi while on cylinder no.4 i got 150 psi, so i decided to remove the cylinder head to check if there is any damage...	View
	1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L No Start VIN: YS3DF58N0V Hello I just did a head gasket replacement on this 97 turbo due to a major oil leak. 2 days later car needs to be towed back in. I Checked the cam timing first but it is spot on. Next I pulled plugs and saw they were wet with fuel so I checked spark and it def...	View
	1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on, fast idle at times VIN: 3VWRA81H3W Vehicle came in with MIL on code P1582 Idle Adaptation Limit Reached. Checked for vacuum leaks, repaired small leak at FP Regulator hose. Clear code and attempt reset Idle Adaptation using VAG-COM. Adaption would not reset, VAG-COM displayed error in adaptatio... Trouble codes: P1582 (Idle Adaptation Limit Reached), 17990 (Idle Adaptation Limit Reached)	View
	1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSC29M1X Hi All, We have this 99 2.0 Jetta here With a Code P0341 (cam position). On visual inspection cam timing “appears" to be right on. We do a lot of VW work and have delt with several incorrect timing issues, I know how crucial the cam timing is. What am I missi... Trouble codes: P0341 (cam position)	View
	1999 Volkswagen Golf GL 1.9L No pwer VIN: JZXP399524 Hi We've got a TDi Golf in for poor performance, the code for the signal from MAF comes up as soon a you put your foot down. It's been to the dealer - they say needs MAF & replaced it, same thing so they said new one must be faulty, so got another - same thin...	View
	1995 Volvo 960 2.9L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall VIN: YV1KW9619S hi all- well I believe I posted for a similar problem on this same car last year. This car had a used engine install about a year ago.the used engine was out of a '96 960 with about 60k miles. My problems are, this car will not pass local emissions testing due...	View

Fixes & Summaries for European

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1995 Audi 90 2.8L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUBA88C0S Thanks to AG Imports and Jeff [...] for pointing me in the direction of the old plastic idle stabilizers on these cars that apparently bind up after several thousand miles. Thanks also to the guys who had some other ideas that possibly could have been the p...	5
	1999 Audi A4 2.8L ABS module VIN: WAUED28D6X Sorry for the delayed post, we did not get a chance to dive any further into this car as the customer decided to take it to the dealer and have them take a shot at it. He was suppose to call us if/when they found the problem but haven't heard anything. I will ...	12
	1995 BMW 740iL 4.0L no heat VIN: WBAGJ6324S thanks for all who responded. most said mono valve or stepper motor.customer has since traded car in.thanks again jim [...]	6
	1983 Mercedes-Benz 380SL 3.8L turn signal and hazard flasher VIN: WDBBA45A3D I want to thank everyone who answered my help request. The flasher is located behind the cluster, the person who said to pull the steering wheel to get the cluster out jogged my brain, sometimes I am sooooooo stupid. I pulled the cluster the day before but I c...	10
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 3.0L heater VIN: WDBCA25D1J Thanks to all who responded. Most everyone agreed that it was the mono valve that was bad; which was what I thought also. I just could not quite see how the heat was going away when the engine was revved. An answer from Randy in Texas explained this to my sati...	23
	1997 Saab 900 S 2.3L clutch adj. VIN: YS3DD55B62 thanks,to all well bottom line always replace the cablewhen doing a clutch job. the cables are junk.100% responsessaid cable. thanks again	15
	1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Campmobile 2.1L No Start VIN: WV2ZB0257H Thank you to the 3 people who helpd out with this one. The ECU was indeed bad. R&Rd it and not only does it start but it doesn't have a crazy hunting idle. The customer called me later on to share his joy that the idle problem was fixed. He never told me in th...	3
	1986 Volvo 244 GL 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: YV1AX8855G Hi all. Thanks so much for the help.Volvo is fixed. The problem was the fuel pressure regulator. Thanks to all replies. Those nailing it were : Paul [...]. The lesson learned is test first. I should have checked the fuel pressure ...	13

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