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1990 BMW 325i 2.5L light on VIN: WBABB1314L
Greetings and thanks for reading this post We replaced the ts switch because it was getting floppy. Did not disconnect battery because cust sid not have code for radio however key was never placed in run position when removing steering wheel.Clock spring was n...
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1995 BMW 540i 4.0L delay shifting VIN: WBAHE632XS
when warm trans.has late or delay shifting in all gears. ?
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2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Hello everyone, This car was brought to us with a missfire complaint and check engine light.Check engine light was on because of missfire and codes were present (P1345 Missfire cylinder 2 with fuel cut,P1353 missfire cylinder 6 with fuel cut).The missfire occ... Trouble codes: P1345 (P1345 Misfire Cylinder 2 With Fuel Cut-off), P1353 (P1353 Misfire Cylinder 6 With Fuel Cut-off)
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2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L MIL Lamp on, check cats system VIN: SAJDA01D5Y
The vehicle has the warning mesage CHECK CATS SYSTEM displayed in the information center on the dash where the milage and the low fuel indicator mesage comes on. The vehicle drives fine and has less than 1.5 psi back pressure. All engine codes were read and cl...
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2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Electric window VIN: WDB2201652
Dear member techs, This car is new to us so is the electric window system. The rear left window open automatically when the engine is cranked ! However if the child-proof lock is locked, it is o.k. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Besides, the ra...
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1979 MG MGB MK IV 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: GHN5UL4755
I sure hope someone has some good suggestions on this one!! We have a missfire on cylinders #1 and #4. We have replaced points and condenser, Cap and rotor, plug wires and plugs, fuel filter and removed the head and lapped in all the valves. Engine has good co...
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1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L power windows VIN: NVWMA6331W
hi vw techs...I've got a '98 passat here that came in with all 4 power windows inop...client says that problem occurred after accident but that accident was awhile ago. I checked fuse and fuse is good... I checked power and ground to modules mounted on window ...
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1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L system function VIN: 3VWTEZ9M6X
Will not engage compressor (system reads 30 degrees in MFA dash readout and A/C control head display). No stored codes in AC CM. Has anyone seen this? Could it be the Climatronic Control Module? If so, is there a way to check this w/ a scanner? Something else?...
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1997 Volvo 960 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1KS9609V
I need some Volvo help! This car came in as a used car pre-purchase check-out by one of my customers, we'll call him the buyer. There was a P0500 speedometer sensor signal code in the transmission module and a speedometer that would work intermittently. The s... Trouble codes: P0500 (Speedometer signal problem)
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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1997 BMW 528i 2.8L control unit VIN: WBACB3313P
hi techs, I forgot to close this post eventhough I fixed the car since two weeks.I got a shift-lock from a shop and I installed it in the car, and it ran great with no problems. thanks for you guys
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1994 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA43E5S
Thanks for all the help James and Stephen hit right with the throttel acuator harness bad. We cut the harness open and it looked like dust. Replaced it and the problem is gone. The next day same problem with a different car. We have replaced many engine harnes... Trouble codes: 30 (can data to ea/cc/isc control interrupted).
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1999 Saab 9-5 SE 3.0L Batt Drain VIN: YS3EF48ZXX
Thanks for the responce, we haven't had the car back-sent out with fuse removed. a couple of responces that sounded good, were:-check the ignition switch 'jumps' up about 1-2mm with key removed-ours did. another mentioned a short to b+ in drivers door-we haven...
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1993 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 2.8L bucks on acceleratio VIN: WVWEE450XP
well i have not yet fixed this vehicle.however i am in the right area now.this is the owners vehicle and i can only work on it when all customer vehicles are completed.some of the responses i received were coolant temp. ground,tps ground,o2 sensor circuit,cata...
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2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L abs pump VIN: 3VWCP21C81
The ABS pump fixed the original problem.And thanks to all who replied which all said the same thing and were right..
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1994 Volvo 960 2.9L No Start, Stall VIN: YV1KW9511R
first of all thanks to everyone who took time out of their busy days to answer my help request. I received 11 replies and all were 'known problems' with volvo's. not one off the wall reply. its a tribute to what iatn has become, good tech's helping each other....
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2001 Volvo V70 T5 2.3L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SW53D81
First I would like to thank everyone that replied, espically David from Indiana. David e-mailed DTC information (several times due to my e-mail) that included test info, code description and conditions to set the code. Mike from California stated the bulletin ... Trouble codes: P1132 (Ecm 280a Front oxygen sensor bank 1).
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