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| 1989 BMW 525i 2.5L flashing VIN: WBAHC1301K This vehicle was driven through water w\mutiable eletrictal systems inop. The problem child is the instrument cluster. At first iwas in German we sent it in for diagnostics and it was sent back with a bad PC board. Replaced PC board and encoder. Now it flashes... |
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| 1995 BMW 740i 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGF6326S This car is making me nuts. It seemed like it had a vacuum leak and changed the rear plate on the intake and all the other gaskets related to it. fuel pressure is good and the o2 sensors are good. when it is warm it runs like a champ. any ideas? Trouble codes: 1222 (feedback at limit) |
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| 1998 BMW 540i 4.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADE632XW Hello BMW Techs Also it has the following codes #68 misfire cylinder #6, #70 misfire cylinder #8, this car has a lack of power under load,going uphill, the codes that were set indicates,that the left side catalytic converter is malfunctioning, but my concern i... Trouble codes: 45 (catalytic converter damaged bank 2), 54 (misfire detection 5), 62 (misfire detection to exhaust), 67 (misfire 7), 75 (damaged catalytic converter), 147 (electric thermostat control) |
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| 1997 Jaguar XJR 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJJPALF3B The idle could almost be a random lean miss fire, bring speed up to 1000rpm and it’s fine, new Jag spark plugs, swapped coils and other car is fine but makes no difference to my car, short term trims on both banks bounce between –3% to 5% other odd thing is 1 ... |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: SAJDA01COY engine stutters at cruise 40-60 mph has had fuel hose recall, customer states has almost died out never that severe for me have. just purchased WDS no codes have been stored. Anybody no how to use this WDS unit not too user friendly. What Ford uses this engin... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L Mechanical VIN: WDBDA29D2P Removing the head due to a oil leak from the gasket. Need to remove the pin that goes into the head and locates the chain guide at the top. Don't do much Mercedes, but if I remember from older ones that I worked on, these pins are pressed in and require a pu... |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG 3.6L engine VIN: WDBHM36EXS Hello Gentlemen. I hope someone has seen this probelm before. The probelm is a noise in the motor. It sounds almost like the engine is a diesel(Light tapping or rattling). It's loudest up in the valve cover area towards the front, like where the cam gears woul... |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF20F4V Hi group, Need some help here. This diesel has a MIL lit and generic code P0200 - "injector circuit problem". Wish I had a Handheld Tester but don't. According to Mitchell the problem could be with any one of the following: 1. Resonance intake manifold switcho... Trouble codes: P0200 (injection circuit problem) |
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| 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... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA24G3X Customer put about 3,000 miles on car since we last retrieved and cleared code. We did a visual inspection and couldn't find anything loose or bad. It is real hard when we don't have any information on how the system works. We looked in the archives and could ... Trouble codes: P0410 (Secondary Air Injection) |
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| 1996 Saab 9000 Aero 2.3L Heating VIN: YS3CH65R5T This Saab is a bit of puzzler. It has as problem with the windshield fogging up during driving. It does not seem to occur all the time, but when it does happen the defroster must be turned on high for 10-15 minutes to clear the windshield. The heater core do... |
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| 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L Relays VIN: YS3DF78NXV Hello all - At key-on/engine off, this 97 SAAB 900t Convertible exhibits buzzing and chattering electrical relays throughout the car. The A/C-A.C.C. relay in the underhood relay panel buzzes, another (as yet unidentified) relay under the dash does the same thi... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L head gasket VIN: YS3DD5NXX2 hi,we are just starting to pull the head off .because of a external leak at the head gasket.1999 2.0 turbo 93 model.what i would like to know is there anything to look out for when doing this job like droping the chain if so what is the best way to hold it up ... |
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| 1979 Volkswagen Beetle 1.6L Suspension VIN: 1582039562 I have a beetle here that my customer wants the rear suspension raised. My local alignment shop told me there is a splined shaft in the rear that needs to be removed and turned a notch or 2 to increase the height. I am hoping somebody may have a more detailed ... |
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| 1997 Volkswagen Passat TDI 1.9L No Start, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWGG83A5V car quit on road pulled codes for #1 glow plugs all glow plugs were changed by previous shop- all glow plugs working personaly checked- checked compression all 450 plus by- passed fuel filter and supplied fresh diesel into pump filter was 1/2 full injection pu... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 3VWBC21C2X this car was brought to us by another repair shop that gave up on it. it runs very bad , hesitates ,and wont pull itself when it is cold. as soon as the blue light goes out, it will begin to run ok. we have replaced the mass air sensor , but madeno change. the... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L rotors VIN: WVWMA63B7X Customer sees smoke coming from right front wheel area. We have found that the right front and left rear rotors are overheating and turning blue. It looks like the master cylinder feeds the ABS hydraulic unit with two lines which then branch off the hydraulic ... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWBA21CXX Customer boosted vehicle...was unsure why battery went dead. We replaced the battery (was frozen...possibly from something left on). Now, when we drive the vehicle & the RPMs reach 3000, the engine shuts down. If we let off on the accelerator when this occurs,... Trouble codes: P1585 (throttle position module) |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L Cooling Systems VIN: WVWKH63B81 Car is from out of town, ended up at our shop. We don't do much european. Customer said she was driving down the road & started smelling something hot. When she stopped, there was smoke coming from under the hood. She said coolant jug was boiling. She said she... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Cooling Fan VIN: 3VWSS29M01 Greetings VW techs. This car has a coolant fan that runs constantly, even with a cold engine and stays running after I shut it off for several minutes. Disconnected the temp sensor on the radiator and temp sensor for ECM and the fan still does the same thing. ... |
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| 1996 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LW5545T This car came in with a MIL on, code P0115. Freeze frame coolant temp was 59 degrees, put a thermostat in and gave it back. A week later MIL again, same code, freeze frame coolant temp was 54 degrees, put an ECT in and gave it back. Now another week, MIL again... Trouble codes: P0115 (ECT Performance Problem) |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 GLT 2.4L coolant VIN: YV1LS5673W Hallo automotive world. This car came to me for the first time. The owner didn't splurge on maintainence. There is a lot of motor oil mixed in the coolant. Suspecting the head gasket I took the head off, didn't see any traces or signs of leakage on head, head ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABR3344Y Well friends, I hate to do this but the customer 'had to take his car' and has not returned. He seems intent on taking it to the dealer and is being evasive. The consensus was 2 votes for cam sensor causing stalling and 1 vote for crank sensor causing stalling... Trouble codes: 238 (misfire cyl. 1), 201 (no description), 65 (cam sensor signal inlet), 186 (voltage excursion before cat.sensor bank 1), 232 (switching time O2 sensor bank 2), 246 (flow rate sec. air system too low bank 2). |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Radio VIN: WDBJF82J94 Thanks for the great Help. We replaced the amp in the 'C' pillar & fixed problem. Sure wish antennea's were still around. Thanks again, Joe |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L transmission VIN: 3VWRC81H3R hey guysi got the o.k from the customer to open it up the cluch was the wrong one and also found that the arm that works the throw out bearing was cracked i think it never even needed a cluch with that arn bad it will not hold tenssion but ill never know now t... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Passat TDI 1.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: WVWGG83A1T thanks to richard from n.cal-fred from texas-david from a.z.-justin-jason from missouri and dave from new jersey-i did go back in and clean out the intercooler and lines-probably out of paranoia,then i took it up on the freeway and let it rip-it took thirty mi... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L strtng mnroof pw keyless VIN: WVWMA23B9Y Traced problem to glovebox light. Turns out the light did not work. Bulb was out of socket and the socket was arcing against metal hence continually blowing fuses. Wish Alldata would have had a better scematic. thanks, to all -jeremy |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.8L Unknown VIN: WVWZZZ1JZ1 Thanks for all of your valuable informations about the sources to get vw special tools. |
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