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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for January 19, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDA24B1X Hello Audi techs. Had this Audi in the body shop for frame repairs after it run over a curb and damaged rims, suspension and front strut mountings. Engine ran fine before it went to bodyshop. After they where done, could not get car started. Would die all the ... Trouble codes: 17967 (fault in basic setting throttle adaptation), 17973 (throttle actuator lower stop not reached) |
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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 |
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| 1999 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5333X Vehicle has come in twice now with MIL illuminated and when checked with iScan and retriever shows no fault,but light will go out when put through a clear code function.Unable to find anything in the archives or Alldata. |
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| 2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L starting VIN: WBAGG834X1 had this car for service and after new plugs filters and fluids the car is hard to start when hot or warm. the customer says it never had that problem and is a new customer. |
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| 1970 Mercedes-Benz 114 130.9CID window VIN: 1140231200 I am looking for the following parts, 172-[...],172-[...],174-[...],176-[...]. I have already contact the Dealer and there is not available out of Germany. Should you know where I can purchase these items, please contract me ASAP. ... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L Heater VIN: WDBDA28D9P The customer brought this car in complaining of no heat. (Fan runs OK.) I first felt both heater hoses, and since both felt hot, I suspected a temp door problem. After verifying that temp door was going to full heat position, I again checked heater hoses with ... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L Blower motor VIN: WDBGA43G3X Replaced faulty blower motor due to water intrusion last February. I also replaced the charcoal filter as it was soaked. The car came back today with the same complaint of intermittent blower operation, so I checked to see if the motor was damaged. It was func... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Mechanical VIN: YS3ED58E1X We have an intermittent problem with light blue/white smoke coming from the tail pipe. We find no obvious oil consumption problem. There is a small puddle of oil under the throttle plates. There is a very slight amount of oil on the compressor side of the turb... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Camshaft Adjuster VIN: WVWPD63B4X This engine is leaking oil from under the camshaft adjusters. Can they be removed without removing the camshafts ? And if so, will I need to remove the front end to facilitate this repair. Any other tips would be appreciated. Thanks ! |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L battery VIN: WVWMA23882 this vehicle has been in several times since purchased brand new for a battery that goes dead in cold weather. the owner had it into the dealer twice under the warranty with no problems found. we've had it twice for the same problem and have found no abnormal ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Computer Control Ststem VIN: SAJHX6246W Recieved 3 replies. 1st reply from David said to inspect the relays which I also found a TSB on. 2nd & 3rd replies said to inspect the power supply cable from battery to bulkhead and fuse box for loosness. Cable seemed to be tight. Found 8 relays as described ... |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: SAJDA01COY Please refer to update car is fixed, replace all ignition coils. |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6 2.6L Mechanical VIN: WDBDA29D2P Most suggested a socket, washer and bolt to pull the pin out. While this might work on some applications, in this case doing that would have put pressure on the plastic guide most certainly breaking it. Some suggested the puller from Baum or AST ... |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L starter VIN: WDBGA70E7S Sorry guys, customer has not yet returned to have her car checked again. I’ll put a post on my findings when I get the car. Thanks for all who responded. |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L Coolant level lamp VIN: WDBGA32G6V Well, hallo everyone ! It is 00:23 on Monday morning. Just finished all I could do on this MBZ...You wanna know what happened ? Okay, get a cup of coffee and a comfortable chair and 15 minutes spare time, this is gonna be a l-o-n-g one. You ready? Right, MBZ o... |
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| 1992 Volkswagen Passat 1.8L central locking system VIN: WVWFBB4313 Hello,This car is fixed.My main worry was actually the water problem and Jason from Missouri hit the old nail on the head.There is a pollen filter under the hood beneath the plastic in the wiper area,there is a real crummy foam seal that goes bad allowing rain... |
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| 1997 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L retractable roof VIN: WWWZZZ1EZV Hi guys. I had no luck with this. I was informed on how to bleed the system but it never seamed to work proporly. It is though the pump has a air lock in it and if tryed everthing to try and bleed it out. To car is going to be taken to a dealer for further inv... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on, fast idle at times VIN: 3VWRA81H3W Thank You to all who took the time to offer help. The fix was, as many suggested, to disconnect the battery and touch the cables together to completely reset PCM memory. Then before starting the car, (I had it warmed to normal operating temp. before disconnect... Trouble codes: P1582 (Idle Adaptation Limit Reached), 17990 (Idle Adaptation Limit Reached). |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWBA21CXX All 15 email answers referred to the throttle position module needing to be relearned by a scanner. Because I do not have this equipment...the vehicle was sent to a VW dealership. I have not heard from the customer yet...when I do I will update you. Trouble codes: P1585 (throttle position module). |
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