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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for January 21, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for European
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| 1998 BMW 328i 2.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBACD4324W took car for smog engine runs good, no fault codes, nox to hi at 15 mph at 1000ppm and at 25mph at 450ppm, i thing i have problem with carbon bild up or egr system, this car driving me nuts,if anybody can halp i do appreciate thanks avy [...] |
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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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| 1993 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L noise from fuel pump VIN: SAJHW1744P The car came in due to a customer request for fuel pump replacement due to a loud, low frequency groaning coming at intermittant times from the fuel tank. I removed the fuel tank to access the pump expecting to find a lot of rust contamination around the pump ... |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L defroster VIN: WDBCA39D7H customer complains front deroster stays on all the time, wont switch back to heat mode unless she shuts the car off and restarts it again. ive checked the many e-mails from iatn memebers saying the dash controller is a very common failure, but since weve repla... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L wipers VIN: 3VWFA81H8T car came in during snow and ice storm. wipers had blown a fuse. installed amp meter in place of fuse and motor would draw up to 19 amps in a 15 amp curcuit. confirmed by powering directly at motor and would still draw about 18 amps on start up. replaced motor ... |
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| 1992 Volvo 240 2.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: YV1AS8805N Very poor idle, ck engine light on. codes 113 should be fuel injection or fuel presure. cked and no prob found. cleaned injectors with wins. stoped up injector? Trouble codes: 113 (fuel injectors or fuel presure) |
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| 2000 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS2553Y Thought maybe the air pump was not pumping enough oxygen to "light up" convertor, but for the life of me can't find an air pump on this car? Anybody know where its located? All other specs look good...oxygen sensor voltages crosscounting good... Has anybody ... Trouble codes: P0420 (Catayst Efficiency below Threshold) |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1995 BMW 325is 2.5L trunk VIN: WBABF4326S Hello Everyone: This was an easy fix. Thanks to Brian [...] who were on the issue. The lock was sticking, common problem. I removed the lock assembly with keyd push button. Cleaned with solvent and lubed with Wurth 2000 spray.... |
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| 1997 BMW 740iL 4.4L Drivers Seat VIN: WBAGJ8328V Another problem solved thanks to the Pros on IATN.As several members suggested the problem was in the seat switch itself. The plastic latch was broken due to stress.A new switch is appx. $160, but I was able to epoxy the switch back together and it appears goo... |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L Accessories VIN: WBADD6322W Hi group, the BMW wiper problem is fixed, special thanx to Ming from Georgia,Jerry,Doug,Mattew, the fix was replacment of the wiper relay brownish color located right next to ecu on the right side of engine compartment: thank you |
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| 2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L starting VIN: WBAGG834X1 After checking all of the basics and doubble checking fuel pressure drop after engine warms up, noticed different pressures and at one time the pressure just went to O as soon as I turned off the engine, took the BMW genuine fuel filter and whala! pressure reg... |
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| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Surge VIN: SAJHY174LC we removed and cleaned the throttle switch assembly and the throttle body, checked for vacuum leaks, none found. returned car to customer 2 weeks ago and have not heard from the customer since. problem never occured in the shop, or while test driving. we had p... |
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| 1991 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start VIN: SAJHY174NC problem turned out to be a bad rotor. after correcting faulty fuel pressure regulator and coolant sensor, new plugs, still would not start. recheck EVERY connection, sesors, air flow meter, tps, ecu , wiring, coil, wires, cao and rotor resistance and everythin... Trouble codes: 14 (coolant temp sensor). |
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| 1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SAJHX6044X Many thanks to those who replied,particularly Stewart [...],who correctly deduced a broken secondary timing chain tensioner on the driver's side of the engine. This seems to be a fairly common occurance on the v-8 Jag.It seems t... Trouble codes: P0300. |
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| 1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L head gasket VIN: YS3DD5NXX2 thanks to all who took the time,but i have to say that wedid not have to repl. the head gasket what we found wasloose head bolts we told the cust. and he was willing totake the chance and it worked..a few mech.said on thereresponse to me that could be the case... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Golf 1.9L Goes into neutral VIN: WVWBF21J37 Gee, since iatn has me listed as POOR in rating in posts, one wonders 'why should I bother'. Since we got A BIG FAT ZERO in response, I'll take that as these vehicles are either too far & in between or no one has seen this situation. Following OE information a... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L Brakes in general VIN: 3VWCP21C51 Thanks to everyone who replied to my help request. After about 3 more days of tearing this car apart and installing another brake light switch and flushing the entire brake system with new fluid we found that the brake pedal pivot bushing was binding. We basic... |
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