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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for January 22, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGH8345Y Hello fellow techs This BMW was towed in a couple of days ago after customer called me on the cell phone telling me engine was hesitating/stalling and/or not taking the gas and "Check Engine" light was on.When car came in,it started up right away ,no EML on, e... Trouble codes: 140 (Electric Thermostat controlfinal stage), 117 (Throttle position sensor), 119 (Throttle position sensor 2), 118 (Throttle position sensor 1), 231 (Pedal sensor potentiometer 1), 232 (Pedal sensor potentiometer 2) |
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| 1996 Jaguar XJS 2+2 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJNX2749T Hello everybody, We got this Jaguar XJS in the shop with a high idle, around 1400 rpm. We replaced the IAC after cleaning the t-body and checking for vacume leaks(non found). But as you guessed she still idles high. I checked Mitchell for info, the only thing ... |
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| 1999 Jaguar XJR 4.0L cranks, seldom starts VIN: SAJDA1586Y Hi gang! I checked the archives, but really did not find anything concrete. The XJR will sometimes (rarely) start; either the injectors begin to fire immediately, or after cranking for a long time, 5- 20 seconds, the signal will just appear, and it starts. Th... |
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| 1999 Land Rover Discovery Series II 4.0L engine VIN: SALTY1243X car came in for suspected trans problem. when cold, car would not go anywhere on acceleraton. i found that the trans wasnt slipping. the rpms wouldnt move as the car wouldnt move directing me to an engine problem. when put in drive and then trying to accelerat... |
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| 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTY1244Y Addaptive Fuel Mixture is maxed out @ 25%. Customer also complains of oil usage. About one quart to 1k miles. It appears someone had the upper intake plenum off at some point. Do these have a problem with intake gaskets leaking into the crankcase? Could I have... Trouble codes: P0171, P0174, P0734 |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBCA25D6M The original complaint was "hard to start". The owner had it towed in. He said he was able to start it, but he was afraid it would stall on the way. It started for us at first, but now it will not start. Suspecting the MAS Module with Integral fuel pump relay(... |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400E 4.2L door locks,alarm VIN: WDBEA34E0N Customer complained car first started intermittently locking doors while driving then more recently the alarm itself would go off. In order to silence the alarm, customer would have to stop and lock/unlock driver`s door with key.Found service bulletin 29.4.97,... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF65FXW I have cleared code twice. Light will come on and go off at will. I replaced both upstream 02 sensors. It did not help. Can anybody point me in the right direction. One time had a code of cat not working efficiently. Thanks for any help. Trouble codes: P0173 |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: WDBHA33EXX Hello IATN members, First time i have seen this car. Cust. brought to shop with problem with poor throttle responce. real bad cold. He was told at another shop( i think dealer ) that he needed a `fuel sensor`. I could not get any more info from him but that. O... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 SE 2.3L heat VIN: YS3EF48E6X need some help from the SAAB guys. this car has no heat on the left side. i have calibrated the acc. & has codes (1 on the left & 08 on the right). i can see the blend doors move on both sides. i do not have saab scan tool, am using self diagnostics. it shows ... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L fuel gauge VIN: 3VWSF29M4Y vehicle has no fuel gauge but all other gauges work properly... auto diagnosis puts out code for fuel sender open or short & code immediately resets... sender has 5 volt square wave on violet/blk & 500 ohms resistance to battery ground on brn/wht... the gauge ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L Runs to long VIN: 3VWDD21C1Y The cooling fans run for 11 minutes if key is switched on even without allowing engine to run.this happens either hot or cold. The cooling fan switch in the radiator tests OK as well as the high pressure AC switch If the battery cable is removed the fan will n... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L Excessive Emissions VIN: 3VWCF21C7Y car was idling during cold weather, died and has been difficult to start sincewhen started has excessive smoke. once started will restart well and seems to have plenty of power. I have no idea where to start have gone through archieved fixes can find nothting ... |
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| 1995 Volvo 850 2.4L Light VIN: YV1LS5500S I have done a service on this Volvo and cannot Reset the maintenance light. I remember hearing of jumping the connector under the hood. Does any one Know the right terminals to jump or ground? Alldata Says use the Volvo tool. Hopefully there is a way around th... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1997 Audi A4 1.8L Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB88D4V hello all. this audi is all set. the problem ended up being the throttle module after all. thanks to david and gyula for their responses. i initially tried relearnig the adaptives but it wasnt working. then i took apart the throotle module and saw a break insi... Trouble codes: 16684, (P030, 16688, (P030, 17953, (P154, 17967, (P155. |
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| 2000 Audi S4 2.7L loss of steering VIN: WAUDD68D0Y i want to thank all who replied to this request. a replacement pump is what did the trick. customer is on the way and happy. |
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| 1998 BMW 328i 2.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBACD4324W thanks for all the replies i checked the secondary air injection system found after the air pump shuts of i was steel geting vacuum to the non returned valve the valve stayed open at hi rpm causing more air injected into the exaust system causing hi nox i remo... |
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| 2000 BMW 328i 2.8L compression VIN: WBAAM533XY It turns out the leak down test was the key. Cylinder 1 had 45% leak down, and cylinder 5 had 80%! It sounds like air is escaping fron the exhaust pipe, so you know what that means. In looking over the procedure for R&R the cylinder head in Alldata, they show ... |
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| 1997 Jaguar XJR 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SAJJPALF3B actually it wasn't that hard after a good nights sleep! 1 bad coil, sandblasting champion spark plugs didn't work so replaced them and it helped changed idle quality. |
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| 1997 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Harsh shifts VIN: SALPV1246V I do thank every body for all ther help this was a tough one. Electrical wires between BeCM and trans control module were pinched causing trans to go into fault mode. Transmission was replaced due to Extended warranty company not wanting to pay for diagnosis t... |
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| 1998 Land Rover Discovery LSE 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALJY1240X car ame in for system being to rich. fuel pressure and volume was ok. pressure regulator was working fine. o2 sensors working fine. no vac leaks. all responses suggested an air mass meter. i replaced the meter and everything is ok. Trouble codes: 1177 (long term fuel trim too rich banks 1 2 FMFR), 1179 (long term fuel mixture too rich banks 1 2 AMFR). |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.0L No Start VIN: WDBEA90D8J Thank you for all of your replys. The fuel pump relay was the answer and the fuel pump. I don't see to many of this car in our shop. so this really helped. |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, MIL Lamp on, no scan data VIN: WDBJF65J71 I recieved a few replies stating that this vehicle is under warranty and that diagnostic info is very limited.Taking the advice of other techs I decided to send vehicle back to dealer. |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L 2-3-4 VIN: 3VWFA8H1RM Thanks to all that responded. Called Transtar[...]) ordered N93 & N94 solenoids with a new foil strip, tranmission works great . when testing all solenoids except N93 should ohm at 55-65 the N93 solenoid should be 4.5-6.5 ohms |
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| 1995 Volkswagen EuroVan 2.5L No Start, Surge VIN: WV2EE070XS Responses included checking oil pressure, plugged converter, replacing TPS. It was the coolant temp sensor - Victor was close with suggesting going back over ecm inputs. On the scanner the engine temp never went higher than 94 degrees celsius, usually hung aro... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L wipers VIN: 3VWFA81H8T Those who said to check the pivots were right. I removed and cleaned them and now they rotate much easier. We have had no ice since the first freeze and I have informed the customer about operating the wipers when they could be frozen to the window, so that wa... |
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