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| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB28D9X This 1.8t has a rock solid "17973 throttle actuator lower stop not reached" code. If I try to put it in basic setting I also get a "Fault in basic settings (J338)" code. Bently says to check power & ground at the throttle body plug..OK, and I can watch the acc... Trouble codes: 17973 (J338 Throttle actuator lower stop not reached) |
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| 2000 BMW M5 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBSDE9347Y Vehicle arrived with ck eng lamp on. Upon restart, all is fine. Upon road test, at approx. 4500rpm cruise, ck eng lamp comes on, and a noticable miss develops, along with a severe lack of power. Scan and retrieve misfire codes. All secondary ignition boots hav... Trouble codes: 196 (Misfire w/cutoff Cyl1), 201 (Misfire w/cutoff Cyl6) |
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| 2002 BMW 540i 4.4L On Board Screen VIN: WBADN63462 Hooked up GT-1 ran short test. No faults found in Navigation system. The on board computer found code 11 I-Bus Fault. The customer stated they had the car jump started. Since the jump start the on board computer screen has been blank. The radio and cd change... |
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| 1991 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: SAJTWDW4MP Hello, This Jag. failed ASM. Excessive CO & HC's at 15mph & 25mph. At idle does attempt to control fuel and am able to get idle mixture adjustment to respond at times. Info very limited. Cannot scan so only way I can get data is by doing pin out at ECU. I ch... |
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| 1994 Saab 900 S 2.3L Balance shaft chain VIN: YS30M58BXR Hello everyone, This Saab was rattling bad from under the timing cover. We removed the timing cover and found the balance shaft chain hitting the timing cover. Alldata is not clear on the procedure and the timing marks. Can these chains and guides be replaced ... |
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| 1995 Saab 900 S 2.3L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS30D58B95 I have a question regarding a code retrieval problem. This car has a surging idle and check engine light on. I'm not sure if it is OBD-II compliant or not. It has a OBD connecter but the snap-on scan tool doesn't comminuacate. All data outlines a way to get bl... |
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| 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L No Start VIN: Y53DF78N2V hello all, and thanks for taking your time to read this,we have in our shop another car from hell. a 97 ,2.0 turbo saab and a crying customer. the problem is it wont act up when at the shop.we kept it for 2 weeks,running it around. no problems...so we looked i... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L CEL on VIN: 3VWSA81H9R Hello VW techs - Recent used car purchase at auction with numerous problems. One being the check engine light on. Not quite sure if this is OBD II or not? Located the connector and it sure appears to be an OBD II. I hooked my scanner up to it and I get no comm... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Cuts out VIN: 3VWSF29M2Y Customer brought car in for lack of power and no/low heat. Was driving car in very cold (-10 deg. F,yep, it's cold in Vermont right now!) The code shown indicates problems in the turbo boost circuit. Fuel filter was changed; leaking air at O-ring. Checked oper... Trouble codes: 17965 |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.8L Mechanical VIN: 9BWGD21J61 well I feel foolish for asking but I have this lovely golf that broke the cam belt.the head was rebuilt ,It has a new vw water pump, tensioner,roller,and I cant get the cam belt back on!I took the covers back off and cant find a problem.Iused a gates t306 belt... |
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| 1990 Volvo 740 GLE 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1FA8947L this is my first volvo to work on. my problem is with an intermitant code 224 open coolant temp. the sensor has been replaced at one time. the connection seems to look ok. i know that the sensor is a dual thermistor type sensor.my readings on one side are .48o... Trouble codes: 232 (check lambda), 224 (engine coolant temp open) |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 2.4L Cuts out, Stall VIN: THISENGINE I got this car and I replaced the engine and after three days it was acting up. It would die out and there would be no power and the [...] reads "lean". I am trying to figure out if the mass air flow signal to the computer is analog or digital. I tested it ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1989 Audi 200 Turbo Qu 2.2L alternator VIN: WAVGC5444K Thank you to all who responded. Received many good tips. After replacing the third alternator, I installed a new AC Delco battery.Test drove the car for several days and 85 miles and all is good. I am guessing the old battery was shorting out on the inside and... |
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| 1994 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBACB4325R Even though we checked the o2 sensor and it had a good waveform most of the help messages said to change the o2 anyway. Owner did not want to spend anymore money on the car at this time as it drives fine just the 'ck engine' light on. Thanks for the help. Trouble codes: 13 (o2 sensor). |
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| 1999 BMW 328i 2.8L Air Bag VIN: WBAAM5332Y According to the responses sent by the group I should refer this to the BMW dealer. I told the customer to take the car to the BMW dealer. |
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| 1999 BMW 328i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAM5333X After removing the throttle body assembly and checking with smoke machine we located a cracked vacuum line for the breather system.Most replies related to possible Trans codes but this vehicle is a standard shift,someone mentioned reflashing ecu,and one other ... |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 5.6L defroster VIN: WDBCA39D7H unfourtanetly the customer has deceided not to fix the car at this time. many of the replies mentioned tht the defrost is the default for the climate control when the system doesnt work right.. the replies mostly mentioned that there is probably a vacuum leak ... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2L Blower Motor VIN: WDBEA32EOP special thanks who all applied it was in fact loss of 12 volts at blower resister i couldnt locate the fuse so i installed a inline 30 amp fuse from fuseblock source side with key on i know that isnt proper repair but was short on time thank you again |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L n3 speed sensor VIN: WDBJF72FXV Thanks for all the replies. I replaced the 'conductor plate' cleared codes, and have not heard from the customer since, so I assume its fixed. Thanks again Achim. |
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| 1990 Saab 900 2.0L cooling fan VIN: 2B4FK41K1J About 80% said to get a new or used one as repair not likely to last. A few tech claimed they had been able to grease bearing and another said he used tranny fluid to oil. that reccomendation was curious. I decided not to gamble and refused to rebuild it and t... |
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| 1988 Volvo 740 GLE 2.3L abs module VIN: YV1FA8759J We did not fix this car. It appears our used ABS unit has the same problem as the original one. The customer didn't want to go any further since the price of a new unit was way more than the car was worth. The replies were to make voltage checks at various poi... |
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| 1997 Volvo 960 2.9L Engine VIN: YV1KS9601C Hello Group, not many replies on this vehicle. The techs who responded confirmed my diagnosis.I removed the intake to expose the oil trap,removing the hose that runs up to the idle air valve was full of motor oil. A new Volvo Oil Trap & mounting seals has fixe... |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 GLT 2.4L coolant VIN: YV1LS5673W dear automotive responders thanks for so many ansers on my request it was a exelent tip to clean the cooling sistem with discwasher detergent and than fluch it trou with water.also thanks for sharing that this car has a transmission cooler and a engine oil coo... |
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