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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 2, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for European
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| 1994 Audi 90 S 2.8L heater core VIN: WAUCJ88C6R No coolant flow through the heater core, clear hose has been sustituted for the heater core to make viewing of coolant flow possible. coolant will only flow through hose above 2500 RPM. there is NO FLOW at idle. engine does not over heat, thermostat and water ... |
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| 1978 BMW 733i 3.2L performance i have this 1979(9 of 1978)bmw 733i, i have a factory manual on the vehicle however it only gives instructions for setting the ignition timing with a bmw test scope. does any one know an easy way to set the ignition timing on this car? any information will be ... |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L battery goes dead VIN: WBADD6322W Help Bmw Techs!We are repairing this for a local dealership. They put a new battery in and it goes dead overnight. Found a 6.7 volt draw. Found unplugging Fuse F102 in the rear maxi fuse block and the mainpower wire on the fused side of the 200 amp fuse takes ... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 3.0L Surge VIN: WDBJF20F6V Greetings Mercedes experts. This diesel surges badly on freeway at light throttle, OK under load. Feels like turning the ig key on and off,or like the pressure regulating flap vacuum unit is choking the engine. Unplugged the valve and car runs OK, but sets a C... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L lacks power hello to all, this is one for all the V.W. guru's. this veh came in today customer says "it won't fall out of a tree" after driving i am inclined to agree with him. scanned for codes (none) monitored as much data as available on obd2 side of ecm (all seems ok)... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L No Start VIN: 3VWSP29M65 original problem won't start after accident due to glow plug relay not being activated.(vio/wht pin 1 at relay/ pin 42 at ecm not being grounded) After verifing using BAUM CS2000 the enging perameters-enging temp etc. the problem was diagnosed to the ecm. a us... |
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| 1997 Volvo 850 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: YV1LS5546V This vehicle is clearly running rich. It will not enter closedloop. Black smoke is rolling out of the tailpipe. If you review the related repair data you will see that an new O2 sensor brought the vehicle into closed loop. I neglected to check the O2 sensor ... Trouble codes: 212 (o2 sensor 1 bank 1) |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1992 Audi S4 2.2L electric cooling fan system VIN: WAUHP54A1N Thanks for the replies. We finally found the afterrun relay that was the cause of the problem. For future note, it is in the right kickpanel part number 447 965 581A. Unfortuately there is such limited information from the manufactures on older cars and no int... |
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| 1991 Jaguar XJS 5.3L Excessive Emissions VIN: SAJTWDW4MP First I would like to thank Ken, and Rob for their help. Without their help I couldn't have fixed this car. Rob e-mailed me a response on Friday that nailed it. He had the identical problem. It turned out to be the throttle switch.It acts as an enrichment de... |
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| 1997 Saab 900 S 2.3L headgasket VIN: Y53DD35B0V The specifications reference for the torque 60nm,80nm then 90 degrees torque angle. thanks A. [...], with your help the saab is back on the road and fixed, for now. i didnt have anyhand init, some day i'll get over the fear and start ... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: YSEF48Z2X3 Thanks to Dave [...] for the correct responce to this problem. The hoses on the back of the engine were incorrectly connected, connected the hoses as in the diagram provided by Justin...problem solved. Not sure how or when t... |
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| 1991 Volkswagen Jetta Carat 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WVWRA21G7M No luck on this yet I am still beating my head In this one. Replaced cap, rotor, wires, ign coil, used ECU, used MAF, new coolant temp sensor still does the same thing. But while disconnecting and connecting coolant temp sensor wire, car starts running fine. I... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Cuts out VIN: 3VWSF29M3X As many respondents suggested, we replaced the relay marked 109 in the fuse box and this has taken care of the 'dies while driving' complaint. The customer is still having problems with long cranking times on warm starts, however. If I find the source of this ... |
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