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| 1996 Audi A6 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUHA84A3T This vehicle has no drivability concerns other than the mil light, and the two related codes. the temperatire sensor reads approxamately 40 degrees too low( real temperature is 85 degrees c and the datastream shows 50 degrees) fuel trims are as follows: bank 1... Trouble codes: P0170 (Fuel trim error bank 1), P0173 (Fuel trim error bank 2) |
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| 1998 Audi A4 2.8L radio VIN: WAUED68D4W Need help with radio R & I , can not get wood trim loose I do not wan't to pry to hard ( burlwood is expensive ) the bottom pops out but the top stays in, could not find hidden screws and does not seem to lift up like Mercedes or others Thanks Brian |
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| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L Valves VIN: WAUBB28D3X This audi came in with a no start problem. Found timing belt stripped at 57000 miles. Pulled head and found all valves bent. Replaced all valves, lifters, timing belt, gaskets, tensioner. We also waited the time necc for the lifters to bleed down. After 30 min... |
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| 1988 BMW 325iX 2.5L No Start VIN: WBAAB9304J hey fellow techs im stumped.this car was running great customer went in for about 2hrs came out no start.check basics fuel, spark, timing marks,inj pulse, crank sensor, and swap computers.still no start also check compression 130-`135 on all.possable any pin o... |
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| 1990 BMW 735i 3.5L Heater control VIN: WBAGB3319L The heater does not operate properly i.e. does not blow warm when coolant comes up to temp. Situation: Start vehicle on cold day with defrosters and/or heater on and 20 min. later, cabin temp still freezing cold. I can, however, get the thing to blow warm by t... |
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| 1992 BMW 735iL 3.5L motor VIN: WBAGC4311N Greetings To All, We are fighting an overheating problem with this car which has been a cotinuing problem. Car came in with a blown head gasket on # 6 cylinder. Head was sent to machine shop for recoditioning and testing, passed pressure test. Reinstalled hea... |
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| 1995 BMW 318i 1.8L intermittent no shift VIN: 4USCC8320S Vehicle was brought in with complaint of no shift. Would go in reverse & low. We raised car up to check fluid level(no dipstick), found leak at cooler line fitting, repaired leak, topped off fluid & trans worked perfectly. 2 weeks later customer calls with sam... |
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| 1995 BMW 530i 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAHE2324S Hello there fellow BMW tech's I have 530I with 3.0l I like to know any diagnosis pros. for code 210 . I'm runing smog test on this it won't pass as you see the O2 sensors not sending ve-voltage is flat .45v . I can't finde any info in Alldata so please I need ... Trouble codes: 210 (can-bus connector sys.) |
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| 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 4USCH7324V Research through both On Demand and All Data seems vague at best. And I can't find a generic OBD2 connector anywhere. The code 80 for an appearently overactive air pump is the only information I have. Any help appreciated. Trouble codes: 80 (ASC signal active too long) |
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| 1999 BMW 323i 2.5L Surge, MIL Lamp on, no throttle response VIN: WBAAM3333X This little car has an intermittant loss of throttle response and won't go over 40-50 mph when it acts up. It then turns on the EML light and the ASC+T warning indicator. The ABS code will not clear but also seemed to have no symptoms at all. It set the code 1... Trouble codes: 148 (ABS CAN no engine speed signal), 100 (DME control unit self test), 169 (DME Engine throttle flap) |
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| 2001 BMW M5 5.0L No Start VIN: AHNDG4MAYH Hi there all BMW techs, I have a problem with this car it came for a change of rear engine seal, we pull out the transmission, we did the job but hen we try to start the car it didn't star I got codes with BAUM scanner I got 130 code o2 sensor mixed up but the... Trouble codes: 130 (02 sensors mixed) |
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| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L heater hose VIN: SAJFY174LC the customer has broght this car in with the heater hose burning out every couple of months the hose runs along side the egr tube and I was wondering if any jag techs have had any problem with this. my idear is that the egr system is couseing some kind of prob... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality VIN: WDBED90EXM I havenot worked on CIS-E much and the info from alldata is laid out in the mysterious benz fashion( if you know what the problem is the book will tell you how to fix it). The car cranks endlessly when it is (very) cold, when it cathes is is very lazy to throt... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz A160 1.6L Power steering VIN: WDB1680332 This vehicl has elector/hydrlic power steering. It is not workink at the moment but is intermenant. I have checked power to the pump. It has a main battery feed witch is ok . There is also a small wire the has power to it with the engine running. The pump stil... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L noise VIN: WDBHA24G6Y attention mercedes techs, ok here we go, has anyone ever encountered a supercharger engaged while idling after fist start for a short period of time (30 sec) cold (first start only) no dtc stored or performance problems detected. also is there any way to check... |
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| 1969 MG mgc 3.0L cyl wear VIN: 12B1309000 dinosaur techs: we are rebuilding an old m.g. and it looks like we will have to go to an oversze piston. have any of you experienced a soft block syndrome with these cars in so much that once the block has been bored and the surface hardness breached, the new ... |
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| 1985 Other European Testarossa 5.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: ZFFSA17A8F Car failed emmissions once before, High HC. Found bad plug wires. All ok now on scope. Goes for retest now fails on CO. Double check found O2S on right bank not responding. Going to replace both O2S, but wondering how to check basic set up. Car has two indepen... |
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| 2003 Porsche Boxster Roadster 2.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOCA298Z3 In advance, I would like to thank everyone for their help and assistance. Yes I know the vehicle is covered under warranty etc, please there is no need to tell me. My specific question is, does anyone know the "code enable criteria" for the P2098 ? If not, do... Trouble codes: P2098 (Oxygen sensor ageing delay bank 2) |
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| 1992 Saab 9000 CD Turbo 2.3L No Start VIN: YS3CL48M0N I was called to look at this car that has been giving another shop problems. Will start, but revs up to 3k and then stalls out. I pulled the plugs and they were black. Had all the basics- fuel pressure etc within spec. Found that by creating an air leak at a m... |
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| 1992 Volkswagen Passat GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWFB431XN Hello: I have a poorly running Passat that runs much better with the differential pressure regulator unplugged. Plugging it back in acutally makes the engine die. Observing the amperage flow at the DPR was intersting. KOEO it was low at 78.5 ma but with the ke... Trouble codes: 00281 (Vehicle speed sensor-G68), 01257 (Idle speed valve-N71 Open circuit/short with ground) |
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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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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L air bag VIN: 3VWSA29M2Y I am trying to remove the air bag from this car, I have the factory manual which says to insert a 7" screwdriver approx. 1 3/4 inches and lever it up to remove the clip. There is supposed to be a wire clip that holds the hook in place but I can't see it or fee... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2000 Audi A6 2.7L oil leak VIN: WAUED2B41Y what a wild goose chase! The owner had spilled oil on the left side and it must have found a pocket to reside in. After cleaning it again I blew compressed air around and more oil came out! Then I really cleaned it with brake clean and compressed air until not... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L Blower motor VIN: WDBGA43G3X Rob from NY is the winner!! He had another customer who washed his car daily at an automatic car wash which had the same problem; charcoal filter getting wet and blower fan not working. My customer also said he washes he car daily during the winter months at t... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA24G3X Unfortunately this one got taken away from us and hasn't returned. We received some really good tips on what to check on this system. Austin from California sent us a nice check list on the system which should be useful for someone else with this same problem.... Trouble codes: P0410 (Secondary Air Injection). |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: WDBHA33EXX Well everyone pointed to the mass air and they where right pluged one in and BINGO- fixed! Still have not `figgered `out why info in alldata and michel say ground wire should have power. Thanks to Steve [...],Wrench for hire, R... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWRA1H8TM I will try to go through all of the things I did so that someone else can possibly avoid all the time I lost. 1. Unplug the ignition coil/power stage plug. A voltmeter connected to the two outside wires, KOEO, should show battery voltage. If not, test the brow... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple misfires), P0304 (Misfire 4cyl). |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Camshaft Adjuster VIN: WVWPD63B4X This Passat is finished. Thanks to all who responded. All indicated a special tip or two. But the only real way to repair these tensioner leaks correctly, is to pull all camshafts so you can gain access to the related area, to clean properly before installing ... |
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| 1969 Volvo 1800 2.0L Mechanical VIN: 1844513042 The pull is gone! Most of the responses suggested the replacement of the flex lines. Yes these were the original lines. I was able to get a local hydraulic shop manufacture them for me (they also provided new fittings), for a fraction of IPD price (although th... |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1LW5523R well i want to thank all three who responded, the relay was the prolbem, replaced it and all's well, never seen a relay that would'n work do to temp. below 50 deg's,,, thanks to all. |
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