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	1989 BMW 535i 3.5L temp guage VIN: WBAHD2314K Hi all, having a tough time with this car. Have done all this work, car will seem fine for awhile then it will start overheating, over 3/4 on the guage sometimes into the red. It will do this at idle or driving around. When guage shows over 3/4 it acts like no...	View
	1990 BMW 750iL 5.0L No Comp. Feed VIN: WBAGC8319L I posted this in the A/C Forum w/o luck. The vehicle will be returning to me in a couple of weeks, so I may not have a quick response. *** I installed a reman compressor on this unit.([...]) Vehicle came in on a hook with the clutch removed due to...	View
	2000 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAFB3346Y This X5 came in with the check engine light on. The code P0170 (Fuel trim bank 1). The car runs good, idles smooth and has no drivability complaints. The O2 sensor is cycling between .09 and .7 volts I checked for vacuum leaks especially the PCV valve at the r... Trouble codes: P0170 (Fuel trim bank 1)	View
	1995 Land Rover Range Rover County LWB 4.2L front crank seal VIN: SALHC1344S could someone tell me if I need to remove the timing cover to install a front crank seal or does it come out the front. Also have a knocking noise at idle or just off idle that sounds like a rod bearing and is coming from the bell houseing area. have read this...	View
	1979 Mercedes-Benz 300D 3.0L No Start VIN: 123.130-12 Car was purchased from an action and brought to us. After installing a battery, the car would start for a second or two and then die. But what we heard was a very distinctive rod knock noise. We sold this customer a used engine. I am 100% positive that engine ...	View
	1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD 3.0L Cruise control VIN: WDBAB93C0F Car came in for erratic cruise control operation, after verifying the complaint and checking all wiring and actuator operation while in the bay by supplying artificial speed with a drill, it was determined that the actuator was at fault. Replaced the actuator ...	View
	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...	View
	1996 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA28EXT This 280 is well maintained. Alldata offers no help for code po441. The code relates to the cannister purge system. Any ideas for diagnostic strategies if (when) this re-codes? Regards, Peter Trouble codes: P0441	View
	1985 Other European 308 3.0L electric windows VIN: ZFFLA13B00 Customer delivered the car to us with a pair of new window motors and a set of instructions. I removed the left motor and, following the instructions to the letter, replaced the original motor with the "improved" unit. In doing so, I have lost the window cable...	View
	1990 Volkswagen Fox 1.8L Cooling Systems VIN: 9BWBA2303L hi vw guys. this car came in with that tan milkshake in the crankcase. dipstick was all the way to the top with the stuff. i assumed a blown head gasket so i began teardown. upon removing the air box, there was the milkshake stuff in the air tube, and all thro...	View
	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)	View
	1993 Volvo 940 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1J5870XP This car came in a few weeks ago with a no start promblem we cleaned the distributor and replaced the seals at that time and replaced the spark plugs. cranked good after that drove it about 10 miles no more trouble. but after the owner picked the car up and dr...	View

Fixes & Summaries for European

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	2000 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WAUDC2809Y after looking for the problem for hours, we finally found the air hose on the air cleaner housing partially off, I can't belive this did not set any codes, I also can't believe this was so simple of a fix, for such a major problem.thanks to the 3 people who re...	3
	1990 BMW 735i 3.5L Heater control VIN: WBAGB3319L Thank You all for your replies,all though they were helpful we found the problem this morning in another post. The hoses goingto the heater valve were incorrectly routed in a previous service. Here is the correct way that they should be. On the firewall ther...	5
	1976 Mercedes-Benz 280S 2.7L Rear glass defoger VIN: 1160201205 Found delay relay next to steering colume. Thanks for all the help!!!	4
	1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 3.0L No Start, Stall VIN: WDBCA25D6M We followed the advice given to jump the connector to the fuel pump. This confirmed that the fuel pump was working properly. We were also told that the problem we described was common with this model and that it more than likely was the MAS Module. We went ahe...	3
	1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 3.6L starter VIN: WPOAB0967K Well this lovely car appeared yesterday broken.It had been okay since request posted.As we had never personally experianced problem before this was a good start. The customer had described the problem perfectly.most of the responces were to peform voltage drop...	9
	1987 Saab 9000 S 2.0L Hesitation well as it turned out, the pipe leading to the inlet pipe just needed a hose clamp. i thought the pressure was to high, but the pressure was normal--the missing clamp was not. thanks all	2
	1995 Saab 900 S 2.3L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS30D58B95 Based on a number of factors, such as not being able to get scan tool data or blink codes and the customer not relaying all information known about previous repairs, we decided it was in our best interest to have the customer take the car to the shop it was at...	6
	1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L Tach and asr inop VIN: WVWPD63BXE We are still waiting for the two wire harnesses destroyed by the short at the radio head. They are ordered from our local VW dealer. The order is custom made according to accessory level of the car, hence the wait (climatronic, heated seats, yadda yadda). We a...	5
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L air bag VIN: 3VWSA29M2Y Thank you for your replys guys, consensus was that I was on the right track. I was instructed to bend a screwdriver at 90deg with about 2 1/2 inches at the tip. The tip and shank must not be greater than 1/4 in. Another tip was to remove the top cover in order...	5
	1990 Volvo 240 2.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: YY1AA884XL Hello fellow technicians first let me say my computer crash still in the computer shop that why I was not able to close sorry. I carefully follow each lead you guys put out, but the most say to replace the ECU, so I got an used one from ebay. GREAT THANK YOU. ...	15

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