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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 10, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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Open Help Requests for European
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| 1991 BMW M5 3.6L Cuts out, Stall, Backfire under load VIN: WBSHD9313M Customer complained of poor load performance except under full load. We caught no codes with The Retriever and no faults with Autodiagnose. Oxygen sensor voltage unplugged was very low with no response to throttle. Engine acts and is very lean. Replaced the ox... |
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| 1992 BMW 735iL 3.5L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: WBAGC4317N hello again guys, once again i'm in need of a fresh perspective, this veh came in yesterday check eng light on, code 10 o2 controll, while monitoring computer data i could see that the 02 was lean at idle, if i raise the rpm's up off idle the o2 comes on line... Trouble codes: 10 (o2 controll) |
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| 1996 BMW 318ti 1.9L crankcase ventilation system VIN: WBACG7324T the car is make a whistling sound when idling ,mil light on faults stored misfire on all cyclinders,noise stops if i remove oil filler cap, resumes once cap is replaced. checked alldata for tsb bulletin.replaced pcv hose still making whistling sound at idle. |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L climate control VIN: WBADD6328W Vehicle came in for heater inop. scanned ihka system with snap on scanner and bmw software. No codes were stored. All data looked ok to me but i have limited exp. with this system. After reading some techmail and speaking to several bmw techs i replaced ihka c... |
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| 1998 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Transmission ECU VIN: SALPV1245W Hello Group, This car came in in January of 2003 with a check engine light on.The code was P1775 gearbox fault.The problem turned out to be a bad Trans ECU not retarding the timing on upshifts The ECU was covered by the 7/70 emmisions warranty. It came in a c... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: WDBGA51E9R Hi, Group, This S500 is well maintained and has been an excellent runner until this recent problem. The car had been sitting for about three weeks. When customer first drove the car after sitting, it would stall and hesitate. All of the listed codes reset imm... Trouble codes: 06 (isc-ea), 007 (ea n4/1 control module/trans selector sw), 080 (stop lamp switch), 096 (start lock-out/back-up lamp sw s16/3), 224 (ctp idle switch s29/3), ASR (warning lamp on) |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L No Start VIN: WDBEA32E9S Hello MB techs. This Benz will not start. No signal to coil or injectors. Good voltage at injectors,but no signal from ECM. Checked all fuses OK. Replaced overvoltage relay with new test unit. Still nothing. Cannot communicate scanner (Retriever) with LH1-SFI.... Trouble codes: 115 (Data bus from LH-R missing), R17 (Data Exchange malfunction Between Individual Control Modules) |
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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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| 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan MV 2.5L Windows VIN: WV2MC0704P Hello group, I need some help if possible with the window "electronics" on this Eurovan. Vehicle was brough in with Windows (left and right side front) not going up or down. When pushing the up/down buttons, one could hear relays clicking in the relay box ... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L fuel filter/lines VIN: 3VWSA29M6X Hey group Sometimes the easiest things seem challenging. This vehicle came to us from another shop where the inlet line was broken while attempting to replace the fuel filter. I have not seen this set up before and am not sure how the fuel line is supposed to ... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSC29M4X This car will intermittantly set the code p1582. It temds to do it nearly immediately when cold. Or on a warm restart and driving a mile or two. It some time will not set the lamp for 2 weeks. Freeze frame data shows same code. No vacuum leaks found at hoses,... Trouble codes: P1582 |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on, Hard Shift VIN: 3VWSE69M12 We have this vehicle that had severe front end damage. The customer repaired it himself. The vehicle has a hard upshift and down shift from 0-30 mph. We found a generic trouble code P1778 and the check engine light is on. We have no information on this vehic... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L mixtue adjustment VIN: WDBDA28004 Thank you to all 9 respondents! It seems that it is common knowledge to read the codes by holding down the push button for 3 seconds. After all codes are cleared and you get the single blink, push the button again for 3 seconds and the reading on pin 3 should ... Trouble codes: 3 (coolant temp sensor), 5 (o2 sensor), 9 (eha). |
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| 2001 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3ED48E41 Thanks to all who replied! three replies stated a bad thermostat was my problem. I changed the thermostat yesterday just after I posted my help request since we stock them.One response stated that they replace the sensor and thermostat at the same time.After r... Trouble codes: P0116. |
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| 1991 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8L starter VIN: 3VWRA21GMM I want to thank all that have responded to my post. Most of the replys referred to the seat belt interlock circuit. We grounded the drivers door seat belt interlock connection under the dash and that cured the problem. |
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| 1992 Volkswagen Cabriolet 1.8L Air Bag system VIN: WVWCB515XN Well, this one is fixed thanks to help from several members. It seems that the 92 air bag system is rather unique and can only be scanned with an older VAG 1551 using old software card #4. My local dealer does not have an operative 1551 and is not going to fix... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L lacks power hello to all, received a lot of useful information from the responces to my help request. i honestly learned alot about the v.w.'s on this one. we tested the mass air like most all of the e-mails we got said to do. we were unable to find any way to condem it. ... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L power windows VIN: NVWMA6331W Hi VW techs...the passat is fixed as far as clients complaint was concerned...Alex from N.Y. and others were right on with the moisture under carpet history in these cars...I only found slight dampness under the carpet and no visible signs of water getting int... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Cuts out VIN: 3VWSF29M2Y Customer is original owner of vehicle, we informed him it was still under powertrain warranty; VW dealer replaced the full turbo/manifold unit-power is back. Car returned today for no heat problem, we had put a new T-stat in it-aftermarket, not OE. Tech missed... Trouble codes: 17965. |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 9BWGD61J71 We installed a mass air flow sensor on both cars as Anthony and David said to do.Both were gone for about two weeks and no problems. the dealer is covering mass air flow sensors on these cars if they prove that they are bad. Problem is that boost pressure low ... Trouble codes: 17705 (pressure drop between turbo and throttle valvecheckD.V). |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L alternator/battery VIN: YV1LS571XR Thanx all we had 11 replies and applied them all but when it came down to it we consulted a local automotive electrical specialist. we ended up removeing the trigger wire and checking to see if the draw was consistant with no input. it disappeared so we had to... |
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| 1998 Volvo S90 2.9L Front end VIN: YV1KS9602V Thanks to the 12 that replied. Many good suggestions of common front end noise problems on Volvos. Ranged from most common 2 being upper strut mounts and the large rear lower control arm bushing to sway bar links and bushings to engine cradle mount bolts that ... |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5574W Hi all. This vehicle left the shop with the system working normal and so far all is well. This pump was not frozen and all parts were working normal. Codes were cleared and still had no pump operation. We went through the system checking wiring, cleaning groun... Trouble codes: P0410 (Secondary air injection malfunction). |
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