 Prev |
Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 11, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
Next  |
| (Also Available: All, Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, GM.) | ||
| Vehicle Owners: If you are seeking an automotive repair professional to service your vehicle, visit the iATN Repair Shop Finder. | ||
Open Help Requests for European
| Help Request | Answers | |
| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB28DXX this vehicle came in with no 2 cyl with low compression and no spark on the same cyl. the head was removed and a complete valve job was done some new valves and all new guides, after the head was replace we exchanged the igniters with known good ones and the p... Trouble codes: P1613 (i dont know this code) |
View | |
| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 3.0L cruise control VIN: WDBEA90D7J cruise control works intermittently. is there a way to diagnose this without the mercedes special tool? |
View | |
| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L timing VIN: WDBBA48D7J Hello I have here a 1988 MBZ 560sl that just had valve job,and now it's due for a smog inspection,Ignition timing is at 40btdc vehicle pings badly and has a miss.I pulled both valve covers to check camshaft timing and suspect the left(driver bank) camshaft is ... |
View | |
| 1997 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA28E4V Hey guys, I have this Mercedez I thought I fixed two months ago but it came back running rough off idle when cold. Code P0170 came back. The snap on scanner with Mercedez primary cartridge data is reading the mass air flow sensor is a [...] an hour. My qu... Trouble codes: P0170, P0130 |
View | |
| 1999 Other European seraph 5.4L on board VIN: SCALA61E5X This Rools belongs to a customer of ours, We service lots of Rolls but this Anew one to us. We have done many repairs to tis car, the only thing we cant figure out is how to repair the air bag system. The one board ck reads air bag all the time, We would like ... |
View | |
| 1996 Saab 900 S 2.3L CD Changer VIN: YS3DD35B3T I've disconnected this battery before and entered the code and everything has worked fine. However this time the radio / tape player work normally but the factory cd changer in the trunk wont operate. When I install the magazine I can hear the changer function... |
View |
Fixes & Summaries for European
| Fix/Summary | Answers | |
| 1994 Audi 90 S 2.8L heater core VIN: WAUCJ88C6R Thanks for the help, after replaceing a broken t-stat and a water pump that was probably OK. The problem still seemed to be there but what I have found is that is is incredibly hard to bleed the air out, but once we did that ( which took about 3 hours unsing p... |
9 | |
| 1996 Audi A6 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUHA84A3T I would have liked [...] helped me do what i thought i should anyway, after replacing the cts, it now reads correctly, and has corrected my fuel trim errors(along with the maf cleaning). Thanks to all who replie... Trouble codes: P0170 (Fuel trim error bank 1), P0173 (Fuel trim error bank 2). |
3 | |
| 2000 Audi S4 2.7L No Start VIN: WAUDD68D4Y Hello Techs I pulled the trans.to replace flywheel.Found flywheel was an aftermarket performance version in aluminum and mounting of sensor ring was flimsy.Original sensor ring is welded to flywheel,and loss of atachment to flywheel would not occur,therefore n... Trouble codes: P0341 (cam sensor circuit), P0346 (cam sensor circuit). |
3 | |
| 1996 BMW 318ti 1.9L crankcase ventilation system VIN: WBACG7324T i would like to thank all of the techs that helped me with this problem this was my first time using this data base but it has proven to be a very helpful resource.i frist heard about iatn at an a/c clinic i attended you all have been most helpful and i am def... |
7 | |
| 1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L timing cover VIN: SALPV1240T The fix is in! The pan needs to come off to remove the oil pick up tube which is bolted to the frt cover. Not a bad job. Thanks for the help Techs. Gregory [...] |
9 | |
| 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD 3.0L Cruise control VIN: WDBAB93C0F Thanks for all the replies. After replacing the cruise amp and putting the old actuator in place, the cruise control works like a champ! Thanks again, IATN! |
13 | |
| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: WDBGA51E9R Well, that was easy. Thanks for the eight replies. George from NJ recommended an overvoltage relay. Fima from CA suggested changing the brake light switch. Kevin from CA and Steven from FL thought the engine harness might be bad (we had changed it 6 months ago... 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). |
8 | |
| 1992 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L No Start VIN: YS3AL36L9N Thanks for the thirteen excellent replies to my post. Jason from British Columbia, Edwin from CA, and Stephen from CT recommended fresh, rather than cleaned plugs. Tim from NC and Chris from NE went a step further, recommending NGK BCP6ES plugs gapped at .026.... |
14 | |
| 1991 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L Mechanical VIN: WVWPG01G8M Sorry for the delay, the customer finally returned from a working trip and we got the vehicle back in. Replaced right rear wheel cylinder as that was where we always got more air when bleeding, thinking that it was sucking air. It never made much diffence, in ... |
16 | |
| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L el.power loss Hi techs, thanks to all who responded - I checked and cleaned all contacts in batery fuse box (no visible damage or corrosion) customer says that now it all seems to be OK. Thanks for your help regards |
3 | |
| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L fuel filter/lines VIN: 3VWSA29M6X Well, thanks once again to the many respondents to this post. A large part of the problem was due to the individual that went here before me. In addition to breaking the inlet line, he narfed up the release on the outlet sufficiently so that it was hard to see... |
9 |
