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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 12, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1995 BMW 325i 2.5L runs hot VIN: WBACB3320S this car came to us after customer had it at a few other shops.The car runs hot in traffic after driving at highway speeds.we have driven this car and let it sie in the shop for 4 hours running and it will not get over half way to hot.When it first came in we ... |
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| 1996 BMW 740iL 4.4L pump VIN: WBAGJ8324T this 740 came in with a whinning trans, the noise seams to be coming from the pump area. It is quiet until it warms up.It makes noise in all shifter positions and gears. but it is loudest at lower RPM's {idle speed}.We serviced the trans thinking the filter wa... |
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| 1988 Jaguar XJS 5.3L No Start, ODOM MOVES/CRANK VIN: SAJNV5848J older jag techs may have seen this. i have the car that was towed in cranks but won't start. diagnosis shows fuel pressure within spec. there is good spark at the coil and spark plugs. so i went to ck. for inj. pulse at the injectors with no pulse. to shorten ... |
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| 1978 Mercedes-Benz 280CE 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality this car was imported from germany! initially, it would only run for about 5 minutes, then it would stall, smell like it was flooding, and not restart. i found a broken wire to the control pressure regulator. with that repaired, the engine now runs and doesn't... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L door locks VIN: WDBCA24D6M car came back 2 weeks later with a blown fuse for the air pump in the trunk, and the door locks not working. have never seen this mercedes system before,powewr lock with air pressure and electrical connections as well. we replace the fuse and drive the car, so... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L Surge, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA28EAR Car came in with Check Engine Light on, running poorly and stalling. Checked for codes, had nine as follows: #22 #224 #35 #19 #98 #26 P1170 #30 P0505 Replaced mass air flow sensor, car left running much better. One month later, car came back with idle sur... Trouble codes: 35 (p0505-), P0505 (224 -), 224 |
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| 1995 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L srs warning light VIN: WDBGA43E2S This vehicle is not our usual though put, but the dealer is pestering us to get returned to the lot. Has anybody seen this problem in the past, or have any ideas short of sending to dealer or applying C4!! |
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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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| 1964 Volvo 122s 1.8L valve adjustment specs VIN: 13244DD861 Thanks in advance to all, I am looking for the valve adjustment specs for this volvo 1964 122s 1.8l. thanks again |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1999 BMW 323i 2.5L Surge, MIL Lamp on, no throttle response VIN: WBAAM3333X Okay, I did actually refer the car to the dealer due to what I thought was lack of info. It turned out that the trouble chart I had for the code 169 (engine throttle flap) was correct. The chart I had said that if it also has the code 100 (control unit self te... Trouble codes: 148 (ABS CAN no engine speed signal), 100 (DME control unit self test), 169 (DME Engine throttle flap). |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S600 6.0L MIL Lamp on, ENGINE IN LIMP MODE VIN: WDBGA76E8R Thank You to all who responded!! We had checked 1 of the throttle body wire looms but not the other. After recieving a number of replies to recheck the wire looms, we opened the other side and found all the insulation gone. We repaired the wires and also found... Trouble codes: 15 (efp control unit fault n41 in ea/isc/cc computer), 224 (idle speed contact switch s29/3 in ea/isc/cc computer), 27 (left or right lh-sfi control module data exchange fault in di computer), 28 (electronic accelerator control module/idle speed control data exchange fault in di computer), 30 (can no data from ea/cc/isc n4/1 in abs/asr computer). |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz A160 1.6L Power steering VIN: WDB1680332 This vehical is now fixed and thanks for the help. The hydro/electic pump was the problem. I fitted a second hand one which ended up be faulty also so I then prsaded the costomer that a new one was the only way to go. ($1400). Fitted this and and bleed with pr... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 2.3L noise VIN: WDBHA24G6Y As everyone indicated (11 replies) this condition is normal because the supercharger doubles as an A.I.R. pump for emissions. As for checking the supercharger oil, no you can not. Thank you to all who replied, the information provided to me was very helpful in... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Mechanical VIN: YS3ED58E1X Thanks for all the help. We feel this is a turbo related issue. The key is how much smoke the customer is willing to put up with. There is a great TSB at www.genuinesaab.com. The customer is monitoring his oil cunsumption and feels it is minimal. He is NOT u... |
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| 1995 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Lighting VIN: WUIE6264AS I haved fixed this car, I had to remove the door panel on the drivers front and unplug the power actuator to disable the alarm, I will probably never see this again. Thanks |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L Loss of Power VIN: 3VWCF21C9Y All ten replies to this help request suggested replacing the MAF sensor. To test the sensor, unplug it then see if power increases. It did. Low turbo pressure was due to poor engine performance. One tech advised VW will replace the sensor on vehicles with unde... |
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| 1999 Volvo S80 T6 2.8L Instrument Panel VIN: YV1TS90D1X I finally had to send the car to the dealer and have the DIM replaced. We are still convinced that the failure was not due to our negligenent care, but just happened as a coincidence. |
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