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| 1989 BMW 750iL 5.0L Hesitation, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGC8313K Need help on this vehicle,as we do not have any information on the servicing of this 750. We only have information up to the 735's. this car was towed in, becaus it would only get to about 20 mph. We changed the fuel filters, caps and rotors and the plugs. The... |
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| 1990 BMW 735iL 3.5L central locking VIN: WBAGC4316L When locking this car, intermittently it will not double lock. This is noted as the factory alarm system DWA does not engage (no flashing red light on dash) and the whole car unlocks when opening the trunk. However we know that the microswitch and general modu... |
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| 1996 BMW 328i 2.8L instrument cluster VIN: WBACD3328T I have a 328i with a 167mamp draw coming from the instument cluster. The condition occures after the key has been cycled. I separated the cluster and the draw droped to 35manp. If the cluster is unpluged and than repluged the draw is gone. We tried a junk-yard... |
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| 1995 Fiat Cinquecento 900CC No Start, Cuts out VIN: ZFA170000. This Fiat starts from cold but once it has been running for 5 to 7 minutes it cuts out. Then whilst it wont start i can see on the scope that it is not operating either the coil packs or the injector properly. After several more minutes it re-starts.Both patte... |
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| 1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Cooling Systems VIN: SAJMX1346S The car experienced an expansion tank explosion last night as the customer was bringing the car to our shop. According to a previous invoice, there have been appr. 2400 miles since the 1st repair. The tank separates at he seam where the top is bonded to the bo... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: WAUBB28D7X Thanks to everybody who responded. Apparently, to guys familiar with Volkswagons, the problem I had is a regular occurance. All 6 of my responses said to reset the throttle adaptive or adaption. This would require a VAG1551, which I didn't have. One iATN membe... Trouble codes: P1545. |
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| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUCB28DXX thank you to all who replied one suggestion was the igniter module which i had already changed jay was on the money when i went to the dealer they didn't know what code 1613 was but let me look at ther code chart in their computor and yes jay the donor was fro... Trouble codes: P1613 (i dont know this code). |
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| 1990 BMW 750iL 5.0L No Comp. Feed VIN: WBAGC8319L Customer is putting off the a/c repairs untill later. I got some good info from the group. Michael supplied some great info on TSB # B 64 11 92 (3569)regarding replacing the compressor lock control module. The new module eliminates the lock out module due to i... |
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| 1994 BMW 325i 2.5L radio wiring VIN: WBABJ5329R Dan from Brazil replied but the fix was not as simple as usuing a tone generator. This vehicle is equipped with a factory amplifier which is located behind the rear seat back on the right side. I traced the tickle wire (white) back to the connector for the rad... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 2.3L Heater VIN: WDBDA28D9P Received [...] replies which mentioned the 'monovalve'. Actually this car doesn't have a monovalve, but does have a vacuum operated water valve similar to most domestic vehicles. While this valve was leaking, it was not the cause of my 'no heat' problem. Other r... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Compression VIN: WDB2100631 Hi Everybody, sorry for the delay and i like to thank everyone who helped me on this car, Kent [...] gave me a good instructions how to test the compression, so after pouring some ounces of engine oil into the cyl. #5 i tested the compression and got around ... |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L key wont turn Ok Here is what I learned. First dont leave the key in the ignition on a mercedes! The eis module seems to be the piece that receives the key in the dash. on e series it is common for the eis module to burn out as well as suck the program out of the key when t... |
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| 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L No Start VIN: Y53DF78N2V HI,and to all that responded thank you very much. of all the replies alot were pointing to crank sensor after i lab scoped it a number of times I finally caught a glitch,and when shut off,wouldn`t restart and no wave form,so i feel pretty good about saying thi... |
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| 1987 Volvo 740 GLE 2.3L Accessories VIN: YV1FA8756H hi techs. thank you all,special thanks to raymod [...] and gary klune. while driving the car cold,and tapping on the cluster,the problem went away.we replaced the printed ckt,and no more problems.cust happy and so are we.thanks again to all. joe |
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