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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L cam adjuster VIN: WAUDA24B9X we are fighting an oil leak at lf cam adjuster housing we just did this job and lf will not seal up still getting oil leak - is there any special sealer that can be used with new seals and gaskets to keep from leaking - rr is fine and no leak - we also replace... |
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| 2000 Audi TT 1.8L No Start VIN: TRUUT28N61 Hello Techs I have this TT that has no fuel pressure or volume at fuel rail. My Tech has run power to the pump itself with same results. Alldata does not give any info on how to replace fuel pump other than remove bench seat that it does not have. Mitchell d... |
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| 1984 BMW 318i 1.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: WBAAK7401E Well this is my brothers car and has me baffeled i dont usually work on bmws probably part of my problem. well car came in on flatbed my brother sais he filled gas tank and drove aprox 30 mins parked car all day when he went back car wouldnt run. I brought it ... |
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| 1995 BMW 750iL 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGK2321S Why would the DME think every cyl on this bank is misfiring? It does intermittently seem to drop rpm, but it does not idle rough or misfire at any point. DME1 and 2 both report these codes. Clearing codes and restarting brings them back after about 3-4 seconds... Trouble codes: P0301 (Misfire Cyl 1), P0302 (Misfire Cyl 2), P0303 (Misfire Cyl 3), P0304 (Misfire Cyl 4), P0305 (Misfire Cyl 5), P0306 (Misfire Cyl 6) |
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| 1997 BMW 528i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADD6321V This car came in with MIL light on, Code 221 02 Sensor Bank B, Clys 4-6 The unit was due for 60K service. I did the 60K service complete with all 02 sensors. Also replaced the crankcase pressure valve and various hoses & grommets. The 221 Code no longer exsis... Trouble codes: 202 (O2 sensor control limit Cyls 1-3), 203 (Same as above Cyls 4-6), 227 (Mixture deviation Cyls 1-3), 228 (Same as above Cyls 4-6) |
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| 1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L column/mirrors VIN: SAJHX5244V the power steering colum and mirrors are not working, vehicle came in not working, we tested the power and grounds and they are good, we do not have enough information on the system, we have been told the dealer scan tool will be needed to access and diagnose ... |
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| 1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Battery VIN: SAJHX6246W Good Morning. Working on a 1998 Jag, XJ-8 here, which came in with the complaint that the battery was running flat. One of our mechanics ran the usual routine, pulling fuses and disconnecting other items, until he had isolated the rogue draw. This was the nu... |
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| 1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L 4-5 shift VIN: SAJHX6247W please help! this cat can not decide which gear to stay in. this car was sold from a used car lot and the customer took it back the next day with the complaint of the transmission going back and fourth from 4th gear to 5th gear. the used car lot took the car t... |
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| 1983 Mercedes-Benz 380SEC 3.8L Mechanical VIN: WDBCA43AAC Gentlemen, Replaced head gaskets on this vehicle. When we try to start it the air flow sensor oscillates up and down wildly. Done many of these over the years and have never had this happen. Any ideas would be great. Steve |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF72F8V We got this mb in after cust. bought through friend at auction. when we first got it in it had a dead cyl #4 and associated p0304. also had other codes but cust wanted to fix miss first. removed coil and plug found water in tube and carbon tracked plug (found ... Trouble codes: P0133, P0140, P0115 |
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| 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOAA2999V Would like to ask for some insight here... I chased my P0410 problem from the air pump all the way to the two aluminum pipes going into the back of the engine on both sides. Up to that point there is strong air flow. As it enters the two back corners of the en... Trouble codes: P0410 (secondary air injection malfunction.......) |
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| 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L cases? Hello everyone, I have a problem child on my hands and I need advice.This vehilce was towed in with and coolant level light flashing complaint and oil in expansion tank complaint.Well we did the basic pressure tests (cold) and system held pressure.There is no... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 3VWRA81H1R need help vw techs.i normally don't get involved w/vw's.but the customer lives around the corner from my shop.anyhow timing belt & distrib.along w/complete tune was done about a year ago at vw shop.just recently started hesitation upon acceleration only after ... Trouble codes: 2113 (cam sensor), 2111 (engine speed both were stored in mem.did not return) |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRF29M1Y Hi Guys, Have a sporadic Glow Plug Monitor code that reset about 5 weeks after replacing the glow plugs in this car. Is the enabling criteria for this code written down somewhere? Maybe someone knows specific values that should be seeen at the computer or ga... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1987 BMW 325 2.7L Excessive Emissions, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, Hard start hot VIN: WBAAB5402H I would like to thank all who responded to my help request. After talking with the customer I found out that his son had been messing around with the CO screw on the air box. Some of his friends told him that by turning the screw all the way in he would get mo... |
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| 1989 BMW 525i 2.5L flashing VIN: WBAHC1301K Thanks for the reply. We ended up sending the car to the dealer who had a car just like it and traded parts until they figured out the problem. Which turned out to be the mid circuit board and the encoding key which was just replaced with a dealer part. Moral ... |
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| 1995 BMW 530i 3.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAHE2324S Special thanks to Michael [...] & Chad .Looks like my cusomer is not coming back to fix it .Code 210 is Knock sensor cir. bank one thank you again for your time I hope I will add repair very soon. Trouble codes: 210 (can-bus connector sys.). |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L No Start, Stall VIN: 4JGAB54E4W Thank you for helping me with this one. I hooked up ac voltage meter to the crank sensor and when the engine stalled I had no signal. After replacing it the problem never reoccured. |
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| 1969 MG mgc 3.0L cyl wear VIN: 12B1309000 Thank you fellow techs. Of the 19 replies you were divided two to 1 in favor of just boring without sleeving to fit new pistons. I think it depended on if you had been 'bitten' at one time by a 'soft' block yourself. Thanks much, j. e. wilson |
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| 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 3.6L Mechanical VIN: WPOCB2967L Thank you to all that responded, I instructed the customer that he needed the engine re-sealed. He was very disappointed with the information I provided him with as he has put quite a bit of money in this car already. He said he needed some time to digest the ... |
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| 1992 Volkswagen Passat GL 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWFB431XN Replies mostly concentrated on the amperage flow to the differential pressure regulator (DPR) and since this vehicle only had 78.5 ma, this was a clue. I also checked the potentiometer on the sensor plate/fuel distributor and that was fine and graphed out smoo... Trouble codes: 00281 (Vehicle speed sensor-G68), 01257 (Idle speed valve-N71 Open circuit/short with ground). |
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| 1995 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L Hesitation, Surge VIN: WVWBC81E8S I replaced the ESS/CKP and got a much better waveform and 8 volts at idle. Sorry this isn't more in depth. I had checked everything listed in the database, thanks IATN for that. |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8L Cooling Systems VIN: 3VWDD21C6Y Thanks to all who responded. Every one was exactly right. The water pump impeller came apart resulting in no coolant flow. The cooling fans were not coming on because the fans sensors are near the rad and the rad was cold due to no flow. Thanks again. |
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| 1997 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5649V Car has not come back yet(customer was informed of this problematic siuation and is very aware), but I did get some great suggestions such as possible manifold gasket leaks, possible air injection valve leak problems, possible air mass meter, and using only Vo... Trouble codes: 232 (fuel trim), 231 (fuel trim), 212 (no signal front O2 sensor). |
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