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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for February 19, 2004 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1997 Audi A4 1.8L seal VIN: WAUCB88DXV I am requesting information regarding the rear seal of the transmission, where the drive shaft connects. we have tried several time to get the correct seal through our local dealership. Only to find out that the seal we need is sold in conjunction with the cov... |
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| 1995 BMW 318i 1.8L Engine VIN: WBABK5328S Hello folks. Thanks in advance for any help. This BMW is about to make me pull my hair out. We got the vehicle complaining of RPM's not stable. The wife drives the car but the husband dropped it off. We were not able to duplicate the concern. We called the cus... |
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| 1975 Mercedes-Benz 240D 2.3L No Start VIN: 1151170567 This vehicle can in for no start. replaced two glow plugs started. vehicle work for about a week. It was near mbz dealer next time and four glow plugs were changed. These worked for two days. Car returned to us compression good. cranked engine over with glow p... |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L No Start VIN: WDBCA35DGA No Start Condition: This car came to my shop from another shop, This car has Both fuel pumps working new fuel filter, Proper fuel pressure. This car has a new crankshaft position sensor, new spark plugs. We have spark at the spark plugs. I even have a EZ... |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L Suspension VIN: WDBEA30D2H Thanks in advance for your help. I hope someone has experienced this particular problem. This car exhibits a squeal that develops into kind of a grinding noise, or more like someone trying to twist a metal center out of a rubber bushing. The noise comes from t... |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML 270 2.7L Central locking VIN: WDC1631132 Hi i have a ML 270 mercedes with central locking not working off remote,it will work off switch inside jeep,i have tryed to reprogramme remote but it will not work.Has any one come across this before,i have checked for faults and there are none. Thanks. |
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| 1990 Saab 9000 CD 2.0L abs VIN: YS3CL48L7L This car came in with a hard brake pedal complaint. Both the ABS and the Brake warning lamps are on. Some one else had been working on it and I found the 10 amp fuse blown. Closer examination revealed that the two relays were reversed in the box causing total ... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L heater core VIN: WVWJF4315R heater core leaking. alldata says about 8 hours.Never done one of these and I want to know if this is a fair estimate of time (plus ac of course)and if there are any time saving tips or advice any of you fine gentelman would like to pass along. Thanks for any ... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 3VWRA81H2W This should be a simple fix, i came across this before on other 94-97 era 2.0 jettas and golfs. Car will start and run great until it becomes nearly warmed up. Car will regularly stall and not restart. Car will crank but no start condition will last about 3 ho... Trouble codes: 16706 (engine speed input circuit no signal intermitent) |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L Odometer VIN: 3VWAB81E7X We recently replaced the instrument cluster in this vehicle. I understand that you can roll the mileage forward one time on these clusters. I have not been able to find any information on how to perform the procedure. We are using Vag- Com. If anyone knows the... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan GLS 2.8L egr VIN: WV2KH2703X euro time... long story long, customer came in with engine light on. code po440. egr insufficiant flow. i have vacuum to selonoid but not to egr. egr is good. no current to selonoid. alldata does not give alot of info on this system. so i hooked up noid light ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GL 1.8L Airbag removal VIN: JF1SF6352Y Alldata says to insert screw driver in rear of steering wheel to release air bag.We have tried different sizes and widths of screwdrivers with no success. We are hoping a VW tech can help us out. |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L engine VIN: YV1LW5715R originally had problem with overheating (combustion gases seen coming into the tank). Added block sealer as directions; fixed for about 800mi. Came back. Pulled head; leak definitely seen on cyl. sealing ring on #2,3,4 block sanded block surface with #220, #32... |
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| 1995 Volvo 850 T-5R 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5719S hi felow tech.this is my first posting.this 1995 850 turbo come in with check engine light on.i have po171 code .system too lean.ltft is -24.7%.iam confused car is runing lean and pcm taking away fuel.check with baum tool got code 231.when i clear code lomg te... Trouble codes: P0171, 231 (oper or lower limit) |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1999 Audi A4 1.8L Valves VIN: WAUBB28D3X Thank you to all you replied. We had already fixed the car with the new valves from the dealer. I was not able to find the orgin of the vales. I believe the valves were TRW but not able to confirm. There was a difference in the stems between the valves install... |
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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDA24B1X Special thanks to Greg and Uli, this one is fixed. Greg mentioned to run throttle adaptation. This is done under group 01 engine, 04 basic setting, 060 let setting run. It came back with error. Ordered new throttle housing and base setting was a zip. This was ... Trouble codes: 17967 (fault in basic setting throttle adaptation), 17973 (throttle actuator lower stop not reached). |
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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L Mechanical VIN: WAUDA24B1X This job got sold as follows. Front crank seal would be 3.5hrs. R&I lower oil pan 2.5hrs, and R&I front cover .5hrs. Altogether 6.5hrs. I don't know if the first 3.5hrs should include R&I front bumper and radiator. After we had removed the front cover, we disc... |
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| 1996 BMW 328i 2.8L conv. top VIN: WBWBK8320T Sorry for the long delay in posting my fix.There were a few problems Main computer was fried, the right door micro switch was not working, the convertable top motor was damaged inside (contact were broken) several wires were cut and and then taped together to ... |
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| 2001 BMW Z3 Roadster 2.5L Service VIN: WBACN33431 Thanks to all who replied. The oil service has been completed with 5w-30 Stnthetic oil from the local dealer. With shop discounts, the oil was a lot cheaper at the dealer. By not using the correct oil in these engines could effect the warranty. The customer is... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF65FXW almost every one said replce maf sensor. took your advice replaced sensor and reset. all is good so far. cust has not been back. thanks for all the help everyone Trouble codes: P0173. |
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| 1990 Volkswagen Fox 1.8L Cooling Systems VIN: 9BWBA2303L thanks to all those who replied. most said to check the oil cooler but this lil nazi didnt have one. I cleaned all breather lines and crankcase breather components and buttoned her up. I hope I solved the problem, though i know i didnt need to pull the head. l... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWWB81HXT Hello, the P0411 fixed. I bought the original exhaust manifold gasket from dealer wich happened to be the same shape. So the problem must be in the head. It would be too expensive to replace the head, what I did is made passages between main and air injection ... Trouble codes: P0411. |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L battery VIN: WVWMA23882 i think we finnally have this one. sorry it took so long to post but this was so intermittant it took awile to see if it was really fixed. several responses were dealing with the battery and computer draws. we also got a couple about radios that were draining ... |
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