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| 1998 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L exhaust valves VIN: WAUBG34DOW Hello AUDI Techs We send the cyliders heads to the machine shop for light resurface and valve stem seal replacement only, no valve job, we did this due to oil leaks from head gasket, after the first time we got the heads back from the machine shop, put the cyl... |
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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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| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: SAJHY174XL The Jaguar would run for several minutes with gas line pinched off and all injector connectors disconnected! How is this possible? Could it be the fuel that left sitting inside the intake? (This thing has pretty big plastic intake!) Sounds like a chicken still... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L srs VIN: WDBGAS1E1S SOS, mercedes masters. I need your help. I need to know the location of the front passenger side seat occupation signal comes from, and proper diagnosis procedures. It's not in the wiring cirucit, according to Mitchell on-demand it's called the right front etr... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBEA34E1R Am not very familiar with the European automobiles and am having trouble on how to go about troubleshooting a code 19. Mitchell shows code 19 as Fuel Injectors open or short circuit or Emmission Control System Adaptation at Limit. Can't find anything on how to... Trouble codes: 19 (Fuel Injectors open or short circuit or emmission control system adaptation at limit.) |
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| 1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L electric windows VIN: WP0CA2988X hi,we have a 1999 boxter both windows goes up halfway only,but will go down all the way. is there a relearn procedure? have no info on alldata and mitchell. |
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| 1992 Saab 9000 CD Turbo 2.3L Hesitation VIN: YS3CL48M2N Hey Saab techs, I need advice. I have a 92 Saab 9000 turbo in the shop for a no power complaint. I drove it and it drives real flat like the turbo isn't working. The turbo gauge moves a little bit when I floor it but it doesn't go much. I can physically move t... |
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| 1993 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 2.8L code clearing VIN: WVWEF4509P hello group, thanx in advance for taking the time to read this. i have been struggling to clear the codes out of this corrado for some time. i do believe i am following procedure, i have read all codes. my mitchell paper manual states verbatim- to erase fault ... Trouble codes: 2111 (engine speed sensor out of range) |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 3VWRF81HOW Hope there are some VW guys out there reading mail.This Jetta has run me to the end of my info. and I'm still no closer to a repair.The original reason it came in was MIL illuminated.Glow plug light also flashing.Rpm sensor code could cause the flashing and af... Trouble codes: P0321, P0605, P0380 |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSA29M4X i replaced the front o2 sensor after testing the operation via my lab scope ,cleared the codes and redrove it no codes. i got the car back 2 days later with check engine light back on , only code 17990 was back. ran the diagnostics, and found the maf reading w... Trouble codes: 17990 (idle adapt at limit) |
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| 2000 Volvo V40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VW2556Y Replaced exhaust cam reset valve, but MIL comes on. Cleared code, but returns after 5 minutes driving. Car passes Ca. smog however check engine light comes on again. Tryomg to get smog. cert. (annual test). Our PDA scanner shows 9.7 volts at valve connection, ... Trouble codes: P1014 |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L cam adjuster VIN: WAUDA24B9X thanks to all who replied - used hylomar on gaskets and seals - test drove for 100 miles and rechecked - no other leaks found |
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| 2003 Audi TT 1.8L Remote lock VIN: TRUUT28N13 Thanks to those that responded, I'm almost embarrassed to post this fix...the batteries were dead in both remotes. Seemed implausible both remotes would quit at the same time on a car with such low mileage. Check the basics first! |
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| 1995 BMW 740iL 4.0L blower motor VIN: WBAGJ6324S Hello BMW Techs We did go to BMW web site got all of the information necessary and did our troubleshooting, from the switch we were getting a signal to the relay which is located behind the glove box and power was going to the blower motor, therefore we determ... |
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| 1998 BMW 740iL 4.4L Cooling Systems VIN: WBACJ8320W Thanks to all who responded. This car has a computer controlled thermostat, and the temp guage is heavily damped so it doesn't fluctuate with the temp changes the computer causes. The car still ocassionally overheats and I may be looking at a head gasket leak.... |
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| 2002 BMW M3 3.2L Mechanical VIN: WB5BL93422 I received 5 replys to my post. One was to try a different type fluid,or to check the clutch operation, but I don't think it is either because it goes into reverse ok. I think it is internal transmission problems, customer is going back to the dealer again and... |
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| 1988 Jaguar XJS 5.3L No Start, ODOM MOVES/CRANK VIN: SAJNV5848J Thanks Don,John,Jim for your time. What we did was ck'd on a price for the amplifier. The next thing that happened was the counterman said he ordered it. I told him i didn't have approval yet and i didn't order it. Anyways when it came in i said to deliver it ... |
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| 1998 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L 4-5 shift VIN: SAJHX6247W The fix is in! First I would like to thank Herb from eurotans. He told us that after any replacement of these transmission you have to do a adaptive relearn. The web site for finding this is europeantransmissions.com. You pick mercedes transmission and then pi... |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L timing VIN: WDBBA48D7J Okay, This one was quite a chore,I lined up the dots on the flexplate and reinstalled the transmission,pulled the distributor and installed it correctly and the car fired and ran beautiful,timing is not solid at 12btdc and engine is very smooth.I adjusted the ... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L door locks VIN: WDBCA24D6M after receiving 8 replies that gave us several choices, we eventually found a burned up relay behind the speedo. it was the seat belt buzzzer warning relay.the fuse that kept blowing was for the antenna motor,seat belt buzzer, interior coutesy lights and door ... |
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| 1984 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L brake master? VIN: 1VWAGO178E Thanks for the help. the fix was in two areas 1 was the third master cylinder from a different manufacturer brought the pedal up to closer to where it should be 2nd, the vacume pump on the diesal engine drops at idle while pushing the brake and comes back up w... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 3VWRA81H1R thanks for all the replies.sorry i can't give you a fix at this time.i spent a two more days on this vehicle doing everything you guys told me like double checking the tps & ground wires.i even ran a jumper wire in the car from the ecu on pin 20(02 sensor) & w... Trouble codes: 2113 (cam sensor), 2111 (engine speed both were stored in mem.did not return). |
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| 1995 Volkswagen Jetta Celebration Edition 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out VIN: 3VWWC81H7S I'd like to thank all for their replies, as mentioned I checked the o2 voltage during the event, it bottomed out and stayed their, double checked fuel pressure and flow,injector+ voltage stayed good, pulse width at 16-17 m/s wide open during event.All fuel rel... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 T5 2.3L in drive, feels like it goes to neutral VIN: YV1SW53D41 There is a software update from the dealer. Thanks!! |
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