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Open Help Requests for European
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| 1998 BMW 323i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBWABJ321W vehicle came in with check engine light on. it has been to a bmw dealership three times and they have no answers. they can't fibd a problem. the gas cap has been replaced with new and vehicle does not get filled with gas with engine running or with key in igni... Trouble codes: P0455 |
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| 1998 BMW 323i 2.5L exhaust camshaft VIN: WBABJ8329W This is a parts question. I am replacing a damaged exhaust camshaft. I need to know if the pefect used cam of unknown origin I have will work. I've checked both TIS and the EPC with no conclusion. The cam this M50 engine calls for is [...] which correspo... |
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| 2000 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L Accessories VIN: SAJDA14C3Y Hi group. This one has me puzzled. Vehicle came in because tilt\telescopic steering wheel did not work. Found out that also the power mirrors and interior lights did not work (glove box, trunk and interior dome lights). The memory function for the mirrors, sea... |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBLJ65G7X Mercedes Techs, found bad canister purge valve & replaced it. then found bad canister shutoff valve, replaced it & code p0443 did not come back but p0450 sets faster now than it did before. I looked in "fix data base" but could not find anything on code p0450.... Trouble codes: P0443, P0450 |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L ignition sistem VIN: WDC1631541 the engine start perfect and run perfect but if you put wide open trothle the engine stalls and dyes,stop the car stop the engine wait a minute run the engine and problem disapears if you drive at 4000 rpm the goes fine but when you put the trothle at the floo... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L transmission VIN: WDBJF70J4Y customer complaint that transmission will not go from drive to park with out releasing foot on brake pedal and transmission will not shift out of low gear since wednesday 03/03/04 when a small amount of ice chips was split on the console area - connected snap-... |
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| 1990 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L hydroboost VIN: YS3AL75L6L Hello Saab techs. Could use some help here. Customer brought in a 90 Saab 900 turbo with a hard brake pedal but no power assist.( Takes alot of foot pressure to brake) Not having much experience with Saabs went to the place where the vacumn booster is suppose... |
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| 1998 Saab 95 2.3L Noisey lifters VIN: YS3ED48C4W This car has been imported by car yard. Had oil change and filter service on arrival(not by us). Lifters very noisey most of the time. Suspected short running so drove approx 40 miles with no change. Next morning engine is quiet. Drove car another 40 miles, on... |
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| 1972 Volvo P1800 ES 2.0L No Start VIN: 1836363-00 This car has sat for about 3 years. The fuel pump is not working(new pump) so I suspect a fuel pump relay. Problem is, I can't find it. Does anybody know where the fuel pump relay is located on this car. Thanks you so much. |
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| 1996 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L abs module connector VIN: YV1LW5543T this is a "help in advance" request. this 850 volvo wagon had an abs light coming on occasionaly along with speedometer failure. customer then pulled abs module connector and discovered a large area of burnt connector cavities with definite signs of corrosio... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1984 BMW 318i 1.8L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: WBAAK7401E well sorry for the delay but the parts i needed had to be ordered from bmw. well thanks to all who responded most said check fuel pump relay and all were right it was bad but the transfer pump in tank was also bad. so i replaced relay and transfer pump and car... |
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| 1988 BMW 735i 3.5L abs module VIN: WBAGB4317J Finally, thanks to all who have responded to this vexing problem, I tested the vss voltage for each sensor at the control unit itself and found that the vss for the left front wheel was only sending half the required voltage, replaced the vss and the vehicle i... |
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| 1998 BMW 328i 2.8L outside temp. reading VIN: WBACD4326W sorry for the delay in closing. the car was picked up and not returned til recently. the problem began when we could not find the sensor. alldata said the sensor was in the firewall under the cowl. mitchell said same thing. thanx to all who responded, found un... |
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| 1995 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L full loss of throttl VIN: SAJKX1747S Thank you for your replies. It appears the problem is in the traction control system and it is taking over the throttle as though it is sensing a skidding tire and backing off the throttle. also , 3 replies centered on the throttle plate return spring and reco... |
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| 1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L idle seems to hang VIN: SAJHN1748T Hi Guys I recieved 6 replies and 5 of them were right on the money .they other one was an excellent reply ,but it was not the right fix i feel due to my post could have been more clear.I removed everything again and gave the return spring one more turn .This j... |
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| 1981 Other European 400i 4.8L Distributor VIN: 39685XXXXX I did recieve four replies, the help was appreaciated, but no one got to the point which was an estimate for negotiations. I suspect this is because like me none had actually run into this problem. I'd never seen it before. In fact I couldn't believe it wasn't... |
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| 1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: WPOCA2988X Here some of the responses:-) From: Ulrich from Ontario Date: 03/03/2004 11:17:42 did you look at the oil filler plastic pipe, usually they crack and you have a vaccum leak there. you also will notice at the oilchange (when you refill the engine you have... Trouble codes: P1124 (167 fuel pump relay output stage-below limit), P1126 (356 oxy. sensor adaptation lower load range below limit). |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on, hard start VIN: 3VWRF81HOW Hello all,this pain is gone! Thanks to all who replied.Particular thanks to Tony from across the pond,David from British Columbia,And most of all Byron from Ontario.I may be the only guy in the south who knows how this beast really works.The internal control m... Trouble codes: P0321, P0605, P0380. |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWMA23B1Y Thanks again to all who took the time to help. It seems this is a rather common problem when the combi valve goes bad. Exhaust is allowed back into the system where the moisture will then condense. If water gets to the pump, causing a drag, be sure to check th... Trouble codes: P0411. |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L engine VIN: YV1LW5715R With about 250 miles on the second head job I guess I can consider it a fix but I had to add block sealer in order for it to seal up. So far so good. Thanks to the ones who replied. Engine runs great but I see why they suggest replacing the engine instead of a... |
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