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| 1984 BMW 745 3.5L No Start VIN: WBAFJ91060 does anybody have a wiring diagram for the dme on this gray market bmw. we have no spark or injection pulse. the crank sensors are ok and some body replaced the control unit already. i went to bmw web site and because it is a euro model they don't have anythin... |
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| 1997 BMW 740i 4.4L Mechanical VIN: WBAGF8329W I have an 740i that is making a scrapping noise from the right bank. Engine idles fine, no engine miss noted. The noise sounds like a bearing in a idler pully going out.The more rpm's increase the shaper the noise gets. The noise seems to coming from the front... |
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| 1998 BMW 328i 2.8L converter VIN: WDBCD4323W Hello group,This bmw came in with a MIL on and no other complaints.The customer was just at A BMW dealer and they told him that he needs a new transmission.I pulled codes and got a PO740 lock up converter function out of the DME and A code 111 converter lock u... |
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| 2001 BMW 325i 2.5L Alignment VIN: 3AVAM38261 Hi: Need wheel alignment specification for a 2001 BMW 325I. I’ll appreciate if someone can send it to me. Thanks in advance. |
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| 1987 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L fuel odor VIN: SAJAV1345H getting a faint but noticeable fuel odor from left side, remove tank again to check for any leaks, etc. checked all lines, connections. recleaned vent lines. still getting faint odor around fill cap and drain hose on left side only. no pressure on tanks, no le... |
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| 1989 Jaguar Vanden Plas 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: SAJKY154XK This car surges mainly at idle when first started cold. It gets better when warmed up. The RPM will surge from about 900 to 2000 rpm when put in gear and also on a decel. The customer said that he replaced the idle air control valve with no change. The supplem... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: WDBEA32E1P I'm having to install my 3rd control unit in this car in less than 2 months. Ignition drivers are going out, and not the same ones each time. We have a new engine harness in the car. The owner has noticed that when this happens (the car begins to run poorly) t... |
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| 1993 Peugeot 306 XTdi 1.9L Starting VIN: VF37AD8A23 Hi, a simple but frustrating problem that I need help on.Battery unable to hold charge, so replaced battery. Once replaced car will not start. The vehicle has "plip" remote with key activating immobiliser and alarm. I was told to lock the car with the key and ... |
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| 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 3.6L oil leak VIN: WPOCBB2964 I have a oil leak in the right front of the engine and from the timming cover area. The car originaly came in for an oil leak and we put dye in the system, roadtested and found the oil pressure switch was leaking. I replaced the oil pressure switch and the ori... |
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| 1987 Saab 900 2.0L Cam Timing VIN: 45HJKSA87E I always seem to have trouble setting up cam timing on older DOHC Saab's. And I check them before disassembly. This one, I am putting on a used head that has been reconditioned. The "V" marks on the cap are not exactly proportional as they always are. The left... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: DPS94V0LK5 This vehicle came in with a failed nox reading buy using ASM25/25 emmision test station at 1500. I checked timing, EFE plate in air cleaner, spark plugs, timing belt, cat converter, cooling system and computer. This system does not come with a egr valve. flash... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L No Start VIN: 3VWRF81H4W Hello everyone! Having a problem with this VW deisel Jetta. Car was towed in and cranks but will not start. Tested for fuel pressure and found nothing. Does this car have an electric pump in the tank or is the fuel pulled up to the engine by the injector pump?... |
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| 1992 Volvo 940 GL 2.3L No Start hello volvo techs, I am working on no start vehicle, I found no fuel, car need a fuel pump, the fuel system has only one fuel pump in the tank, I took the sending unit of the tank, my problem come now, the wires for fuel pump are soldered with this in line coi... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1997 BMW 528i 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADD6321V Sorry about getting back sooo late. The fix was a hairline crack on the bottom of the intake manifold. This was enough to cause a vacuum leak. Replaced the intake manifold, All codes gone for now. The problem was tracked down with a smoke generator. Th... 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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| 1990 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire VIN: SAJFY1741L Thanks for all the responses. The fix was it needed a coil...another coil i should say...the new blue bosch coil that we installed at some point was bad. I think what was going on was the original coil was bad. We replaced it with a bosch blue coil that was al... |
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| 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series II 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALTY1247Y Well, after going back and retesting my heater circuits and finding out the logic of the PCM how it turns these O2's on. I found the heater control circuit for the left post O2 was pinced in the rear of the intake manifold. Someone must had repaired the intake... Trouble codes: P0141 (O2 Heater Circuit Malfuntion B1 S2), P0161 (O2 Heater Circuit Malfuntion B2 S2). |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBLJ65G7X Hi Techs, Thanks to Kevin of Calif., Josef, Carl, Kevin of Alberta (2 times), Rashid of Mauritius & Robert [...] for their replies as well as another that have no name for!! This Mercedes is a North America car. The customer has decided to take to dealer to... Trouble codes: P0443, P0450. |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L transmission VIN: WDBJF70J4Y FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK ALL 5 OF THE TECHS. THAT TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THERE BUSY DAY TO HELP US! ONE OF THE KEY INDICATIONS THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS BAD IS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS BLANK - INSTALL NEW SHIFTER ASSEMBLY FRO... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L Vacuum hose routing VIN: 3VWTD81HXT Thanks for all the replies!! The vacuum nipple is there on the valve pointing towards the engine. It is near impossible to see the back side of the air valve without jacking up the engine or removing the upper intake manifold. I was so frustrated at this point... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L Poor Acceleration VIN: 3VWSF29M9Y First I'd like to thank the huge number of folks who replied to this help request. The response was overwhelming! After my initial post virtually every response said to test / replace the MAF as it's a known problem and there's a TSB about it. After I updated ... |
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| 1997 Volvo 850 2.4L all gears VIN: YV1LS5557V The cat converter on this car was clogged. Our initial check showed good vaccum at idle and off idle, but we didn't check vacuum at WOT, or we would have discovered this earlier. When car came back for the new tranny it had set a code--for rear o2 compensation... |
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| 2004 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L power windows, door locks, sun roof , dome lights VIN: YV1RS59V94 I got 2 replies on this one. Thanks to Nigel [...]-Rick. They both told me to send it to the dealer for proper diagnostics with the proper equipment.This seems to be the future with the CAN systems. If every vehicle has to have a specia... |
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