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Open Help Requests for European
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| 1998 Audi A4 2.8L Cruise Control VIN: WAUDD68D8W hi there, We have a '98 Audi A4 2.8 with the cruise control not working. This car does not have electronic throttle (drive by wire). We checked the pins at the cruise computer and found an inconsistent reading on one pin from the cruise stalk switch, so we tr... |
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| 1994 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L starter VIN: SAJHX1742R Hello all. This wonderfull jaguar came to us with a cold stalling condition, that we traced to low transmision fluid. At our shop the car developed another problem. When you would turn the key to crank,the starter would crank for about .25 sec. If you would ho... |
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| 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC 5.0L Shifting into rev VIN: WDBCA44D8F This is an intermittent problem. What happens is after the trans is shifted into D it won't shift past N. After tring several times with the engine on or off and the car not moving it will go past N and tham work normally until the next episode. Thank you. |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL 4.2L No Start VIN: WDBCA35D0J costomer claims car started and drove 1/4 mile than stalled and would not restart. we have tested ignition system (good strong spark) fuel pressure to fuel distributor is 90-100psi and we have a fuel spray from cold start injector when cranking but no fuel fro... |
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| 1993 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L Ride control VIN: AAPV012020 Hi all I need some technical information on the ride control for this particular vehicle.The system is inop and the warning light is staying on.I have THE Bosch Esitronic but no information is to be found on this system.Thanks |
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| 1993 Saab 900 S 2.1L vibration VIN: YS3AK35E9P car was driven in with a slipping clutch. we replaced new clutch kit complete with slave cylinder, had flywheel resurfaced. car came back next day. complaint was vibration from idle to 2500rpm ,the vibration seemed to lessen over 2500 rpm. cust said vibration ... |
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| 1991 Volvo 240 2.3L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1AA8847M This volvo has been to a couple of different shops with no luck to fixing it. Car has a code 2-1-3 throttle switch (full load). i found the throttle switch out of adjustment so i set it up as per spec. i cleared the code and went on test drive for 10 miles. no... Trouble codes: 213 (throttle switch full load) |
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| 1991 Volvo 240 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on this car runs rough stalls it has a new fuel pump, regulator,coolant sensor,o2 sensor and gas filter with mass air disconnected it runs rich .850 with it pluged in it runs lean .025 thanks chuck Trouble codes: 113 (lean rich condition) |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1LS5718R Hallo and welcome to my world ! ... No, you wouldn't like it ! My ex has ... Well, that's not what I'm here for. This confounded Volvo will not start. I put in a Bosch reman' starter AND a PRND switch for intermitent no start, that is, no crank. Whenever it d... Trouble codes: P0120 (Throttle switch. Snap-On Scanner. Generic OBD11) |
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| 2003 Volvo XC70 X/C 2.5L 1-2 shift VIN: YV1SZ59H63 This is my sisters volvo. she bought it new. It has an intermittent problem in that sometimes pulling away from a stop as it shifts from 1st to 2nd it seems to slip or shift into neutral allowing the motor to rev up to 4-5000 rpm. She has been back to the deal... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1989 Audi 80 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WAUEB0892K I didn't mention in the original post ( isn't that always how it is?) that I had recently replaced the crank ventilation hoses ( at the valve cover and into the intake). I had inadvertently broken off the metered orifice part of the plastic 'y' that connects t... |
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| 1997 BMW 750iL 5.4L TV monitor VIN: WBAGK2328V I found out how to turn on the TV while driving from a BMW owner club (BMWCCA) I posted a querey to. So if you want to know how, ask them. Our iscan could not change it's behavior,so his loss of TV while driving is unexplained. And we will not help him get tha... |
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| 1979 Jaguar XJ6 L 4.2L rear main seal VIN: JAVLN49C30 Customer decided to hold on job. Received some valuable information. Most said to service rear main seal requires removal of crankshaft and recommended line boring. Couple of shops had done rear main seal by removing transmisssion and pan only but said they wo... |
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| 1987 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L fuel odor VIN: SAJAV1345H all replies said to check orings in tank where filler cap goes. o ring was brittle, there are 2 grooves for orings, apparently you only use one, I installed 2, problem fixed. thanks for all replies. special thanks to Harold [...] who told me about a fuel odor ... |
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| 1994 Land Rover Discovery 3.9L transfer case VIN: SALJY1241R First, thanks for the replys. We installed the updated gear and shaft. After the update we road tested this gem and had the same thunk around turns, which did not surprise us. Next walking next to the Land Rover I listened as it was driven and heard the noise ... |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L No Start VIN: WDBEA30D5J Thanks to everyone who replied to my help request. I installed a new cap and rotor and cleaned fuel soaked plugs. Vehicle started and ran rough for a few minutes. Still has a little bit of a rough idle but customer doesn't want to spend anymore money at this t... |
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| 1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L Vacuum Pump VIN: YS3EF48E7X Hi there, Thanks again to those who replied. We had already blocked off all the vacuum outlets, and the pumps still ran on... so we determined that the problem must be in the pump, but at $800 for a new one, and half that for a used one with no warranty, the... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWTD81H4T thanx guys for the many reponses. they came from all over the world. i tried checking for the secondary leakage that seems to be the consensus for the misfire. the water spray trick has, so far, not shown to be the problem. i changed the oil and added more of ... Trouble codes: P0301 (1 cylinder misfire), P0301 (1 cylinder misfire). |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 2.8L ABS module VIN: WVWMD63B7X This vw is fixed,after replaceing brake abs module all lights went out.So something in the abs module was interfering with the dash. Thanks for th replys |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L timing belt VIN: 3VWSP29M11 thanks to all who replied, iatn rocks !! once we got the info about the cam shaft alighnment it worked out fine, alldata was a little vague as to procedure. |
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