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| 1990 Audi Coupe Quattro 20v 2.3L No Start VIN: WAUGD08B9L Good day Audi techs.I have a 90 coupe quattro 20 valve,prod. date04/89 that was brought to me with a no start after the engine warms up.Checked fuel pressure and residual fuel pressure OK.After I shut the car off and tried to restart it,it wouldn't start.No sp... |
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| 1994 Audi 100 CS 2.8L rack and pinion VIN: WAUDJ84A3R greetings, hope someone might have some input here. replaced the rack with a rebuilt unit because it was leaking out of both ends. now the steering is very hard to the left but very normal to the right. just wondering if some one has seen this or might have a ... |
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| 1974 Fiat 124 1.8L radio VIN: 124CC12313 for some reason it turns its self off |
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| 1995 Fiat BRAVA 1600CC cam timing VIN: ZFA1820000 Hi removed cylinder head marked cams and crank. When rebuilding today noticed cam pullys are a very slack fit on cams,NOW I decide to read my cam belt book and find out that cams are timed by locking with special tools at rear and belt is tensioned with a spec... |
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| 1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L engine temp VIN: SALPVR1244 Hello Again Fellow Landrover Techs, After more than 30 years in this business it seems that the Landrovers emenate problems that i've never seen before. This is the third time this vehicle has come in for engine running hot.The first time we installed a new ... |
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| 1999 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Glass VIN: WP0CA298XX The door glass on these cars drops a fraction when the door handle is pulled and when the door closes the glas is supposed to rise. On this car the "down" detent occurs as directed but as soon as the handle is released the window rises. The problem occurs when... |
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| 1997 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L harsh shift VIN: 3VWEK01H0V first of all this is a 1.8 litre not a 2.0 litre.hey guys i have this golf that has a harsh shift in all gears(upshifting and downshifting)it will not go to kickdown.i checked for faults and there are 2 #00518 throttle position sensor-g69 outside of tolerances... |
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| 1998 Volkswagen Golf GTI VR6 2.8L Cruise control VIN: 3VWHD81H4W Need some guidance from the VW techs, please. Car came in for some tuning and a request to check out the cruise control.We have spent 3 or 4 hours trying to find problem. We have checked the function of the switch at column and it does send signals the way it ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCD21C5Y Hello VW doctors, Your help would be greatly appreciated on this VW. I am getting ready to pull the wire harness apart to find a poor connection somewhere to the #2 injector. Is there a known problem area in these wire harnesses or am I searching to no avail?... Trouble codes: 302 (Misfire on Cyl 2), 1238 (Manufacturer specific fuel/air metering) |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 1.8L Unknown VIN: 3VWSE69M12 Originally this vehicle had some front end damage that crushed the forward transmission pan. This shorted the internal wiring going to solenoids EV-7 and EV-9. We repaired the internal wiring and replaced the 2 damaged solenoids EV-7 and EV-9. This also shorte... |
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| 1991 Volvo 240 2.3L brake lite, rear wiper, etc. VIN: YV1AA8258M Hi Volvo techs. I've owned a '73 145 and an '83 245. I've had to repair the wiring harnesses that run thru the rear hatch hinges on both of those cars, and what a pain in the neck that was! Now I've got a customer with a '91 245 with the same problem - ALL of ... |
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| 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo 2.3L Hesitation VIN: YV1LW5719R The inner cooler boot at the top by the oil dip stick is riped and blowing oil out. It looks like a bad turbo but do the volvos still have crank case problems like the flame traps on the old 240? I have not replace a turbo on a volvo in many years not a cheap ... |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 2.3L Service Ligh Hello Members! I can not get this Service light OFF! MOD says. With key OFF,Press and HOLD Trip Odometer button, While turning key to Position II for ten seconds then light will flash!! THen within 4 seconds relese trip button. I am assuming trip button in ... |
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| 2000 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1VS2559Y The main problem we are having is lack of information. Code P0014 translates to three different Volvo codes with very little info on the diagnostic procedures. The 3 Volvo codes are: ECM-5E, ECM-5F, ECM-61. Eqach of these tests require Activation of the VVT sy... Trouble codes: P0014 (Camshaft Reset Valve Incorrect Signal) |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1984 BMW 745 3.5L No Start VIN: WBAFJ91060 I would like to thank everyone who e-mailed me. I was informed about a web sit called 745i that is a owners gruop that is heavily involved with these grey market cars. This site put me in touch with a guy who had the factory manuals. After a couple of fax's it... |
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| 1990 BMW 735iL 3.5L central locking VIN: WBAGC4316L Thanks to Thomas and Voit for their ideas. Thomas suggested trying a different GM (General Module) as there have been at least 4 part number supersessions indicating improvements to the module. Voit mentioned the second micro switch for the double-lock functio... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDC1631541 This is a fix, confirmed by scan data and aalso by customer. Finally able to get a state inspection sticker. Thank you to all who replied!!! 28 responses and guess what? you all, ...all said the exact same thing. I deffinately learned on this one. Thank you so... Trouble codes: 371 (fuel syst at rich limit b1), 374 (fuel syst at rich limit b2). |
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| 1995 Opel FRONTERA 2.0L alarm VIN: SED55SUD2T The biggest problem with this vehicle was its owner,who could not get to grips with the alarm operation and eventualy locked the system up. It seems that if you continualy trigger the alarm there is something in there that thinks you are trying to steal it and... |
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| 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WPOAA2999T We received some really good responses on this jewel.Some of the basics we had already covered such as the plugs,plug wires and connections (we had already replaced with O.E. when we resealed engine).Wouldn't of believed that non O.E. belts or pulleys could of... Trouble codes: P0300, P0301, P0305. |
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| 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Stall VIN: 3VWRL81H5V Many thanks to all who replied.The problem was indeed the maf sensor.I wish i could say that i found out thru testing that it was bad but i was at the vw dealer about 40 miles away,and he offered to let me take a sensor off of a used jetta and try it.I went ho... Trouble codes: 513 (engine speed sensor), 533 (idle apapt at limit- intermittent). |
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| 1998 Volvo S70 2.4L coolant VIN: YVILS5678W Well Guys thanks for all the help,got 13 replies most said these engines will leak as they cool down, Usualy at the thermostat housing, the heater core, or the water pump. I tried presuring the system with a hot engine and the plugs out looking for that leakin... |
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