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	Help Request	Answers
	1984 BMW 318i 1.8L Rich running VIN: WBAAK7405E I dont have any good info from MOD. THis thing is running way too rich. The MAF reads 2.3vdc at about 700 rpm. It is very responsive all the way to 5vdc. My vantage calls for about .3-.5 at idle, but this is for the 525 series motor. Does any one know if I'v g...	View
	1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Expansion Valve VIN: WDBBA48056 Heya Germaneers! Man, I hate german cars. Pretty sure the expansion valve is stopped up due to drier failure. No information in Mitchell, where is this d*%$ thing? Any help\hints greatly appreciated. Labor says 2.7 so it can't be that hard, but I don't want t...	View
	1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Hesitation VIN: WDBBA48B3H OK people, this one's got me,Car came in from a local dealer(not MB) to fine tune, has a hot soak problem,I checked for codes w/my boschlambda tester, the needle would'nt come off zero, even w/KOEO. I then found someone installed a new aftermarket CAT with a b...	View
	1990 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L shift points VIN: WDBCA24D6L is there a modification to the transmission that will enable it to start in first gear? i have adjusted bowden cable some what tighter to obtain a faster down shift at start, but customer finds it to be too jerky, any info would be helpful. trans number is 722...	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Front of the Engine VIN: WDBEA32E6R Hello Friends I need your help on this Stumper. Eng has sever Mechanical Noise right around Timming chain cover eara. The amount of the time and money I have invested on it have positioned me on a NO RETURN situation. Car came in with over heating problem, tes...	View
	1999 Lotus Esprit V8 3.5L Surge, Stall VIN: SCCDC0828X Customer brought in Lotus V8 with idle issue intermittent with surge from 500-1200 rpm then has died out this does not happen when just letting engine just idling in stall seems vehicle needs to be driven and problem occurs at decearation I think, problem has ...	View
	1986 Porsche 944 2.5L Speedometer VIN: WP0AA0941G Hi everyone, I need help with this 944. The speedometer doesn't work at all or the odometer. I checked the speed sensor in the transmission, have 3 wires there. The green one have battery voltage, the brown one have ground, but i have no output out of the sen...	View
	1998 Porsche Boxster 2.5L Soft Top VIN: WPOCA2980W When this vehicle is driven and you hit a bump the windows would roll down about half way. It would also cause the top not to operate. We replaced the microswitch and the top and windows were ok for a bit. Now the windows roll down half way at times by themsel...	View
	1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L sliding roof VIN: WPOZZZ99ZX Can anyone help me with a wiring diagram or information on the sliding roof electrical system for this 996. The roof operates but not as it should & I don't know if it is controled by the BCM or just switches & relays. With thanks!	View
	1989 Saab 900 Turbo 2.0L heater VIN: YS3AT76L0K Customer states he losses heat after driving approx. 15 minutes and temp gauge climbs to over 3/4 on gauge. Tested thermostat-ok. Radiator fans turn on at desired temp and also cycle. My first thought was a head gasket leak developing an air bubble in the cool...	View
	1995 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L reverse gear VIN: 3VWTE81H0S Hi Folks, looking for someone whos worked with these cable shift 5 speeds. we have the set up tool to adjust the shifter cables but do not use it alot. our problem is after installing new trans every 10th time you try to put in in reverse it doesn't seem to go...	View
	1996 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L engine VIN: 3VWRA81H8T same as above	View
	1997 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Trip odometer and MFA milage counter VIN: WVWEE83A1V Here's one for the mystery books. This car is owned by a little old lady. Driven regularly but mostly short distances. Last week she had the car towed in for a no start after a short drive to the store, she claims it was cranking. When we got the car it starte...	View
	1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 3VWTD81H0W I'm sure someone Familure with volkswagons can help me on this one. It has died on the customer and won't restart. By the time we get it, it will start fine and we can't duplcate the problem. MOD doesn't even list any flow charts for this code so I don't know ... Trouble codes: P0322	View
	2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L noise VIN: 3VWSG29M01 Hi all, From slightly above idle to 3500 rpm there is a rattle in the upper part of the engine. I am trying to advise the customer (used car dealer) about how much it would cost to fix this problem. The top of the engine is covered by a large dust cover and t...	View
	1987 Volvo 240 2.3L very high idle VIN: 4785687566 the car came into the shop with a poor idle rough,found to need major tune ,the car ran well,so we did a carbon clean with the 3M 3 can kit ,ran car with kit at the top of t-body at 1500 rpm . after that the was running poor and idling at 4000 rpm we have chan...	View
	1995 Volvo 940 T 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1JW8618S att. volvo techs., we got this car with a code of 413, we've tryed to clear the code but it returns after a test drive of less than 2 miles. mitchell on demand has no listing for this code or info to help. if anyone knows what this code is & or how to do the d... Trouble codes: 413 (good question), 232 (f.i. lambda ajustment)	View

Fixes & Summaries for European

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1996 Audi A6 2.8L Central Locking VIN: WAUGA84A9T Well this car is fixed. Thanks to Mark [...] Werff. The correct procedure is: Use one key in the ignition, KOEO. With another key close and manually lock the drivers door. Take the remote and press both buttons ( lock and un...	6
	2000 Audi A4 Quattro 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDH28D5Y Hello Group, I'm sorry it took so long to post this fix, but at a cost to the customer of approx. $3600 it took them awhile to decide. It turned out that the cats were the cure for this car. We had about a dozen response some of which suggested that the cats m...	12
	1991 BMW 318is 1.8L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAAF9313M The vehicle was fixed succesfully with replacement of the crank sensor. Although I had a good pattern from the crank sensor, the AC voltage wasn't high enough. It was varying up and down, which led to the fuel pump relay ground turning on and off intermittentl... Trouble codes: 16 (camshaft sensor).	8
	1998 BMW 328i 2.8L converter VIN: WDBCD4323W Hello group,Thank you for the replies that i received,most said to just replace the trans with a reman unit,I was hoping to pin down a few problem areas but from what i heard there is so many that it is just safest to replace the trans.The customer is going to...	5
	1999 BMW 740i 4.4L engine VIN: WBAGG8339X general answer was the baffle plate or cyclo valve in back of engine . as we stated at the opening of this post we had previously changed this out for a whisle. this time we also popped of the throddle actuator and looked inside the manifold . found a pool of ...	5
	1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L engine temp VIN: SALPVR1244 This one fooled me.Originally when I replaced the thermostat and fan clutch,that took care of the running hot problem.What I didn't know was the temperature guage was showing incorrect high readings due to a poor engine ground cable.Did a voltage drop test and...	11
	1988 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L Noisy lifters VIN: WDBCA24D2J The responses I received said to a). check the oil gallery plug in the front of the head behind the cam sprocket. b.) check the steel oil tube in the back of the head for looseness. c). check the pre-load of the lifters since the valve job had just been done. ...	7
	1982 Porsche 928 4.5L battery drains VIN: WPOJA0924C The drain ended up being the power antenna. The Z connector must power up the audio system which wasn't in anyone's wiring diagrams that I could find. Thanks for the help.	2
	1999 Saab 9-3 2.0L oil pressure VIN: YS3DD55N4X Thanks for all the ideas! The most helpful was to manufacture an engine pre-luber and watch for excessive oil from the bearing areas. I borrowed one from the local machine shop which was made from an old r-12 can and adapted with an air pressure regulator and ...	6
	2000 Saab 9-5 2.3t 2.3L Hesitation, Surge, Stall VIN: YS3ED5837Y Thanks to all that replied. The crank sensor was replaced and the problem went away.	8

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