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| 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: ZARBA54166 Came in with very hard start no power. Got it running but would run on only one cylinder. Determined problem to be in the injectors or wiring. As I was testing the injector harness I had one injector unplugged, cranked engine and it started right up. If I have... |
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| 1988 BMW 735i 3.5L No Start VIN: WBAGB4315J Vehicle will not start. Floods out while cranking. Has broken two starters. Plugs 2,3,4 fuel fouled originally. Now all plugs fuel fouled. Cranks ok with no compression.Compression check 175 all cylinders. My problem is that I feel I have checked everthing b... |
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| 1992 BMW 325is 2.5L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBABF3312N My Beemer experience is limited to my 67 1600; carb, points...However, I need to find out how to get data from this system. This 6 cylinder sounds like it has a vicious air/vacuum leak coming from the intake manifold (?) area, I can almost convince myself that... |
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| 1994 BMW 530i 3.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBAHK2310R This one won't pass inspection for emissions. It shows high CO and HC, good NOX and CO2. Fuel pressure is ok, Iguess. Nobody has any data on this engine. I have MOD and it says that no codes or other data are available from the manufacturer. I tried the bmw t... |
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| 2000 BMW 323i 2.5L Misfire VIN: WBAAM333XY Vehicle came in @74k with intermittent cel and rough running, turn vehicle off & restart and rough running would not be present. I don't remember codes at that time, but we replaced crankcase vent valve assembly and cleared codes. Replaced air pump & solenoid ... Trouble codes: 238 (misfire cyl 1), 239 (misfire cyl 2), 240 (misfire cyl 3), 241 (misfire cyl 4), 242 (misfire cyl 5), 243 (misfire cyl 6) |
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| 1980 Fiat 124 Spider 2.0L fuel injection VIN: 124CS00016 good afternoon fellow techs i wonder if anyone can help. i have this fiat spider 2.o l fuel injection bosch system start it runs for 3 seconds and dies before this happened i drove the fiat sometimes it would hesitate like if there is no fuel coming in. any... |
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| 1996 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L Cuts out, Stall VIN: SAJKX6240T Diagnostic Techs - I have this Jag that, at times, will act like you turn the key off for split second & then idle just fine or it might die completely then restarts instantly & goes fine. I have labscoped the cam & crank (reference) sensors to watch them when... |
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| 1992 Other European XM 3.0L Steering gear VIN: VF7Y3AG000 This is a CXA federalized LHD XM. I am trying to take this steering gear out for rebuild because it is leaking at the boots, but I can't see how this monster can squeeze out any openings. Do you have to remove the subframe? Any other tips appreciated. There ar... |
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| 1985 Volkswagen Jetta 1.6L coolant temp guage VIN: WVWGH0160F Hello, I don't get many diesels in, but I have a simple problem on this car. The temp guage reads ok, but the overheat light starts blinking as soon as you start the car. It does not overheat and coolant is full. The dealer was not too much help. This car app... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L abs VIN: 3VWCC21C2X Owner states driving down road after 33-40 min.abs light comes on, an alarm sounds, sometimes cel will also come on. after a while lights go out. Happens everyday same time place. Anyone know of bullitens, recalls etc. to address this prob.? Thanks in advance ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1993 BMW 325i 2.5L No Start VIN: WBACB4312P Greetings to all.The problem of a no start with the used computer was that I had to change the prom from original ecm to the used ecm and it fired right up.Thanks to all. |
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| 2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L abs VIN: WBABM3345Y I cleaned wheel sensors and reset the lights. Customer has not been back since. I recieved two replies stating that the module was most likely the problem, however I could not confidently replace it. Will probably send her to the dealer if she comes back. |
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| 1995 Jaguar XJ12 6.0L Cuts out, at freeway speeds VIN: SAJMX1346S Hello All, The second post really brought in the replies, most of which agreed that tire size/inflation issues were common to the TRAC systems they had seen have similar symptoms with. That was the problem. I did my test driving of the car before the original ... |
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| 1996 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Starting VIN: SALPV1246T I want to thank all of the techs who took time out from their bust lives to help with this problem. I especially want to thank the fellow that phoned us with his valuable information. One of the replays hit the nail on the head stating: If the check engine lam... |
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| 1998 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L engine VIN: WDBJF70F8W Thanks to all who responded to this - especially those of you who told us lifters do go bad and who suggested checking for blockage. The cam area was spotless and clean and nothing was blocked so we decided to swap the lifters. When we went to order them we ... |
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| 1980 Porsche 911 SC 3.0L rich start hot VIN: 91A0140678 Dear fellow techs, Well, this one is finally fixed. Now the customer is enjoying 100% perfect starts, up from 50% since my update. As mentioned earlier I had no rest pressure at shutdown. This was partially remedied with the replacement of the fuel accumulator... |
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| 1989 Volkswagen Golf 1.8L No Start VIN: 3VWAA01G5K Thanks to all who took the time to make suggestions, many members felt that the poor engine ground caused my problem. I belive they were right. I tried a second reman ECM, verified good engine ground, and now all is well. Vehicle now starts and runs fine hot o... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Poor Idle Quality I used a comrades Asenmacher brand scanner to reset idle--works ok now---I had various responses, most say use tool, a few said clean throttle plate and try several times---If I had more time that would be interesting to try. I will certainly recommend VW vehi... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L control panel VIN: 3LWTE29MXY didn't recieve many replies on this one but thanks anyway. I tested the flap motor for the blend doors and found it defective. I replaced it and reset all codes. o.k. |
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| 1989 Volvo 740 GL 2.3L engine VIN: YV1FX8842K Thanks to everyone who sent a email. We double checked the relays everyone suggested. However, a few techs from the local volvo dealer even stopped to look at this car and were also stumpped. One of the emails we received stated to check the wire harness, whic... |
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