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| 1998 BMW 740iL 4.4L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WBAGJ8320W this car was droped off not running the battery was dead it wouldnt crank. recharged battery would crank no start pulled plug was soaked in gas cheked no fire hooked scan tool up to check for codes was no codes but no rpm signal when cranking . installed new c... Trouble codes: 139 (electronic thermostate circut), 75 (misfire several cyl with cutoff), 67 (misfire cyl 5 with cut off), 66 (misfire cyl 4 with cut off), 68 (misfire cyl 6 with cut off), 62 (misfire several cyl) |
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| 2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L MIL Lamp on, FAILSAFE PROGRAM VIN: WBAGH88342 This car came in with the the "engine failsafe program" activated, surging idle, no power. I retrieved the listed codes and cleared them. The car ran fine and everything checked out ok. 50 miles later, the codes came back but the car runs fine. The data stream... Trouble codes: 117 (throttle potentiometer 1), 118 (throttle potentiometer 2), 119 (throttle potentiometer) |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L timing chain VIN: SAJDAO1D1Y i am replacing the timing chain (after someone else did it ) and was wondering is # 1 piston at tdc when the lock pin for the flywheel is engaged ( i do not have a pin ). i have the cams set with the flat sides level with the valve cover surface. no one so far... |
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| 1998 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: SALPV1241W This vehicle exhibits a high idle ([...]) most of the time, but especially cold. It will eventually idle down, however this is not predictable. Idle Air Control Valve recently replaced. The code for misfire resets after driving a few times, however no misfi... Trouble codes: P1316 (Misfire causing excessive emissions.) |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 SWB 3.2L Hesitation VIN: WDBGA32E5N MercTech's Hi there! Question. A Vehicle S320 came in 2 days ago,Sometimes in highspeed she slows down herself and will not respond to accelerator peddel force.We turned it off and started again,but same problem happens on and off again.I scaned for codes and ... |
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| 1990 Other European Testarossa 4.9L A/C Blower speeds VIN: ZFFSG17A7L I have a Testarossa with only full speed A/C blower operation. I am looking for troubleshooting help, I have traced the wires to a relay for high speed. but dont know if the rheostat in the fan switch goes directly to fan motor, or is there a low speed relay o... |
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| 1984 Porsche 944 2.5L oil leak VIN: WP0AA0946E after replacement of cylinder head gasket, vehicle came back leaking oil at front of cam housing (gasket), we found the gasket blown out front (after 100 miles) reordered gasket and reinstalled. this time we put indian head sealer to hold it in place and retor... |
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| 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L Misfire VIN: WPOAA2994T Car runs rough, check engine light on, has a P0300 random multiple cylinder misfire, has also specified cylinder 6, 2 and 3. Checked secondary ignition on cylinder 2, appeared ok. Distributor belt is intact. I suspect air mass meter, but I also know that these... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random multiple cylinder misfire), P0306 (Misfire 6 2 3), P0603 (internal control module keep alive memory cam error), P0203 (injector malfunction cylinder 3), P0624 |
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| 1993 Volkswagen Golf 1.9L Incorrect timing VIN: 3VWFP01H1P This car came in as a no start. The crankshaft sprocket was loose on the crankshaft. After doing the repairs, I am unable to find the specification for the injection pump setting. The pump sprocket was not aligned with the setting pin hole at TDC on disassembl... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1999 Audi A6 2.8L Turn signals VIN: WAUDA24B3X thanks to all who helped, 13 out of 13 said it was the hazard switch, so i am sure this is my problem,however the switch is on national backorder |
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| 2001 Audi A4 1.8L Oil Pressure VIN: WAUDC68D51 First, I want to thank everyone who took the time to help us. It seems those of you who work often on these cars find this to be a common problem. The oil pump pick up screen was plugged with carbon buildup. Evidently the owner has not been following regular m... |
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| 1988 BMW 325 2.7L Surge VIN: WBAAB6400J I am the LAST person in the world to condemn an ECU, but I am afraid that was the problem. I worked feverishly to find a vacuum leak, a bad ground, dirty connectors or any thing. I think what gave it away finally was the fact that I could not get ANYTHING to m... |
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| 1995 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L Warning Lights VIN: SALPV12445 No WAY around this one...its all serial data into the BCEM and then up the solid state cluster...I put posts out on three different boards and the ONLY answer was installing a 'module' engineered to mask this...see the link and ... |
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| 1995 Land Rover Range Rover SE 4.0L No Start VIN: SALPV12445 Most replies had to do with a convertor flex plate coming loose or incidental damage caused during a previous tranny R & R. Indeed when I contacted the customer, I found out the local dealer had replaced rear crank seal some months earlier. I installed the sen... |
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| 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out VIN: 1070441202 I would like to thank all who replied especially Michael from Florida.The vacuum diagram was very helpful. Once all of the vacuum lines were hooked up and rerouted correctly this vehicle idled well and cleaned up considerably.Also found a bad coil wire which w... |
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| 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC 5.0L Shifting into rev VIN: WDBCA44D8F Thanks to all that responded. We decided to replace the complete Trans. |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L power steering VIN: 4JGAB548EX I got several quick replies to this post. Most mentioned a recall regarding the p/s cooler hose clamp. I finally got the rest of the story from the vehicle owner's husband. The p/s hose HAD blown off this vehicle TWICE previously! The second time it happened w... |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWSE29M5X Thanks to everyone for your help. Every single one mentioned AIr Mass sensor. And that is what we did. And the fat lady sang. Fima |
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| 1995 Volvo 850 2.4L No Start VIN: YV1W5514S2 We were unable to repair the vehicle as the owner was in a hurry to get the vehicle completed. He had been working on the vehicle before he came to us and thought we would be able to fix in a jiffy. He had the car towed to the dealership for repair. Based on t... |
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