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| 1986 BMW 325e 2.7L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WBAAE54056 THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN POSTED BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM (See old message post below). We installed a new oxygen sensor and idle improved, however still stumbled. replaced one of the coolant temp sensors and the vehicle ran great after that. Took vehicle for a cou... |
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| 1966 Jaguar xke 4.2L hydraulic/power assist The problems I'm having are in bleeding the front brakes. I have not been able to get fluid from the slave cylinder to the front calipers. The slave cylinder is between the main master and front brake line. The rear calipers are able to be bled and have good p... |
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| 1985 Jaguar XJ6 4.2L Hard to Start (Warm) VIN: SAJJCALP4C Hello EO, These are excerpts from my technicians notes. 1.Vehicle is a European 1985 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign with a 4.2 L. The computer is a DAC 1210. The vehicle does not have a throttle position sensor (European), it has a smog pump and EGR valve with 2 oxyg... |
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| 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300TD 3.0L Misfire VIN: WDBAB93AXC Well guys, I am in need of some direction on this turbo diesel. First of all, this car sat for a few years because it had developed excessive smoke from the exhaust before it warmed up. the smoke was light in color and the owner was advised it was probably an ... |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Hesitation VIN: 3VWCC21C8Y after above repairs car runs bad on initial cold start,somewhat better when warm but still stumbles like it is lean Trouble codes: P1128, P0302, P0304 |
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| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L electric VIN: 3VWRC29M3Y hello,vw tech.this car came on tow truck.no start.cranks good.checked fuel presser.ok.spark is present but after cranking few times it disappers.so far replaced plugs,wires,mass air meter and coil with no results. please point me in right direction if you know... |
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| 1993 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5516P unable to reset mil. car had codes on the fuel injection side for rich limit reached. found multiple vacuum leaks. cleared codes on fuel injection side of ecu. mil still on. pulled ignition codes and found the 314 no cam signal code. tried to clear using the h... Trouble codes: 314 (no signal from cam sensor) |
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| 1994 Volvo 940 2.3L master cyl. VIN: YV1JW8837R Hi there, The car first came in because the brake pedal was very low. The master cylinder was changed and the brakes adjusted/bled which did not fix the problem. I then adjusted the brake pedal level and the brakes were slightly sticking on. The brake pedal i... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1991 BMW 850i 5.0L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBAEG11020 After instaling new catalitic converters vechicle pass IM 240 test.I would like to say thank you, to all people that responded. |
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| 1995 BMW 325is 2.5L unknown VIN: WBABF4326S Well to begin with I need to say thanks to all who read, and responded to my request. Alan from California mentioned to check the fluid application chart for the correct fluid type. I rechecked and believe I have used the right fluid Dex.3. Many others stated ... |
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| 1997 BMW 318i 1.9L timing chain VIN: WBAC0324VE thank,s guys there was an expansion plug missing from the oil galley.located between the cams.reinstalled plug with sleeve locker and noise is gone,thank's again ron @ rolfs |
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| 1999 BMW 528i 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADM6332X hi gentleman the reply from curt is the same question I had all along what happened as I dont know cust I decided not to pursue any farther the car went to bmw and they put a throttle body on it they had it in stock so eric and colin were right on the money wi... Trouble codes: 209 (ews sensor malfunction), 118 (throttle vlv signal inconsitent), 169 (throttle valve), P0601. |
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| 2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Surge, Stall, Misfire VIN: WBADM6346Y Thanks for all the replies. Customer decided not to replace vanos unit. So for a temp fix or verify unit was problem, I did an engine flush. This seems to have taken care of the problem for now Thanks again |
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| 1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0L tail lights VIN: SAJGX2745V Thanks for the 3 replys that i got. After tracing the wiring for about an hour i accidentally noticed that when i turned on the right turn signal the tail lights and marker lights came on. I removed the column cover and tested the turn signal switch and sure e... |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L steering column VIN: WDBEA30DXN We created this mess in an attempt to save more time. Normally we remove the instrument cluster and the black micro switch and make the cut by the microswitch. This time we cut next to the column whitch makes the column lock pin non retractable. There is a cov... |
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| 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L air bags deployed by accident VIN: WDBJT53F9Y Hi Guys, Thanks for the info guys. And asave a lot of time here and money. Replaced the aibags and reset the module and all is well. with the exception of the dash bulbs being out and that i had to replace also. Thanks for the help. [...] |
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| 2001 Saab 9-3 2.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: TS3DD58H91 Thanks for all the fast responses! I got a response within 15min, went over to the car and tested the valve for holding vacuum, it didn't. Ordered a new valve and that did fix it. Thanks, Dan Trouble codes: P1110 (Charge Air Bypass Valve). |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Misfire, poor power VIN: 3VWBC21CXX dropped exhaust at manifold and drove car. Car now accelerates easily past 4000 rpm. Have heard alot of cats rattling but not restricted like this one. Also did not expect to have a restricted cat at this mileage. Thanks for the replies/help!!! Trouble codes: P0300, P0303, P0304, P0411. |
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| 1999 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWDE31J1X After carefully checking our work, and replacing the chain tensioner(old one came out in pieces, new one is a unit), we have determined that the cylinder miss is most likely responsible for the repeated codes indicating non-correlation of the crank and cam sen... Trouble codes: P1340 (Camshaft Position Sensor G40 / Engine Speed Sensor G28 Incorrect Correlation). |
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| 1995 Volvo 960 2.9L No Start VIN: YV1KS9617S Dan from Michigan hit it on the head. I cleaned the fuel injectors twice per Dan's suggestion. I would not have thought of it on my own, because once the vehicle started, the engine purred like a kitten & drove great. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Trouble codes: 131 (crank signal), 314 (cam signal). |
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| 1996 Volvo 960 2.9L Coolant Sensor VIN: YV1KS9608T This one is fixed and down the road. Most of the 16 replies 'nailed it' by replacing the coolant sensor located below the T-stat. In addition, many of the replies also said to replace the T-stat at the same time. I did both. Car now starts and idles great. FYI... |
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