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	Help Request	Answers
	1986 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0L No Start have checked oil pressure while cranking engine w/ manual guage has oil pressure, checked for spark has spark, checked for injector drive at injectors it appears to be fine and also checked fuel pump and it is working. we do not usually work on these cars chec...	View
	1996 Audi A6 2.8L electric windows Hello Audi techs!!! I got a good one for you all...This A6 came to the shop with an electrical problem that was draining the battery overnight and the sunroof was working intermittently. Upon inspection, we found a .86Amp draw at the central locking/lighting c...	View
	2000 Audi S4 2.7L cruise control We have a 2000 Audi S4 brought in for cruise control problem. Can not find the location of cruise control module. Checked with AllData and the Audi dealer, both show computer being located behind the glove box, but it is not there...very frustrating...we feel ...	View
	2003 Audi A4 1.8L Wipers Here is the problem. The customer came in with a complaint of the wiper blades stuck in the middle of the windshield. I heard from another tech that it could be set for winter mode. Didn't know if there was a reset procedure or if I just need to loosen the wip...	View
	2001 BMW 330Ci 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on He all, Need BMW expert advise. 01 330ci 3.0L drove in running very poorly, lack of poor and hard start. MIL scan revealed a crank sensor fault. Researched and found a bulletin on Crankshaft failures and replaced with genuine OE crank sensor. Problem seemed be... Trouble codes: P0335 (Crank sensor fault code 83).	View
	1996 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start This car sat for 2 years in our balmy New England weather and then the owner decided to put it on the road again. It ran but was towed in. First start was ok but oil light on and oil pressure gauge flat, throttle sticky. Removed throttle body and cleaned, rein...	View
	1986 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L Hesitation, Cuts out Hi folks. First off, I know very little of these systems. Alldata is not overly descriptive for diagnostics. The fuel pressure is 80 psi regulated. The car simply can barely drag itself down the road. I drained all the fuel and replaced with fresh and the car ...	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 3.2L 12 Hi, all the mercedes benz tech this car has comes to my shop. Its speedometer doesnt work and the ABS light is on at the same time. I checked all the fuse and they are all ok. Then i replaced the both sides of the front speed sensor and the rear speed sensor i...	View
	1975 MG MGB 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire I was doing a tune up and the wires got pulled off before firing order was written down. Anybody got firing order specs on this cutie? THanks!!!	View
	1998 Volkswagen Golf 2.0L speedo and tach Hi everyone The speedo and tachometer do not work.The speedo needle vibrates and stays at 0 km/hr. The tach needle does nothing. When the engine running the speedo needle will slightly vibrate.No DTC and the problem is pretty much consistent.With the engine on...	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on hello vw techs have tried resetting throttle with modis . customer has swapped throttle with used . throttle apears clean . have not seen many of these any help is apreciated.after clearing code it return right away. Trouble codes: P1579 (throttle actuator -j338 adapton not started), P1544 (angle sensor throttle motor signal too high), P0121 (throttle position sensor not a plausable signal).	View
	2000 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L compressor HELP PLEASE!!! Vehicle came in and would not hold charge. Found cracked compressor casing. So sold the complete repair. Once completed, no power to the compressor clutch, hence no a/c. Also radiator fans inop. Found burnt connections at fan control module. Rep...	View
	2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L colling fans work if thermo switch is jumped Customer has gotten engine hot, scan tool read 289 f. Replaced thermostat and fan switch. Fans do not come on. Tested fan module and fans. Operate correctly. Problem is drivers side of radiator never gets above 115 f. Is there a coolant bleeder screw ? I have ...	View
	2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L 2-3 shift/flare the vehicle came in with a 2-3 flare,and harsh shifts,replaced tcm,no fix,replaced valve body,fixed the harsh shifts,still 2-3 problem,found leak in rev-high piston cracked,still no fix,presure tested on lift dont see anything out of the ordinary,other than di...	View
	2003 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L all electrical Car came to us with dying issues with A/C on. Previously has had battery and ignition switch repalced for this issue/ Third time back to the shop. Run midtronics tester on charging system and showed low charging voltage. Replaced alternator and tested ok. Drov...	View
	1992 Volvo 960 2.9L converter This car has been a great running car until this problem started last summer. Condition only happens in the warmer weather. Mostly hot city driving. Condition: When coming to a stop the engine feels like it is going to stall. Heavy shutter felt from engine/tr...	View

Fixes & Summaries for European

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1992 Alfa Romeo 164 3.0L No Start First I'd like to thank all that replied.Frank from new jersey suggested crank sensor. He stated that a sensor from a 93 BMW with a M50 engine should fit. We ordered one and the lead was way to short,maybe splicing the old harness on it may have worked. We cho...	4
	2000 BMW 323i 2.5L blower motor THANKS TO ALL OF THE BMW EXPERTS OUT THERE THIS ONE IS FIXED! THE PROBLEM WAS JUST WHAT EVERYONE HAD SAID IT WOULD BE, THE REALLY EXPENSIVE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK. I GUESS ALL MANUFACTURES HAVE RESISTOR BLOCK PROBLEMS. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR HEL...	18
	2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L Unknown I drove the car a few times and got the gear check light to come on and each time only the 055 code set. If I stopped the car turned off the ignition and restarted the car, the light would go off but at some point it would set a CAN code 146. So as a few p...	9
	2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.3L odometer Thanks for the help, I tried the hard reset a couple times with no change except the trip meter started to read all zeros and when i drove it it showed 0007??. If the customer has repaired at the dealer I will post results. Thanks again	5
	2005 MINI Cooper 1.6L cyl head warp A big thanks to Iatn, Peter,Louie,Brooks,Dave and steve,This Mini isdown the road and service manager is happy.I started car up with combustion leak tracer fluid on coolant fill opening and color changed from blue to yellow just like all the GM engines that ha...	6
	1998 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L MIL Lamp on Purge valve fixed the problem,thanks for the help and info guys. Jim unfortunately there is no more info to add to this close...tests and results are listed on previous posts.	7
	1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L engine Thanks to all who replied. Replaced the crank position sensor and cleared the codes. Test drove and all seems to be fixed at this time. No more starting problems when hot.	13
	2005 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Unknown Well here is the fix on the ac compressor that would come and go. We found out that with a test light hooked up to the car harness side of the compressor if you would wiggle or turn the blower switch real fast this would make the light flicker and then stay on...	5
	1989 Volvo 760 2.3L Ignition tumbler As three respondents responded, there is a bore in the top of the 'tree' with a steel lug in it. Inside the lug is a smaller hole that a pick fits through. The tumbler lock is a thin spring-loaded horseshoe-shaped clip that pops up to lock. Once the key is ...	3
	1994 Volvo 940 2.3L climate switching You are right someone took the hose from cruise and ran it strait to manifold, then hooked climate to cruise??? who knows why? but all is well now thanks Paul	1

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