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2004 Audi A4 1.8L starting
Hello Audi Techs I would have to repair the wire loom in this car, being damaged due to the electrical systems control unit short, I have to repair the wire loom in different sections by replacing sections of wiring,when I tried to order wire and crimp connect...
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2001 Land Rover Discovery 4.0L MIL Lamp on
This Discovery came in running poorly and MIL on. Codes were for O2 Sensor Circuit No Activity Detected (Bank 1 Sensor 1) & (Bank 2 Sensor 1), O2 Sensor Heater Circuit (Bank 1 Sensor 1) &(Bank 2 Sensor 1), and P0300 & P0308. I found that the harness plugs for ... Trouble codes: P0135 (O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Bank 1 Sensor 1), P0155 (O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Bank 2 Sensor 1).
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1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L Roof
Hallo there Merc experts!. This AMG 500Sl's roof does not work at all. We read it out(flascodes) and got codes:18,19,20,21,22,28,29. We tried to clear them, but they came straight back! To me it seems that there are "too many" codes. I mean it is hard to belie...
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2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Electronic
Hi Group, we got a 2006 VW Passat, 2.0T. ac/heater, blower fan not working at all, no matter what speed not working, I pull wiring diagram from All DATA , look so confusing compare to Mercedes or BMW. don't know how this system work. I checked all fuses. OK. d...
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1996 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6L MIL Lamp on, gearbox fault
Wanted to make sure the truck is fixed - hasn't returned, so I guess I fixed it! LR diagnostics are terrible regarding the CKP giving the information for the "torque signal", which must be a calculated value. Turned out that the GEMS management system used a... Trouble codes: p1701 (transfer case computer has flagged fault to ECM), P1708 (Transfer case computer link signal permanently at ground), p1775 (Gearbox has signalled a fault to ECM), P1608 (Engine torque signal really), P1703 (transfer box link electrical fault. Not currently present.).
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1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L valve train
Received 6 replies-thank guys-mostly concerning broken valves. I bore scoped the cylinders and found heavy scoring in no. 1. At this time I'm leaning towards a broken piston causing the noise. I did check the compression before I replced the timing chain so I ...
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1996 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
I apologize for the late close, but this had been a frustrating and ongoing issue as we've had to return the car to the customer numerous times and schedule to get it back. A leakdown test revealed no faults in the engine, with under 15% on all cylinders. I h... Trouble codes: P0302 (cyl 2 miss), P0303 (cyl 3 miss), P0300 (random miss).
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2001 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8L poor acceleration
I checked the O2 sensor wiring for damage and checked brake switch operation as suggested.I looked for connector and wiring problems.Everything checked OK so far.The throttle body looked like it had been cleaned recently.I borrowed a Snap-on scanner with Euro... Trouble codes: PO221 (Accerlator position switch B error).
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