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| 2002 BMW Z8 5.0L left turn signal VIN: WBAEJ13403 Hello Z8 techs. This car has a very fast flash on the left turn signal. I can't find any information in alldata or mitchells for this system, not even a wiring diagram. I removed both front t/s modules and swapped them and it made no change. I then swapped the... |
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300E-24V 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: WDB1240312 After satisfying myself that all the basics were correct I have tried very hard to diagnose the cause of this old Mercedes running fault and now require some help. The customer complains of a intermittant loss of power most noticeable when accelerating from re... Trouble codes: 50% |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300TE 4Matic 3.0L 4-Matic Light VIN: WDBED90E0N The only problem with this car is the 4-matic light blinks when parked and foot off the brakes. I read were the accumulators are bad when you have this problem. I removed the passenger side rear accumulator, but can't tell if it is bad. How do you measure insi... |
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| 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WDBEA30E3N car came back a few weeks later with a hard start cold and little extended crank when hot but starts and runs fine down the road. The idle seems low when hot and in gear. He drives it to chicago on a normal basis and all is fine. He left the car with me over n... |
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| 2001 Mercedes-Benz s320 3.2L abs,dash,can VIN: WDB2200260 Have a s class 320 CDI came in with dash lights not working, replaced a 5 amp fuse under hood. Car display reads "display defective visit workshop" after starting the car. no error codes found inside speedo unit. not all the time but most of the time abs light... |
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| 2006 Saab 9-3 2.0T 2.0L Camshaft Alignment VIN: YS3FD79Y46 Looking for some help regarding locking down camshaft sprockets on this 2.0L Turbo engine(207R Engine, 210HP). We have removed the cylinder head for service due to overheating and are in need of advice in order to set the camshafts. The cams have no locating p... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2004 Audi A4 Cabriolet 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUAC48H24 thanks for all the replies. All were the usual VW stuff, ie bad maf, more vacuum/boost leaks, low fuel pressure. maf checked ok, smoke ck showed no more vacuum leaks and fp was ok. I finally disconnected battery, connected cables for about 15 mins., reconnecte... Trouble codes: P0171. |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Jetta GLX 2.8L foward shifts VIN: 3VWTH69M52 Thanks for the replys guys. customer hasn't come back , and running out of time here...from what you suggested seems that there is in fact a mechanical problem on this transmission. quoted the customer for new transmission and he run away threatening that he w... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLX 2.8L Climatronic Servos VIN: WVWWH63B54 Thanks to Kenneth and Jeff for their insight. Was not able to locate group info to use with OTC Genisys tool. Purchased Ross Tech VAG COM setup. Haven't yet gotten vehicle back to resolve issue. |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L Front Signals VIN: WVWAK73C16 This car the front signals would work in the morning, but after a couple of times applied would stop working. It would loose the ground to both sockets and would stop sending power from the BCM. What we found at the 14 pin connector at front bumper was where i... |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: WVWEK93C16 Thanks for the 6 replies, We ended up with replacing the boost pressure sensor ,since I thought the code for intake leak may caused by wrong pressure signal and it did the trick. As the same time we replaced also the PCV valve as recommend. It was leaking a ve... Trouble codes: P2187 (System too lean at idle-Bank 1), P2279 (Leak in intake system). |
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| 1995 Volvo 850 2.4L convertor area VIN: YV1LW5534S Thanks to posters here. We found the Volvo code 3-2-3 indicating lockup issue, and after talking with some valve body remanufacturers found that the pump stator shaft bushings were worn, allowing the fluid ti bypass the pump and set the 740/3-2-3 that the tran... |
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| 1996 Volvo 850 2.4L Hard start VIN: YV1LS552T1 Hello everyone and thanks for the help on this one. I feel foolish because I violated a rule that I set years ago to disregard much of what the customer says and verify on my own to avoid being led down a path to nowhere. And thats what happened. The car ca... |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SZ58DX1 Thanks to all who replied with great suggestions ! The customer finally got back to us after being sent to the dealer for the throttle body recall,Volvo was'nt very cooperative when the found out we did the timing belt and gave them a bit of a hassle but they ... Trouble codes: P1237. |
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| 2001 Volvo V70 X/C 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SZ58D5T Thanks to all who replied. In the end, all the grounds for the ignition coils are bolted to the top of the valve cover, They are all under a cover. The wiring had rubbed through on cylinder 2 and 3. After further inspection, I found both ground wires had broke... Trouble codes: P0302 (Cylinder 2 misfire), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire). |
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