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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for August 26, 2014 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: WDBBA48D0H Car had been in storage for a number of years. Had to get car running. Advised owner to replace fuel tank, fuel pumps and fuel filter. Owner bought used parts. Oxygen sensor and o2 sensor had been removed so we replaced those. Car ran great for about 50 miles ... |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBBA48D1J CEL on constant. Need to know how to read ECU fault codes. Although the car has an 8 pin diag.connector for impulse code reading, only SRS is available on that connector,for this non CA model. There is also a round 9 pole connector, but AllData states it requi... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL600 5.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBSK76F14 Need some assistance form the Mercedes techs out there. This sl came in with random no start found bad crank sensor so we replaced crank sensor and upsold a tune up by age (unrelated to problem). After tune up car runs well and does not die but sets misfire co... Trouble codes: P0306, P0305, P0300 |
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| 2005 Saab 9-3 Arc 2.0L Starting VIN: YS3FD79Y35 Thanks in advance for reading this. On first start in the morning, or after sitting for an hour, this car is reluctant to crank. The starter will engage, and turn the engine slightly, then quit working. If one persists doing this several times, the problem wil... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2007 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L oil consuption VIN: WAUDF78E47 The customer declined any further diagnosis or repairs, concerned about the potential of a very large bill. We recommended a valve cover next but he declined. Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 2010 Audi Q7 TDI 3.0L No Start, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1JMCFE7A Q7 is fixed! SUV got towed in again! This time we were lucky, because it consistently did not RUN/START. We had 0 bar fuel pressure on supplement pump in engine compartment, therefore we removed passenger rear seat and cut carpet to get access to the in-tank p... Trouble codes: P0087. |
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| 2001 BMW 325i 2.5L Temperature Gauge VIN: WBAAW33471 Replace coolant temperature sensor at the rear of the cylinder head - no more temperature drop on gauge. |
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| 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L 2-1 shift down VIN: WDBJF65J32 Thanks for the Ideas Everyone. Found the problem!! The Summer/Winter switch was in the summer selection but found the switch to be shorted keeping it in the winter mode... Looks like a liquid was spilled more than one on or in the switch area. |
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| 1996 Porsche 911 Targa 3.6L 5th gear VIN: WP0DA2996T Thanks to those that responded. Kurt, I did call G Box and they knew what the problem was right away. The customer will continue to drive the car until winter when we will send the trans out for a rebuild. |
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| 2004 Saab 9-5 Aero 2.3L ABS module VIN: YS3EH45G94 Hi guys thanks for the quick response Justin hit the nail on the head ESP is the way to go a bit tricky at first but got it to work. Thanks for the help another happy customer |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WVGCM77L94 Could not fix this car in a reasonable budget. Car went to dealer. I suspect they'll recommend a tank. Passenger side tank kept going dry. I learned that v6 and v8 pump assignments are different, and that either pump SHOULD be able to empty the tank. There... |
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| 2006 Volvo S60 2.5T 2.5L Surge, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1RS59286 Basically ended up being fuel pump issue. You have to be very careful installing these pumps, it's very easy to mess up fuel lines and floats. One defective fuel pump in the mix added to the hair pulling. Trouble codes: P260D, P2600. |
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