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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 8, 2014 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2000 Audi S4 2.7L head gaskets VIN: WAUDD68D7Y Hello everyone, this car came in with water pump very worn, rattling & leaking. It had also overheated. After water pump/timing belt job while cycling the cooling system we discovered it likely had blown a head gasket & tested positive for Hc's in the coolant.... |
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| 2000 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUED24B8Y Help Audi Techs! This A-6 2.7t came to us from another shop- they tested and replaced both ign modules- car would not start and it was towed here. We did our initial tests and found modules bad. we installed two good quality ign modules, fired up car and they ... |
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| 2006 BMW 530i 3.0L Overheat message on dash VIN: WBANE73556 After driving for 15-20 minutes during first trip of the day, dashboard message center reads out "Engine temp too hot drive moderately". If I keep driving, it will go to "Engine overheat". After stopping for 5 to 10 minutes, I can restart and it will be fine f... |
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| 2008 Mini Cooper 1.6L Egs VIN: WMWRF33578 Hello All! We have a Mini cooper here that came in with no upshifting from the low ratio and no comm with the trans ECU (EGS in mini speak). We have good power and ground to the ecu. We scope tested the can lines, we have good signals high and low and matchin... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1998 Audi Cabriolet 2.8L Master cyl VIN: WAUAA88G3W This car is fixed. I found an oily substance in the cap for the brake reservoir, it was the same color as the brake fluid but of a thicker viscosity. I,m assuming it is power steering fluid. Customer finally told us he has been going to the local Firestone for... |
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| 2005 BMW 325i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on, SES Flashes Constant VIN: WBAET37495 Thanks for everybody's help. Customer is taking car back to dealer. Trouble codes: 2869 (DME self test RAM check faulty P16A3), 28B2, 2830 (DME self test checksum P16A0), 27A1, 2796 (THrottle adaptation values incorrect P1632). |
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| 2005 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L vanos VIN: 5UXFB53515 Well guys, thank you very much for all your help and suggestions, we did have some fun working on this vehicle and it was a nice learning experience, after we start looking on the waveforms of the cam and crank sensors it all make sense, we notice that the cam... |
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| 2007 BMW 335xi 3.0L RDC System VIN: WBAVD535X7 While the suggestions of a wet module were pretty common, this car already had the module located behind the RH trunk side panel, rather than in the spare tire area. Long story short, there was wiring damage hidden about 18" back from the transmitter in the LF... |
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| 2007 Mini Cooper S 1.6L driver VIN: WMWMF73597 sorry for the late close of this. We did determine that the heat exchanger was blocked and required replacement...repair was declined by the customer though. Thank you to all that responded. |
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| 2003 Saab 9-3 Arc 2.0L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: YS3FD49Y73 Turns out that updating programming was the issue. Sent to a dealer (far away) and they reprogrammed everything that was able to be updated. They noted a few small hoses clamped, connectors cleaned, etc... But reflash solved everything. Trouble codes: P0300 (Very intermitent code. Random cyl). |
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