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2000 BMW 328Ci 2.8L Mil VIN: WBABM5345Y
hi folks, its not actually a customers car. its one of my ex-co workers vehicle. his CHECK ENGINE light is on. i scanned the pcm and there were couple of codes regarding coolant temp sensor and coolant thermostat stuck open or something. i cleared the codes bu...
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2008 BMW 328i 3.0L No Start VIN: WBAVA37578
Hello techs. We really need HELP on this one. Vehicle towed in with crank gear splitted. we replaced crank gear , timing chain & tensioner.yes it is frequent job for us at the shop to R/R head on N52 engine. we have tools to set timing , but engine refused to ...
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2009 Mercedes-Benz E350 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBUF56X19
Does anyone have any good testing information on this system, I find it hard to believe that I should be seeing 3 volts at the return wire of the FTPS with no pressure on the tank? Where should it actually be? Customer does not have any issues filling up the... Trouble codes: P0452, P2422 (Charcoal canister vent valve stuck)
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2003 Saab 9-3 SE 2.0L Starting VIN: YS3DF78K13
Ok SAAB masters.. getting beat up by this Saab just slightly- Back in October this customer came in with a NO cran, NO start condition that was very intermittent. Actually so intermittent that I couldn't duplicate it so from seeing this problem before I put a ...
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2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Timing VIN: WVWPD63B24
Have the head out of the car. Working on putting the head back together. Was wondering if you can turn the camshafts with the chain tensioner and bearing caps on? How tight should the chain tensioner be? Right now everything has been tightened to spec. but, ca...
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2007 BMW 328i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAVA37587
have got to pull cams and check further. running out of time for post. at this time I [...] mechanical problem (lifters, etc) need to disassemble to check further. no codes other than misfires on 4 and 6 cylinders, changed out coils, injectors, and it remai... Trouble codes: 29D2, 29D0.
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2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: SAJEA01T73
Boy do I feel dumb. Chased my tail for 2 more weeks on this misfire. -When I ran a new ground wire to the coils I grounded it to the intake manifold-bad move. The manifold is a very poor ground, the computer didn't like the feedback signal it got from the coil... Trouble codes: P0352, 354, 356 (ign coil primary circuit failure on cyls 246).
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2006 Mini Cooper S 1.6L Compressor VIN: WMWRH33506
First, thank you to everyone for their help. What fixed this car was replacing the expansion valve, as recommended by many of you. So, this is what I found out, or believe to be true. 1. This car uses a variable displacement compressor, using pistons instea...
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