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2000 Audi A4 1.8L Radio VIN: WAUAC28D1Y
Hi Guys, car came in for a timing belt job/water pump. Replace battery due to age/low cranking amps. Job went well til the radio went into security mode. The owner can't find the radio code, and as a favor I will ask you folks: how can I get the radio code??? ...
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2003 BMW 325i 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAET37473
I am getting a trouble code 29AE Tank Flap on Snap-on scanner and can not find any code definition in Alldata for this code.Anyone know what this code means? Trouble codes: 29AE
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1989 Land Rover Range Rover 3.9L Engine VIN: SALHV1247K
At 1500 rpm with vehicle not warmed up, there is a stumble/hesitation on acceleration. Once vehicle is warmed up, the stumble goes away. Have not focused on fuel pressure/fuel pump because it only does it when vehicle is cold and at 1500 rpm. Have replaced coo...
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2002 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXFA535X2
thanks to everybody. Victor was right. The voltages I wrote were the right ones. I got another pedal unit from the dealer and returned the bad one to warehouse. Drove for 2 days and I am going to call it a fix. Frank. Trouble codes: P1624, P0222, P0122, P0221.
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2006 BMW 750Li 4.8L Park distance control VIN: WBAHN83536
I activated pdc with an assistant listening and none of the sensors clicked. Unplugged one at a time and it never coded for any of the sensors nor had an effect on the systems operation. I suspect the module is at fault. The customer has declined the repair at...
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2008 BMW 535i 3.0L timing VIN: WBANW13538
Thank you to all the replies and the few I emailed for additional info. What an exquisite adventure I embarked upon when removing the one bolt. Ended up pulling both valve cover and oil pan. Oil pump drive gear had fallen into pan. Surprisingly there was very ...
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2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5L Unknown VIN: SAJEA51D13
Well we finally called the customer to see how the Jag was doing and he said all is good. Light has never came back on or flickered. He says light goes out right away when starting. I guess changing to a factory sensor did the trick. Or he has an intermittent ...
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1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L 1-2 shifr VIN: WDBLJ65G3W
Thanks to the members that provided technical information. The decision was made to install the conductor plate and see what happens. Car drove and shifted great. A few responses said to replace the trans if there was metal flakes. I only saw 2 or 3 tiny flake...
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2009 Mercedes-Benz C180 1.8L MIL Lamp on
Thank you all. I was waiting for the customer to bring back the car, but she hasn't. Should the car come back I will inform you of my findings. Smoking the car will be the first thing to do. Thanks again. Trouble codes: P2263.
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2001 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRP29MX1
Thank you got your suggestions. As the engine had a new injection pump installed - I followed my instincts and worked my way through the base timing setup. Here is a tip - The JTC 4647 Camshaft Puller puller - Has 2 of the 2 leg feet and and 2 of the 1 leg ...
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2005 Volkswagen Jetta GL TDI 1.9L power steering VIN: WVWRR61J85
The problem here was a faulty new power steering pump. The new pump produced absolutely no pressure. Another new replacement solved the issue. These systems run at about 1500psi!according to Alldata but there was no flow through the reservoir and when turned t...
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWHM71K69
Thanks for your help. Joe your response about the plugs needing to be on its forth set put me on track. The gap on all the plugs was about 80 where the new plugs was around 40. Even though i switched coils @ plugs around with no change in readings i decided t... Trouble codes: P0300, P0305, P130A, P0304.
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2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL 2.0L Compressor VIN: 1VWCN7A30D
I had Posted a fix The Day the Vehicle was in, Maybe I missed a step. But Thanks for all your responses. The sensor was an OEM that the customer installed himself. I checked and double checked. Performing the Compressor "First Run" was the fix. The problem was...
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