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2004 BMW 530i 3.0L Stall VIN: WBANA735X4
car towed in. found no fuel to engine. fuel gauge 1/4 full. replaced fuel pump. found right side of fuel tank had fuel. found left side of fuel tank had no fuel. added fuel. car ran and drove for 3 days. engine now stalls intermittently. check diagnostics (no ... Trouble codes: 5F78
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2004 BMW 525i 2.5L immobiliser VIN: WBANA52050
Vehicle came in with customer complaint cutting out and stalling.Found alternator not charging 11.6v.Supply and fit new genuine alternator charging 14.2v.Remove battery and charge overnight.Engine started up fine and returned to customer. Next day car returns...
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2006 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Interior VIN: 5UXFA13556
Odometer were coded with x431 pro V please help.
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2007 BMW 530xi 3.0L Transfer Case VIN: WBANF73557
I am having problems with the 4 wheel drive system on this 530Xi. When the vehicle arrived here it had the brake, traction control, ABS and 4 wheel drive lights on. Checking codes we found the gearbox control (VTG) had codes 5208 Servomotor supply and 52D1 Inc...
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2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d 3.0L Engine VIN: 5UXFF03579
Hello Everyone, This 2009 BMW X5 turbo-diesel has a loud whistle/screeching sound when the engine is under load. You can also get it to happen sitting still if revved quickly. It sounds like it is coming from the right side of the engine, towards the front. I...
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2006 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L YAW Rate sensor VIN: SALAE25446
This Land Rover came in with multiple faults but the one causing the Brake lamp and Traction lamp to illuminate was the Fault code C1A98-92 Yaw rate sensor circuit performance. The Test done to leading to the replacement was checking power and ground to the se...
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1996 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG 3.6L enabling criteria VIN: WDBHM36EXT
Trying to complete monitors for emissions test and registration renewal.I am hoping someone would have information about the enabling criteria needed for the monitors to run on this vehicle.I looked up all the vehicles with known OBD 2 issues on the state web ... Trouble codes: P0400, 005 (coolant temp sensor connection), 008 (intake air temp)
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2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL 2.0L alternator
Customer came in with complaint that when using his remote starter the vehicle would run for a short time then stall. He then would try a restart and only get a clicking as if battery was dead, which it was. He charged the battery, started it and brought it in...
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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2007 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF78EX7
This was my first time posting a help request Thank you so much to all the techs who responded. The good news is we fixed the car! After getting in touch with an old friend (audi tech) he was able to make information available to me that concluded there was in... Trouble codes: P2294.
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2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L Charging VIN: WBAGN63422
replaced alternator again with another bosch unit and all is fine should call the tech number on the tested ok tag on the last alternator and send him a bill , i was leaning towards it as a bad unit but wanted to make sure before throwing another part at it t...
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2007 BMW 328i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: WBAVA33597
REPLACE SPRING AND REPLACE THE ECCENTRIC SENSOR. ENGINE RUNS SMOOTH Trouble codes: 29CC, 29CE, 29D0, 2A31, 2A47, 2A38.
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2011 BMW 135i 3.0L Cooling Systems VIN: WBAUN7C52B
Thank you for all of your input guys. It was in fact the water pump as I (and most of you guys) had suspected. what threw me off was the "blockage in system" code since nothing was blocked or broken in the water pump. It's great to have a community like IATN a...
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2004 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L VANOS solenoids VIN: SALME11444
Thank you to all that replied, their was no excess crankcase pressures after sitting in sub 0* temps, we put new seals on the VANOS solenoids and all seems to be well with the Land Rover.
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2008 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L All Air Struts VIN: 4JGBF71E68
We are very sorry to not post a fix for this vehicle. Our customer turned into a nightmare customer and we will no longer be working with him. He refused all work, called us cheats, and will no longer be one of our customers. We do have some information to pos...
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2005 Volvo XC90 2.5T 2.5L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1CY59205
Removed intake manifold and found banjo nipple completely clogged. Cleaned all passages and replaced pcv box. Went through a drive cycle without problems. Thank you everyone for the help! Trouble codes: 120D, 216D, 121B.
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