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| 2005 Audi A6 Quattro 3.2L all electrical systems VIN: WAUDG74F35 Sorry this is so long. Car was towed in in November with no start. Another tech determined it was a bad ign. switch. We sent the customer to the dealer 100 miles away where the ign. switch was replaced and coded or programmed(whatever they do). Now the car has... |
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| 2008 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUDF78E78 No vacuum at idle at oil fill cap. Did not see any lines loss or off engine, yet. Clean engine, first time seen this car at shop. Trouble codes: 08568 (P2178 to rich idle), 01286 (P0506 rpm to low), 04759 (P1297 pres drop between turbo / throtle body) |
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| 2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L Coolant system VIN: SAJDA01D7Y Regular customer, good maintenance on vehicle. Has a coolant leak that appears to be coming from under the intake somewhere. Intake is plastic and no coolant runs through it. I think there is some plumbing under there. Under pressure the coolant runs down both... |
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| 2011 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L engine VIN: WP1AB2A21B Porsche techs, help needed. This Cayenne had check engine on / off in last two weeks. We installed new OE intake cam sensor on passenger side. Light came on the next day. Oil level was good and engine is smooth, no signs of chain/gear issues. There is no recal... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 3VWPL71K59 I have a 2009 VW Jetta with a 2.0 dsl the complaint is they went on a long trip and the car went into limp mode they shut the car off and started it and if was fine for a bit then it happened again sometimes it would go for a wile and sometimes it would go rit... Trouble codes: 00135 (fuel pail system pressure too low) |
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| 2009 Audi A5 Quattro 3.2L Start/Stall VIN: WAUDK78T79 My thanks to all that have helped! I replaced the three offending injectors and all is well. My fuel trims are back to where they need to be and the spark plugs have cleaned up. I am still not sure why ALL six spark plugs where black and not just the three wit... Trouble codes: P0303 (Cylinder three misfire.), P0302 (Cylinder two misfire.), P0305 (Cylinder five misfire.), P0300 (Random/multiple cylinder misfire.), P1137 (Bank one mixture too rich.), P130A. |
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| 2004 BMW 525i 2.5L immobiliser VIN: WBANA52050 Thank you to everyone that replied.All of the replies where helpful.Dan from Ontario was spot on as soon as i disconnected the oil level sensor the voltage on terminal 15 output 3 jumped to 12 volts.The vehicle started and drove perfect.I replaced the oil leve... |
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| 2006 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Interior VIN: 5UXFA13556 Thanks to all members, car were coded with ista on bmw dealer. thanks a lot. att. Hernan |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L Fuel Leak VIN: WDBCA24D2K Many thanks for all of the help! Using the advice of several of you, thoroughly cleaned the fuel delivery area and then ran it while carefully watching. Confirmed the EHA valve was indeed the place of leakage as opposed to the fuel distributor. Installed a new... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG 3.6L enabling criteria VIN: WDBHM36EXT I drove and drove to no avail. The temperature is normal, continuous monitors complete , no codes, and the O2 sensor in switching above 800 and below 200. We are sending it to Mercedes. The smog test does check monitors for completion on 1996 to 1999 allowing ... Trouble codes: P0400, 005 (coolant temp sensor connection), 008 (intake air temp). |
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| 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5 2.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWRG31Y06 Thank you for all your help i checked the evap system from front to back i found damage to the rear bumper by the canister but the canister was fine. Found a rat nest in fender well but no signs of damage checked the purge valve bingo. Valve was bad. Repla... Trouble codes: P0455, P0420, P0218. |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L engine VIN: 3VW3L7AJ6C thank you all for the responses, most of you were correct in saying that the intercooler was the issue. As some of you said apparently moisture builds up in the cylinder and then freezes not allowing the piston to complete its stroke. I installed intercooler... |
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