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| 2007 Audi Q7 Premium 3.6L Mechanical VIN: WA1BY74L77 Bought this truck from customer not willing to fix it. Timing chain broke,bent valves. Thought i would fix head and put chains in but crank gear got chipped. I have been looking for a used motor with very little luck. I can find plenty of VW Toureg engines. I... |
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| 2008 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Drive VIN: SALAE25468 Car came in this morning for a quick check-over. CEL was on. I retrieved an odd code, P050B (cold start ignition timing performance). It didn't seem to be a serious problem so I cleared it and told owner we could dig a little deeper if it returned. I tested th... |
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| 2002 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: 3VWCB21C12 Vw tech please; know car starts and dies do to immobilizer not matched with computer (wrong vin in used computer) my question is do i need the password code from used computer (junk yard car)or can i us the password code from the customer car |
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| 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWCD21Y03 came in with aforementioned fault codes, as well as misfire codes for all cylinders. replaced failed pcv valve, misfire codes gone. others reset at start up. found fuse s243 (fuse 43, 10a, dash fuse box) blown. replace fuse; blows instantly upon cranking, and ... Trouble codes: P1425, P1435, P1472, P1117, P1421, P1198 |
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| 2010 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L Steering wheel module VIN: YV1382MWXA I have this V50 that I replaced SRS module and Steering wheel module from a previous repair from accident damage. I programmed the SRS with no issues. The SWM will not finish the programming and fails. I now have no communication with the module and wipers ru... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2005 Audi S4 4.2L cam timing incorrect VIN: WAUGL68E05 I hate to close this help request without a definite answer as to what caused the problem, but due to the open time I will close by saying that my machine shop, in whom I absolutely trust, said that there was no way it could have been a valve guide problem and... |
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| 2006 Audi A4 2.0L Compressor VIN: WAUKF78E06 Hi to all and thanks to all, it turned out to be the A/C compressor. I think my tech tested this wrong. But it was mentioned to jump start the compressor and that fired it up and all our pressures were good, hooked all back up and it worked for a while but the... |
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| 1987 BMW 325i 2.5L Wheels Locked Up VIN: WBABB2308H WRONG BRAKE BOOSTER THERE SEEMS TO BE 2 DIFFERENT ONES AND 5 DIFFERENT BRANDS BUILT DIFFERENTLY WE STARTED WITH MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT AND DID NOT HELP THANKS FOR THE HELP |
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| 2005 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: SALME11415 Suspected that the vanos actuator was causing timing to change when running, as the static timing was correct. Replaced B2 actuator and both vanos solenoids (both were leaking oil into the ECU connectors). Compression is now correct,no misfires and fuel trims ... Trouble codes: P0305 (Misfire cyl. 5), P0306 (Misfire cyl. 6), P0307 (Misfire cyl. 7), P0308 (Misfire cyl. 8), P0040 (B1S1 02 Sensor Swapped with B2S1 02). |
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| 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L a/c compressor VIN: WDBBA48D2G Replaced failed klima relay, replaced faulty climate control push button assembly, replaced faulty climate control unit computer, replaced a/c thermostat switch and blower motor regulator. Specifically to fix just the a/c: push button assy., klima relay, clima... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 Sport 2.5L cooling fans VIN: WDBRF52H16 this vehicle had an accident prior. had to replace the condenser with a pressure switch and the wiring to the switch was smashed. i think i had the connectors switched going to the switch because i had to repair it. works great. thanks to all those who replied... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4.6L Trailer Lighting VIN: 4JGBF71E57 WE HAD A CONVERTER FOR LED TRAILER LIGHTS THAT HAD NO EFFECT. WE TRIED REPLACING ASSOCIATED RELAY AND FUSE BOX TO NO AVAIL. CLIENT DECIDED TO STOP USING VEHICLE FOR TOWING. |
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| 2012 Volkswagen Jetta S 2.0L Misfire VIN: 3VW1K7AJ2C We exhausted every thought we had and couldn't find a specific problem. We sought help from Jeff Bly he did in cylinder pressure testing (ect), but couldn't come up with anything conclusive. He and I both agreed it wasn't misfiring but computer was picking u... Trouble codes: P0302 (Misfire 2), P0300, P130A. |
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