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| 2002 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L Lock up torque converter VIN: 5UFXB33522 Hello Group, The transmission is a 5HP-24. Car came in with a P0741-Torque converter clutch circuit performance/stuck off. In the TCM a code 30-Mechanical converter lockup clutch monitoring. EDS solenoid 4 controls torque converter lock up. With scanner I act... |
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| 2002 BMW M3 3.2L 1st Gear VIN: WBSBL934X2 This is my personal project, bought car knowing it jumps out of first gear all other gears and shifts are fine, removed all shields from underside of car and inspected shifter mechanism, some play in the shifter itself, some movement in the bushing at back of ... |
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| 2004 BMW 325i 2.5L restraint/air bag VIN: WBAET374X4 Car arrived from body shop with following codes,01 zko ignition circuit driver stage 1, 0A ig circuit Head air bag right, [...] circuit airbag pass side stage 2, 02 ignition circuit zk1 belt tensioner drivers side,0d ignition circuit zk1air bag drive stag... |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: SALAE25455 This customer came in with a concern of intermittently all the dash light would come on and Hazard lamps would turn on. The vehicle would be a no start if you shut it of and tried to restart. I have experienced this concern once but have not been able to dupli... |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L Airbag The SRS light comes on and at times flickers on and off. Read out code 3 from the SRS system through the diagnostic socket in the left engine compartment. The code 3 is for the airbag unit. I put in a Volvo substitution resister in place of the airbag but the ... |
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4Matic 3.5L Misfire VIN: 4JGBB86E36 Finishing up a balance shaft replacement with timing chains, head gaskets. Started test drive and got 1/2 mile down the road when engine stalled. Pulled back to the shop and found the ground on the right valve cover not attached. Reattached but still no spark... Trouble codes: P2300, P2309, P2306, P2315, P0300 |
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| 2005 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L Stall VIN: WVWDD63B15 Replaced cat for P0420. Customer complains that vehicle vibrates when coming to a stop. Verified that at times engine idles down very low (almost stalls) when coming to a stop. The strange thing is the engine seems to idle down (almost stall) when the brake i... Trouble codes: P1479 (Brake booster vacuum mechanical failure), P0420 (Catalyst efficiency) |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2002 BMW 540i 4.4L MIL Lamp on VIN: WBADN63402 I did have a generic code P05?? that is related to the code 31. (wheel speed sensor). The vehicle has been shipped. Although I am confident that this vehicle needs an ABS module. I did not want to condemn anything until I got a definition for the code that I p... Trouble codes: C9H/2, 32 (Idle speed control), 120 (Vehicle speed sensor signal). |
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| 2003 BMW Z4 3.0i 3.0L Convertible roof/signal lights in cluster & dimmer VIN: 4USBT53493 Sorry it took so long to close, good news it's a fix. The mouse debris and droppings led us to believe that there was wire damage but after removing the seats in order to remove the carpet and inspected the harness , we were assured that the little unwelcome v... |
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| 2009 BMW 750Li 4.4L Electronic VIN: WBAKB83589 I am sure replacement is best option. However owner evidently chose not to proceed at this time.Regrets I cannot provide anything else at this time. |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S 1.6L Hesitation VIN: WMWZC3C59C It did seem that there was a problem in the turbo system- there was some oil in the turbo hoses. The customer thought it might be time to trade it rather than fix it because of other i$$ues before, and I agreed that it might be a good time to start shopping! Trouble codes: 2C57, 2DD0, 2DCE. |
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| 2008 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L starting VIN: WP1AB29P78 Finally this beast is out the door. We tested for starter draw, it was above normal, close to 200 amps. As first timer on this situation, we followed your guys recommendation, and check the connections under the carpet, the ground to the block, cleaned any sus... |
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| 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L compressor not running VIN: 3VWJL71K99 Thank you all who helped. Extra thanks to Andrew who explained how it works. I am 57 and I learn something new every day. They will all soon have variable AC pumps for better fuel economy. Replaced hi pressure switch and all is well now. My $ 5000 Vedis II is ... |
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