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Open Help Requests for European
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| 2004 BMW X3 2.5i 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBXPA73454 Hi guys, This X3 got towed in last Friday with a drive ability problem. The vehicle will go about 50 meters before it goes into fail safe. The idle will fluctuate between 900 &1100 rpms at idle. It sets codes 279C, 28B6 and 28AZ every time after the codes are ... |
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| 2004 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L TransferCase VIN: WBXPA93414 This vehicle came in to us with an active misfire on cyl #3. We found the #3 plug carbon tracked and because the customer questioned the others, we replaced all plugs and coils. We took it out for a test drive afterwards and noticed the abs and 4x4 lights on... |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWX5C51B car runs well, customer complains about engine light is on. the above codes are there. I erased the codes and drove car the [...] lambda code returned as a hard code. my scanner has no pcodes and alldata has no code references for this car at all pcodes or ... Trouble codes: 0X1C5, 0X12B |
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| 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L No Start, hard start VIN: WDBBA48B2K old benz guys. Don't see too many of these - even when I was in my prime . This one is lean when cold . so much so it wont start when below 35 degrees without some carb cleaner sprayed in the bore. it will fire right away with extra fuel but will hesitate and ... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500 5.0L Keyless go VIN: WDBUF70J33 First thing I did was to use amp clamp to see if and how large the draw was. after 30 minutes it remained at two amps. removed negative cable and installed meter in line, meter showed 1.95 amps constant. Started at main lugs in trunk, number 81 was the line wi... |
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| 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L top VIN: WDBTK65G44 Car was brought in with the top not fully closed ,the rear hatch cover was stuck halfway . using autel ,scanned for codes.b1926 top cover fail,b1925 limit switch,b1951 limit switch ,b1406 left seatbelt extender, b1506 right seatbelt extender. I released the to... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz C230 2.5L Engine manag VIN: WDB2040422 Mercedes C class 271 engine direct injection.. Cyl no 1 misfires ( immediate after starting and remains misfire) Fault counter reaches 290 in 1 min time( heavy misfires in cylinder 1) Ignition coil spark plug injector replaced on cyl no 1 Compress test 14 ba... |
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| 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L First and Reverse Only VIN: 3VWSK69M44 Hey all. I have this 2002 VW Jetta with 2.0 BEV engine and a 4 speed auto 01M transmission. Intermittently the transmission will not shift from first gear. It is NOT in limp mode I assure you. When the car is acting up, I can only get 20-25mph while the engine... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2007 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L coolant loss VIN: WAULV44E57 ok this one was extremely painful As I said earlier we never did get the straight story on this car we tested the oil cooler & seals & removed engine & removed cylinder heads conclusion there was a crack somewhere in the engine & as many of you suggested w... |
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| 2008 Audi TT Quattro 3.2L High Beams VIN: TRUDD38J18 Philip hit the nail on the head. The low beam motors are controlled by the central electric module, which was at fault here. A steel shutter moves out of the way exposing the lower mirrors in the lamp and thus making a high beam. They were not being commanded... |
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| 2001 BMW 530i 3.0L Starting VIN: WBADT63481 The key was the culprit for the no start; after getting a new key from the BMW dealership the vehicle started right up. The key's transponder wasn't being recognized and so the key was needed. |
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| 2006 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.4L Thermostat VIN: SALMF15486 Following advice to check lower hose themostat,Found lower radiator hose/thermostat to be bad rerplaced and all is working properly now. |
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| 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.4L Convertible top VIN: WP0CA2997X Thanks for the feedback. I tried the calibration to no avail. I went to the connector that is below the bracket for the top and inspected it and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I removed the connector, applied dielectric grease to it and put it back t... |
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