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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for December 21, 2017 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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2008 BMW 328i 3.0L Up Shifts VIN: WBAVA33558 Hello Everyone, We had this BMW come into the shop several times now for the same issue, however we have been unable to isolate the problem. It is an intermittent issue relating to cold mornings. The customer states that the vehicle runs rough on accele... |
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2011 BMW 750Li 4.4L rear air suspension VIN: WBAKB8C50B HELLO IATN Car was towed in. symptom or rear suspension will drop to bump stops while driving (fully deflate) and suspension Malf. will pop on display.Scan tested rear EHC(elec.height control) has CODE 480DB0 in memory.when we started car rear bags pumped ... |
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2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i 3.0L No forward or reverse gears VIN: 5UXZV4C58B Customer states vehicle does not go into gear. Verified customers concern, performed quick test via Autologic, found 4FD0 fault (Position Spec) with no saved data. Cleared fault, vehicle seemed to move in limp mode in forward gears only. Will not move in r... |
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2004 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L shifter interlock, ABS, ESP, BAS VIN: WDBRF81J44 This one came to us from another shop after they replaced the ESP/ABS module, with a new OE part. The problem is a very intermittent failure on the CAN bus involving the ESP module ( cluster shows warnings for ABS,ESP & BAS) the trans shifter interlock (... |
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2007 Mercedes-Benz R350 4Matic 3.5L Eis VIN: 4JGCB65E87 Customer called and said that key would not turn on this car. We went to the parking lot expecting it to be a bad battery. Key would not turn. Got the van towed to my shop, not and easy feat, no way to get out of park... Had several codes for lack of data ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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2010 Audi S4 3.0L Pressure plate VIN: WAUDGAFL3A After installing clutch twice with second pressure plate,we found out the new flywheel was not cut deep enough and disc would be above flywheel.The dealer said it was boxed wrong and could get another in a week[The customer was very mad],We found a aftermarket... |
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2006 Land Rover LR3 4.0L Starting VIN: SALAE24436 Customer took vehicle without any further fix, Eric [...] informed us that there is an ignition suppression unit under the intake manifold and it creates this same problem. customer said they will return to have the part installed in the future. |
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2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L n80 module VIN: WDBNG70J7Y the fix on this one will be to replace the 8 miniature pins where n80 module .when you wiggle the small harness power come and go at the red wire pin [ circuit 30 ] for memory .without the help from people i would not have figured that one . |
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2014 Volkswagen Passat S 1.8L timing components VIN: 1VWAT7A30E Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fix this vehicle. Customer did not want to dig any further. We were able to get it to pass emissions testing and that's all he wanted. We did try to replace the O-rings on the oil drain back valve since those O-rings are not inc... |
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2006 Volvo V50 2.4i 2.4L brakes VIN: YV1MW38206 Thanks for your help. Most of you were right. I changed the abs unit. The problem is solved. I separated the electrical part to avoid having to reprogram the module. I only replace the hydrolic part. Easy to do. Very important to know. Thank you all! |
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