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Professional Automotive Repair Technical Discussions for July 21, 2022 International Automotive Technicians' Network (iATN) - Members Only |
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| 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5UXWX5C51B boss's vehicle! purchased from customer that dumped sand in cylinder head while replacing valve cover gasket, sand had clogged oil pressure control valve to max pressure, lots of sand in oil and oil filter. decided to sell rather than putting money in. rep... Trouble codes: 13150 |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L wont start VIN: WDBGA51G7V We have this s500 with a active code of P1570 Faulty DAS to the ME-SFI. The vehicle currently is not starting, we have fuel psi, spark, but no injector pulse. I've done the drive authorization and there was no change, we have verified that the alarm system... |
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| 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic 2.0L Engine timing VIN: 55SWF4KB8F We have A P016-85 position of the intake camshaft is implausible relative to the position of the crankshaft. The car also has an extended crank. Just to see if it helps we changed the camshaft magnets and cam sensors. No change. Second start the light come... |
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| 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium 2.0L HVAC air flow VIN: 1VWCN7A38E Vehicle came in with no airflow from center dash vents. Check system codes, B108D71, B109911 and B109154 stored. Checked air flap door wire harness and door motor operation. Actuator motor would not move, actuator motor appeared to have failed. Replaced ac... |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 2007 Audi A8 Quattro 4.2L front air struts VIN: WAULV44E97 the car needs both front struts.due to cost we are installing coil spring kits from Strutmaster.Seth offered a generic way of testing airstrut integrity that needs passing on to group.first raise car to full suspension extension...remove height sensor arm a... |
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| 2008 BMW 535xi 3.0L No Start VIN: WBANV93568 Thanks to Andy for the VERY helpful response! I checked the wire from the DME relay to terminal 13 at the DME and found terrible corrosion and the terminal was actually rotted off of the DME and missing. We'll see how much $$ the customer has. I uploaded a cou... Trouble codes: 0029F, 002AC, 002AC, 002E8. |
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| 2012 Mini Cooper Countryman S 1.6L Engine VIN: WMWZC3C51C Found broken edge of a chain rail and jumped timing chain despite the good compression and leak down. Both cams were off so we did a quick timing adjustment, put the valve cover back on, engine started. Now off to replacing timing chain and guides. Not sure th... |
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| 2015 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Executive 3.6L Water Pump Control VIN: WVGEF9BP3F So after gaining access to the PCM which is under the wiper cowling, it was immediately apparent we were not the first shop to be chasing this problem. On the wire harness just inches away from the PCM was a yellow wire with yellow heat shrink tucked into the ... |
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