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| 2000 Audi TT 1.8L No Start VIN: TRUUT28N61 Hello Techs I have this TT that has no fuel pressure or volume at fuel rail. My Tech has run power to the pump itself with same results. Alldata does not give any info on how to replace fuel pump other than remove bench seat that it does not have. Mitchell d... |
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| 1990 BMW 325i 2.5L Coil signal VIN: WBAAD1317L Good morning people. Symptoms are intermittent. When occuring, off idle only(Always idles fine) the tach. and economy guages drop, Pin 31 from ECU to guages goes dead. Also pin 1 from ECU to ignition coil goes dead. Powers and grounds stay up. Relays stay up. ... |
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| 2001 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L pwr windows VIN: SAJFA14C81 All windows, except driver door glass, operate from their respective door switches. Driver door master switch will not operate any other window except the driver, but only by using the left rear switch. I verified everything is connected but the door control m... |
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| 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 4.5L Bellhousing VIN: 1070241201 The bellhousing on this transmission has 2 screw plugs right next to where the trans cooler lines attach. They are both leaking. These plugs are available from Mercedes.Trying to remove them, they seem to be in very tight.Before I ruin the bellhousing, has any... |
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| 1996 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBHA28EXT This 280 is well maintained. Alldata offers no help for code po441. The code relates to the cannister purge system. Any ideas for diagnostic strategies if (when) this re-codes? Regards, Peter Trouble codes: P0441 |
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| 1997 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBJF72F8V We got this mb in after cust. bought through friend at auction. when we first got it in it had a dead cyl #4 and associated p0304. also had other codes but cust wanted to fix miss first. removed coil and plug found water in tube and carbon tracked plug (found ... Trouble codes: P0133, P0140, P0115 |
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| 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGAB54EXA good morning: this mercedes has a reoccuring mil light, with several cylender missfires.. they are not always the same.usually, there are at least 3 cyl missfires, and you can unhook the coil pack , and verify that those cyl are missing. however, you can shut... |
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| 1986 Porsche 928 S 5.0L Camshaft Timing VIN: WP0JB927GS Greetings to the Porsche Techs, Towed-in with a timing belt broken and a partial disassembly of cylinder heads. Timing belt broke during a tire replacement at another facility. Tell me this other guy didn't hear "It was running fine till you replaced the tires... |
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| 2001 Volkswagen Golf GLS 2.0L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: 9BWGT21J71 Good evenin, I got this vehicle in for a yearly inspection, regular costomer. The check engine light was on. This vehice is required to have the OBD2 emissions test.I used the VAG scan tool to get the code 17573. I checked for vaccum leaks and found none. The ... Trouble codes: 17573 (vag code bank 1 long term fuel trim range 1 leanness lower limit exceeded), P0172 (generic code system to rich bank 1) |
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| 1991 Volvo 740 2.3L oil in coolant VIN: YV1FA8759M replace raditor hose and oil cooler lines for leaks within the last 2 months.car came in today with oil in coolant.Just wondering if anyone has come across this,possible head gasket ? any help would be appreciated. |
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| 1996 Volvo 850 GLT 2.4L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1LS5541T vehicle came in with intermitant stalling, hesitation complaint, also MIL on. checked with generic OBDII tool, Found code po103, MAF sensor circuit high. Monitored voltage on sensor circuit wire with DVOM. When problem occurs, (stall,hesitation) sensor circuit... Trouble codes: P0103 |
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Fixes & Summaries for European
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| 1991 BMW M5 3.6L Cuts out, Stall, Backfire under load VIN: WBSHD9313M The MAF sensor was the problem and with the oxygen sensor slow the effect was almost total disability. The MAF voltage readings should run approx. 2 to 5 volts over the range of operation. We had much lower numbers. I got a number of great replies and one pers... |
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| 1995 BMW 318i 1.8L Excessive Emissions VIN: WBABK5321S tHANK YOU ALL WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS,UNFORTUNEATLY THIS PROBLEMWAS NEVER RESOLVED AND VEHICLE IS ON ITS WAY TO THE REF FOR AN EXEMPTION SO IM SURE IT WILL BE BACK THANK YOU AGAIN. Trouble codes: 76 (co potentiometer). |
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| 1998 BMW 528i 2.8L climate control VIN: WBADD6328W Thank you to the 5 members that replied. The information that i received was very helpfull. I also found a TSB in mitchell that nailed this one right on the head. The problem was the final stage blower resistor unit. After replacing the unit with BMW P/N 64 11... |
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| 1999 Jaguar XJR 4.0L cranks, seldom starts VIN: SAJDA1586Y Thank you Michael, Stan, Nick, Mike, Louis, Colin, for your time and thoughtful Jaguar insight! All replies were viable possibilities, but it took a FI control unit to fix this one! Tom, owner and dignostician extraordinare, tapped on the control unit whilst c... |
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| 1994 Land Rover Defender 300CID timing belt update Thanks to Steve [...]. Both replies gave information to repair with updates thanks , sorry for title but I.A.T.N system was hard to install this information because veh is not here in Canada only sold oversea I guess. Have worked with custom... |
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| 1996 Saab 900 S 2.3L CD Changer VIN: YS3DD35B3T It turned out to be a very simple repair. I removed and installed the # 13 fuse approximately 10 times. The customer watched me do this and thought I was crazy until I pushed the CD button and the changer worked perfectly. I would have never figured this out i... |
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| 1994 Volkswagen Golf GL 2.0L door locks VIN: 3VWFA21H9R Thank you for all replies. I did replace driver's door latch, check the wires at the door hinge. Still the same problem. I did find, that the customer had problem with alarm system before, and the alarm was disabled (apparently not completely). He had also dis... |
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| 1996 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 3VWDA81H1T Thanks for the replies, seems the concensus is split down the middle. I planned on replacing the t-stat under warranty with an OE unit, but the customer has since decided to just leave it be for now. Will update at a later date if vehicle comes back. Thanks,... Trouble codes: P0125 (Insufficient coolant temp. for closed loop fuel control). |
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| 1997 Volvo 850 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: YV1LS5546V I am going to call this vehicle 'fixed' as it is one the road again, and the system is bugging me for closure. To begin with, we had a bad Oxygen sensor, and a bad secondary air injection pump. We also had what I considered high fuel pressure. Thanks to Nigel ... Trouble codes: 212 (o2 sensor 1 bank 1). |
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