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1995 Audi 90 2.8L No Start
this one is diffrent from the other request i've looked at.the injectors pulse 2 to 3 times and then stop but i continue to get spark.checked timing belt and crank pulley for broken key and all is fine. i get crank signal on the scanner and if i unplug my hall...		 View
2001 Audi A4 2.8L tach signal
Hey Guys, We have no tach signal at cluster and A/C module, Ihave cleaned all connections at cluster, a/c module and engine ECU. A/C compressor is inop because of missing tach signal, I have disconnected cluster and no change. Does cluster supply this info to ...		 View
1998 BMW 328i 2.8L seat belt pretioners
hello techs, short and easy questions. Customer just bought vehicle with airbag light on, then I get it. seats look like there out of a later model m3? first Question is that posible to do interchange the seats without drilling and welding. second the conector...		 View
2002 BMW 330Ci 3.0L coolant level light
looking for some help from the bmw guys!what i have is a 330ci that was drivin overheating. melted the water pump vain.the overflow tank cracked down the side. replaced the water pump,thermostat,resivoir tank and coolant level sensor. the vehicle now runs grea...		 View
2002 BMW 745i 4.4L radio
This car came in with a crackling noise, descriped like a continious wave electical noise comming out from the radio speakers, you can hear the radio stations playing but very staticky. It does this on FM,AM, AND CD. Perform testing with the bmw gt1 but there ...		 View
2005 BMW X5 4.4L Multiple Restraint System
Hi Fellow Technicians. I have this 05 BMW X5 that we are doing collision repair to. The left side airbags have been replaced along with the seatbelts and tensioners. I am in the process of installing a new side impact sensor. As soon as it is installed the MRS...		 View
1980 Mercedes-Benz 280E 2.7L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire
customer came with hard starting,hessitation on acceleration,and can cut out after hesitation,can help cold start by using aero start,or manually deflect baffle plate while starter is engaged, have replaced,spark plugs and leads,ignition module,baffle plate h...		 View
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L compressor
Vehicle left shop 2 weeks ago with a.c. working (no a.c repairs done),car returned with inop compressor.According to wiring diagram,powering up the pressure switch should bypass the selector switch & evap sensor to the a.c. controller and turn on the compresso...		 View
1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.6L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall
Checked all tune parts and they look good. Car stalls and/or runs rough warm at times. When car stalled on customer she had a very hard time starting it. After staring when she put car in gear it would stall. First idea was, given mileage that there was a fuel...		 View
1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L left turn signal
ignition key on engine not running turn signals operate normally , start cat and left turn signal will start to flash even though the switch is not flipped. check power input to combination rely postions #4,6,7,14,,15 live with key in on postion ground at post...		 View
1998 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Temperature
The A/C will blow ice cold for a while, then all of the sudden it starts blowing hot. If the A/C button is turned off then back on it will start blowing cold again until it wants to start blowing hot again. It has the manual A/C. I am leaning toward the blend ...		 View
2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
This is a interesting one. as you see from the repair history, vehicle was purchased at the auction. It ran great when we bought it. the owner of the shop is driving it. put some minor repairs into it (left rear shock, front brake pads) and no problems existed... Trouble codes: P2050 (Misfiring damages TWC P0300), P2052 (Misfiring of Cylinder 5 P0305), P2055 (Misfiring of cylinder 6 P0306), P2057 (Misfiring oc cylinder 7 P0307), P2043 (Misfiring).		 View
1998 Other European 355 3.5L clutch
Car will run and shift fine for several days. Sometimes in a morning, it will select a gear then suddenly dump the clutch, 1st or reverse, the red "rear deck" warning light will flash sometimes. The deck latch is OK, car works fine all other times. Is this a h...		 View
2003 Saab 9-3 2.0L out side temp sensor
good day techs I have this 03 saab 9-3 vector in here it has collision on driver side whole head light assembly has replace with factory part after that both of headlight would blink rapidly.only with engine running.if engine not running,it will work fine and ...		 View
1999 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L automatic shifting
Hi Europeon techs, or anyone who has encountered a similar situation. I need some expert guidance. I have a 1999 Jetta GL with an automatic transmision that has shifting problems and I am not convinced that the tranny is junk. The shifting is low and sometimes...		 View
1999 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L ac
just got this 1999 jetta in. it is blowing warm air at idle and the compressor is off. when idle goes up compressor kicks in and ac is very cold. freon seems to be full . we sell used cars and don't do alot of ac work so any help on this would be appreciated		 View
2002 Volkswagen Jetta 2.8L MIL Lamp on
Engine light is on. The car runs fine. code P2096 is the only code set. Fuel trims long and short fluctuate around 0. front O2s sweep .2 to .9. The rear O2s seem to be working as long as the throttle is fluctuating, at idle bank #1 hangs low and bank #2 hangs ... Trouble codes: P2096 (Post catalyst fuel trim system too lean bank 1).		 View
2004 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Noise
Hi there, This little TDI has a nasty buzz in the dashboard under light acceleration. I took out the radio & it's coming from inside the heat duct assembly thing behind the radio. Can't be made quiet with any amount of adjusting. You can't even buy one of the...		 View
1997 Volvo 850 2.4L No Start
car will not start,it ran fine the day before and now the car will not start. Spark is there ,fuel is there, compression is within specs. visually timed spark with compression.no contaminates in the fuel.engine kinda cranks funny, kinda sounds like the vehicle...		 View

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2002 BMW M5 5.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
We really don't know what the problem was. Installed the old flywheel and the vehicle ran the same. So we knew the problem wasn't the flywheel. We tested everything and could not find a problem. We reinstalled the new flywheel again and now it is happy and... Trouble codes: P0012 (A Camshaft Position Sensor), P0014 (B Camshaft Position Sensor).		 5
2003 BMW M3 3.2L Stall
Car won't be back for about a month so I'll close for now. Intake vacuum leaks, sticking idle valve & ECU reflash were mentioned. I'll post if there is new info. Thanks to all.		 5
1997 Mercedes-Benz S500 5.0L MIL Lamp on
Thanks Robert,Raymond and another tech. Problem fixed with transmission module replace with wire loop recode transmission module and short battery terminal.can signal back to normal.it's been almost a week,did not hear from customer. Thanks again Trouble codes: P1747 (Fault in CAN from ETC), P0600 (Fault from ESP), C1022 (Fault in CAN communication with ME N310), B1755 (Serial interface K2 from auto actempmatic controlto instrument), B1040 (CAN communication fault to engine control module), B1231 (coolant temperature sensor B114 cocmes from engine control module).		 3
2003 Mercedes-Benz C240 2.6L Alternator Assembly
We replaced the battery with a genuine one we borrowed from another Benz & it made no difference. I insisted that my rebuilder replace the regulator he installed with an OEM one which I paid for myself mind you & the problem has not returned. Thanks to all m...		 4
2004 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L battery goes dead
Replaced overhead courtesy lamp, draw down to less than 45ma. Still losing key memory overnight. Replaced EIS, had some coding issues, finally resolved, vehicle keeps coding and draw still less than 45ma. I therefore pronounce the car "repaired correctly"!		 6
1997 Other European 355 Spider 3.5L Soft Top
Thanks to James, Tom, Jesus, and Jeff. Special Thanks to Stewart who faxed me the bleeding procedure. Stewart said it best. "You are opening up a can of worms, you can fill the fluid up but then it needs to be bled. Start with 10 hours" I topped it off and bl...		 6
1993 Saab 9000 2.3L throttle body calibration
Ok, this one is finally out of here...and will be at the Carlisle Import show this weekend along with about 160 other Saabs.. Thaks to all who responded, especially Anders for giving access to the vacuum diagrams, and Justin [...],Larry [...], and Martinus ...		 7
2001 Saab 9-3 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, MIL Lamp on
Ends up we sent this vehicle to the dealer for the upgrade to the PCM which was the most popular suggestion by most people. Dealer checked and said that the computer was already updated to the most recent available upgrade, I asked them why, in their opinion i... Trouble codes: P1530 (Pedal Position sensor 1 2 Circuit Sum Out of range).		 13
2003 Saab 9-5 2.3L oil leak
Thanks to all who replied, Most of you thought I would need to replace the turbo which was my thinking. I got one reply that mentioned replacing the throttle body o-ring where it meets the intake pipe along with the turbo. I checked the car and found that the ...		 9
2003 Saab 9-3 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on
Thanks for all your replies.all where good input but some seemed more directed at the earlier 9-3. Jim suggested I check the spark plugs wich turned up some useful info that I was not suplied with.It seems this time last year this car had the plugs replaced at... Trouble codes: p0300 (random cyl missfire).		 9
2001 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8L ability to run
I recd. info about inspecting(replacing)the Airflow meter and main relay. The advice about disconnecting the airflow meter when the car is in a no-start condition. The Beetle is 60 miles away so I will have to wait for it to get closer to show her how to disco...		 4
2000 Volvo S80 2.9L Engine
Thanks for all the info on this. Sorry it took so long to get back but the customer couldn't figure out if they wanted to spend more money on it. I replaced the oil pump and that solved the problem. No way to tell the old one was bad but it did take care of it...		 10
2003 Volvo XC70 2.5L Lighting
Thank you to everyone who helped me on this. after further testing and help from a friend with a volvo specific scan tool, we determined that this fault is in the instrument cluster. We have yet to fix it, because the customer can't leave the car long enough...		 3
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