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1998 Audi A4 1.8L Misfire
cute girl says she heard a noise on highway, she pulled over and someone helped her. the clutch fan fell off clutch, so the guy pulled the broken blades out and told her as long as she was moving and not stop and go she should be fine. she says she got into st... Trouble codes: p0302 (cylinder no.2 missfire).		 View
1993 BMW 318i 1.8L Cuts out, Misfire, cuts out @ +1500 rpm
car idles fine upto 1500rpm, then engine starts to cut out real bad. Plugs were fouled, replaced all and problem still exist. Codes range from just "15 knock sensor" (currently) to all the codes listed above~few days ago (some of these are unrecognized). Trouble codes: 15 (knock sensor), 157 (161 -), 161 (167 -), 167 (201 -), 201 (207 -), 207.		 View
1999 BMW 328i 2.8L outlet temp
control head seems to be working properly as far as indicating that command is occurring, no change in outlet temp when temp is changed, thanks scott		 View
1992 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Mechanical
Hey guys, really need help with this one here, cars been here for 2weeks now, and still cant fix it. car came in for a cold start problem, fixed that problem, replaced a vaccum line. did tune up and oil change and Fuel injection service to it, and then no sp...		 View
1997 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall
Hello Jag techs, this lovely british cat has become the bane of my existence over the last 6 months. When I got to it 6 months ago, it had a serious surge, bad hesitation and misfire. Corrected that with O2 sensors and the tune up(2 were dead). Ran better with...		 View
1969 Mercedes-Benz 280se 2.8L no upshifts
This 280 sits all winter, every year. This spring, owner starts, trans. will not upshift. Engages reverse and drive normally, no slip or delay. Suspected failed vacuum modulator, removed modulator and vacuum tested. Passes fine, has good manifold vacuum to val...		 View
1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL 5.0L dont high idle
this is car my customer just bought, this car start and idle around 700 rpm ,idler control valve don't do anything,i check it if you give it power work fine and have the right resistance(3.7) ohm. the idler control valve module is burned so i replace it from t...		 View
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire
The vehicle will start and run fine. After running for 30 minutes or more in hot weather..over 75 degrees.. if the engine is shut off and sits for 10 minutes, it will restart fine but has a bad missfire nit seems like on one cylinder but sometimes seems like m...		 View
2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK430 4.3L Suction fan
I have this Mercedes with radiator auxiliary-suction fan always ON. When I disconnected AC pressure switch at the drier, the fan comes off (speed goes down in stages to stop). So I replaced the switch, charged AC with specified amount of refrigerant. Same prob...		 View
1999 Saab 9-5 2.3L compressor
we have a saab story. Customer recently had engine rebuilt, he heard a noise from engine. we diagnosed noise is coming from a/c compressor clutch. did not see any sign of contamination. we replaced the compressor with a used unit per customer request. when we ...		 View
1998 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0L MIL Lamp on
This vehicle has a code P0440(evap. system malfucntion)I had check for leak and found no leak. The procedure involve energizing the LDP solenoid and the use of a vacuum source apply to the LDP upper diapphram in order to shut the vent. The purge control valve ... Trouble codes: P0440 (Evaporative control malfunction).		 View
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 2.8L compressor?
Hi everyone - i need some VW help with this one. It originally came in because it was blowing warm. when i got the car the ac was working fine, but i found that the pressures indicated an overcharge condition. i evacuated and recharged to proper level. and at ...		 View
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0L transmission
this is a 09g-6sp transmission. thes is the history my costumer buy this beetle in a action they dont notice the problem becaus when engine is cold run 95% good. but when warm start to do harsh chift owner tellme that he remove the oil pan it was empty one qua...		 View
1998 Volvo S70 2.4L MIL Lamp on
This car has ongoing MIL, Misfire cylinder 2, 4, and 5. No driveability issues detectable. When codes are cleared will repeat same codes on test drive. I found the fuel filter fairly restricted and replaced fuel filter with factory filter, no change. Performed... Trouble codes: P0302 (misfire cyl 2), P0304 (misfiore cyl 4), P0305 (misfire cyl 5).		 View
2002 Volvo S60 2.4L ABS,Traction,MIL
Help.I need somebody help,oh; I love this song(The Beattle),but this time I can't sing it any more.I'm very limited to the vehicle,not much from Alldata or the scanner.All I have are the code P504 Switch A malfuntion and P571 Switch A & B circuit cancelation p...		 View

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2005 Audi A4 1.8L slipping. trans code
I WILL HAVE TO REFER THE CUSTOMER TO AN AUDI DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I DONT HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS BECAUSE STILL DONT HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED.		 5
2007 Mercedes-Benz ML350 3.5L Service required
You reach the service menu on a ML350 by placing the key in position 1. Press the system select button (S110s3), lower left of steering wheel, until milage is shown. Then press the R button 3 times. Voltage display appears. Press S110s1 until service menu appe...		 7
1971 Volkswagen Beetle 1600CC Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out
Ended up replacing the intake manifold, replaced Bosch plugs again with Bosch, rechecked valve adjustment and point gap, held my breath and started engine-- Runs like a new one. To establish if the plugs took care of it, swapped old plugs back in, runs just a...		 17
1991 Volkswagen Vanagon 2.1L engine oil
We found that the customer had driven 6,000 miles past the oil change date and was adding a low grade oil every now and again. We changed the oil and told her that if she did not change the oil every 3000 miles, the warrantly was void. 		3
2003 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L MIL Lamp on, p1176, p1177
We Replaced both front O2 sensors. Cleared codes and let customer drive car. They called back and said the light has not come on. Trouble codes: p1176 (Lambda correction after cat bank1 limit attained. code 17584), p1177 (Lambda correction after cat bank2 limit attained. code 17585).		 6
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