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1992 BMW 850i 5.0L uncknown
This 8501 will not charge battery at idle after turning
engine on. After accelerating car up to about 3000 -
4000rpm it will start charging. After that even at idle
charging is normal.
Tachometer is not working at instrument panel. There is
some other instrum... |
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2001 BMW 325Ci 2.5L No Start
I need some help from you BMW guys. I have this 325 that
has a very intermittant no start. I cant get it to happen
here. I did add a LED to the power and grond turn on wires
for the DME relay. The customer stated it did not light up
while trying to start. Powe... |
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2003 BMW X5 4.4L battery
SUV came from another shop with a battery death after 2
hours car locked or unlocked. They've replaced battery but
still. I found here that the radio is on all times even
with key out of the ignition, also we got data from ZKE
module telling me that driver's a... |
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2003 Land Rover Range Rover 4.4L air bag light
hi guys we scanned this truck for codes with launch we got
codes 62 and 74 but no definition what i need is the
deffinitions for these 2 codes we used the launch and this
is all i could get out of it all help is needed thanks |
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1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
This 190E was running great until 4 days ago. It just
started up cold and ran rough for the customer. At idle is
the worst. Off idle is ok and it seems good under load.
Feels like a vacuum leak or a restricted injector. I
checked the compression, good at about... |
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1988 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall, Misfire
Hello People,
I have one thats got me stumped.
After original repair, the vehicle (putting it mildly)
"runs like shit"
This situation all started after replacing the A/C
compressor clutch.
Brief description of original diag. and repair
DRIVER COMPLAINT= A... |
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1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L compressor
comp clutch draws 2.5 amps and engages when manually
activated. |
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1995 Mercedes-Benz S320 3.2L Reverse and low
TRANS IS 722.371
Vehicle came into shop for a complaint of slipping in
reverse gear, once vehicle had been driven for 20-30
minutes.
We removed the transmission and torque converter and had
both rebuilt.
Upon dissasembly we found the B3 frictions to have wo... |
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1997 Mercedes-Benz E320 3.2L Sun roof motor
Sunroof had broken lifting mechanism and kinked sunroof
cables. All replaced. Roof operates perfectly - EXCEPT - in
"pop-up" motor does not stop. Runs until cables hit limit
and make snap noise. Tried motor from wrecking yard? Cannot
see anything wrong with ei... |
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2000 Saab 9-5 2.3L locks, antitheft
Hello SAAB guys, got this 2000 9-5 that came in for a bad
oil leak, found oil pressure switch separated and leaking
badly. Ordered switch from dealer and in the meanwhile,
waiting for the next day delivery, disconnected battery
negative terminal, removed start... |
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1994 Volkswagen CAMPER VAN 2466CC Aux. Battery
I am having trouble finding the auxillary Battery. The
information says under the drivers seat, but it definately
isn't there and we have looked through most of the van. Any
one have any suggestions. Thanks |
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1995 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L engine
Odd thing is, tach starts to fluxuate a little, then stalls
for 30 to 45 seconds. Pull any plug wire off and starts up
on 3 cylinders, replace and stalls immediately. Pre obdII,
and no check engine light at all. Super low miles! Any
ideas? Next trick was to go... |
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1999 Volkswagen Passat 1.8L MIL Lamp on
This one is driving me crazy. came in with these two codes
i have tested the cam and crank sensor with vantage scoped
both. I have removed ecu and ohm cheaked wires form the
sensors to the ecu all have no resistance. I have cheaked
the basics/ timing the timin... Trouble codes: p1337 (bank 1 cam position sensor short to ground), p0322 (crank sensor no signal). |
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2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L seals
i have replaced cam and crank seals and timing belt, twice
and valve cover gasket set. it keeps leaking oil out of the
front? i cannot see exactly the spot, but the leak got
worse when i changed seals. also i tried a different brand
of seals the second time. t... |
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2001 Volvo S40 1.9L heater core
need a little help with replacment of heater core alldata
and mitchell no help thanks in advance |
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1994 Audi 100 2.8L air bag
Hello; Thanks to all that replied.
The problem was dirty connectors.
Code 00588 is defined as ignitor divers side high or low resistance.
I started by checking resistance @ clock spring. With shorting connectors I had to islolate terminals in connectors to che... |
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1999 Audi A6 2.8L coolant
the vehicle ended up having a head or head gasket issue. didnt show up with a co tester. borrowed a coolant flow tool from a friend. when vehicle got hot you could see the coolant coming out of the motor coming out in pulses. you could see all the air bubb... |
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2004 Audi TT 3.2L Lighting
Thank you all for the help, i did play with the VAG COM for a while. There was no comunication @ mode 9 Central Electronic module. Tried to change the coding number in mode 17 instrument module to Canada and the only thing change is Mile to Km. So i have to st... |
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1989 BMW 735iL 3.4L left side parking lights.
Thanks guys. Rafeal and Rick were right on. The yellow relay next to the lighting module was bad. We replaced the headlight module for headlights being out and then when running the car the left rear lights went out. The rear lights were going out because of t... |
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1994 BMW 318i 1.8L Stall, Misfire
Thank you for all your replies. Most thought bad computer, which is what I was leaning towards as well. One reply suggested looking at harmonic balancer and crank sensor. I hooked up lab scope to crank sensor and the signal looked perfect. My next step was to ... |
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1995 BMW 318i 1.8L coolant flow/water pump
The fix for this vehicle proved to be multi faceted, first reman hesd had no less than 4 leaking welds. But to really mess me up after replacing head again...temp gauge still spiking.Turned out that despite all my tests that sending unit for gauge was bad...VE... |
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1998 BMW 740i 4.4L Power steering
Customer approved new reservoir, pump and thorough flush of system. Flushed gearbox clean, did not need to be replaced. Turns out pump was the major culprit on this one. Original Pressure hose that blew was indeed defective, parts supplier said this has been a... |
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2002 BMW 745Li 4.4L Surge, dyno
sorry for the delay, customer said would return but has not as of yet. will post update, thank too all that answered request. |
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1999 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L MIL Lamp on
Hello fellow techs. I want to first thank those that responded to my help request, and offered assistance. I forgot to mention that I did check the oil level, as this is one of the first steps I take when I pop the hood to inspect any engine.
Customer was... Trouble codes: P1384 (VVt Solenoid Malfunction Bank A), P1396 (VVt Solenoid Malfunction Bank B). |
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1997 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L MIL Lamp on, NO THROTTLE REPONSE
thanks for all the replies. i ended up replacing the dm solved the problem. no codes present i now have commucation and the most important thing is NO PROBLEMS thanks again Trouble codes: P1580 (eaccisc actuator). |
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2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Starting
I am happy to report that this vehicle has been successfully repaired. Thanks to those that took the time to respond to my help request. As it turns out the vehicle had two issues. The original transponder was defective, and did not sent the security info t... |
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2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK430 4.3L trunk release
thank to everyone who replied, odd thing, the srs module fixed this complaint, after coding no lights returned, thanks again for the replies |
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2001 Volkswagen Passat 2.8L brakes locking up right front
We did try a flex hose before we put the post up and was no luck. We did pull the vacuum line and checked for rust like sum of you suggest. Since we isolated it from the abs unit to right front caliper. We are going to send her to the dealer since you have to ... |
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2001 Volkswagen Cabrio 2.0L No Start
A new PCM at the dealer was the fix for this. We can't program a new PCM so we sent owner to dealer. General concensus is that an OE replacement ignition coil is important, aftermarket coils take out new PCM's. Some suggested crank sensor for a try before a... Trouble codes: P0725 (Engine Speed Input CKT), P1780 (Manufacturer Specific), P1850 (Manufacturer Specific), P1866 (Manufacturer Specific). |
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2003 Volkswagen Passat 1.8L Misfire
well thecar hasn't come back yet. i think that Steve [...] has probably the best reply on spark plug gaskets not sealing well, and aftermarket coils not fitting in the holes as snuggly as vw coils. just waiting to see if it comes back. Trouble codes: 302 (2 misfire), 300 (random misfire). |
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