...Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W168) Intermittent failure of electrical systems. If some electrical systems (central locking, indicator, hazard warning indicator and power windows) have an intermittent failure, a possible cause could be a failing contact in the fuse box. To rectify the problem...
...Mercedes All Diesel with engine: 611, 612, 613 Changing glow plugs On the above-mentioned engine types it can occur that the glow plugs break off during unscrewing. Therefore the following procedure should be strictly adhered to: 1. Spray the thread area of the glow plugs with anti-seiz...
...Mercedes-Benz E 320 (W210) Engine dies and does not restart If the engine dies during driving and does not restart, a possible cause could be the intake hose between the airflow meter and the inlet pipe. The intake hose detaches from the air flow meter (picture top). To solve the prob...
...Ford Mondeo ´97 Build range from 08/96 – 11/99 Intermittent failure of the loud speaker . If the complaint on this vehicle is a intermittent failure of the loud speaker system, it could be due to a faulty connector on the radio. Due to warming the resistance in the connector becomes...
...Ford Focus, built up to 04/2001 All models Number plate lights functionless or corroded. If the number plate light does not illuminate or is corroded, a possible cause is water ingress via the lamp housing and the seal of the trunk door handle. To rectify the problem the number plate l...
...Mercedes C-Class (W 203) Engine: 611+612 E-Class (W 210) Engine: 611+612 M-Class (W 163) Engine: 611 Condenser with auxiliary cooler On the above mentioned diesel vehicles a heat exchanger (auxiliary cooler) has been mounted in front of the condenser (see picture). It is a low temp...
...Renault Laguna II Special servicing connection A/C service only practicable on low pressure side with high pressure connection The Renault Laguna has only one service port for the whole a/c system. Not all service stations are able to recover, evacuate and recharge only over the hig...
...Renault Vel Satis Special servicing connection Low pressure sided service port with high pressure connector The vehicle has only one service port on the low pressure side. The special point is, that the service connection is the same as a high pressure service port. The service port...
...VW Passat (Type: 3B2+3B5) Water ingress due to a blocked drain in the water-box In the gap between bonnet and windshield, leaves can get into the water box (see pic.). They can block the drain below the battery. This leads to „overflowing“ of the water-box. Consequently water can g...
...Audi A4 (Type: B5) Compressor failure through defect refrigerant lines Vehicles with some engine types (e.g. TDI), the high and low pressure lines to the compressor run along a mounting brace on the compressor (see picture). As a result of touching the bottom engine plate (driving ove...