02Oct2012
Audi A4 1.8t wiring harness repair
So this little Audi ran great, got parked for a bit, then wouldn’t start. After some looking found that the crank sensor, knock sensor and TPS were not communicating. Looking up from below you see: Looks like a mouse moved in under the intake. The Little guy really did some damage. Here’s some of the stuff removed: So after repairing all those wires he had eaten up and replacing a knock sensor and the crank sensor we are back on …
25Mar2012
Mazda Tribute..CEL
So one of our great Porsche customers bought his son this little Mazda a while back. Lately is has a stumble off idle and a CEL. Code shows a failure of bank 2 primary coil. Only trouble is that this is a v6 COP car, so there are 3 coils on that bank. After some searching we find a break inside the insulation of one of the wires just beyond the ECU connector. After cutting back the insulation to reveal …