2013 Audi A8L – Mystery Whistle
This beautiful flagship sedan would whistle while the engine was running, with poor engine performance.
The oil separator had failed – simple enough.
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2003 Dodge Sprinter – Shattered Flex Plate
Here’s something you really don’t see every day. A fragment of steel from the flex plate flew off while the engine was running, and tore into the crankshaft position sensor.
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2013 Porsche Boxster S Anthracite Brown Beauty
Just in for scheduled maintenance, there’s nothing wrong with this car, in any way, shape or form. New Pirellis will be installed before she leaves our shop.
I love this Anthracite Brown. Not to be a hater, but Porsche’s Cognac Brown is a bit much, like blackstrap molasses when you could have used Vermont maple syrup.
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2010 Audi A5 – Driver Seat Woes
The driver’s seat in this car is broken. Despite its sumptuous leather stuffed with comfy cushions, motors, levers, cables and sensors, the steel frame broke. The backrest would not stay locked in place, rendering it floppy and unusable.
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1996 Porsche 993 Cabriolet – Good Heavens, What A Beautiful Example
I’ve seen hundreds, perhaps thousands of air-cooled 911s, and few of them have been as sweet as this one.
This is no survivor, it’s an immaculately maintained specimen. All original interior, paint and clear.
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1970 Porsche 914-6
Porsche billed this car as a two-seater, but it’s more of a 1+1. The passenger seat is barely a real seat.
Production of this flat-6 version was limited to somewhere between 2800 to 3500; there are differing versions according to available Porsche numbers and unofficial sources. Either way, there aren’t many of them now, anywhere.
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2006 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 Pulleys: Old vs. New
This rather lengthy video will not be for everyone, unless they’re really interested in belt pulleys.
Old, spent belt pulleys can appear to be ok, even when they’re ready to give up the ghost.
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2012 Porsche Panamera Air Filter Element Replacement
It takes about three hours to replace the engine air filter element for a Panamera. The front bumper has to be removed – seriously.
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Audi CAEB 2.0T Cylinder Head Rebuild
A tired-ish engine with over 100,000 miles can be rejuvenated to rise again for another 100k run.
There was nothing physically wrong with this head, but a few valves would not seal adequately due to the carbon buildup that is inevitable with direct-injection gas engines.
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2011 Mercedes Benz C300 / Another Case of Mouse-itosis
The intake manifold had to be removed from this engine for repair.
The “tumble flap” intake control rods are made of plastic and commonly break after a while. Nothing unusual there.
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