1991 200 turbo Quattro 20V with rotor/engine issues

[alan cordeiro]

YES YES!! please!!

I watched this whole thread, but refrained from commenting since
I would only guess, since the "engine died while running" could be ANYTHING.

Let us say (hypothetically) the fuel pump died. (Symptoms match).
Repeated attempts to start fail, car is towed to the "Audi expert"
who then suggests the timing belt is gone, or distributor "button"
is broken.......gives off worst case scenarios.....panicked owner
tries to get out by cutting his losses and running.

It would appear that all e-mails seem hung up on the distributor or
timing belt because that is what the shop suggested is the problem,
but it just might be a simple ECU fuse blew, or fuel pump fuse...

Then again, it could be an engine with mangled valves,

Only one thing is FOR SURE!!  $800 for that car, even just for
parts is most certainly a rip-off

Richard, I hope it works out cheaply in the end, this list is a great help,
and the people are all great, good luck.

Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>
To: "RGuzz" <rguzz at mindspring.com>; "Audi 200 20v Mailing List"
<200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: 1991 200 turbo Quattro 20V with rotor/engine issues


> if nothing else then you can tell us what really happened to the motor.
the
> curiosity is killing us...
>
> Brandon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "RGuzz" <rguzz at mindspring.com>
> To: "Audi 200 20v Mailing List" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:30 PM
> Subject: Fwd: 1991 200 turbo Quattro 20V with rotor/engine issues
>
>
> > Hard to end this thread as it seems there is always a last word...this
> > vehicle must not be touched by the dealership any further than it has
> > been, which has been said. There are excellent independents in the
> > Virginia area where the car currently sits. What hasn't been ruined will
> > be if this dealership proceeds any further, either accidentally or
> > perhaps even deliberately.
> > Many distributors with fiber gears have failed with similar symptoms.
> > I plan to check this car out to the extent that at the very least no
> > dealership ends up with it in their hands. It will be mine if Bill
> > chooses to part with it before "they" get it.
> > Richard
> > Virginia, USA
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> > > Date: Wed Jan 15, 2003  05:05:42 PM US/Eastern
> > > To: "Gaballah, Bill" <bgaballah at kpmg.com>
> > > Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
> > > Subject: Re: 1991 200 turbo Quattro 20V with rotor/engine issues
> > >
> > > Bill, you're just not hearing the list's consenses.  Get that car out
of
> > > that outfit's hands ASAP!  Even if you have to push it to the Subie
> > > dealer
> > > next door.  They now know that they have a sucker on the hook (sorry
> > > about
> > > that) and will inflect more repairable damage to complete the rip off.
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > >
> > >> From: "Gaballah, Bill" <bgaballah at kpmg.com>
> > >> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:39:22 -0600
> > >> To: "'Mihnea Cotet'" <mik at info.fundp.ac.be>, Djdawson2 at aol.com,
> > >> Jeff.Bernstein at pneumaticscale.com
> > >> Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
> > >> Subject: RE: 1991 200 turbo Quattro 20V with rotor/engine issues
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thank you for your assistance.  Since the next closest Audi shop is 2
> > >> hours
> > >> and $300 away.  I will take your advice and ask the tech to check the
> > >> timing
> > >> marks as Dave suggested below.  If it is out of time- I'll sell to a
> > >> lister
> > >> or donate, if its just a distributor then I'll fix her with a smile.
> > >> Thanks
> > >> for shedding light on an otherwise miserable ordeal.
> > >>
> > >> Bill
> > >>
> > >
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