[Biturbos4] testing testing trying to post....

[Dan Simoes]

Welcome back Alan.

The list is as active as people make it - the biturbo list was never a high
volume list here.

VAGCOM (now VCDS thanks to VW's legal team) is indispensable for a newer
Audi/VW.
For a few hundred bucks, you get better functionality than the
multi-thousand dollar factory tools, and I've not seen anything like it for
any other non-VAG make.

You can cheap out and buy a generic interface on eBay, and license the
software only, but I recommend the real deal.

Hope this helps.
Dan

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:06 PM, The Corbs <c.corbishley at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Alan:
>
> I remember you from the old Quattro list.  Nice to see a familiar name pop
> up.
>
> Congrats on the new car.  My son has one and it is a great vehicle.
>
> Sadly my perception is that this list is now all but defunct.
>
> Sorry but cannot help you regarding your questions.
>
> I have a version of Ross-Tech which I bought years ao which I do not find
> particularly user friendly, but you appear to be more tech savvy than me so
> hopefully will find it worthwhile.
>
> Good Luck
>
> John Corbs
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "alan cordeiro" <alancordeiro at comcast.net>
> To: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:36 PM
> Subject: [Biturbos4] testing testing trying to post....
>
>
> > Good afternoon to all list members.  Since I signed up November 5th, it
> > appears that all messages from the list have ended.....if indeed I am the
> > jinx who slowed the dribble to a full stop, I need to apologize.
> >
> > If not, since a month has now passed with no message, I thought I would
> > create one to jump start it.
> >
> > A brief introduction, my name is Alan Cordeiro, and I recently gave up a
> > ten
> > year long ownership of a '91 200q with 285k miles and replaced it with a
> > 178k mile 2001 S4.
> >
> > My original quattro vehicle was a 1986 5000CSq....and I have been a list
> > member of the original "quattro" list since 1995, from the days we posted
> > to
> > quattro at swiss.net, (but gave it up to focus on the more specific 200q20v
> > list, and now hopefully this list.
> >
> > As with all previous cars, the current S4 is also performance enhanced,
> > including APR stage 3 chipped, RS4 turbos and clutch, piggie pipes, 3"
> > dual
> > inch exhaust, and Vogland coilovers.
> >
> > I am looking for advice on two items:
> >
> > 1) Having missing at high boost.......it would appear to be defective EGT
> > sensors. Using a friends VCDS, we noted both read 945 degrees C
> > continuously, even with the engine idling. Does anyone know what made
> them
> > both go bad suddenly?
> > I have the set of two on order, and expect them in a few days. Please
> give
> > me any advice on how best to replace them.
> >
> > 2) Considering buying a good diagnostic tool.....possibly a ROSS-TECH
> > VCDS,
> > but wondering about all the other much cheaper tools appearing on e-bay.
> > Have anyone of you bought these? Do they work, and what is the downside?
> > The
> > prices seem very attractive,
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan Cordeiro
> >
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