'92 - '94 100 CS advice

[Sean Ford]

--- Duane Hale <polidori1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> thinking 'bout replacing one of our two 5000 TQs with a '92 - '94 100
> CSQ wagon or sedan.  Anyone out there have any experience with them?

Duane,
Your best bet is to go for the newer versions; the '92's had the most
problems (though by now any '92 should be fully sorted). The '94's had
the least number of problems, the A6's from '95 - '97 have even less
problems, and some updates that make them worthwhile.

For the '92 - '94:
1) check for a leaky water pump
2) check for a leaking gaskets (valley pan and head gaskets)
3) see if the power steering hose (I believe it runs across the left
side of the head) is leaking.
4) look for cracked coolant expansion tank (not terribly common)
5) look for cracked windshield washer fluid tank (also not terribly
common)
6) check the electrics (ie, windows, radio, seats, mirrors)
7) check the climate control: with the car running, press and hold both
the upper air flow button and the recirculate button, the left display
will change to 01 (this is the channel, there are 62 of 'em I think),
now hit the recirc button again and the right display will show a
value, if it's anything other than 00.0, there's a climate control
problem.
8) during a test drive, if it's an automatic, check to be sure the
tranny shifts smoothly.
9) have a mechanic check the car out, make sure s/he checks for error
codes for both the engine AND the transmission (if it's an automatic)
10) look below the engine, is the belly pan there? Should be, it's the
thing that covers the engine, acts as an aerodynamic aid, and reduces
noise inside the cabin.
11) little thing, but check anyway, with the right exterior mirror
activated (press in the right button on the center console), put the
car in reverse... the right mirror should angle down for a curb view,
and then return to it's position when the car is out of reverse.
12) check seat memory functions.
13) check sunroof for proper function, the CS uses the preselector
knob.
14) check to see if the infrared keyless entry is working properly.

Other that that, just look for the usual used car things, brakes,
alignment, etc.

HTH.

=====
Sean Ford
audi_92_100CS at yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/seanford.geo
'92 Audi 100CS 5-spd non-q
'00 Triumph Daytona 955i
'89 Suzuki Katana 600

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