1983 5000 Turbo gas

[Ti Kan]

Tex Terry, II writes:
> ...
> help about using will be appreciated).  I have the car not driving since
> the litle tube coming up towards the hood started emitting hot exhaust.  I
> assume this was designed as a teltale item for problem with the turbo seal.
> ...

Many cars from that vintage have a metal tube that is plumbed into
the exhaust system prior to the catalytic convertor.  It is supposed
to be capped shut with a cover.  The purpose is to connect a CO analyzer
to test the exhaust gas before the catalyst during diagnostics.  If
this is the tube you're referring to and it's missing the cap, just
find an appropriate cap and close it up.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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