'90 80q no start

[Kneale Brownson]

I'm not familiar with the set-up in an 80, Alan, but on a predecessor 4Kq, 
it's two bolts to detach the starter.  I'm presuming that if your starter 
whirrs, it's getting power.  Of course, it could be inadequate power (you 
can test for voltage) or corroded contacts that don't let the power get to 
the solenoid.  My procedure with starters (on vehicles prior to my 
association with Audis that began a decade ago--never had an Audi starter 
problem) has been to take them off the car, truck or tractor  and take the 
into a starter repair service.  A good one will lube/replace bearings, 
clean up contacts, etc., in addition to replacing the solenoid or whatever 
it needs.


At 11:39 PM 10/01/2000 -0400, alan page wrote:

>Kneale,
>
>That sounds like it! Does the ignition switch activate a relay that sends the
>starting current to the starter? Could one of the connections be corroded?
>After I check those connections, how easy is it to remove, disassemble, and
>lube the starter?
>
>Thanks,
>Alan
>
>Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
> > Your starter is turning without engaging the teeth on the flywheel (the
> > means by which it turns the engine over).  More than likely the starter is
> > corroded and/or dry of lubrication internally so that the solenoid cannot
> > advance the gear.  So the gear spins (the whirring sound) but does not move
> > ahead to contact the flywheel.
> >
> > At 08:39 PM 10/01/2000 -0400, alan page wrote:
> >
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >I've got a weird problem with my '90 80q. It's been sitting for about a
> > >month, and now when I try to start it, I only get an electric motor
> > >sound; I'm assuming it's the starter. I jumped the car to make sure the
> > >battery had enough juice to turn the engine over sufficiently. It almost
> > >sounds like the starter is not connected to the engine-no engine noise
> > >at all. Does the starter turn the crankshaft? How does it connect to the
> > >engine? Anything simple I should check on?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Alan Page
> > >Sandy Hook, CT USA
> > >
> > >'94 S4
> > >'90 80q
> > >
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