urS4 bucking

[Brian O']

boost hose, btdt !!!!!
          brian o'
93 90 cs
90 80
89 80
88 944 turbo s ( for sale )


--- Myles <rise at spinxs.com> wrote:
> I seem to be having a strange bucking problem with
> my 94 S4 that starts when I push the car some. 
> Originaly I thought it was just the clutch slipping,
> but I know it isn't now because I had it replaced
> (there was other gear work to be done, so I had them
> replace the clutch too).  It hasn't done this since
> I got my car back, but yesterday I pushed the car
> pretty hard as I got onto the highway. 
> 
> I went from third to fourth at around 6500 and after
> a second or so of acceleration in fourth the car
> started to buck. When I brought the tach to around
> 5000 in fifth a few minutes later it did it again. 
> The car proceeded to do this at slightly lower and
> lower rpms during my hour long drive until it was
> happening just above 3000 in other gears.  I don't
> know if it was fuel cutting out, a misfire, or any
> of a dozen other things. I know it has been burning
> a quart of oil every 1200 miles.  The spark plugs
> were replaced about a month ago, but it was doing
> this before that.  
> 
> Originally I was thinking that I might need to have
> the coil packs replaced, but after going through the
> archives I'm just confused.  It could be fuel
> injectors or the michelin man hose.  Providing I'm
> not running too late this morning I'm going to
> double check the spark plugs and make sure they're
> the right ones and in there tight. This car will be
> going back to the shop anyway because it went in
> without an oil leak and came out with one.
> 
> Matt
> 
> Oh yeah, seeing as how this is my first post:  Hey! 
> How's it going!
> 


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