loss of power/backfire into intake Audi 5000

[Larry C Leung]

Mine was similar, though my leak was a junction to a side port to the
boot.

LL - NY

On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:34:55 -0500 cobram at juno.com writes:
>"Stephen Ankney" <ankneys at hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> Car has been acting strangely again. I am experiencing a lack of
>> power/hesitation when I press the accelerator peddle. If I continue
>> to hold down the pedal there is a popping noise, which I assume is
>> backfiring
>
>First thing you should check for is a vacuum leak somewhere.  Check
>intake boot by pushing, pulling and turning to see if you get a
>reaction
>out of the engine.  I had a hairline crack on the intake boot of the
>5KS,
>the crack was parallel to the worm clamp (impossible to see while
>attached), found it by accident when the car missed just as I leaned
>on
>the boot to check something else.
>
>BCNU,
>Cobram at Juno.Com
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