1987 5000cs quattro

[Ameer Antar]

keep in mind, I don't think his car is a turbo. The SJM  is based on turbo 
5k's but has quite a bit of info for both. You won't have bad intercooler 
hoses, b/c you don't have an intercooler. And you'll likely have decent 
engine mounts [on turbos the engine mount can deteriorate b/c of turbo 
heat]. 125k is pretty low for a 5k...many go beyond 200 or 300k miles. But 
there is a lot of work in keeping one up and running. It's a good idea to 
try to fix it yourself for most jobs, b/c at the dealer and even some 
shops, you'll pay $$$ for work that isn't needed or just isn't done right. 
Well, that's just my experience, but I'm sure many other listers have 
experienced it too, which is prolly why they're here on the list to begin w/.

Look over the car real well, look for any leaks, and drive it hard enough 
to see what it can do. good luck.

-ameer


At 10:23 AM 2/12/2001 , Beatty, Robert wrote:
>John,
>
>A good number of things should be checked.... SMJ's site is an excellent 
>source for this and it can be printed out. 
>(<http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/>http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/)
>
>Things to look for are:
>
>bad right motor mount and/or broken studs on the exhaust manifold (caused 
>by failure of mount)
>
>hydralic pump/accumlator leaking
>
>bad intercooler to intake manifold hose
>
>I'm sure you will get alot of other responses as well, and make sure you 
>check out Scott's page too.
>
>Rob
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Andrew Sanford [mailto:puffy at riconnect.com]
>>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 10:05 AM
>>To: quattro at audifans.com
>>Subject: 1987 5000cs quattro
>>
>>I just looked at a beautiful car. It has a 125,000 miles on it but seems 
>>it great shape. Everything seems to work on it. Rides nice.
>>The driver's side unlocking mechanism is screw up but is fixable. Also 
>>the driver's side rear indicator light needs to be replaced.
>>No biggie. I trying to fiqure out what the car is worth and if I should 
>>be looking at any other problems. Any help would  be apprecciated.
>>
>>John