1987 5000cs quattro

[Andrew Sanford]

Went and looked at the car. Very nice condition. Couldn't find any leaks.
Not sure how high the boost should read.
Under the hood there was a turbo and it looked original.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Donohue" <donohue at netconnx.net>
To: "Ameer Antar" <ameer at snet.net>
Cc: "'Andrew Sanford'" <puffy at riconnect.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: 1987 5000cs quattro


> Pretty sure all "CS" 5ks were turbo..."S" models were not.  Anyone know
> different?
>
> Ameer Antar wrote:
>
> > 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
>