1987 5000cs quattro

[Lawrence C Leung]

I thought 5000S = Euro 100, 5000CS = 200, i.e. Turbos

LL - NY

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:32:04 -0500 Ameer Antar <ameer at snet.net> writes:
>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
>