Need Help desparately. A6 won't run.

[Brian O'Neill]

is the pressure guage moving ??? if so you have
pressure and maybe you just need to blow it out, till
it gets back to 6 cyl. it will run bad untill it gets
rid of the oil that it doesnt need.
                                     brian o'

--- John Naitove <naitove at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
> Brian-
> Thanks for my one and only response. I had the
> timing belt replaced
> 12,000 miles ago. I did take your advise and removed
> the plugs and
> squirted some oil in the cylinders. I was able to
> start but it feels
> like its running on 4 cyls. Then the red oil light
> comes on so I shut it
> down. Any advice from anyone else out there.
> John Naitove
> 
> Brian O'Neill wrote:
> 
> > the oil loss is not that bad for a v6, not as far
> as
> > hurting it, mines been as much as 2 1/2 low. i did
> > have one that did need an oil pump, the light
> would
> > come on from time to time, the only time it
> sounded
> > like it didnt have oil presssure was cold start
> up. i
> > told them i thought it needed a pump and to take
> it to
> > dealer ( i dont do that kind of stuff ) so they
> did,
> > dealer said it was fine, within 6 months, it
> popped
> > the motor, dealer bought them a used one an
> installed
> > for free !!
> >
> > black smoke- that would not be related to low oil
> or
> > no oil pressure, that may be a big vaccume leak,
> maybe
> > the sound you were hearing ????
> >
> > does the car sound normal when you turn it over
> ??? or
> > does it sound like its skipping ??? if it is
> skipping,
> > you may be talking timing belt, pull the covers
> and
> > see. turn the crank till the little slit is lined
> up
> > with the plastic cover mark, pull the cam covers
> and
> > see if the cams are straight ( both the holes in
> the
> > cam plate will be at 9 and 3 o'clock ) make sure
> both
> > the little holes or both big holes are faceing
> each
> > other.
> >
> >
> >
> > if they are step 2 : if the car skipps while
> starting,
> > it more than likely flooded its self too, so pull
> all
> > the plugs and give each cylinder 2 squirts of oil
> down
> > in the holes, put the plugs in and hope for the
> best.
> >
> > check the main air box hose for tightness and
> cracks,
> > these v6 motors are not prone to starting problems
> > like that, unless you have a freeky one !!!!
> >                         good luck and let me know
> !!!
> >                           brian o'
> > 93 90 cs
> > 90 80  ( weird speedo )
> > 89 80  ( needs front sheet metal )
> > 88 944 turbo s ( for sale )
> >
> > --- John Naitove <naitove at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
> > > Today my wife was driving my 95 6Q Avant. She
> wasn't
> > > 1/2 mile from the
> > > house (car hadn't been driven since yesterday)
> when
> > > the oil light came
> > > on. Since I was off BMX racing she stopped,
> turned
> > > off the engin and
> > > checked the owners manual which she interpreted
> as
> > > the the oil being
> > > hot, but since the oil temp guage said
> otherwise,
> > > she turned around and
> > > started to come home (up a steep hill).  . The
> light
> > > came on, and the
> > > engine started sputtering and emitting black
> smoke
> > > so she parked it.
> > > When I returned home, I checked the oil which
> was
> > > down about 1 1/2-2
> > > qts.  I added oil and started it. It started up,
> > > sputtered a bit then
> > > stalled. When I tried to restart it, it turned
> over
> > > but wouldn' t start.
> > > It has 72k miles. The oil was changed about 4000
> > > miles ago. The fuel
> > > filter was also changed when it was supposed as
> > > scheduled. I drove the
> > > car all day yesterday. It ran fine but I heard a
> > > slight noise in the AC
> > > ducts. I thought that that might be due to the
> hose
> > > that the
> > > condensation runs out of being clogged from all
> crap
> > > falling out of the
> > > oak trees lately. HOW BADLY AM I SCREWED?
> > >
> >
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