My new V8Q and it's Questions

[Steve Kramer]

Ahhh!  Got to love the V8. ;- )

Seriously,  Driving the V8 is a great thing of beauty. The V8 is an instant
classic as it really provided a transition between the old 80's style type
44's and the more modern look of the 90's version of the 100 CS.

As far as repairs -  Scott at  qshipq at aol.com is the guru as well as Keith
at AudiConnection.  You should also be on our list - v8 at audifans.com as your
questions will be more relevant in that forum.

As far as quick responses to your questions.
1.   Abs sensor is off.  Basically someone has disconnected the ABS from
working - which most people can attest that the early form of ABS didn't
work anyway.  Manual says ABS is under rear Bench on Driver's side.

2.  Brake Light coming on -  Sound like the Bomb is bad.  Brake pressure
accumulator. You can test "bomb" by turning car off and applying repeated
pumps to brake pedal.  If brake pedal becomes hard to push - Bomb is bad.
Otherwise could be brake lines or brake level.

3.    Radio and Telephone.  - There is a fuse that is connected to the
battery for the phone.  My radio was replaced but it could be either the
relay for the radio or a fuse which are located in the passenger footwell.

4.    Temperature - Most likely a clogged radiator. In terms of
maintenance - I have replaced the fan clutch, thermostat, thermoswitch,
radiator hoses and expansion tank.  No change in problem with overheating in
stop and go traffic. Like yours - if I'm moving the temperature will go
down.
Parts Bin.com  has V8 O.E. radiators for $240.

5.  Secondary Fan.    you can test the fan by turning on your ac-  this will
turn this fan on.  the fan has 3 speeds.  You can also test each speed of
the fan by using a jumper wire at the connection for the relay.  If the fan
doesn not go on - there are 3 reasons for this.  1, the resistor pack is
blown. 2, the fusible link is blown.  Or 3, the cluster temp gauge is not
working.

Hope this helps.  And congratulations.

Steve Kramer

1990 V8q

----- Original Message -----
From: <DieMarthaDie at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: My new V8Q and it's Questions


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> Well, I finally found time to get to Boston to pick up the car I bought on
> eBay, 2 days before having a baby... after years of saying, "what kind of
> idiot buys a car on eBay?"... now I'm the idiot... or not, I hope...
>
> All I can say is WHEEEEEE!  It cruises beautifully in everything from open
> road to yucky I-95 beach traffic.  Sport Mode makes it quite a passing
> machine, while Economy helped me return 20mpg despite a 5+ hour average of
> 58mph door-to-door from MA to PA.  It's like driving an office, a really
fast
> office...
>
> Yup, it was worth it.
>
> Now the repairs and fiddling set in... the ABS OFF light stays on and the
> switch doesn't make any difference... the BRAKE light stays on sometimes
and
> the ebrake doesn't work (I expect the two are related).  I feel no
evidence
> of any brake problems.
>
> The Bose radio and the phone don't power up.
>
> Time to peruse the wiring info and see what's related.
>
> More important - although it doesn't show any sign of overheating, the
temp
> gauge crept to 110 today while stuck in traffic (and moved up pretty
fast).
> I sat it at home to see if the secondary fan would run at that temp, but
it
> never kicked on.  Any suggestion or knowlege as to the temp at which it
will
> kick in?
>
> Don't worry, they'll be more questions.
>
> But, for now, WHEEEEEE!
>
> John
> 83 CGT (for sale)
> 90 V8Q (cool runnings)