Thanks so far with all the help!! (89 quattro 100)

David.Ullrich at ferguson.com David.Ullrich at ferguson.com
Thu Jun 13 11:47:33 EDT 2002


Unless you have a budget that allows for unseen and expensive repairs, I run (not walk) away from that car. Sounds like right off the bat it needs:

1. Full tune-up: plugs, plug wires, cap and rotor. It may also need further diagnostics to clear the rough idle. It should idle very smoothly although the exhaust note it idle may sound a bit "funny" when comparing to other engines (5 cylinders don't sound like any other engine).

2. Timing belt & water pump

3. The oil light, in theory, should NEVER come on. Something's wrong. Not sure what to tell you on that one as I'm having issues with that too, but mine is only at idle when the engine is hot and the AC is on.

Dave

Too Many Toys:
2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
1993 RX-7 R1
1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
1985 Chevy Impala SS
Former:
1981 Audi 4000 5+5
1982 Audi Coupe
1988 Audi 90 Quattro
1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T



-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Karapasas [mailto:nk9 at acsu.buffalo.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:30 AM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Thanks so far with all the help!! (89 quattro 100)


Hi all...
thanks for all the help so far. Here is the scoop on the car I am looking
at:
89 quattro 100  (manual tranny) with 98.5k on it for ~$2000/obo

I took a look at it yesterday and outside of a few surface dings, the body
was good. One of the rear windows didn't work. There were a few internal
cosmetic issues... what concerned me is the following...

1. Do engines in this vintage normally idle rough? (put put put put
sounding...)
2. The shifting was REALLY loose... and if I shifted too "quickly"
(according to the owner) a flashing oil can symbol would come up on the
display  for a few seconds...
3. The owner was another student who had it for a year.... no maint.
records, it was bought by the previous owner at auction. He is leaving for
china in a week and needs to sell the car.
When I asked about the timing belt his response was "what is that?"

Should I even bother talking him down or should I just give up on the Audi
dream...


Nick k.




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