[V6-12v] Speedo failure/Check Engine light

[Dan Z. Johnson]

Oh! The odometer goes, too? Why AM I complaining? I just bonused about 3 miles!
Thanks, Andrew

Andrew Lundy wrote:

> My former '95 90q did that too.  Lost it one day on the way to work.  Worked
> on the way home.  A few days later it flickered off while driving for just a
> few seconds.
>
> How did I fix it??  I didn't do a thing!!  It never came on again in the
> next 16 months that I owned the car.  Strange huh??  I think there was some
> condensation in the connector for the sensor.  I would have checked there if
> it would have happened again!!  Oh yeah, your odometer quits too!!
>
> P.S.  There is a check engine light for the speedo sending unit.
> ---
> Andrew Lundy
> fast928 at prodigy.net
> 90 80q
> 99 A6q
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Z. Johnson" <danz at voicenet.com>
> To: <v6-12v at audifans.com>; "Audi Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:30 PM
> Subject: [V6-12v] Speedo failure/Check Engine light
>
> > Hello, Audi Fans
> > The dreaded Check Engine light came on today, and within seconds, I had
> > run through in my mind the myriad of emissions parts I had changed
> > recently. Then I had visions of money flying out the window at...what
> > speed was i driving? Oh, no, the speedo is dead! I switched off the
> > radio, listened for strange noises, then scanned all the gauges.
> > Everything seemed to be OK. The knot in my stomach eased up a bit. Then
> > the speedo slowly flickered back to life and, after about 10 seconds,
> > the Check Engine light went out.
> > Odd?
> >
> > Dan
> > 1995 90 Quattro Sport
> >
> >
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