Survey: type 44 break down frequency

[james accordino]

I posted about ignition switch nonsense, which I still
believe to be true, but I think my performance
problems might be more related to the injectors (again
with probably 20k on them).  Based on plug reads from
various driving conditions, I'm more leaning to the
"new" injectors having either a bad spray pattern or
weeping.  (Or both.).  That sucks.  Especially after
the Czech fuel pump bullsh*t.

Jim Accordino

--- Ben Swann <bswann at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Sorry - Fuel Pump leaked through the casing.  Was
> only a couple years
> old..Abysmal.
>
> Injectors are the fabulous viton tipped.  I must
> have gotten a bad batch,
> as the 2 suspected and pulled were weeping just like
> the 150k miles ones,
> only these only had around 20k and less than 2
> years.  I think the other 4
> probably arent much better.
>
> Ben
>
> On Monday, September 16, 2002 6:23 PM, Wallace White
> [SMTP:wallace at stanfordalumni.org] wrote:
> > Ben -
> >
> > > I'm starting to wonder about Bosch quality of
> late, as my relatively
> > > new(about 2-3 years) developed a significant
> leak through the casing.
>  The
> > > original was still working, but I pulled one off
> of the '89 80 since
> I'm
> > > converting to CIS-EIII.
> >
> > What component are you referring to in the above?
> >
> > > That plus the injectors - at least two were
> weeping giving me hard
> starting
> >
> > > trouble after my engine rebuild.  At $40 a pop I
> have yet to replace
> them
> > > again.  I am a little upset at this, as the 12
> year old ones worked
> just as
> >
> > > good.
> >
> > That is crummy... AFAIK mine are still original
> and showing no hard-start
> > symptoms...
> >
> > - Wallace
> >   '87 5kcstq 190k
> >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > On Monday, September 16, 2002 3:53 PM, Wallace
> White
> > > [SMTP:wallace at stanfordalumni.org] wrote:
> > > > Ben -
> > > >
> > > > > I'm happy to say I have not been stranded in
> over 10 years of AUDI
> > > > > ownership.  I think it is because I do my
> best to seek out problems
> > > before
> > > > > they occur.
> > > >
> > > > That's impressive--and somewhat encouraging.
> > > >
> > > > > (1) Clutch throw-out bearing, June '98.
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > -  Wouldn't need a tow for that if standard
> trans.
> > > >
> > > > True--I did drive another 450 freeway miles
> that way! I'd still count
> it
> > > as a
> > > > debilitating injury, but it wasn't a
> stranding. So update my count to
> > > four
> > > > (minus this, plus that hydraulic hose) in four
> years, 53k miles.
> Sadly,
> > > two
> > > > have been failures of replacement parts.
> > > >
> > > > > (3) Heater control valve, June '99.
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > -  OOh - I've had one leak giving me
> warning.  If not hot, but
> going
> > > south
> > > > > while on the road, I guess hoseclamps
> inserted around a screwdriver
> or
> > > > > whatever would get you to a parts store.
> > > >
> > > > That's where the flush-n-fill kit comes in; it
> has little lengths of
> pipe
> >
> > > that
> > > > could substitute for the heater valve or a
> turbo coolant pump.
> > > >
> > > > > (4) Fuel pump, three days ago.
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > -  I would think this of all things is one
> that is most likely to
> > > strand
> > > > > you - did happen to me once in early VW
> ownership - Scirocco.  It
> was
> > > > > giving me warnings, but I didn't know it.
> > > >
> > > > Right--just didn't expect it on a two-year-old
> pump. It was always
> noisy
> > > but
> > > > I'd heard that was typical for newer Bosch
> pumps. I did _not_ cut the
> > > intake
> > > > screen off of it when I installed it, however;
> I didn't see evidence
> of
> > > the
> > > > old screen clogging or the tank coating
> flaking off. That may have
> been
> > > the
> > > > wrong call.
> > > >
> > > > - Wallace
> > > >   '87 5kcstq 190k
>
>


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