Audi 90 running on few cylinders

[Jim Green]

--- Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> wrote:
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> How about pulling the codes and finding out what
> that check engine light is
> trying to tell you?
>
> At 06:06 PM 8/7/2003, Andy Thibodeau wrote:
>
> >I've been living with this same problem in my '88
> 90Q for  about 2 years,
> >and wondering the whole time what the problem is.
> Car cold starts great,
> >idles just fine, but when you get out of the
> driveway it starts to spit and
> >fart.  Idle is still good at this point, check
> engine light is on, spits and
> >farts while depressing accelerator (under load),
> runs OK at constant
> >throttle position, but rips at WOT.  This whole
> problem never happens on a
> >good hot start, and does not go away if driven to
> any distance.  What I have
> >been doing is shutting the car off (after 20-30 min
> of driving) while
> >coasting and then restart, match revs, and engage
> clutch, this seems to get
> >rid of my check engine light and poor performance.
> I have long suspected
> >ignition wires, but any other ideas are welcome.

Exactly, you'll have some codes for sure.  I bet your
knock sensor of wiring comes up.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI Stage II
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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