please answer some of this if you can!

[Ti Kan]

You ask a lot of questions, but I'll try to answer them briefly.

> 1-1
> Hey got my wheels from Rob on this the list, the Ronal 205 16inch wheels, L=
> OVE them! BUT they rub the fender when I go over bumps and when I corner re=
> al hard, what is the deal with this? Rob told me he had them on a 90 Sport,=
>  I have a 90 4door quattro, could this be the problem? can I do anything ab=
> out it? they sure look GREAT and I want to keep them if I can...thanks for =
> any info

Someone had already answered this, but I believe that the B4 series
cars have a fender flare that your B3 car lacks.  Depending on the offset
of the wheels you have, you either need to get narrower wheels, wheels
with slightly more offset, or modify your fenders.

> 1-2
>  the brakes are really hard now that I have the 16inch wheels, could I bolt=
>  on some 5k front calipers on this car? or do I have to change something?

What do you mean by "brakes are really hard"?  The wheel change should
have negligible effect on braking, unless those wheels you have are
*very* heavy.

> 2
> I was at a garage that works audi/porsche/vw cars because my lifters are AL=
> L clacking like crazy, they told me that if I did them why not put a new ca=
> m on the car and get about 10-15 more HP from the motor..is this true? if s=
> o where can I get that camshaft cheap? does it do anything bad to the engin=
> e? do I really need a new water pump if I do the lifter job?

There is no such thing as a free lunch.  You can gain top end power
by swapping to a higher performance cam, but you'll lose low RPM torque,
which will make the car less "nice" to drive around town.  Also, good
cams are not going to come cheap.

You don't "need" a waterpump when you do a lifter job, but since it
requires timing belt removal, it's a good time to just replace it
while you're in there.  Gives you peace of mind and save you another
round of shop labor cost if the water pump is to fail down the line.

> 3
> I think that the OX sensor on the car is about as old as the car, 1988 what=
>  does it do to how well the engine runs? do I really need a new one?

The oxygen sensor is critical to correct engine performance, economy,
and emissions.  If it has never been replaced since the car was new,
it's probably living on borrowed time, or already bad.

> 4 what makes the car idle with bumps in the feel of the car? if I put my ha=
> nd over the exaust pipe at idle it is not smooth..could this be a new rotor=
>  cap and rotor? what else?

Could be a number of things.  Don't expect the exhaut flow to be
perfectly smooth, though.  It won't be.

> 5 does anyone have a good source for plumbing, all the hoses and  pipes are=
>  really starting to get OLD and cracked, I want to get all new ones for the=
>  engine..any ideas on a place to get this stuff?

For anything that is not pre-formed, you can buy the hose stock at
your local auto parts store and have it cut to the required length.
For pre-formed hoses, try places like Rod at The Parts Connection
http://www.thepartsconnection.com or your Audi dealer.

> 6 I have alot of play in the rear end of the quattro, can this be fixed or =
> does it take a new rear end to fix the play, the quattro LOCK still works a=
> nd I think Tahitian someone had it ON all the time and wore the rear end ou=
> t from this..could this be right?

What sort of play are you talking about?  Do you mean that the wheel
will turn freely for a few degrees even with the transmission in gear?
A bit of that is normal.  A worn rear differential will manifest itself
as gear whine noise, I think.

> 7 does anyone have GREY leather that I could get a drivers seat bottom from?

Try a local auto upholstery shop.

> 8 I am also looking for hand brake plastic stuff as mine is broken

New parts from the dealer, or used ones from auto dismantlers.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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