new to me car woes.

[Nate Beck]

Yes you are right, I meant piston.  I pulled the valve cover and it all
looks fine underneath it.  My head bolt tool broke when I was working on my
coupe so I could not get the head off yesterday.  I am getting a new one
today.  However, how do the injectors come off of the head?  On my coupe
they are braided lines to the injectors, on the 5k they are braided lines to
a hard line that looks like it screws into the injector?  How do I separate
them so that I can pull the head, and the engine eventually?

Thanks

Nate

-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Birch [mailto:edwbirch at comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:52 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: new to me car woes.

> Nate Beck wrote.........

> >.........I immediately pulled over and called a flatbed to get me the
> rest of the way home.
 >Once there I started to pull the plugs so that I could check the
compression.  This is
> >what I found for plug #4........

> http://www.audicoupegt.com/images/5000cs/plug.html
> <http://www.audicoupegt.com/images/5000cs/plug.html>

 >Also I looked down in the cylinder and it looks like there is a hole
in the
> >top of the plug......

I think you meant "hole in top of piston", 'cause looking at the
pictures you posted, it seems that #4 intake/exhaust valve head or
valve seat broke.  Pull valve cover and you may find a valve stem and
spring very easy to remove.

 >I talked to the PO and he is going to refund some of the money.

IMHO, I would try to get a FULL refund on that car. (Eating the cost of
towing)  Most likely, the engine block cylinder wall is badly scored,
the head is trash and the oiling system is fouled with metal. You will
need another motor!!

Sorry, Nate.

Ed Birch, Pennsylvania.
93-100S