Audi 100 Won't Start

[SJ]

1. Determine whether the problem is spark or fuel related.
2. Buy yourself one of those $7 in line spark testers.  It will flash if you
have spark.
3. If you have spark, see if it will fire up.
4. The rubber air bonnet between the fuel dist and the throttle body has a
few extra openings, which are plugged with a yellow colored plugs.
5. Remove one of these plugs. Substitue plug with hose or copper tubing.
6. Have someone crank the engine, Spray starter fluid into the attached
hose. See if engine will start and run.
7. If engine runs, spark and timing are ok.
8. Fuel related problems would be pump, fuel injection system, computer, air
leaks, temperature sensor.

Let us know how you did with above tests . . .then we continue to fuel
related issues.


SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q



> From: "Marc Boucher" <mboucher70 at hotmail.com>
> A few days ago we set out to the store.  It started ok but about 1/2 a
mile
> down the road it died and would not restart.  Battery is fine, turns over
> fine, runs for 1/2 second then dies, in other words it tries but never
quite
> reaches a stable idle.
>
>
> Right now, it will only start after several attempts and then die.
>
> I performed the input and output tests as listed at this site:
> http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/100ecuf.html
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