Spark Plug Wires?

[Phil Haag]

Sheech....  50,000+ miles and only 6,000 miles since the spark plug wires 
were last replaced!!!  And the dealer is trying to get you to buy your third 
set of wires!!...  Let me help you get a perspective on this...  I have a 
one owner 1990 Audi 200 quattro avant...  with over 220,000 miles, yeah and 
15 years old...  Are you ready.... Original plug wires... only 5 sets of 
spark plugs over the years... Runs great..  The 2.2 liter 5 cyl turbo 
motor... bullet proof... and doesn't burn oil....  Though the throw out 
bearing is starting to make a little noise... some things werar out.. 
Apparently nothing as fast as your plug wires though..

Try a different dealer....  Best of luck..

Phil



>From: mlgraham at bmi.net
>Reply-To: mlgraham at bmi.net
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Spark Plug Wires?
>Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 23:37:18 PDT
>
>
>I took my Audi into the Dealer for troubleshooting.  Basically running
>poorly at low RPM's in town.
>
>The dealer says its the spark plug wires, will cost around $100.00  I
>said gee, we replaced those only 6,000 miles ago?  The service manager
>says, well they are only warranted for 12,000 miles or 1 year, and its
>been over a year since the plug wires were installed.
>
>Is this typical of an Audi Dealer?  Doesn't Audi stand behind their spark
>plug wires for a longer period of time?  Is there an aftermarket wire set
>I can install myself in the future?
>Can I get the Regional Audi folks to eat the cost of these wires?
>
>Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
>
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