86 5000 TQ Shutter?

[Ivan Tuma]

Louis,

The codes will flash out in your check engine light...

Here is a link to a page that tells you what each trouble code indicates ...
http://www.carsoftwares.com/audicode.html

Drive the car and let it warm up, or at least turn on the ignition if it 
doesn't start (don't know if this will get you anywhere
if you can't start it ... but give it a try)

Leave the car running ... take your fuse, and put it in the fuel pump 
relay for 4 second ... then
take it out.

The codes will flash out in your check engine light so for instance a 
code of 2112
would flash out ...

One long solid illumination followed by a long pause (check engine light 
off) then:

two quick flashes .... pause .... one quick flash .... pause ... one 
quick flash .... pause .... two quick flashes ... pause
then I think it stays lit (cant remember)

I believe (read the instructions on sjm) that you have to repeat the 
above to get to the next trouble code, and so on, until
no more trouble codes are displayed ... the check engine light will just 
flash slowly at that point.

Good luck.

Ivan

L DC wrote:

>Thanks Ivan!
>
>This is is very helpful. Will look at the site you
>recommended but just in case I'm not able to locate
>it, could you please send me the link when you have
>time.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Separately, I did notice that there was a permanently
>10A fuse installed on top of the fuel pump relay and
>simply disregarded it as part of the relay. Now I now
>that I should take it out and use it only as a
>diagnostic tool.
>
>Will the codes appear as numbers or I need to count
>the number of times the check engine light comes on
>and then match it to a corresponding code?
>
>Thanks again and a have great day!!
>
>-Louis
>
>
>
>
>
>--- Ivan Tuma <ituma at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>---------------------------------
>    The attached web site does a much better job of
>explaining it than Iever could ... it's actually
>pretty easy, but since your car is notdriveable, may
>not give you much info ... but try it. No spark
>howeverusually indicates hall sender, however ... is
>your timing belt OK? Alsothe coil might be bad,
>although usually they are either good or bad ...your
>problem seemed to have come on gradually so I would
>suspect thehall or an ECU problem. I have seen A6's
>where water had dripped intothe ECU after a storm and
>subsequently ruined it. You might look in thepassanger
>footwell to see if there is any moisture condensation
>in theplastic baggie around the ECU .. this could be
>your culprit.
>
>http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble2.html
>
>I have a link at home to a site that lets you actually
>interperate thecodes you get. Unfortunately I don't
>have it here. Search the FAQ pageson the audifans site
> .... you may find it there.
>
>It may be easier just to get the thing to your
>mechanic, and have himread the codes (if he's
>reasonable). The guys shouldn't charge you morethan a
>half hour of labor to do this ... if that.
>
>Sorry ... there are MANY things that can go wrong with
>a piece ofmachinery this complex ... just keep in mind
>that any car these dayscan have the same problems ...
>only usually they are fixed underwarranty. Audi was
>way ahead of their time with the 200's ... we asowners
>just have to become very well educated, or very rich.
>In thelatter case, I'd just go and buy an Allroad ;-)
>
>Good luck.
>
>Ivan
>
>L DC wrote:
>  
>Hi Ivan!!How do you check for "error codes"
>yourself?Trying to determine if I have a bad
>distributor as I'mnot getting any spark at
>all!!Thanks,-Louis--- Ivan Tuma <ituma at ix.netcom.com>
>wrote:  
>      
>A few things to look at ... don't know if they
>willhelp ... If your car is also idling rough ...1. Is
>your check engine light in working order, andif so, is
>it coming on while you are driving?   - Do you know
>how to check the error codesyourself?2. Check the
>distributor cap, wires for cracks orwetness and check
>the plugs...   - Step through as follows (I do this
>while thecar is running, but I don' t recommend it if
>you're not comfortable):      Be very gentle with the
>plug wires ... try topull them out as close to the
>base of the spark plug as possible.       1. Stop the
>engine.       2. Disconnect one plug wire from the
>plug       3. Start the engine again.       4. Test
>for a rough idle.       4. Stop the engine       5.
>Put the plug wire back Repeat the abovefor each plug. 
>  - If you notice there is no difference after youpull
>one of the plugs ... you've at least narrowed it down
>to acertain       cylinder. Now it's a matter of
>diagnosingwhether you have a fuel system
>(injector/fuel distributor?) or
>electrical(plug/wire/distributor cap/hall sender)
>problem.       Water, humidity and ice might have done
>somedamage or worsened an existing problem during the
>snow.3. During the snow, could you have gotten any
>waterinto the fuel system? ... This is a little far
>fetched, but areyou running on a new tank of gas since
>the storm?Hope that helps you narrow it down a
>little.Ivan_______________________________________________quattro
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