V6 no start update - it starts

[Huw Powell]

> Yesterday I had the car towed to the mechanic. Before we put
> it on the flat bed, I tried one more time -- half a cough, but
> still no-start.  Today the mechanic looked at it. Whenever he
> gets a non-starting car in, he automatically replaces the plugs.
> Which I had just done on Sunday (0 miles on the plugs, since
> the car wouldn't start for me). He got in the car, pumped it
> hard, and -- the M.F. started!!!
> 
> He let it run, shut it down, started it right back up. The third
> time, letting it idle, it stalled. Hooray! Pulling the real codes
> with a Vag-Com (not the blink codes with the CEL), it showed two
> bad O2 sensors.  I'll replace them tomorrow.

How could bad O2 sensors prevent a car from starting?  The ancient Audis 
I am familiar with don't even "listen" to the OXS until it has a little 
time to warm up.

> The mechanic didn't do anything I didn't do. Well, except for
> pumping the gas hard (I just pumped it). It started for him, but
> not for me.  Go figure.
> 
> So, what did we learn? 

I don't think you learned anything yet about what's wrong - although, I 
may be wrong, right?  Let us know how it goes with new OXS's in there!

-- 
Huw Powell

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