A6 question

[audiSean]

I haven't heard of many 2.8s with overheating issues. I would suspect
a clogged cooling system somewhere or perhaps a faulty fan (clutch,
motor, bad bearing, whatever). To be honest, I would be more concerned
that the head may be damaged if this is a recurring problem with this
car; who knows how long the car has been overheating?

The instrument cluster will need to be replaced in order to get the
info center working properly. I replaced my own for the same issue and
I created a tech article for it on AudiWorld.com. All together, it was
a $400 repair; $800 for the new cluster with a $400 core charge on my
old cluster. Your buddy will need a friend with a VAG-COM set up to
set the odometer on the new cluster.

On 11/9/05, Alexander Lee <thomas_three at hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, a co-worker purchased a '99 A6 Quattro w/ 72 K miles. Friday
> night, the car was coming dangerously close to overheating. The dealer is
> trying for a repair so he doesn't have to abide by 3-day money back
> guarantee, but has yet to figure out the problem.  Any thoughts? There is
> one other thing, the information cluster in the center of the dash does not
> work. Is this a major concern?

--
Sean [99 A6 2.8q]
http://registry.audiworld.com/audiworld/registry/details.asp?car=9728