Fwd: S4 #4 cylinder miss

[jesper moreau]

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From: jesper moreau <jesper5ktqm.audi at gmail.com>
Date: Nov 15, 2005 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: S4 #4 cylinder miss
To: "AUDIJIM at aol.com" <AUDIJIM at aol.com>

I see you did a compression test.... how about a leak down? That will
confirm no problems with valve train and bottom end.

On 11/15/05, AUDIJIM at aol.com <AUDIJIM at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> The patient is a 1993 Audi S4. Lehmann modified engine (lower compression)
> and Lehmann chipped. RS2 injectors, EM and Turbo. I have a definite miss
> at
> cylinder #4. When the car is cold, it is running on 4 cylinders. As it
> gets
> warmer, it gets a little better, but I still hear and feel a miss. It's at
> it's
> worst when it is cold. I have not checked codes yet (VAG COM) but will
> tomorrow.
> Pulling the connector off cyl. #4 fuel injector makes no change in the
> rough
> running condition. Pulling the connectors off the other fuel injectors
> make the
> engine run on 3 cylinders, so it is definitely #4 cylinder that is the
> problem. I swapped injectors from #4 to #3 and #3 to #4 and the dead
> cylinder is
> still #4, so that eliminated the bad injector possibility. Compression
> test is
> good at all cylinders, that eliminated any problems with the engine. I
> back-pinned the fuel injectors with an LED test light and confirmed the
> injectors are
> getting and electrical signal to fire. Confirmed that fuel injectors work
> by
> removing fuel rail with injector still attached, and tried starting car.
> Equal
> spray pattern at all cylinders. I tried swapping POS with the connectors
> to see
> if the cylinder would change location, #4 cyl. still has a miss. Changed
> spark
> plugs, no change. Tried ECU from stock AAN, no change. Tried another set
> of
> POS and still no change. I pulled the coil packs and inserted spark plugs,
>
> grounded against valve cover, cranked engine and found spark at all
> cylinders.
> Reinstalled and I still have a miss at cylinder #4. Tomorrow I will
> physically
> change coils from cyl. #4 to cyl. #5 and see if the miss goes to cyl. #5.
> I
> followed the Audifans Knowledge (S4/S6) base about a miss in one cylinder,
> but it
> was only a procedure on how to prolong the life of the POS that uses 2
> channels by swapping the wire to the bad coil to the unused portion of
> that POS. That
> was no help. I realize that my spare parts engine (complete AAN running
> great
> before it was removed from totaled car) is no guaranty that my spare parts
> are fault free. The previous owner on my S4 said that the problem is new
> within
> two weeks or so. If anyone can help or has seen this before, I'd
> appreciate
> your thoughts/help. I bought this car to replace my 285,550 mile 5000TQ
> that
> needs a ton of work. Now I have two cars that need a ton of work.
> Hopefully when
> I get home after work tomorrow (4 PM EST), I'll have a lot of help from
> you
> guys on where to turn next.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
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Jesper Moreau
'88 5KTQ rocket
'86 5KTQ stocket

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Jesper Moreau
'88 5KTQ rocket
'86 5KTQ stocket