200 tqa questions

[Max Hoepli]

check if there is anything in the cigarette lighter in the rear that might
cause a blown fuse.

Max
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geraint Lloyd" <geraintlloyd_qc at yahoo.ca>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: 18, April 2006 13:47
Subject: 200 tqa questions


> hi
>
> I'm a newbie on the mailing list.
>
> I just bought a 200TQA, in west Montreal, that was
> listed on audifans by
> a Mr J.Bell. the car seems in good order and the
> vendor pointed out the
> main issues and in some cases provided the spares to
> fix them.  :-)
>
> I needed some transport to go off camping with the
> family and at the
> price, it seemed the best way forward
> it seems a bit different to my trusty golf 2 gti
> notably, since i just
> arrived from the UK, 'cos the steering wheel is on the
> wrong (left) side.
> I thought that the germans were supposed to be good
> with little details
> like that!
>
> FYI: I used to run an independent VW/Audi specialist
> garage  in North
> Wales (UK) and am therefore not unaccustomed to
> pulling cars apart.
> the daftest audi thing that i managed to do at the
> garage was change an
> 87 coupé quattro clutch by myself using  spanners, 2
> jacks and 4 axle
> stands.
> I say daft 'cos i got a bit tired whilst trying to
> bench press the box
> back into place and had to take a 40 minute break to
> get my strength
> back whilst lying on the floor under the car with the
> gearbox on my
> chest. I won't be trying that again (alone) any time
> soon.
>
> I have a couple of issues that i need to cure, on the
> 200, and was
> advised to ask you guys, by a couple of members in
> montreal who dabble
> in Ur-Quattros
> So far, i have fixed the green gold leaks with
> re-manufactured hoses and
> got some decent oil pressure back by replacing the
> Fram oil filter with
> a decent Mann example. as yet the ABS is U/S but I'll
> get to that when I
> have a mo and have fully digested all of the useful
> info in the FAQ/
> tips area
>
> the problems that I have are:
>
> 1. boost leak.
> i have a j tube between the turbo and the intercooler.
> this is in 3
> parts (visible from the outside) and comprises a
> rubber hose from the
> turbo, a metal tube that EKTA tells me is a silencer /
> pulse damper and
> a rubber bellows at the connection to the intercooler
> (035 145 760). the
> boost leak is at the bellows that audi tells me is
> NLA. i can replace
> the whole thing with 034 145 746F but thats 300 CAD
> tax. not a big
> deal, but if there is a cheaper solution that is just
> as good, then all
> the better for me and the bank manager
> Anyone know of a suitable replacement for the bellows
> (other
> manufacturers / sundry bit of plumbing etc)?
>
> 2. rear electric windows
> the rear window regulators/ lifter motors work
> the passenger side works with the key in but ignition
> off, the driver's
> side only works with the ignition on.
> if i press the switch to give control of the rear
> windows to the rear
> passengers the fuse blows.
> i guess that the fault is either in the armrest/door
> handle switch block
> or in the door  bellows somewhere.
> Anyone else already had this fault or am I on my own?
>
> ta in advance for any help
>
> Geraint
>
> PS
> for the picky individuals among you, i would like to
> remind you that
> there are:
> RHD- Right Hand Drive vehicles and
> LHD - Wrong Hand Drive vehicles.
> god save the queen!
>
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