1990 - 90Q 20V in Marketplace - Mauve Color

[Duane, Andrew]

I used to have a '90 90Q20V, and dont remember anything about the codes
going through the radio for display. None of the cars of that vintage
ever did, AFAIK. I'm pretty sure you need to do the blinking light.

On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 09:12 -0700, Jim Jordan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I continue to be fascinated by the Marketplace ad for this car.  I contacted
> the owner by email and his reply was essentially non responsive.  The ad
> says the body/chassis are great, the engine turns over but won't run.  The
> car is ~500 miles from where I live;  any comments on the efficacy of buying
> it to make it a runner?
> 
> Based on the "turns over but won't run" comment, I immediately think of a
> broken timing belt :-(.  
> 
> I asked if he had pulled the codes and got no response, which provokes
> another question.  Audiworld says this car displays the codes through the
> radio.  Anyone know how that works?  Radio must be switched on?  Unless the
> codes have been erased and they're not supposed to be on a California car,
> which this is, they should reveal a lot about what's keeping the engine from
> running.
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Jim Jordan
> 
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