Idle problems 90Q (NG engine)

[Brendan Walsh]

Sure do, that case is an indusry standard.There are literally thousands of
choices out there so I'm sure more than a few match even if the case is
slightly different. Of course one could always fab a small mounting plate if
they are somewhat off. The only thing I would be wary of is that audi uses a
sealed switch, whereas most of the "cheap" versions are not, as we all know
the #1 killer of components are heat and moisture...

On 6/4/06, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>
>
> >>>Then I replaced the throttle switches,
> >>>cleaning did not help.. BTW: expensive!
> >
> >
> >>As I recall about $70?
> >
> >
> > Ouch! IIRC these are standard micro switches which can be had for a much
> > more reasonable price than that. Honeywell makes a slew of em, as well
> as
> > Omron cherry and others. The link below is to Newark.com's website. I
> have
> > used a very similar switch at work thats only about US $2.00. If i had
> known
> > AOA charged that much i would have piped up earlier...
>
> While that is basically true, the throttle body switches in this case
> (WOT and idle) are part of a "two switch and one connector" assembly,
> and while splicing in a new generic switch should be quite possible, it
> would also need mounting holes in the right places, etc.
>
> Then again, maybe the "generic" ones have appropriate holes most of the
> time?
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>



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