[A4] trouble starting

[Grant Lenahan]

I vote for ignition switch.  Very hard to test, however.
Grant

On Mar 4, 2006, at 3:59 AM, Kent McLean wrote:

> Go Cubs wrote:
>> No. the engine does not crank. No clicking sound when I turn the key.
>> The  only time I got the engine cranking was when I pumped the gas,
>> but this took  a while to get it going. headlights are fine.
>
> Hmm.  Pumping the gas pedal should not have anything to do with
> it.  If the engine won't crank (turn over), then the fuel pump won't
> pump fuel, and there would be no fuel to inject, no matter how
> much you pump the pedal.
>
> If the headlight are "fine", meaning very bright, that would rule
> out a dead battery.  But a dead battery would have been my
> first guess. Do you have a volt meter to test the battery voltage?
>
> On the older Audis (and maybe the A4s, now that they are getting
> older, too), the ignition switches are known to fail.  Turning the
> key would have no effect.  If the car was a Type 44 or a C4, that
> would be my next guess. But given Audi's history with switches,
> it may still be the switch.
>
> Do you have access to a VAG-COM tester?  Maybe a Chicago
> area lister (assuming it's Chicago, based on the email address)
> can pull the diagnostic codes for you.
>
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> Kent McLean
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> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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