Audi 80 Starting Problem

[Ron Wainwright]

 I bet the fuel accumulator isn't holding pressure.
Same thing happened too my 90 80q. Replaced the
accumulator & starts everytime.

 Tahnx
Ron
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90 v8q 3.6 not stock...Urs8
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93 v8q 4.2 "The Green Monster"

From: "Al Streicher" <streichea001 at hawaii.rr.com> 
To: Brame1 at aol.com, Quattro at audifans.com 
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:32:30 -1000 
Subject: RE: Audi 80 Starting Problem 

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The fuel filter sits under the car, just ahead of the
rear passenger 
tire
and is located with the fuel accumulator and fuel
pump. This picture is
courtesy of Huw's site, 
http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/fueltray-90.htm .
It is easy to get to, I just use a car ramp and back
the tire up the 
slope.
How many miles on the car?

Al

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
Brame1 at aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 3:18 PM
To: Quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Audi 80 Starting Problem


Good Afternoon,

My 1991 Audi 80 had a starting problem and I installed
new Bosch  
plugs,
rotor cap and distributor which seemed to solve the
problem.

It started very easily and ran very strong.  This past
Thursday, I  
added a
can of BG44 to half of a tank of fuel, filled it and
drove another 125
miles
with no problem.

Saturday evening I drove approximately 22 miles to a
church sponsored 
ham
and oyster dinner in Washington DC.  I parked on a
downhill slope.   
After
shutting the car off, I realized that I was not far
enough away from a
driveway
entrance and tried to restart the car.  I could not
get it  started.

I went into the Church for dinner and returned
approximately an hour 
and a
half later and still could not start my car after
numerous tries. I 
tried
holding the accelerator to the floor: that did not
work.  I tried 
letting
the car
sit for another hour;  that did not work.

I decided to just lock the car and come back, Sunday
evening; which I  
did.
The car started immediately but did cut out a couple
of times before  I 
was
able to place it in Drive and get home.

It ran very well until I got into my driveway and
tried to turn it 
around
when it cut out again .I tried to restart without any
success.  I was 
able
to
push it into a spot on my driveway.

I just went outside at 2:15 PM EST and started it.  It
cut out a  
couple of
times but restarted with no problem.  I let it fast
idle for a  little 
bit
but
when I took my foot of the accelerator it cut out and
I was not  able 
to
restart.

Any ideas or suggestion?  Fuel Filter?(Where is it?) 
Air  Filter?  It 
has a
K&N filter that has not been serviced in a long  time.
 Oxygen Sensor?

The Bentley Manual does not show a fuel filter and
does not provide 
good
instruction on getting to the air filter.

Thanks In Advance for your help.

Nick Brame, CSA Darnestown, MD
(301) 840-5931
"Helping  People Make Smart Choices With Their Money"
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