Engine cut-out, spikey idle and other weirdness...

[Dan DiBiase]

Tigran Varosyan <tigran at tigran.com> wrote: The only reason that I pulled the covers from the motor was because the
engine started acting out. 

How much is a VAG reader and where do I get one? What all can it show and
report?

My 3000GT in all years has the coolest reader called a pocketlogger that
runs around $150. You hook this thing to a PamlPilot or laptop and it can
read and record any 12 of the 30+ parameters monitored by the ECU, shut off
individual injectors (for troubleshooting) test various solenoids and
read/reset engine codes... I don't suppose that anything this cool exists
for the Audi...

There are readers available for the Palm. I don't believe it's the original VAG-COM software. There's an entire audiworld forum about these readers as well.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA