Stalling 2004 AllRoad in Pine, CO

[NIck Miller]

It does indeed sound like a cat as far as the rattling sound goes.  Can't
leave it up to most people to differentiate engine/exhaust/transmission
noises of failed components because they don't see them often.  Best bet for
checking is a rubber mallet and tapping the cats to see if they rattle or
have small chunks bonking around inside.  It could also just be the heat
sheilds coming undone and rattling and thus be unrelated to the shutdown
issue.

Checking the fuel filter as well is a good idea.
On Jul 5, 2011 5:00 PM, "Tony Escobedo" <tonyescobedo at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I remember that happening to me when I used to have an auto. 1993 90 CS. I
ended up emptying out the cat and problem solved. Your 2004 is much more
sophisticated and you need the cat.Tony
>
>> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 23:28:02 +0200
>> From: gerard at 2226.co.za
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Stalling 2004 AllRoad in Pine, CO
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Been a while since I've been here with questions. :)
>>
>> My sister lives out in Pine, CO, about an hour out of Denver. She's
>> running a 2004 2.7T AllRoad automatic. She loves this car, but there've
>> been some niggles lately.
>>
>> It's started stalling on the highway. First time it stalled she'd been
>> driving for about 15 minutes. Second time it was 45 minutes. No
>> overheating conditions.
>> My immediate thought w.r.t the stalling is faulty fuel pump, but there's
>> so much that could be causing it (O2 sensors, crank/cam sensors, blocked
>> cats, DBW faulty, MAF faulty, etc, etc, etc). I've got no clues about
>> these 2.7T engines.
>>
>> About a month or so ago she reported some transmission noise. Stopped,
>> transmission in drive, there's some clicking noise going on. Only
>> evident when parked up next to a wall, like in a drive-thru. Put into
>> park and it goes away.
>>
>> Anyone near Denver or Pine who might have some OBD-II diagnostic tools
>> or might be willing to help track these faults down? Thought pulling the
>> error codes might help.
>> Or any recommendations for a reputable shop that won't charge her an arm
>> and a leg for some diagnostics?
>>
>> Much appreciated.
>>
>> G.
>>
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