A4 Avant Help

Paul Caouette paxnobis at gmail.com
Sun Jun 10 06:35:06 PDT 2012


Thanks Folks

I guess it's time to "invest " in a Code Reader.

I've had Audis for over 25 yrs. It's time I stepped up to the new world. As
we were stuttering back to Denver last night I had to admit that the
software driven cars had me flummoxed.

Will report in on my findings.


On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:05 AM, Mark Rosenkrantz <speedracer.mark at gmail.com
> wrote:

> VAG-COM.  First, pull codes.  If that doesn't leave the answer, run the
> engine and monitor the sensors and fuel trim.  The it'll just be a matter
> of checking the wiring and likely replacing the sensor(s).  Depending on
> car history, there is likely more than one "lazy" sensor in the system,
> making it much more susceptible to poor running conditions.
>
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> Typos sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 10, 2012, at 1:06 AM, Paul Caouette <paxnobis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1998 A4 v-6 with 184,000 on the clock.
> >
> > Yesterday my daughter borrowed the car and reported that the idle was
> > "hunting" while stopped at a light. At one point it stalled...something
> it
> > never has done.
> >
> > Today we drove about 20 miles to a friend's house. When we got in about
> two
> > hours later it would not start. I depressed accelerator pedal while
> > cranking and it finally caught.
> >
> > While on the interstate I noticed it was stumbling, especially if I tried
> > to accelerate. The stumbling got worse. After turning off the highway I
> had
> > to stop at a light. The car died...and will not restart. It will catch
> and
> > run smoothly for a few seconds than start to load up and ultimately
> shudder
> > to a stop.
> >
> > Any help is appreciated..
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Paul Caouette
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