'91 100q 5 injectors replaced - now car wont start

[Huw Powell]

On 7/2/2013 8:16 PM, Christopher Gharibo wrote:
> I am thinking about going through the injector installation and the
> suggestions again. This car was running little rough, stalling at idle, but
> otherwise running fine before it underwent the injector replacement.
>
> Can a poor seal between the injector-shroud or the shroud-engine cause loss of
> compression on a particular cylinder and loss of cranking cycle?

No.

Your mechanic is either incompetent or simply wants this car to go away.

>
> Maybe I was sent the wrong gaskets by the parts supplier.
>
> Thanks for all the help!
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:02:59 PM EDT
> From: TonyEscobedo <TonyEscobedo at hotmail.com>
> To: Steve B <urq at pacbell.net>Cc: Project Pat <psdooley at verizon.net>, audifans
> list <quattro at audifans.com>, Christopher Gharibo <cgharibo at usa.net>
> Subject: Re: '91 100q 5 injectors replaced - now car wont start
>
>> Dang!! I had money on it being a weak fuel pump
>>
>> On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Steve B <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Perhaps your expectations are set a bit high ...
>>>
>>>  From what I've seen in my 30 years on audifans is that sometimes in the
> end you chalk it up to ... who knows!?  When I offer my tuppence it is in the
> hopes that someone else can get their car running and that should I be put in
> a similar situation at some point that the folks here will be helpful.
>>>
>>> Paying a mechanic to solve a problem on a 20 year old car doesn't take
> long to exceed the value of the car, so I'm not going to complain when someone
> decides to cut their losses.  In fact my thinking would be more in line with
> offering condolences.
>>>
>>> I have been following this thread for some time now, and agree that it is
> likely to be something that isn't expensive to fix if you want to figure it
> out for yourself.  Maybe what you should do is to buy the car, find the
> problem and report back what you found.  From the sound of things the car is
> in good condition otherwise ...
>>>
>>> Steve Buchholz
>>>
>>>
>>> Project Pat <psdooley at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The mechanic didn't tell you anything?
>>>> Now you want to use the list to unload the carcass?
>>>>
>>>> I gotta say it's frustrating to offer help and read all this banter and
> in
>>>> the end get nothing regarding useful information on what actually
> happened.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to hear about your car, but at least give a little back to the
> people
>>>> that spent their time trying to help you.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
>>>> Behalf Of Christopher Gharibo
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:47 AM
>>>> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: '91 100q 5 injectors replaced - now car wont start
>>>>
>>>> I am sad to say it, but the engine appears to have died in my 100q.
>>>>
>>>> Lots of good parts or make an offer on the whole car. AC works. New
>>>> headliner. Original windshield. Just about everything works. I'll be
> putting
>>>> it up in Audi fans.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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