[s-cars] Newbie Introduction

[Fred Munro]

Congratulations, Sean!

You may want to pipe in a temporary boost gauge to make sure the car is
building boost - you may need a new bypass valve or WGFV. A common failure
is the hose from the intake manifold to the ECU - it pops off the "fuel
condenser" under the black plastic cover on the firewall. The ECU doesn't
get a pressure signal from the manifold and shuts down the turbo.

Pulling the Servotronic relay will firm up the steering. On my '94 the relay
is located in the relay box under the hood, drivers side. I imagine it's in
the same spot on your car.


Enjoy!

Fred Munro
'94 S4

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[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Sean Douglas
Sent: April 5, 2003 12:57 AM
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Cc: Dave Forgie
Subject: [s-cars] Newbie Introduction


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Hi all:

I'm a new owner of a 1997 S6 (Canadian-spec). I just took delivery today
after purchasing it from an Audi dealer in Toronto and had it shipped by
rail to me in Vancouver. It has an Audi Assured warranty on it until June
2004 or 144,000 km whichever comes first.

Many thanks to all who provided advice (Dave Forgie, Tom Black, Fred Munro,
Randy Lewis) and especially Andrew Jackson (Toronto Coupe Quattro lister)
who thoroughly checked it out and helped me make my decision and took over
100 digital photos of it!

My inital driving impression is that its very smooth and extremely quiet
even compared to my 90q20v. It has lots of power at the top end but the low
end power is less than I expected. It takes a while for the boost to build
up, you really have to put your foot on it to make it go fast and casual
throttle inputs results in mediocre acceleration. The steering is very
over-assisted especially at parking speeds compared to my 90q and the clutch
is a little heavier. But other than that I love it and I'm sure I'll get
used to the differences.

My immediate plans are to get a used OEM CD changer and euro headlights.
Future plans are a IA chip and BIRA / porsche brakes. In the next 2 or 3
months, I'm plan to do the t-belt, water pump, seals, serpentine, etc.
myself using the Blau tool rental kit (any local listers want to go
halfers?).

I look forward to many years of enjoyment and technical support from the
s-car community.

Sean Douglas
Surrey, BC

1997 S6, red/ecru
1990 90q20v, red/black

P.S. Dave - When is the next Vancouver s-car meet?
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