[s-cars] New Purchase - 1992 S4

[Mike Bishoff]

Hi folks,

My wife and I just bought our first urS4 and it's a rocket ship! What a
blast to drive. It doesn't quite have the acceleration of the Kawasaki ZX9R
and ZX11 we drive, but it moves quite nicely. It's clear why this is such an
amazing vehicle. We're pretty pumped on the car and have sent off our dues
to Audi Club of NA, purchased a Bentley manual on CD and parts diagrams. The
car has 79,000 miles, cosmetically in very good condition in and out, but
there are some anomalies.

Please keep in mind that I'm an Audi newbie as I possibly ask stupid
questions. I'm very mechanical, but need some advice on a few items. Your
help appreciated.

1. The S4 pulls noticeably to the left, so I had it aligned, but the same
thing happens. The shop I had the alignment done is reputable and I've had
other cars done there to my satisfaction, but not the Audi. The mechanic
stated he couldn't get the steering wheel straight because some nuts were
"frozen", but I'm wondering if he simply didn't have the right tools.

2. Audi Bose Radio - this makes a horrible high volume, high pitched noise
when turned on. What's going on there?

3. Windshield Fluid Warning - Comes on often. I just filled it to the top
and the warning comes on intermittently.

4. Intensive Windshield Thing - I can see where the resevoir is for this,
but I don't understand what it does. Do you put acid in here to keep things
really clean? :-)

5. Seat Heaters - The passenger seat works well, but is controlled by the
driver's control. The driver's seat does not work even when using the
passenger control. Any ideas here?

6. Headlights - The lighting while on low beams only is very poor in my
opinion. Hitting the high beams works well, but obviously is irritating to
oncoming drivers. I now ride with the fog lights on all the time to get
extra lighting up front. Can this be remedied with higher output halogen
bulbs for the headlights? Something like 85w for the 9005 and 100w for the
9005?

7. More Horsepower - There seems to be a wealth of information on basic
chipping to boost horsepower. Is there a "most popular" tried and true
technique?


Thanks all!

Mike
Seattle, WA

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