[s-cars] Temp & Trans Question

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Teddy,
Thanks for the tips.  I think my 02 sensor's bad,
given the poor gas mileage and the new t-stat.  Will
multimeter it this week and find out for sure.
Again, this list is a gem and I'd be a much poorer man
without it.

Thanks,
Joe
--- Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> joe,
>
> i did it recently, and the list got to hear all
> about it.
> replacement is easy, as the MFTS is at the front of
> the engine,
> under the intake manifold.  the hardest part is
> finding the 29mm deep
> socket required to remove the MFTS.
>
> be careful with the connector, as the plastic
> cracked and crumbled
> as i tried to remove it.  it happened to other
> people, too.  we all
> just put them back and they work fine.
>
> place some rags to soak up coolant that spills.  as
> you remove the
> old MFTS, put your finger over the hole to keep the
> coolant from
> flowing out.  keep the new one handy so you can pop
> it right in.
> i didn't lose more than a tablespoon of coolant, and
> it took me
> only about 5 minutes.
>
> i don't know if there's a problem with your MFTS,
> though.  mine showed
> that it was dying by abruptly dropping to zero even
> when the engine
> was still hot.  and turning the engine off and back
> on caused it to
> go back up to normal, so i knew it was the MFTS and
> not the thermostat.
>
> -teddy
>
> --- Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Bruce, Taka, other temp analysts,
> > I'm using Amsoil 10-40, haven't burned any off
> this
> > winter...but haven't been running the car as hot
> > anyway.  The temp gauge reads just below the
> center
> > bold hash mark on highway cruising and if sitting
> in
> > traffic, it reads just above the center bold hash
> > mark.  Has anyone tried replacing the MFTS?  I
> just
> > replaced the t-stat with new one (87) to no avail.
> > Car seems just a bit cold...anyone btdt?
> > My gas mileage sucks, doing 02 sensor and MFTS
> next to
> > see if it helps.
> >
> > Joe
> > --- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > Bruce-
> > > Apparently there is some modification required
> to
> > > the tailpiece
> > > of the transmission in order for it to mount to
> an
> > > UrS.
> > >
> > > It sounds to me like your engine temps are
> rather
> > > low- my car runs
> > > at around 90C even in this cold weather, once
> it's
> > > warmed up. A bad
> > > t-stat may definitely help explain your gas
> mileage
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > Also, IMHO, 5W30 is too thin of an oil for your
> > > engine- I'd stick
> > > w/ 10W30.
> > >
> > > Taka
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Bruce Mendel
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:55 PM
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Temp & Trans Question
> > >
> > >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I've been following the posts about t-stats and
> > > mileage with interest. I
> > > get lousy (LOUSY) mileage all the time, and last
> > > night while running on
> > > the highway for 50 miles, in 30 degree F temp,
> at
> > > 85MPH, my temp gauge
> > > read just to the right of the third mark (first
> mark
> > > being far left at
> > > 50 Celsius, then two thick lines close by, then
> one
> > > more thick mark a
> > > little further away, then 90 thick mark). In
> other
> > > words, only about
> > > halfway to the thick 90 degrees Celsius mark.
> That
> > > seems WAY low, yes?
> > >
> > > Also, oil temp the whole time was very low
> (running
> > > 5W-30 Mobil 1) as
> > > well, at around 85 Celsius by my guess, being
> just
> > > on the mark after the
> > > thick 60 Celsius starting mark.
> > >
> > > Second, does anyone know if a S4 2.7TT 6-speed
> trans
> > > can be bolted up to
> > > a UrS4?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > > 93 S4, lousy mileage
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