[s-cars] after 11,000 miles, car is DEAD

[Bjørn Ødegård]

Does the starter engage? And no turn?
If you seem to have lost any coolant, pull all your plugs (at the same
time) and try to (hand) crank it. If it really is vaporlock, the engine
_should_ turn over.
Did the car run well until the incident? Check the timing belt through
the upper cover, and see if it's still in place. If something has
happened, like the woodruff key on the lower timing belt sprocket has
broken off or something, a piston may have jammed the engine when it hit
a couple of your valves..
Another approach is the other obvious thing, battery. Check the poles
and status of the battery, and measure the voltage drop between the +
pole in the engine bay and the battery. There are stories about a bad
wire splice near the passenger seat..

HTH,
Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: <Paul.Park at colorado.edu>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:11 AM
Subject: [s-cars] after 11,000 miles, car is DEAD


> When everyone would rag about how finicky my car was, I would keep it
to myself
>
> that my car was exceptionally good to me, never leaving me stranded.
>
> Well it has stranded me...in a confusing way.
>
> The car just won't turn over. it happened two days ago, and it
wouldn't start
> until trying a few more times. My on/off mechanic told me it was most
likely
> vapor lock, and he had been seeing a lot lately.
>
> Well...I left the car alone for two hours in cooler weather (88ish at
dusk),
> and the car would come close to turning over, but just kept trying.
>
> Any ideas? I just did the timing belt a couple of days ago. My
father/former
> mechanic, suggested that it might be that the timing is off. If the
timing was
> off, how could I drive it for about 200 miles without any ill effects?
Did the
> timing jump?!
>
> Grr...coilpacks and spark plugs look okay...but i've no spares to swap
in to
> check. Grr...just when I get the coolant leak fixed, the car throws me
a swift
> left hook.
>
>
> Help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
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