[s-cars] Re: KY Fuel Line Recall and ?

[Fred Munro]

Good point, Dave. I also had the early fix done, but my dealer tech
installed that entire fuel line WITHOUT dropping the tranny or moving the
rack. There was enough wiggle room to do it if the tech was competent and
imaginative, hence my "competent" comment. There was quite a bit of
muttering going on  though - it's a good thing I don't understand Czech!
After it was done, he told me he didn't want to see my car again any time
soon.

I went back and had the KY recall done when it came out, so I had the line
replaced twice. The tech much preferred the second install and didn't curse
once!

One amusing side note - the dealer originally ordered in the wrong fuel line
and got the A6 part that ran along the top of the firewall. Of course it
wouldn't bolt to the fuel rail because the fitting was wrong but in all
other respects it fit. The tech commented at the time that it looked like a
good potential fix and that in fact is what Audi finally came up with for
the KY recall.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Forgie [mailto:forgied at burnaby.associated-eng.com]
Sent: March 8, 2003 4:23 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Cc: munrof at sympatico.ca
Subject: [s-cars] Re: KY Fuel Line Recall and ?


Fred (and S-gruppees): You said "with KY recall done, didn't touch the rack
or transmission - my dealer's techs are competent".  I wouldn't be so quick
on that one.  I was one of the guinea-pigs that had the pre-KY "fix" done.
This is the one that involved the entire fuel line replacement - the one
that required either dropping the tranny or moving the steering rack away
from the firewall to get wiggle room for the long, one-piece, re-engineered
fuel line.   This was before the official recall, which, as I remember it,
took months to finally be issued - after both you and I pestered Transport
Canada and others, in the States, pestered their  DOT or FHTSA (or whatever
it is).  I think in the background, Audi was trying to find a fix that would
be safe and above all (for them) quick and inexpensive.  Hense the KY recall
does not involve the entire fuel line, just a portion of it.  Therefore, it
wasn't the fact that your dealer's techs are "competent"  (they may well be)
but more that the KY recall was designed to avoid the transmission and the
steering rack - which, trust me, is much better for all involved. BTDT.

Dave F. (who still has the unused KY recall letter- please God, don't make
me go to the dealer again - twice in five years is TOO TOO much!!).