[s-cars] Bad POS?

[The Gagnons]

Thanks to all who replied,

The patient is well with just the swap of the POS modules.  300 miles so far
with no problems.  If it crops up again I will post to the list.

Jack



> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of The Gagnons
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:48 PM
> To: S-Car-List
> Subject: [s-cars] Bad POS?
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I was driving my wife's 92 S4 today and noticed that it developed a bad
> misfire while going through Portland, ME on Rt 295 at about 60 mph.  The
> misfire only lasted about a 1/2 mile and then went away.  After a
> quick stop
> at LL Bean, the car started misfiring from the get-go.  We
> stopped at Mickie
> D's ( just around the corner) for some food for my son and I was able to
> determine that it was the #3 cylinder that was misfiring by pulling the
> injector leads one at a time.  I suspected the POS so I checked the
> connections and it came out of it as soon as I restarted the car.  We
> continued to Bath (about 15 miles north) to visit some friends and upon
> restarting it was misfiring again.  We drove about 3 miles this way and it
> again stopped misfiring and was fine all the way home (about 60 miles).
>
> When I got home, I looked up the POS write up on SMJ's website and
> determined that I was lucky enough to have the # 3 channel go bad and
> swapping the right POS with the left would put the bad channel to
> the unused
> position.
>
> I really hope that is all It was, but am not sure.  My wife is driving 200
> miles to MA and back on Tuesday and would like to know if there
> is any other
> possibilities before sending her on her way.
>
> Any Ideas or feedback?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jack
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.583 / Virus Database: 369 - Release Date: 2/10/04
>
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>
> ---
> Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.583 / Virus Database: 369 - Release Date: 2/10/04
>
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.583 / Virus Database: 369 - Release Date: 2/10/04