[s-cars] Re: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 9, Issue 74

[TOM GREEN]

> On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 at 09:43:58, Chris Palmer writes:

> From: "Palmer, Chris" <capalmer at nortelnetworks.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Another S6 won't start
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> TOM GREEN wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:10:31 -0400
>>> From: "Palmer, Chris" <capalmer at nortelnetworks.com>
>>> Subject: [s-cars] Another S6 won't start
>>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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>>> The S6 has had an intermittent CEL the last couple of days,
>>> I was planning on pulling the codes tonight.
>>> So of course when I get in the car this morning it won't start.
>>> Plenty of battery, starter seems fine, turns over and over over,
>>> but won't start.
>>> Any guesses before I get the codes? Could it be the fuel pump?
>>>
>>> thaks,
>>> --
>>> Chris Palmer
>>> 95.5 S6 Avant
>>
>> Have you been following the thread on CPS codes 2113 ?  That was
>> probably throwing the codes for the CEL .   The good news is that 
>> there
>> are lots of Bosch replacements available at less than half the dealers
>> price.   Check out this thread for more info.  Most listers that have
>> had the car a while have replaced this item, early failures only had
>> dealer parts for replacement at about $400 plus labor.   If this is
>> your problem, you can check and clean the connector near the front of
>> the fuel rail cover,  and the failure is usually intermittant for a
>> long while.  Mine required about 10  waits in the parking lot of 30
>> minutes or more before the car would start.
>> HTH
>>
>> Tom '95 S6 been there too
>
> So I walked home from work, de-sweated, and went down to the
> car. Naturally it started first click! Ran it for a while and
> pulled the codes - yes it's 2113.
> Is this the sort of job the dealer can do without screwing up?
> I'd prefer to get it done at NEA but realistically can't make
> it there for about 2 weeks due to work pressure. The local
> dealer (Pass & Weisz) is really close by.
>
> Chris Palmer
> 95.5 S6 Avant

Yes, he can.  But will he, I don't know.  The preference for NEA for 
this is up to date experience and knowledge of  I5 20V engines.  Does 
the dealer have a tech with 20V experience to put on the job ?,  Or 
will the service mgr stick one of his new guys on that old car and keep 
his best ones on the new, expensive hardware?  I like to discuss these 
things with them first.

Tom '95 S6