[s-cars] RE: I made a HUGE mistake...

[evan at relivmaine.com]

Some of you have come to me with the suggestion of getting the recall
done...  However, I'm not sure if this is the same issue.  The leak is on
the gas line on top of the engine, not on the side by the turbo.  Also, I
called the local dealership a few months ago to have my ignition switch
covered by the recall and they said that my car had no pending recalls in
the computer from Audi after they ran my VIN.  :-/

When I drove the car home from work yesterday after discovering the leak, I
was plesantly surprised to find that it didn't leak at all after jamming
the hose into the fixture to see if that would help.  Unfortunately this
morning as it was colder than it was yesterday and it was leaking all over
the place again.

-Evan
95 //S6 Still Parked

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 05:51:44 -0700
From: William Noland <wenoland at pacbell.net>
Subject: [s-cars] Re: I made a HUGE mistake...
To: s-car-list at audifans.com, evan at relivmaine.com
Message-ID: <416298E0.550C37F9 at pacbell.net>
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There is a recall on S-Cars for the fuel line leak. (See the NHTSA website
for details.) Is the leak
pretty much directly above the turbo on the passenger side wall of the
engine compartment? The
original hose was braided steel -- recall replaces with rubber. Leak occurs
most frequently in cool
weather.

If your car hasn't been recalled, expect it to be out of commission for a
day or two, depending upon
the experience of your local stealer with this repair. Repair replaces the
lines running back along
the firewall -- not a fun job. Have your dealer pull your VIN up on the
computer and see if this has
been done. Cost of repair is on Audi NA, of course.

I had mine repaired back before the recall was official. (This involved
some Vulcan mind control
techniques on the local service manager. Had my car into the dealer last
month, for the first time
in a few years, and they informed me that they were legally required to
reperform the recall and
kept the car from Thursday through Monday. Now, the steering rack, which
they had to pull, is
leaking at a good rate. Back to the stealer this week.

Bill Noland




> In light of all this, I was just happy to be able to drive it to work
> today, since it's been sitting for the past week.  When I turned the car
> on, I noticed that I had magically lost about 2000 miles from the odometer
> when I changed the bulb on the IC.  I'm not sure how on Earth I'd get them
> back, and I'm not very pleased that they're gone to begin with!  Then, on
> the way to work (all 2.2 miles) I noticed the STRONG smell of gas in the
> cabin.  I get to work and find that my gas line is DRIPPING onto the
> engine, about a drop every couple of seconds.




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