[s-cars] Console Dieing?

[Cody Payne]

Ahhhhaaa...I found it!  It was Fuse #8 which is a 15AMP fuse..she was blown..not sure why she blew..but hopefully she wont blow again anytime soon.
 
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From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:06 AM
To: Cody Payne
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Console Dieing?



Generally only the one that burns out goes out.  The others remain lighted.  It could be that your lights are all the same age and they are all dying more or less at the same time.  

One other possibility.  A number of years back on a different Audi this check system display went seriously on the Fritz.  I "fixed" it by pulling the cluster and opening and closing all the internal plug connectors just to clean corrosion off the connectors.  If you try this don't overlook the internal connectors underneath the rear cover for the speedo and tach.

At 10:00 AM 9/28/2004 -0600, you wrote:



	Yes that is it.  I believe there are 2 bulbs..one red and other yellow...neither of them are working..nor the Trip Meter or clock adjustment dial.  So I am a bit concern that they all went at once unless they are like the ole' Christmas lights where if you loose 1 bulb the whole strand goes out ;-)
	 
	cp
	

		-----Original Message-----
		
		From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org] 
		
		Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:58 AM
		
		To: Cody Payne
		
		Subject: RE: [s-cars] Console Dieing?
		
		
		
		Cody,
		
		
		You're talking about the display which comes up "OK" when starting up, aren't you?
		
		
		That is not an LED display.  Light for the display is provided by two small lights behind the display.  One works when the headlights are on and the other works when they aren't (both with the key on, of course).  The repair most likely is to pull the cluster and replace the bulbs.
		
		
		At 09:48 AM 9/28/2004 -0600, you wrote:
		
		

			Thanks for the tips Kevin.  I should clarify when I said "Engine
			
			Malfunction LED" I was referring to the status indicator gauge above the
			
			trip meter. i.e. displays - Worn Brake Pads, Alternator Voltage Low,
			
			etc. All was working last weekend.
			
			
			Not the Check Engine Light.
			
			
			Thx
			
			
			cp
			
			
			
			
			-----Original Message-----
			
			From: Kevin Day [mailto:kday at ultrameta.org] 
			
			Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:23 AM
			
			To: Cody Payne
			
			Subject: Re: [s-cars] Console Dieing?
			
			
			
			I had a problem with my autocheck (garbled display), and re-melting and
			
			adding a little new solder to all of the solder joints on the PCB 
			
			connectors fixed it.  Maybe that will work for your problem also.  
			
			However, while doing this I created a short and ended up
			
			blowing out my dimmer rheostat (could have been much worse!)  
			
			I would advise you check over all
			
			re-soldered connections with a loupe or something similar before putting
			
			it back in the car, if you go this route.
			
			
			BTW, the check engine light is an incandescent, not a LED, so it's
			
			possible that the bulb is burned out.  But if it was intermittent for a
			
			while that's obviously not the only problem.
			
			
			And one final BTDT: the bulbs in the upper right light cluster (check
			
			engine, etc) are held in with individual twist sockets attached to wires
			
			running back into the dash.  When you go to remove the cluster, these
			
			may 
			
			get yanked.  Release them before the other connectors.  I busted
			
			the brittle plastic tabs off of one of the light sockets the first time 
			
			I took the cluster out.  That reminds me, I gotta get one of them from
			
			the dealer.  
			
			
			HTH
			
			-Kevin
			
			
			On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 09:22:57AM -0600, Cody Payne wrote:
			
			> Gents,
			
			>       Well my console appears to be slowing dieing.  Originally it was
			
			> just the Engine Malfunction LED lights that would work about 50% of
			
			> start-up.  Now I have lost that totally, along with the Trip Meter and
			
			> clock adjustment knob.  I was going to pull the console this weekend
			
			to
			
			> check the connections..but wanted to see if there were any BTDT?
			
			> 
			
			> Thanks
			
			> 
			
			> Cody
			
			> 
			
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Robert L. Myers  304-574-2372
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'95 urS6 - Cashmere Grey
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