[s-cars] I Fixed my misfire. Whoop-de-do!

[Paul Heneghan]

Hello Doug.

It's no different in the UK.  I stopped using the 'professionals' 10 years
ago after three successive jobs:
- they charged me a lot of money to not fix a clunk on a 1984 80q
- they replaced the clutch on my 80q and it vibrated for ever more
- they didn't tighten up the crank bolt after a T-belt change, so the crank
ate the crank gear key (quite topical, that one).

So, for the last 10 years I have done all my own maintenance and servicing
and managed to nurse my 80q to 185K miles, and a 100 Avant to nearly 300K
miles.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Landaeta [mailto:keepitclean at spamarrest.com]
Sent: 13 June 2005 03:54
To: 'Paul Heneghan'; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] I Fixed my misfire. Whoop-de-do!


Glad to hear of your success!  You probably saved much more than a few
hundred pounds, - I figure the first repair would cost 400 pounds as they
replaced every coil, then told you you were good to go; when the misfire
still occurred, you'd come back and they would replace both POSs at another
400 pounds!.. Therefore actually fixing the problem, and that's if you're
lucky - of course this is solely based upon my experience with mechanics
here in the states.

Doug L
94 S4 (under the knife in NH)