[s-cars] S6 starting problem

[Mark Strangways]

I would first suspect the fuel pump.
If you aint got fuel pressure at the rail during a LONG cranking cycle, then 
you may want to jump out the fuel pump relay just to make sure it's working.

Process of elimination...

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Beebe" <rich at beebecomm.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>; "audi s-cars list" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 starting problem


> From: "Mark Strangways" <Strangconst at rogers.com>
>
>> What have you done so far to determine what has failed ?
>
> as of now, the car appears to have no spark. i tested the plugs, but
> i'm not overly confident they were making good contact within the
> connectors. do they need to actually touch the 'spring', within the
> connector?
>
> there's also zero fuel delivery after the fuel filter. since things
> were fine the other day, i doubt it's a clogged filter. fuses are
> all fine.
>
> could i have possibly damaged the ECU or relays when jumping the
> car?
>
> rich
>
>> Mark S
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rich Beebe" <rich at beebecomm.com>
>> To: "audi s-cars list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:44 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] S6 starting problem
>>
>>
>>> i'm hoping someone here might be able to shed some light on a problem
>>> i'm having. i've been working on the car for several months and the
>>> battery isn't as strong as it could be, but it easily started 2 times
>>> in the last 2-3 days with a battery charger. now, no matter what i
>>> do, i can't get the car to fire. it's almost as if the car's been
>>> disabled in some fashion. is there something (i'm relatively new to
>>> the S6) that may have been 'triggered' that i can't think of? a new
>>> battery is a possibility tomorrow, but it seems to take a charge on
>>> the charger. thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> rich
>>>
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