[s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars

Theodore Chen tedebearp at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 10 23:11:15 EDT 2005 

my '92 started leaking at that switch a couple of years ago.

the replacement is cheap and easy to do.  less than $20 for a
new one as i recall, and took maybe 15 minutes.

-t.

--- kbogach at comcast.net wrote:

> Fred,  it is exactly where the leak is.   I suspected the switch but I did
> not know that thay are prone to this kind of failure.   I would look for
> something else first.  Thanks for the pointer.   Is it a dealer only item?   
> 
> Konstantin.
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> 
> > Konstantin; 
> > 
> > For the oil leak on the S4, check the oil pressure switch located under the
> 
> > intake manifold towards the front of the engine. They tend to leak after 10
> 
> > years or so - easy fix. 
> > 
> > Fred Munro 
> > '94 S4 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of kbogach at comcast.net 
> > Sent: October 10, 2005 12:51 AM 
> > To: Tom Green 
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Bob at chips-ur-s.com; bluevr6 at yahoo.com 
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] tire wear on lowered cars 
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you, guys, for responding on my question and, please, accept my 
> > appologies for my delayed response -- I could not get to my e-mail. 
> > Apparently, I am going to save $200 by not doing another alignment. It 
> > looks like my case fits into "aggressive driving with 15K miles out of 
> > tires" category. From other hand... why my 200tqa does not show uneven 
> > wear? It does not have performance tires, though. Does it make a 
> > significant difference? 
> > 
> > I've been not able to read digests since winter due to some complications
> in 
> > my overall life. Time became totally unavailable. I resisted to 
> > acknowledge it and sign off from the list, so I just trash digests and hope
> 
> > to read them next day. I feel better that way. Same with quattro list. I 
> > also did not do any work on cars for almost a year (last was a head rebuild
> 
> > and everything around on 200tq '89). But it looks like, I need to get back 
> > to work on both cars if I don't want to end up with no transportation. Oil 
> > leak developed on S4, somewhere under intake manifold (I thought bad clamps
> 
> > but replacing/tightening did not help). 200tqa does something funny: AC 
> > clutch does not turn off on the running car (can not locate damn relay ); 
> > autocheck starts when I open driver's door; autocheck, battery, engine 
> > lights stay on when ignition is off. Everything except clutch problem seems
> 
> > to be rain related (ground?!) and intermittent. Doesn't it sound like a 
> > fun? :-) 
> > 
> > Thanks again. It is hard to overestimate the help from the list. 
> > Konstantin. 
> > 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> > > Konstantin, 
> > > 
> > > Where have you been lurking? You haven't had much to say lately. 
> > > 
> > > I don't connect with your diagram. Did the shop offer possible 
> > > causes for your unusual wear? 
> > > If the set-up is correct as stated and you keep tire pressures up, I 
> > > suspect you may have some 
> > > suspension parts worn. 
> > > 
> > > I have seen some independent shops reluctant to point out some 
> > > suspension and steering parts that 
> > > are worn because of ignorance or perception that the parts and labor 
> > > are so expensive the owner won't 
> > > do it on such an old car. 
> > > 
> > > I assume if you have been testing the limits of these performance 
> > > tires at the track, you would have so stated. 
> > > Correct ? Pushing in the corners a lot can feather the tread of 
> > > these high traction tires. 
> > > 
> > > Tom '95 S6 
> > > '95.5 S6 Avant 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:56:48 +0000 
> > > > From: kbogach at comcast.net 
> > > > Subject: [s-cars] tire wear on a lowered cars 
> > > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com 
> > > > Message-ID: 
> > > > 
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> > > > 
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> > > > 
> > > > Hello. 
> > > > I have SP8000 tires on lowered UrS4 '93 with 2B camber plates. 
> > > > Camber is -0.6, everything else is spec, according to my local STS 
> > > > shop. By the way, they did mine both 200tq (stock suspension) and 
> > > > it looks perfect after many miles. There is an excessive outer 
> > > > edge wear on the front SP8000s. Plus, I was told, there is not 
> > > > good wearing pattern overall: the adjacent edges on two adjacent 
> > > > treads are of different hight (different wear). I tried to depict 
> > > > it below. 
> > > > Before I shell off $200 for alignment at a dealer I'd like to ask 
> > > > question: if the current alignment is actually what is on the 
> > > > shop's printout, shall I see obvious uneven wear on 10Kmi old 
> > > > SP8000s? Can it be specific to performance tires? These ones my 
> > > > first performance tires ever. 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks. 
> > > > Konstantin. 
> > > > UrS4 '93 
> > > > 200tq '89 
> > > > 200tqa' 89 
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