[s-cars] '95.5 S6: No warnings, no symptoms just won't start - help

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/11/2006 11:11:51 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
mkaehly at comcast.net writes:

Late  night burrito run to Chipotle. . .a non-eventful 1.5 mile trip. .  .

Shut off the car for 5 minutes, get back in with burrito in hand,  turn the 
key and she won't "catch".

I have juice, not out of fuel, no  smoke, no smell, all the warning 
indicators (pre-ignition including CEL so I  assume it see's the ECU) are correct.  The 
only thing I can hear  different is a "whine" when I turn her over - like a 
belt rubbing whur.   She has never let me sit before and the spontaneity of the 
problem make me  think it's coilpack or timing or fuel pump - but absolutely 
NO warning signs  (at least that my amateur senses could discern).

Anybody experience  this thing before?  Do you think it's one of those "I'm 
in Audi hell for  3 months" type of e-mail subjects or am I just being a  
pragmatically-pessimistic-optimist? 

I was going to have her towed to  my house but thought better of it since it 
was not a "I know exactly what the  issue is and I'll order the part myself" 
issue.  So I had it towed to the  closest place to me that knows how she works 
(AutoSport Werks in Broomfield,  CO).  At least I saved the extra 150.00 on 
another tow charge,  eh?

Any help is, as always, greatly appreciated from this  gruppe!

Mike Kaehly    


Mine did the same thing 2 weeks ago. I thought it was the ignition switch  
again (replaced a year and a half ago), but several repeats and it would  start. 
 I also heard a relay buzzing under the dash when it happens.
So on the weekend I removed the switch to find it was not cracked or in any  
way showing signs of failure. I lubed the mechanical part of the lock setup 
and  put it back together. It is working better now but still occasionally takes 
 several twists to get it to activate the starter.
I'm thinking that a new switch will be in the near future.

 
Dennis