[s-cars] New-to-me '92 S4

[LL - NY]

I also had Dunlop SP8000's and found that they had that roaring wheel
bearing sound. Car is quiet (except for the brakes) with the Falken GRB
FK451, which I find to be sticky, but a bit slow in transition, but nice
riding. Not the Falken version of Kumho MX's I had expected, so I think that
is partially why the tires could afford to be quiet.

LL - NY

On 10/21/06, Andrew Beckert <abeckert at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Wylie Bean wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > Just wanted to post-up and ask a few questions about my newly-aquired
> '92
> > S4.  It's tornado red with black leather. AZ/CA car. First, the rear
> brake
> > pads are done.  Anybody have any reasons why I shouldn't stick with
> stock
> > pads?  I don't plan on tracking the car anytime soon, if ever.  I've
> seen
> > lots of alternatives @ ECSTuning.com but don't know of any reasons to
> vary.
>
> I went with the PBR ceramics from ECS.  I would make sure cable and
> caliper guide pins are all moving freely, as that seems to be what kills
> the rears on these cars.
>
> > Also, I've read a little on the knowlegebase about wheel bearings and
> know
> > about how notoriously bad the trannies can be.  I'm having a roaring
> sound
> > that doesn't seem to change with the clutch engaged or disengaged, nor
> does
> > it seem to change when turning.  The car has 123K and is shod with
> 225/50/16
> > Dunlop SP8000's, which although they've got decent tread, look a little
> old.
> > I'm wondering if they're the root of the problem, or it could be wheel
> > bearings or even a propshaft or diff issue.  I hope it's not the latter.
>
> I would jack the car up and try spinning each wheel by hand, you can
> also listen with a stethoscope in order to diagnose a wheel bearing,
> could just be tires though,  I ran kumho 712's for a long time and they
> made the car sound like it had 4 bad wheel bearings.  I've been running
> falken grb fk451's and have been very happy with them on the stock rims.
>
> > The rears had 35psi and fronts 30psi when I bought it, and I drove it
> from
> > San Diego to Greensboro NC this week like that.  I let the rears out
> down to
> > 32psi, and the issue "seems" to not be as noticable, especially at
> highway
> > speeds.  I guess I need to drive the car a little more an see what
> speeds it
> > might be happening, and also if it matters if the car/fluids are cold or
> > warm.
>
> These cars seem to like higher tire pressures, otherwise I get very
> uneven wear, I run 40 all the way around cold, and my wear patterns have
> evened out alot.
>
> > Lastly, there's an intermittent check engine light, comes on pretty
> > randomly, but mostly on acceleration.  The p.o. said he pulled the codes
> and
> > it was coming up for the ISV.  I haven't experienced any idle problems
> > whatsoever.  I don't notice any change in the way the car's running when
> it
> > comes on.  I'll find some time this week to pull them myself and find
> out if
> > anything different is coming up.
>
> Hard to say until you check it yourself.
>
>
>
> > That's it for now.  I'm sure I'll come across more things, but at this
> point
> > I'm enjoying the car immensely.
> >
>
> Congrats, maybe you'll get that A4 sold soon...
>
> Andrew
>
> > Cheers.
> > Wylie Bean
> > TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> > 90 Cq (started the whole sickness)
> > 99.5 A4 Avant 1.8T (for sale)
> > 01 allroad quattro (wife's)
> > 92 UrS4
> >
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