[s-cars] S6 no starter

[Kent McLean]

DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:
> Tonight the S-car forced me to push start it to get it home.
> A few months ago it started not powering the starter just like a bad  
> ignition switch on occasion. I checked the switch (renewed less than a year ago)  and 
> it was not cracked and appeared new.
> When it acts up, a relay under the dash (#4 from the left labeled  "204") 
> hums. With the switch removed from the lock, and activated by a  screwdriver it 
> still acts up and the relay hums. The relayed tracks are #87  & 30. If I jumper 
> those two tracks with a fused wire it powers the starter 2  out 3 attempts. 
> Two different replacement relays make no difference.

I had a similar problem. I replaced the ignition switch, which didn't
fix it. I didn't hear a humming relay. My starter had died and was
replaced.

This may help:
http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/NoStartStarter

-- 
Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke