[s-cars] Smooth to Rough to Smooth to Rough

[Tom Green]

I think you are getting some solid advice on how to proceed.

What country can you cross in three hours?

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Sunday December 5, 2010, at 23:39 PM,Brian Pleet <bpleet at telusplanet.net 
 > wrote:

> During a 3 hour, cross-country drive my 95.5 S6 ran perfectly. At a
> stop light it started running rough with significant power loss, no
> indicators on.
>
> After a 90m rest, I turned it on and it ran perfectly again, long
> enough to get it to an Audi capable mechanic shop. They scanned for
> codes and none were recorded so he put in gasoline anti-freeze and
> told me to wait for it to work through the tank. During the 10m drive
> back from the mechanic, it started running rough again and has ever
> since, even back the 3 hour drive.
>
> What should I be looking for; My local mechanic suggested I look at
> this before I bring it in to him at $105/hour:
>
> Fuel supply problem
> cracked coil pack
> cracked spark plug
> broken ignition lead
>
> Suggestions welcome before his timer starts ticking.
>
> Brian
>
>
> 95.5 S6
> 02 TT Roadster
> 90 90Q20v
> 89 90Q20vt