[s-cars] Road trip preparations.....

[Tom Green]

Jim,

I would carry a spare POS for a stock ignition.  For a spare, a used  
part makes sense.  I certainly would not buy a dealer part just for a  
spare.  Regardless of your stated preferences for dealer parts, Mance  
Etheridge recommended the aftermarket ignition switch, and since you  
would have to remove the camshaft pulley to change the CPS, having a  
cheap sensor only from Marc at efiexpress.com that you can splice in  
place makes sense.

The 1.4 Bar oil pressure switch with the black center is 068 919 081  
and the oil temp sender is 035 919 521 B, but a check of dealer prices  
may alter the plan to carry spares.

Perhaps carrying this engine devices map from the QW FAQ might be  
better or the entire FAQ bookmarked on your laptop.
http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/37899.phtml

Checking the member location sticky at the top of the QW forum page  
could help with some contact information of listers in the UP and  
along your route.  You might not have to get your hands dirty.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN


On Jul 16, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Jim Fleischer  jim at almgt.com wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Heading to the UP (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) from Colorado in a  
> couple of weeks and taking care of a few preventative maintenance  
> items.....new tires are going on at the end of the week, ordering up  
> a MAF to Turbo hose from 2Bennett, and looks like I've got the  
> typical coolant system failures covered when I did the timing belt  
> 10K ago.....my question is regarding the Oil temp and Oil pressure  
> switches/senders.....neither has been changed to my knowledge, so  
> figured I'd do both when I change the oil.....problem is I've got  
> some conflicting part numbers from my local Audi dealer (figures...)  
> than what the "Things that will fail on your AAN and strand you on  
> the side of the road" bi-monthly reminder states.....anyone have a  
> updated PN's and a good source (dealer only?) for these handy?
>
> My fuel pump and ignition switch have been replaced within the last  
> 30-40K, as well as the CPS.....I should probably have an extra CPS  
> and ignition switch in the car as well, so any wisdom as to sourcing  
> for these would be very appreciated.....thanks!
>
> Have I missed anything?
>
> Thanks all.....looking forward to a little vacation.....
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim Fleischer
> '95 urS6 avant 168K