[s-cars] help with an A4 1.8t problem

[Cody Forbes]

Fuel pump, crank position sensor, out of gas,  but really once you've got fault codes it should be pretty straight forward.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)

> On Jan 24, 2016, at 2:20 AM, smarinello at entouch.net wrote:
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> 
> 
> So, it's the wee hours of Sunday morning and my phone rings. Son was
> driving his '04 A4q 1.8t back down to San Diego after visiting my
> parents in L.A. Nine miles from home, "the gas pedal stopped working",
> as in, the engine was running, but he lost power and throttle control.
> As he made is way to the side of I 5, the lights stayed on, although he
> may have lost power steering just as he made it to the side. Car will
> crank, but not start. He just had new plugs and a new cat put on the car
> during the past week. Hadn't got the flashlight out yet to look under
> the hood; waiting for AAA and a tow home, as he drove up at 4 a.m., so
> it's been a long day. Gotta be on Saturday night, of course. 
> 
> Any ideas? Trying to help from Houston is frustrating. 
> 
> He had commented after the drive up that, with the new cat, acceleration
> didn't seem as sharp, which seems rather weird in hindsight. 
> 
> TIA, 
> 
> Steve 
> 
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