[urq] New quattro

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Congrats Andrew on the purchase of a Quattro.  I got mine about three years
ago and probably would not have been able to hold onto it without the help
of this list.  If you're willing to get your hands dirty you can do most of
the work on these yourself.

An easy thing to check (read: replace) that causes hard starting on Audis is
the fuel pump check valve.  It prevents fuel from flowing the wrong
direction (duh) and has a tendency to go out.  Last time I checked it was a
$17 part from thepartsbin.com.  The downside is, you have to drain your
tank, but if you run down your vacuum leak and it still has trouble
starting, that might not be a bad place to try.

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Andrew S Basinski
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 7:42 AM
To: urq at audifans.com
Cc: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] New quattro

Somebody has asked me to post the VIN, what I paid, and the mileage.  
So I guess I should provide some background on my car:
waudc0855da900558, $6750, and about 97k miles.

The car has an intended Acceleration chip, euro lights with fog light 
switches (which aren't hooked up), an 85 dash, 85 electronic diff 
locks, adjustable wastegate, Ronal R8's, and assorted parts that 
weren't really upgrades but are new on the car anyways (shocks, 
bearings, etc.).  The car is silver (ish).  The previous owner had it 
repainted zermatt silver, but it looks kind of gold in certain light, 
and in some places (chips) the paint underneath looks lighter.  I'd 
like to do something special to it, paintwise, but I want to get these 
little things out of the way first.  I'm also trying to decide whether 
to paint my wheels black or not (i love black PC wheels), but I don't 
want to do anything too drastic.

Thanks for the help, I'll have to take a look at the filters.  It looks 
as if the gauge is working properly, just making some noise.  If there 
were a leak in one of the filters, would it make noise at the filter, 
or the gauge?

Thanks again,
-Andrew


Mike Del Tergo wrote:


>Andrew,
>this could be the boost gauge but my money is on the of the 2 check 
valves 
>in line on the boost/vuccum lines.  Pull out your stereo or your diff 
lock 
>panel and you will find a small blk/blu in line plastic filter running 
in 
>one of the small vac lines.  These go bad and make a really annoying 
>"nasally" whine.  You will also see one under the hood along the top of 
the 
>firewall.  you can apply vacuum to both ends and see if it leaks.  
These are 
>very pricey from Audi but can be bought generically from most flaps.  
>(remember the blk/blu orientation as it must be installed directionally 
>correctly, any generic replacement should have an arrow indicating 
boost 
>direction)
>HTH
>Mike
>
>From: Andrew S Basinski <basinski.a at neu.edu>
>Hi guys, I'm new to this list and also to the world of audis.  I just
>
>
>Most importantly:  My turbo gauge is making a lot of noise.  I can't
>seem to find exactly what it is, but it sure seems like the gauge.
>When I give it some gas, the gauge moves and the noise stops.
>
>
>
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