[urq] A new urQ owner, and a big problem...

[Brandon Rogers]

bent valves.  bummer.

Brandon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Louis_Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: [urq] A new urQ owner, and a big problem...


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> A guy called me a while ago to let me know he bought a Medium Blue 1984
> Quattro. He said the car was a time warp machine, almost pristine. Good 
> for
> him. 10 000$CND was the sale price.
>
> Today, I called to invite him at UPG-05. Bad news, the car is at the shop,
> with a no-compression engine.
>
> He said he brought the car 1 month ago to have the AC system filled with
> R134a. The conversion went well, AC functional but not very cold (which is
> normal for a converted system), and on the way home he stopped for gas,
> engine working normally. When he tried to restart, no start but engine
> cranked faster than usual which probably means the TB has snapped. He
> called the shop who said "floor it and keep cranking, these engines have
> hot start problem", which we know is true.
> He had the car towed at the shop who said "the previous owner didn't put
> Loctite on the crankshaft bolt, so it moved and the TB broke".
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> Now, after replacing the TB, the engine has simply no compression. The 
> shop
> did look into the cylinder and said "must take the head off, something is
> broken..."
>
> End of story for now.
>
> Questions :
> is it possible that the "new" load of the AC compressor managed to moved
> the damper and break the TB ?
> Are this (stock WX) engine an interference engine at very low RPMs ?
> What can cause the no-compression ?
>
> It's a shame since the owner wanted to keep this car in a stock and 
> perfect
> shape, hence the reason he had the AC work in the first place.
>
> Any comment welcome, I will meet him at the shop this week to evaluate the
> "damages".
>
> Louis-Alain
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