[V6-12v] 95 A6 Update.

[Tom Christiansen]

Folks,

I've never been able to clear the codes by jumpering the terminals. I 
always end up having to disconnect the battery.

Do you need to start the car to clear the codes?

Tom

At 05:32 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
>RGuzz wrote:
>>95 A6 5 speed 135k miles...did the intake manifold clean up by 
>>taking the manifold out, splitting it cleaning EGR...job went perfectly.
><snip>
>>Will the codes need clearing?
>
>Probably. I know my '94 100 S stores the codes until they
>are cleared. Your '95 isn't ODB-II yet (is it?), so it should
>have the two connectors which, when jumped, clear the codes.
>
>The following site explains how to jump the ODB-I(?) connectors
>to read the codes.  If you jump the _other_ terminals in the
>connectors for 3 seconds, that should clear the codes.
><http://www.12v.org/maintenance/dtc.php>
>
>>I am cheered by the relative ease required to work on the V6, 
>>unlike my 91 200 TQ which costs me thousands of dollars a year to 
>>drive and is in general a real PIA.
>
>I agree.  My '89 10V needed a lot of maintenance to sort it out
>just after I bought it, and then kept on needing more to keep
>it going. I've spent next to nothing on my '94 100 S Avant. But
>I do miss the 200 TQ.
>
>--
>Kent McLean
>'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
>'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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