[V8] Life of the 90V8Q coming to an end

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Henrik,

Please try not to be so hasty (yet).  Similar thing happened with my
mother's previous v8 when someone decided to cross traffic and my mother's
car hit the other one.  No real apparent damage except one turn signal lens
busted.  Or so I thought.  Same wiper situation as you describe.

Go out to the car and unplug both harness to headlight motor plugs (located
at the headlight motor).  Reinstall fuse and reattach connector to washer
pump and everything (except the unecessary headlight wipers) will function
properly -- at least that's my educated guess.  You see, somehow likely one
of the motors got tweaked and you have a reverse-ground feedback loop (I
think that's what it's called).  Let us know if my solution works for you.

Best,

Ingo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <henrik at u.washington.edu>
To: <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:20 PM
Subject: [V8] Life of the 90V8Q coming to an end


>
>     This may be one of the last times I post on the V8 website, so I
wanted to
> make sure to thank everyone for their valuable answers to various
questions over
> the years.
>      This may be one of the more curious things that can happen to the
V8Q, but
> if anyone has had a similar experience and a resolution to the resulting
problem
> I would be very interested!
>      The other day I was waiting to turn right onto a larger arterial and
I was
> in line behind what turned out to be a very attractive young lady. She
pulled
> forward to turn right after having waited for a while, and I assumed her
lane
> was clear as the arterial is not that busy of a street. While I was
looking to
> the right she changed her mind and slammed on the brakes, at which point
she had
> close to a 1000 lbs of audi bumb into the back of her SUV. There was not a
> scracth on either car as the impact was very minor, and after she decided
she
> really did not need my phone number we went our separate ways.
>      However, when I turned the engine back on, it turned out that the
windshield
> wipers and headlight wipes along with the wiper fluid bump had been turned
on
> for good. I later disconnected the pump for the wiper fluid to prevent it
from
> wearing out. However, to disconnect the wipers, I had to take out fuse #15
which
> also controls the turn signals. Incidentally the headlight wipers are
still on.
> Obviously, this is not a very good long term solution, and having the
wipers on
> constantly (even living in Seattle) is not either.
>     Any advice will be appreciated?
>     Finally (although the above story does not make for a very good sales
> pitch), I am going to get a different car - specifically something more in
line
> with my technical abilities. If anyone is interested in buying this car, I
will
> be offering it up for a very competitive price. The engine had a new
timing belt
> put in about 25,000 miles ago. Transmission is about 50,000 miles old.
Tires
> have about 12,000 miles on them. The interior is in very good shape, but
the
> exterior has a dent and some minor scratches. Fairly new stereo system is
> present. Major drawback may be that my mechanic think the catalytic
converter
> may be gone, but this has not been confirmed.
>     If anyone can suggest a price I can expect for this car, please
advice.
> Best audi wishes,
> Henrik
> 1990V8Q, Seattle
>
>
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