[V8] ISV and Hood Closing

[Ed Kellock]

Thanks.  I've saved all that is contained in the archives, but none of
it contains any reference to the specific VDO piece.

Still looking....

On 6/9/05, Buchholz, Steven <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> wrote:
> ... I found the note in my archives ... here's an excerpt:
> >
> > I received the new ISV from Blaufergnugen Inc
> (http://audiquattroparts.com)
> > on Friday and installed it today, Sat.
> > First off, it is a new design as their service bulletin indicated a
> > manufacturer change from Bosch to VDO.
> > (See photos at http://onlineaccesscards.com/gif/isv.gif )
> >
> > Needless to say, I put it on myself in about 10 minutes (didn't even
> drop
> > the bolt heads!), fired up the engine and put it
> > in gear and it didn't stall. As a matter of fact, it started on the
> first
> > crank as never before.
> >
> > I then threw it into reverse and it held idle evenly and smoothly. No
> > matter what I was doing, short of hitting the gas, it held even idle.
> >
> > So that answers the questions about "dead spots" being a problem on
> the
> > Bosch units. And yes, the original ISV was clean on the inside and
> outside.
> >
> ... I checked and the link with the pictures was still active ... it
> looks like the person who posted did get the part from Blau ... while I
> tend to avoid Blau also due to their "bedside" manner, it does sound
> like the have the part.  I zoomed in on the picture, while I can sorta
> make out "Made in Germany" ... there was no detail on the VDO P/N ...
> 
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > Does anyone have the part number that is specific to the VDO
> > manufactured ISV for our cars?  Blau just gave me the standard Audi
> > p/n which doesn't help.  I'm not inclined to do biz with them nor pay
> > their price.  I'd like to find it elsewhere.
> 
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