[V8] First time lister with many questions

[Shawn Head]

Have the tranny shop remove the tranny drain pan and replace the #1 solenoid
(the only one you can see on the Valve Body when you remove the Pan).  That
is what cured my problem.  What happens is the #1 solenoid is the one that
controls the engagement of the Torque Converter.  When this happens at Idle,
the car says no F-ing way and dies.  Mine had the most problems when trying
to park my car in the parking garage here at school.  I always back my car
in, so when I would pop it into reverse, it would start to move and then
just die.

Shawn Head
'97 A4 1.8TQMS Laser Red
Past Audis: 
'91 V8Q Pearl White
'86 Coupe GT Tornado Red

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Tony and Lillie
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:19 PM
To: gabe holmes
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] First time lister with many questions

Gabe, comments follow,

> 1) Is there any relation to the tranny having difficulty shifting out of 
> third and any of the aforementioned problems?
> 2) Does anyone know what causes the car to try to lunge at low speeds when

> brake is depressed? Idle is fine when i put it in nuetral so i figure it 
> is probably related to the tranny.

I believe you have a sticking solonoid. Not sure which one, though. Some of 
the other listers have more experience with this.

> 3) Any suggestions on what these tranny guys messed up by lowering the 
> tranny down, so i can tell them how to fix and start driving my car agian?

Check the distributor caps. They are suspect in the area when the back of 
the engine is lowered.

> 4) Any suggestions on my stereo perils?

The whine should be fixed with a noise filter in the power line going to the

"do-dad". Then, check the speaker connections going to and from that unit. 
If they look suspect, replace them. I solder mine, to ensure a good 
connection.

> 5) Do i need a new steering rack or is this a problem that can be fixed 
> w/an adjustment?

Might be an adjustment. Have you had the car aligned? There is no "play" 
adjustment like on the old recirculating ball cars, but the alignment might 
fix it.

Tony Hoffman 

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