[V8] Recall Fun

[cobram at juno.com]

dsaad at icehouse.net writes:

> So did they do the basic debug step of pulling codes?
> My bet is they triggered the light by turning on the car with the 
> airbag circuits not connected properly, or you simply need to reset the

> light with the VAG-COM after installation.
> 
> I really doubt Audi sent the wrong module. You have to wonder how a 
> system that
> was working on the day they tore into it suddenly developed a wiring 
> problem
> under the dash?
> 
> Sounds like monkee lad syndrome to me.

The best thing to do would be ask very specific questions at this point,
"did you plug the 1551 (or whatever the new scanner is) into the airbag
plug at."..etc.  The manual isn't exactly made for easy browsing, so I'm
guessing the tech didn't find what he needed, assuming he even looked. 
Audi is also of little use, since the "zone guy" who is the area
troubleshooter, was probably in Jr. High when the V8Q's were flagships.  
I've seen first hand what happens when a tech gets stuck and calls AofA
on an older car, the tech usually ends up calling around to other dealers
and mechanics in the area with Audi experience if he wants to resolve the
problem.  My phone has rung a couple of times when my dealer tech friend
got a V8Q in for service, it was simple stuff IF you have first hand
experience with the V8Q.  Not really fair to generalize as "Monkey Lad
Syndrome" though,  my friend is an ace Porsche tech going on 30 years,
has maybe worked on 5 V8Q's in all that time (Audi techs at his
dealership won't touch them with a ten foot pole) so it doesn't make him
any less of a tech if he doesn't have specific knowledge or experience
when it comes to cars like our beloved V8Q's.

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