[V8] Infamous V8 No Start

[Ron Wainwright]

WOW...$1,500 5spd V8's are all over the place
huh...LOL Everyone keep looking...you'll find one for
that price as I did, & your buddy as well Ed.

 Thanx
Ron & the $1,500 5spd V8 ;-)

--- Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> The 5spd that was for sale here in the Spring a year
> ago (for 1500!)
> was plagued with this.  The owner would run the
> battery down and
> change plugs and finally threw in the towel (not a
> DIY'er).
> 
> Ed
> 
> On 7/11/07, FredParkerJr <FredParkerJr at cox.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ben -
> >
> > I am coming into this thread a little late in the
> game, so forgive me if I
> > mention something that has already been brought
> up.
> >
> > My V8 has not liked being short cycled (started,
> moved in the driveway, and
> > shut off) since day one.  I have learned to make
> it a habit to let it run
> > for a few minutes, presumably to allow the engine
> management system to lean
> > out the mixture a bit.  I have never had a no
> start that I can remember, but
> > it is hard starting after a short cycle and it
> definitely runs very rough
> > for a minute or two once it starts.  It is very
> possible that the FPR is
> > dribbling a bit allowing fuel in while it is off,
> but my guess is that it is
> > nothing more than a very rich condition at
> start-up.  By the way, changing
> > out the FPR is pretty easy and is probably a good
> idea if yours is old.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> >
> > Sounds like a bad Fuel pressure regulator.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> > > Scott,
> > >
> > > This is not a reference sensor issue. I have put
> two reference
> > > sensors in
> > > this car since we bought it and that is not part
> of the equation
> > > with this
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > This is a engine-has-too-much-fuel issue because
> when the plugs
> > > come out
> > > they are WET! This isn't a frequent issue
> either. We have had the
> > > car 7
> > > years now and it has happened 3 times. It's not
> like it's a HUGE
> > > problem, I
> > > was more curious as to why it's happening.
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > Original Message:
> > > -----------------
> > >
> > >
> > > Ben, there are a couple of things on the V8 that
> can (and will) cause
> > > you grief. More info on them can be found here:
> > >
>
http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/NoStartV8
> > >
> > > HTH.
> > >
> > > Scott
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