[V8] HELP NEEDED FROM THE SOUTH OF THE CONTINENT

[Scott Simmons]

Does anyone have a good way of translating audiv8.com pages?  I've tried 
Babelfish but never seem to get a satisfactory result.

I know, I know, I should just learn German... but man, I have a hard 
enough time mastering my mother tongue.

Thanks,
Scott S.

Bastian Homburg wrote:

>I`d say upper strut mounts, too. Part no. 441412377D, the russians call 
>it "suspension strut bearing".*__*
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>The CAT light is nothing but a warning light wired to this temperature 
>sensor in the exhaust that warns you in case the cats get too hot. It 
>should light up when the ignition is on and stay off when the engine is 
>running - and it´s not connected to anything else, especially not to the 
>engine management, on European cars at least. This *may* be different in 
>US models, but I don´t know that.
>And it definitely doesn´t need to be "adjusted" - there´s nothing to 
>adjust there! So if anybody tinkered with it, they did something wrong.
>When the engine runs OK, has full power, there`s no rattling noise 
>coming from the cats indicating broken ceramic parts inside that may 
>lead to overheating them and the ECU doesn`t have some related fault 
>codes, the cats should not be clogged and the fault is rather with the 
>sensor, its cabling or the IC circuit board.
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>As you report other issues with your instrument cluster acting up, my 
>suggestion would be to take the darn thing apart, check for broken 
>solder points and re-solder all the connections on the various circuit 
>boards. There`s a how-to with pictures on the audiv8.com FAQ - here 
>(http://www.audiv8.com/german/faq/faq_show.php?id=103) and here 
>(http://www.audiv8.com/german/faq/faq_show.php?id=146). If you don´t 
>speak German, run the text through babelfish - it´s pretty straightforward.
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>The S-E-M switch thing looks like a cabling and/or switch issue to me. 
>Pull the transmission fault codes and check for anything there first, 
>though. I hope you have the Bentley manual (with the wiring diagrams...)
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>regards,
>Bastian
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>Leo wrote:
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>>Hello !!
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>>I need a little help with some V8 issues:
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>>1)      Front suspension: Since I've bought the car there were some noises
>>in the front. I started with all engine mounts, then the inserts of the
>>shocks.  Noises were still there and I replaced the sub frame mounts (all 4)
>>and together with it, I also replaced tie rods, control arms & ball joints,
>>etc. and every single bushing in the area including stabilizer bar ones.
>>All these elements needed attention anyway.   The noise is still there
>>(maybe a part of it I cannot isolate it) but is strong enough to ruin the
>>ride.    Almost everything is new and done by people I trust with exception
>>of the cartridges that for some reason I have my doubts about  who did the
>>job .    Any suggestions? What should I check first? What could be making
>>such a noise? (It sounds and feels like some rubber parts are missing, but
>>only in some bad cobblestone or regular roads).
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>>Since springs and shocks I can get here, I was thinking on getting
>>everything else for that section and I wonder if they are sold as a kit or
>>how? (sleeves/supports/caps/buffers/rings/etc.) I temporarily cannot access
>>ETKA and VAGCAT.com seems to have a mistake of some kind and is very
>>confusing, if anybody can list the parts and part numbers it will be very
>>much appreciated.
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>>2)      CAT light started  to blink every once in a  while. A sensor that is
>>located in the exhaust at the level of the front passenger seat was adjusted
>>and then the CAT light started to blink quickly and constantly and never
>>stopped.
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>>3)      Mode selector?: Despite this few things and others that need
>>attention (I also need radiator hoses), the car is running well. A week ago
>>I was in a highway and decided to speed up. Everything was fine up to 120 or
>>125 mph (in Economy mode). On the way back I selected the "SPORT" mode and
>>after a minute or two it felt like a little explosion or some kind of
>>electrical problem and started to stop, it suddenly lost all power. I turn
>>the selector back to "E" and it corrected the situation. No more problems at
>>any speed. A couple of days later tried it one more time and again I had the
>>same reaction, again put it back in "E" and again situation corrected.
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>>I wonder if "S mode" problem has something to do with the CAT light issue?
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>>At the same time most of the instrument cluster lights (PRND321) 1, 2 and 3
>>work 20 or more minutes after I start the car;  seat belt alarm/ Oil
>>Pressure/ Gasoline and water temp. gauges, they all go on and off as they
>>wish. (Everything was working ok when summer began and is still very warm
>>and humid).
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>>Any help or comment is really appreciated;  since is a big effort to get the
>>parts and bring them to Argentina I need to get every correct part I need at
>>once to do the complete section of the car.
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>>Thank you all
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>>Leo
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>>1990 V8 3.6   in Buenos Aires 
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