[V8] Gas mileage doubled/Starter Solenoid..

[Ingo Rautenberg]

That's awesome, Tom! Just make sure you get all of that oil cleaned out of those plug holes and the plug wires! It can deteriorate the rubber insulation leading to internal arcing above the plug. BTST.


Ingo Rautenberg

-----Original Message-----
From: "toml99 at todomundo.com" <toml99 at todomundo.com>

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:28:02 
To: v8audi<v8 at audifans.com>
Subject: [V8] Gas mileage doubled/Starter Solenoid..


Hey, well I had to pull the starter on the 93 pearl(DOTC/parts car/ 
junker whathaveyou), and didn't even consider replacing the  
solenoid.  My local starter/alternator guy got a new solenoid($38),  
and said there were 3 plastic pieces that guide the Bendix/sliding  
piece that were broken/worn.  He fixed all for $75(plus tip) and  
works great.  Took a day+ to get it out(first time), and took less  
than an hour to get it back in.  It was sunny(fresh freak snowstorm)  
so I decided to change the plugs as I haven't done anything to this  
since I got it as it was still in it's keep/part's car  
phase.........anyway, had 8 fresh Autolite 103's that I bought when  
someone convinced me to try them, and lo and behold, 6 of the 8 were  
loose, 2 were close to coming OUT!....Like I said I hadn't really  
done anything to this car.  They were all bosch 4prong plugs, and  
most were semi clean.....2 were quite bad(loose ones)......One"hole"  
had a huge amount of oil in it, and the valve cover gasket at this  
hole is leaking into the "hole".......Could a loose spark plug in a  
hole full of oil(full), have caused my big oil burning?????.(think  
vacuum.....(burned/leaked no oil today!............Ran the car up to  
the ski area today(mt Baker), and it went from the 14 mpg(running  
rich/burning oil/idled better than many older cars) to the 21.5mpg   
in the 80 mile round trip.  Wen"t today from feeling like a parts  
car, to "gotta get some new shocks)..Have no choice at this point to  
buy new shocks/front rotors/and left front  
axle........:-)........it's a keeper  Blew me away that  It could  
have had all 8 plugs leaking/in my case yes/ but since they're  
"torque to fit " plugs, just something to consider when something's  
"just not right". don't overlook the plugs!...Happier than a"pig in  
snowwwwwwww.
...Tom
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