[V8] it wouldn't be an Audi if...

[cobram at juno.com]

>From Aug. of '99,  an excerpt from a post I made to the V8Q list when
Eliot was still hosting it in WA:

"Only other place the V8Q exhibited "normal" problems was in the Mts of
West Virginia (on our way to D.C.) After a very spirited run through the
mountains (hey, they do have those emergency truck catchers just in case,
or so I tried to convince my passengers) when we stopped at a rest area,
smoke was billowing from under the hood.  Burning oil smell, coming from
under the air cleaner...yup, those crossover hoses were probably
disintegrated again, I changed them about 3 years ago, their useful life
it seems.  My lack of concern and Gibraltar steady diagnosis instilled a
new confidence in my passengers, who could later be observed in the rear
view mirror assisting me on the curves by leaning into them.   Back home
after 7 days, 2960 miles, 14 States and 1 Province. "


BCNU,
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

Dave Saad <dsaad at icehouse.net> writes:
> something didn't go wrong on a simple little road trip.
> I got to take my normally garaged V8 out for a spin today and 
> overall it ran great. The total trip was about 80 miles and included 
> the very fun Horse Shoe Bend Hill - which is a long steep grade that 
> the V8 loves to fly up.  It easily did it in 5th gear with power to 
> spare, and mileage appears to be very good. The problem was that I 
> stopped about 15 minutes after the hill climb to do a little 
> shopping for a graduation gift. As we pulled into the parking lot my 
> wife noticed the smoke coming from under the hood. I think this is 
> only a small oil leak that of course drips onto the exhaust.  I have 
> not yet found the leak and in fact the motor appears to be very 
> clean and dry with very few minor exceptions. I think this is only 
> an embarrassment at this point - no major problem or cost involved - 
> it just makes my wife not like the car. Nothing new there. The 
> problem though is when I left the store, the engine stumbled a 
> little as I pulled out into fast moving traffic. The store is o
>  n a 60MPH highway and you need to pull out and get moving fast. At 
> the next stop light I noticed that when I "blip" the throttle, the 
> tach initially drops to about 200RPM and then takes off like normal. 
> Power seemed to be lagging a little -  it came on eventually but 
> there was an uncomfortable delay. Earlier in the trip I did not 
> notice this. I am thinking it may be heat related.
> I do recall the check engine light flashing on briefly a few weeks 
> ago but it went away and I never bothered to read the codes out.
> So - enough rambling - does this symptom ring a bell for anyone?
> 
> Dave