Re: Wierd idling

[mryan@adan.kingston.net (Michael Ryan)]

>
>Now that the winter is upon us (in Minn anyway) my '88 5000q has been 
>doing some strange idling in the morn.
>I will start the car,(no problem there) and warm it up for about 2 min. 
>as I drive off the engine will cut out or there will be no immeadiate throttle 
>response.ie, i mash the accelerator and the car stays at idle. Putting it 
>in gear the car lurches and then the engine will operate normally-it's as 
>if the engine dies and i pop the clutch to get 'er going. 

Well, I hate to say it but my 87 5kCSTQ had the very same symptoms for two
years running when the cold weather set in Ontario,Canada. It was at 4
different Audi dealers and the end result was the fuel distributor that I
put on myself. I have not looked back since, 16 months now. I went through
checking fuel delivery, fuel pressure and a handful of temp. sensors before
it was finally fixed.

Michael Ryan
87 5kCSTQ 
orig. owner
187,000 km