Re: Argh...

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

Well, it means your hydraulic system for the power steering and power 
brakes is losing pressure. You basically has a very severe leakage 
somewhere in the sytem or the system is not holding it's pressure. 
Alot of times it's deal to bad pressure accumulator aka the 'bomb'.
I had quite a bit of problem with hydraulic system in the 85' 5000s that 
I used to own. Steering rack, pump, hoses, accumulator, and brake servo 
booster all been raplaced once some of them were done under warranty, 
some of them were not. I remember seeing that light up twice, first time 
was bad brake booster servo that's right behind the master cylinder $650 
for the part and second time was the bomb about $250 for the part. Make sure 
you use Audi Hydrualic fluid or the equivalent. Do not use anything else.


Good luck,

Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6

On Wed, 8 May 1996, Michael Spiers wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 16:07:29 -0400
> From: Michael Spiers <mikes@specnet.com>
> To: John Magnus Altinger <altinger@max-net.com>
> Cc: ALFeiss@aol.com, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: Argh...
> 
> > Just starting today, the computer in my 84 5000S beeps three times, and
> > flashes an exclamation mark behind a flashing red triangle.
> 
> Hey, I recognize that!  My '84 5kS did that for five years straight.  Still
> does it, I just don't have to look at it anymore (there's a reason that car is
> 2,000 miles away from me!)  Only annoying at nighttime.
> 
> -- 
> -Mike
> mikes@specnet.com
> mks107@psuvm.psu.edu
> 87 5000CS TQ - Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
> 84 5000S - Boulder, Colorado
> 90 80 - Bethesda, Maryland
> (hunting for the elusive Lago Blue '91 200Q)
>