Fuel Distributor '82 2.2i

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <1997Apr14.101849.1772.640590@pu-smtp.radio.bbc.co.uk> paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Paul Heneghan) writes:

> >I was planning to fit a second hand cold start valve today, and then get it
> >tested and krypton tuned.  Any ideas?
> 
> What about bringing it to a Bosch FI specialist?  I know Phil has a poor 
> opinion of them, but they're better than nothing (and almost certainly 
> better than an Audi dealer).

Phil does _not_ have a poor opinion of them.  In fact, Phil is currently 
getting on just fine with one and will post a recommendation if the results are 
worth it.  I _do_ agree that most Audi dealers are appalling at servicing fuel 
injection systems.
 
Specifically with regard to the MB engine - I don't think it's actually worth 
taking it to _ANY_ Audi dealer.  I have all of the documentation available to 
dealers, including the correct microfiche for the engine.  It contains _NO_ 
metrics or recommended tests for the major components - the idle stabiliser 
valve and the mechanical enrichment mechanism (control pressure regulator - NOT 
the same thing as the warm-up regulator on an MB).
 
Two comments from very recent experience - Sanburn have a _superb_ collection 
of fuel injection bits (they're dismantlers - on the UK web pages) and also 
Bosch direct (if you know the Bosch part numbers - usually on the device) are 
around half the price of Audi for a given part.
 
All in all - I'm tempted rather to _recommend_ specialist fuel injection shops 
rather than disapprove of them.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club