upgraded ISV?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <97Apr25.105937edt.8202-2@gateway.nwh.org> "Sean Ford" writes:

> Oh, here are some scary numbers, and the reason why I balked, $266 for the
> new ISV and an hour labor at $55/hr. So now my choices are, 1) hold off and
> spread the cost over time (in other words, save up the money and don't tell
> the wife), 2) buy the part (at a discount) somewhere and replace it myself
> (is this possible for an EXTREME novice?), or 3) take out the ISV and just
> try cleaning it first.

How "extreme" a novice?
 
I can't imagine that your ISV is _that_ much different from mine.  I've done it 
three or four times this month, possibly not as often as a professional 
mechanic, but I guess I could get it off and back on in under a minute.
 
It's two hose clips ("Jubilee" clips, we call them) and an electrical connector.
About as complex as changing the dustbag on a vacuum cleaner.

As to the price - easy.  Find and pull the old one, and post both the Audi and 
Bosch numbers on it.  Find a friendly Bosch specialist in your local Yellow 
Pages, and read him/her the number.  Expect a surprise.

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