Re: '87 4kq FI problem

["John Seitz" <jws@megahits.com>]

Hmmm-

My 86 4000cs quattro 163,000miles does the same thing all the time (well
85% of the) and goes down to about 300 rpm when stopping from a good clip,
or just low RPM's????  Just replaced: cap, rotor, wires, plugs, coil, the
large vacume line near the intake (the one that collapse under stress?!!!?)
 oh well!?! and a fuel filter

One mech said needs new fuel dist. (I say NO thank you!!) 

If you figure it out please drop a post!!!! 

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> From: James Marriott <marriott@micron.net>
> To: Quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; Northwest Audi list
<audi-nw@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: '87 4kq FI problem
> Date: Sunday, September 14, 1997 9:32 PM
> 
> Haudi,
> 
> Symptoms:
> Ran fine all day at auto-x, even with the wife driving
> Started fine to leave the event
> While headed for pizza, would die every time I pushed in the clutch
> (approaching a signal)
> If I let the engine speed down slowly, idles OK, but rough, ~800 RPM
> Actuating AC compressor causes slight increase in idle (run by timing
> advance, no?)
> Car won't generally start
> At other than idle, car seems to run fine
> Fuel pump has 4k miles, filter 1k miles
> 
> In the past, the car would occasionally (monthly?) die on deceleration,
> especially from high speed, and especially with the AC on. When it
> didn't die, idle would often drop to 300-400 RPM before picking up and
> settling at ~850-900
> Suggestions? Sir Robert of House of Bentley suggests buying $30000 of VW
> tools.
> 
> tia,
> James
>