RE: 86 5kcstq glitches

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Peter wrote:

	>1.  Most of the electronics are "quirky" (the only diplomatic
way to say it).
	> Many things will work intermittently.  The major thing I am
concerned with
	>is the spedometer.  I'm fairly certain that it doesn't read
accurately, I
	>tested it with another car, and determined that it read about
10mph over the
	>[...]
	>2. (ok, so #2 is pretty much the same as #1)  I have the
feeling that a lot
	>of the wiring has been corroded...  Like I mentioned above, the
electronics
	>work intermittently.  Speakers will go on and off, same with
the sunroof,
	>[...]

Older Audis (like all older cars) sometimes have electrical problems,
but the amout of failures on your car doesn't seem normal to me. Are you
sure this car has never been flooded (I mean seriously)? I can't think
of any other thing that could cause the wiring inside the car to
corrode. My advice - get a large can of good contact cleaner. Soak all
the connections that seem not to work. It should help. (I've cured three
window switches with contact cleaner and they're working very good now.
)

	>3. (I think I read this in the archives somewhere, but I never
found the
	>solution if there was one)  The pressure guage never goes above
1.1 bar and
	>it only gets that high when I really step on it, could it be a
leaking hose,
	>turbo not spinning or something else...  Again, fixable?  Worth
it?

Check the intercooler to throttle body and turbocharger to intercooler
hoses.

	>4.  The ABS does not work.  The rear brakes are in need of
replacement at
	>this point, but I don't think that will help...  Is there any
way I can
	>pinpoint where this problems comes from?

Is the "ABS OFF" warning light on? If not and the ABS doesn't work you
can add this to the list of your electrical problems. Otherwise it's
probably broken sensor wire or the sensor itself.

	>Last but not least, I'm looking for a set of manuals, and I'm
wondering what
	>the best one is, if someone could give me an opinion on this
and maybe a
	>source for obtaining them, it would be most appreaciated.
	>If you can help me with anything on my gripe list, send me an
E-Mail or send
	>to this list,

Bentley is most comprehensive, but expensive. Haynes isn't as good and
does not cover quattro versions, but doesn't cost too much.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)