Coughing Audi 5000s

["jay pollmann" <thorfinnxx@hotmail.com>]

First time caller and I will say, compared to the BMW list and the 
Triumph list, the Audi list is hands down top of the heap….

My first Audi is an 84 5000s (all leather, no rust!) that has 130,xxx 
miles on it, and was purchased for the bargain basement price of 300 
bucks. I even drove it home. It had, however, a horrendous power 
steering pump leak, which, unfortunately, I attempted repair upon by 
adding Prestone stop leak. (Wasn't on the list then….oops.) I bought a 
hydraulic pump from Autobahn Performance (good, quick service, with 
extra bolts and washers) and reinstalled it but before I dump the 
precious Mineral oil based fluid in and start it up, I was thinking it 
might not be a bad thing to drain the entire system. Looking through the 
archives of this list have really been fruitless, though I was able to 
drain the reservoir and main hoses…I'm kind of worried about the rack 
and or Pressure accumulator, and since draining is free, I'm willing to 
put some time into doing it right….suggestions welcome…

The car had been sitting for a few months outside, and I haven't really 
had a chance to drive it other than limping home. It was in need of new 
CV joints (I bought two axle assemblies for 88 bucks apiece, rebuilt) 
and spent 8 hours and a broken socket putting them in. It also needed a 
heater blower, which was frozen and would blow the fuse every time I put 
it in. (50 bucks from the local auto recyclers, 99 day warranty) 
Finally, the exhaust pipe seems to cough out a bit of water and sludge 
mixture when the gas is applied and I'm not sure what this might be.  
Condensation? It has been sitting a while. The oil looks good, and 
doesn't leak, no watery cloudiness, and nothing comes out unless I gun 
the engine. The fluid seems kind of oily, watery and dirty. Everything 
else works on the car, and cheap advice would  appreciated as winter 
approaches and this is my winter car. 

JP
87 BMW M5
84 Audi 5000s
79 Triumph Spitfire


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