4kq 4000rpm cutout

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.SOL.3.96.971127212354.16454A-100000@hendon.noc.demon.net> mpb@demon.net writes:

> > In message <347D2EB8.8C759536@poboxes.com> Gerard writes:
  
> > Obviously the first thing is to pull the codes.  However, you might want to 
> > take a short-cut and check the WOT switch with an ohmmeter.  Scott Mockry 
> > suggests that half of the cars over 100000 miles have defective WOT switches - 
> > I've found two bad ones in the last five cars I've looked at.

[Actually, it was me that wrote the above.]

> Might be a bit late with this, but I remember reading an article in the
> Audi VW magazine (one of the October specials) about a guy who had a
> problem with his engine cutting at 4000rpm (I'll try dig it out this
> weekend) It ended up being a dry solder joint on one of the sensors.
> His local dealer ship could not fix it, and the car ended up going back to
> Milton Keynes.

The thread has wandered and the title is no longer relevant.  We're discussing 
a 200T problem.

And yes, a variety of 4000 rpm issues are caused by bad sensors, but they're 
all clearly indicated by ECU codes. 

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club