RE: 92 S4 Engine problem after wash

["Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu>]

Had this _exact_ occurrence on my '94 S4. The cause? A bad
detailing job by the seller. The results: some water damage on
the coil packs, and needed 5 new spark plugs. Put a sort of wax
sealant onto the packs, put new spark plugs in, and off you go.
The spark plugs _may_ have been iffy before hand, but the water
damage was definitely the result of the shoddy engine cleaning.

You probably notice a loss of "oomf" and poor idle, esp. with
the AC cut in. Worried the hell out of me, till I got it fixed.

Solution next time: Don't hose off the debris :-)

Geoff

> Last night, after my engine had cooled, I sprayed
> down the engine with a
> degreaser and hosed of the debris.   Drove it around
> the block, no
> problem.   This morning drove to work, no problem for
> the first five
> miles but then the engine started to hesitate.
> Drove the car again at
> lunch today and the problem is still present.  The
> car idles roughly and
> hesitates while driving.   I can maintain the speed
> limit, but the car
> has lost alot of power.   Any thoughts?
>
> Tim Miller
> 1992 S4
> tjmill1@uswest.com
>