Re: HELP - URQ - Dead, Alive, Dead, Alive, Currently Dead

[Funnell <funnell@pobox.com>]

Nigel,

I'm not one to ever pass up more info about the beast.  I'd appreciate that
fuel injection material.  Thanks.

Richard
'83 urQ

At 07:58 PM 7/24/98 +0100, Nigel Raby wrote:
>URQ seems to be Alive once again.
>
>It certainly was a Fuel problem, We traced it back to the Fuel Pump
>Solenoid, were still not 100% as to whether the Solenoid is dodgy or if its
>just a bad connection where it plugs into the base of the fuse box. Is their
>a PCB inside the base of the fuse box which could be on its way out ?, If
>so, is this a common part on older Audi's and not unique to URQ's ?.
>
>For good measure I also bunged in a can of quality injector cleaner.
>
>If its any use to anyone I have got about 20 pages of Audi Fuel Injection
>servicing information, scanned and saved in a TIF format. I can send it to
>anyone that wants it.
>
>nigel.raby@lineone.net
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
>To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>Date: 22 July 1998 09:08
>Subject: HELP - URQ - Dead, Alive, Dead, Alive, Currently Dead
>
>
>>In message <45812@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
>quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) writes:
>>
>>>> After a 20 mile spirited drive yesterday evening URQ was left parked for
>>>> 3hrs, On return it would not start, just gave a little pop & then dead.
>>
>>> Sounds like a failed injector tip seal.
>>
>>Forgot to mention another common problem - injector cooling fan not
>>working.  Easy to hear after a long hot run.  If it doesn't run, the
>>temperatures under there get nearly hot enough to melt lead.  Causes
>>the same problem (but usually without the 'pop').
>>
>>--
>> Phil Payne
>> Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 01536 723021
>> (The contents of this post will _NOT_ appear in the UK Newsletter.)
>>
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