Re: '89 200 TQ woes

["Dave C." <conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu>]

Is this much leakdown expected on an engine in good condition?
Dave Conner


At 05:44 PM 10/3/98 GMT, Dave Head wrote:
> Cylinder leakdown...
in response to...
>
>You should reconnect/repair it immediately. Leaving the car in gear is
>enough when you park on a flat surface, but in hills, the brake is
>necessary. If you are really unlucky, the car could pop out of gear,
>and it will "take a little drive on its own".. I don't know excatly
>why the car moves a little bit, but there has to be movement
>somewhere. If the hill is steep, it could be the engine turning over,
>but I tend to believe that it is the clutch that is slipping.. Maybe
>something in the quattro system makes this possible too..