Re: 1994 S4 - Door seals, a/c cut out

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Ross <morphalex@yahoo.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 5:06 PM
Subject: 1994 S4 - Door seals, a/c cut out


>I have a 1994 S4 and I notice that at speeds over 120 the wind noise
>increases to such an extent that it sounds as if the front doors are
>open.  It seems to me that this is caused by shrinkage at the top
>corner of the door seal where it meets with the central pillar.  Does
>anyone else have this problem?  Will new door seals sort it out or is
>it just an Audi complaint?


Philip;
    I believe your S4 has a sunroof. If it is not properly adjusted, it
makes an incredible amount of noise at speed. The rear edge of the sunroof
has to be slightly higher than the front edge - the Bentley manual will give
the adjustment specs for your car. I had the same problem with my '91 200q
when I bought it and the noise disappeared when I adjusted the sunroof to
spec. Check out your sunroof for the source of the noise.

>Another annoying thing is that the a/c cuts out when the outside
>temperature drops below 5 degrees centigrade.  Is there a good reason
>for this?  Is there a way to stop it happening because it causes the
>windows to start steaming up when the car is full of people.
>

    Most AC systems have a low temperature switch which disables the
compressor clutch circuit. I guess the designers did not live in Scotland
where it can be damp at 5 centigrade!

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  261k km