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

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 13:32:04 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Philip Ross <morphalex@yahoo.com>
>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?

Can't say on this one. You mean 120 mph, right? Only time I've been at 120,
my wife's level of, uh, comment, made me unaware of other noises. ;-)

>Another annoying thing

 Oh, you've heard my wife, have you?

>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.

This is normal. A/C compressor is switched off near 0 C in order to avoid
any condensed water from freezing and damaging the A/C system. Suggest you
reduce speed to well below 120 mph, and your passengers might not steam up
the interior quite so much. ;-)




Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'89 100 (For Sale, 111K, automatic)
'91 200q				mailto:pjrose@servtech.com