Re: quattro-digest V4 #3192

[knotnook@traverse.com]

Everyone,
	My 5tqw has developed a recent ailment.  I have had many Audis in the
past and never experienced this or been left stranded like today.  When
the car is stone cold, like overnight below freezing, it lights
immediately.  When you restart within 5 to 10 minutes,  no problem.  It
is everything in between where the problem lies.  The car just plain
won't start.  No fire, no sputter, just grind and grind away.  Not even
a hint of life.  Output test indicates the fuel pump, cold start,
frequency valve, etc are OK.  No fault codes pulled after the car is
run.  It is pretty cool here this time year, so under hood temps are
minimal.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks,

Colin Hames
cchames@mm.com
'86 5tqw - 118,000K


My '87 5KCSTQ's similar performance a couple years ago was related to the
custom-formed hoses at the firewall end of the turbo that looked OK under
all the normal road grime, but had deteriorated after something like
160,000 miles.  They're an Audi-only product, I believe, and therefore
expensive.  If you poke around the hoses, you'll probably find a crack.