RE: engine ZAP

["Robinson, Michael/SFO" <mrobinso@ch2m.com>]

Chris,

	The little light you are describing is the engine fault code
indicator.  This is telling you that there is some sort of electrical
malfunction occuring.  It could be anything from a bad O2 Sensor to a bad
ECU.  When the fault light goes on, it stores the code in memory.  You need
to "pull codes" as according to the Bentley Manual.  You should ask someone
with a 5000 about this.  I am only familiar with the codes for the 80/90
cars.  Pulling the codes will tell you what caused the problem.  I have
found soing this very helpful.

Mike Robinson
1988 Audi 90 quattro
183,000 + mi.
Lots of Mods, Just got dual bulb H1/H4 Euros

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Chris Dyer [SMTP:dyer@sre.sony.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:07 PM
> To:	quattro
> Subject:	engine ZAP
> 
> Weird high altitude anomoly, or serious problem...YOU DECIDE!
> 
> Was up in Mammoth at high altitude (which I've done several times in
> this car).  After a few days I was coasting down a mtn and noticed a
> little dash light come on (a pic of an engine with a ZAP lighting
> thing).  This went away once I hit the throttle.
> 
> Then it went away.
> 
> [insert X-files music here]
> 
> '87 5kcstq w/138k mi.
> 
> --
> Regarding my acting:
> 
> I didn't sell out.
> I bought in.
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