RE: '98 A6 2.8 won't start- mechanics are at a loss...

["Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com>]

Spirited driving would help keep the temperature up.
Or maybe a turbo, that's it Audi should retrofit a turbo to all 30Valve V6's
free of charge, to keep the carbon build up down.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Daniel Jones [mailto:captaudi@ma.ultranet.com]
		Sent:	Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:55 PM
		To:	'Todd Young'; Tom Nas
		Cc:	quattro@audifans.com
		Subject:	RE: '98 A6 2.8 won't start- mechanics are at
a loss...

		The unofficial info I have from Audi has nothing to due with
spirited 
		driving or not.  Apparently The nozzle size for the oil
sprayers for piston 
		cooling is too large.  Thus the pistons don't run "hot"
enough and carbon 
		buildup occurs.  There is an update to change the thermostat
to a 92deg C 
		to raise operating temps, no experience on a repeat after
the update.  Only 
		time will tell.

		Daniel Jones
		Dealer Tech



		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Todd Young [SMTP:tyoung@wamnet.com]
		Sent:	Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:22 AM
		To:	Tom Nas
		Cc:	captaudi@ma.ultranet.com; quattro@audifans.com
		Subject:	Re: '98 A6 2.8 won't start- mechanics are at
a loss...

		Or maybe more "spirited" driving prevents such buildup. :-)

		Tom Nas wrote:

		> Thanks Daniel, it seems to be a new problem for the guys
here. Maybe our
		> gas doesn't allow this much carbon buildup?

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