RE: 5ks Starting Noise

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

BTDT!  Sounds like the bushing in the starter.  I took mine out, opened
up the starter and applied a bit of grease in obvious areas, reinstalled
and.... Voila!! The noise was gone.  It seems to me that mine was only
at cold start too but can't be sure as it was over a year ago....HTH
Stephane Livolsi
180 Yorston St
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
ph 250-392-2637
fax 250-392-2693

'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	Alexander van Gerbig[SMTP:Audi_80@email.msn.com]
>Sent: 	October 3, 1999 4:17 PM
>To: 	Quattro List
>Subject: 	5ks Starting Noise
>
>    My sister's '86 5ks is giving off a nasty noise after cold starts.  She
>cranks the starter and the engine starts right up perfectly.  Although right
>after the starter is stopped she gets this snapping, popping, crackling
>noise for a second then it dissapears.  When the engine is warm the noise
>isn't there.  Is this a starter problem?
>    She did have a nasty Group7 filter, no control for oil flowing out of
>the sump.  The noise was there before I changed the oil to Mobil 1 and gave
>her a Mann filter.  It has progressively gotten worse/louder.  No starting
>problems whatsoever though, cranks right up nice and happy.  Just the noise
>is somewhat nasty sounding.  Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Alexander van Gerbig
>'88 Audi 80 -- Koni Yellows, G&M Springs
>HÖR Technologies Sport Hydro Cam, K&N Filter
>Borbet Type T, Dunlop SP9000 Sport
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