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Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
01-21-2014, 05:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By dhamilton

Update: Battery has a bad cell. Mechanic friend...

Update: Battery has a bad cell. Mechanic friend at the Audi dealership took it to work for the day and looked everything over. Alternator, starter, electrical all seem fine. Battery won't hold more...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
01-20-2014, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By dhamilton

That coil ground seems indeed to be the source of...

That coil ground seems indeed to be the source of the instrument cluster issues. The bolt was rusty and wasn't getting continuity, fixed that. I assumed the ICM was the only thing getting a ground...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
01-16-2014, 04:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By dhamilton

Electrical Madness

Hey all,

I recently did an absurd amount in one go: clutch, new turbo, new cat, new starter, new alternator, new battery. Everything seems fine except the electrical system, which is now acting...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
01-03-2014, 03:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,792
Posted By dhamilton

01A (Quattro) Transmission Flush w/o Tool

Hey all,

So I've got the transmission off the car for clutch service, and I'd like to do a transmission fluid flush while it's off. I don't have the weird 17mm security triple-square or whatever...
Forum: 1.8T Discussion
07-31-2013, 05:17 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 996
Posted By dhamilton

99.5 1.8T Idle Surge; Ruh Roh

Hey all,

I'm getting a CEL and a consistent idle surge on my 99.5 AEB. I don't have a scanner or access to one (local auto shops won't scan for free, tried several).

On first start the car...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
08-17-2012, 05:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,707
Posted By dhamilton

B5 A4 Onyx Black Spray Paint Matches

So I've STFA and found that Rustoleum "Trim and Bumper" Matte Black is a near-perfect match for Onyx interior plastic parts on the B5...

Has anyone tried the Krylon Fusion Flat Black? Because...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
01-02-2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,675
Posted By dhamilton

As above, boost leak or something mechanically...

As above, boost leak or something mechanically wrong with the turbo. You say you can "hear the turbo". What do you hear? The whine as it spools? On a stock car this is pretty quiet and you have to be...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
12-26-2011, 03:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 715
Posted By dhamilton

2Bennet B5 A Pillar Pods

Does anyone have these with pictures of them? I am thinking of getting their dual a-pillar pod but their pictures are not very detailed and I want a better idea what it looks like.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
10-01-2011, 11:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,342
Posted By dhamilton

Marten Prevention System

So, there have been threads about the "Anti-Rodent System" that shows up when browsing around in the parts catalog...

But what about the subsystem preventing intrusion by hungry martens?
...
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
12-10-2009, 07:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 810
Posted By dhamilton

Audi 90 vs. A Big Rock

Not one week after finishing up the timing belt job, I'm driving down the lovely Southern California freeway system in heavy traffic, enjoying the steady sound of my newly rejuvenated engine...
...
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
11-18-2009, 10:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 6,638
Posted By dhamilton

Bent Valves with an Intact Timing Belt?

Hello all,

Working on my timing belt and running into some very weird happenings. First of all the water pump pulley was starting to wobble quite a bit and make a racket, so I finally decided it...
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
12-06-2008, 01:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 504
Posted By dhamilton

Re: It's the throttle body->plenum hose...

So, that's what it is.

Going to plug it, as per UrS4.

Engine vacuum sucks.
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
12-06-2008, 12:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 504
Posted By dhamilton

More throttle body questions...

So, it's all patched up, everything's reattached, new rotors are on, brakes are bled, the new spark plugs and ignition wires are very shiny...

Except there's a very small metal nipple sticking off...
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
11-30-2008, 09:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,204
Posted By dhamilton

Re: I cut 4 small slits around the diameter of the hose...

Thanks guys, will try again with more determination and manliness.

I too had to just cut it to get it off in the first place. And when I was fiddling with it I managed to snap one of the breather...
Forum: 12v V6 Discussion
11-29-2008, 10:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,204
Posted By dhamilton

Throttle body to evap purge valve hose...

Is impossible to get back on. I believe it goes to the evap purge valve...looking towards the rear of the car, it's the black one that comes off the throttle body on the left side and heads left to a...
Forum: Audi 90 / 80 / Coupe quattro / Cabriolet
11-14-2008, 12:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 312
Posted By dhamilton

Re: Anyone have a source for the cam locking tool for the 2.8 V6?

http://www.asttool.com/front_page.php

AST has them. Called VW 3242 and 3243.

No price listed...
Forum: Audi 90 / 80 / Coupe quattro / Cabriolet
11-14-2008, 12:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,971
Posted By dhamilton

Audi 90 Quattro Sport leaks/eats oil like a madman...

Hey all,

I bought a '95 Audi 90 Quattro Sport back in February. It's a higher-mileage car (131,000) and I drive it pretty hard on lots of long-distance cross-country treks. I am very mindful of...
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