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Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
03-07-2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 912
Posted By cparke

Yes, sorry about not replying correctly. The...

Yes, sorry about not replying correctly. The peeking up from the passenger wheel well or the passenger side of the subframe?

Yes, but I really had no chance to fix it either. There was not much...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
03-07-2010, 04:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 912
Posted By cparke

So, the heat shield has to be removed to see it? ...

So, the heat shield has to be removed to see it? It is under the passenger side head?
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
03-06-2010, 08:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 912
Posted By cparke

Starter location?

I have a 1998 A4 2.8 (B5) that won't start. All I get is a clicking noise when I try to start it.

There is an ignition switch problem exactly as described in this AW tech article:
...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-05-2010, 02:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 28,408
Posted By cparke

It is in the Bentley, actually

On the wiring diagram, this thing is described as -C6- Distributor Ignition Capacitor.

From the markings on it, it is a 2.2uf 110V capacitor.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
12-24-2009, 05:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,128
Posted By cparke

Fuel supply line flare nut connection to fuel rail

I need to replace the fuel supply line that connects to my fuel rail on 1998 Audi A4 30V, because it is leaking at the factory crimp of the flare nut connector to the hose. The dealer's parts...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
09-17-2009, 08:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 35,993
Posted By cparke

Actually, you didn't know it, but your post was...

Actually, you didn't know it, but your post was on the right trail.

After 8 months and 5000 miles of running without check engine/system too rich, it came on again. And then the real problem got...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-22-2009, 04:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 431
Posted By cparke

Okay, what are you willing to do about that?

Okay, what are you willing to do about that?
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-22-2009, 04:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,537
Posted By cparke

Random stalling... could be the ECU too

The ECU controls fuel injection and spark timing, so if that thing is failing, you definitely could get stalling and transmission control module issues like this. The TCM needs a continuous load...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-20-2009, 05:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,537
Posted By cparke

Looks to me like there is an electrical problem in your car...

<a href="http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/16486/P0102/000258">http://wiki.ross-tech.com/index.php/16486/P0102/000258</a>

Either your MAF is failing miserably, or your ECU is having some...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-14-2009, 02:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 747
Posted By cparke

What do you mean when you say, "entire selector bar will light up"

Do you have the digital instrument cluster display? When the TCU goes offline, the bottom bar of the instrument cluster display should disappear; i.e. you can't see PND432 or 54321 line at all.
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Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-13-2009, 06:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 747
Posted By cparke

Yes, restarting the car sounds again like the TCU is failing

When it starts happening, stop the engine and watch the shift lock light. Give it a few minutes too to go out on its own.

If it is the TCU, it has nothing to do with driving conditions like...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-13-2009, 05:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 747
Posted By cparke

TCU is failing it sounds like

Try leaving the car parked with the key to ON (engine not running) and see if the shift lock light clicks on and off by itself.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-12-2009, 05:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,740
Posted By cparke

I had to open the window to hear the noise;...

I had to open the window to hear the noise; wasn't sure if it was the wind or not
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-12-2009, 05:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,740
Posted By cparke

Yes, it seemed to be only when the engine was...

Yes, it seemed to be only when the engine was cold, until it got real bad of course
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-11-2009, 06:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,740
Posted By cparke

Does revving the engine in park/neutral change the noise?

As my idler was going, when the car was first driven in cold weather I would hear a high pitch whining noise briefly while accellerating. I couldn't get it to happen when the car wasn't moving. ...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-11-2009, 06:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,740
Posted By cparke

Its one of the pulleys on the timing belt; it is not the tensioner

When you do a Timing Belt job, it is a pointless jpn to change the belt without changing all the replaceable components that it turns.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-11-2009, 05:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,375
Posted By cparke

Ohms only tests the heating element---never do a resistance test the O2 sensor itself!

O2 sensors are mini power plants. You need to test them for voltage while the engine is running and after they have heated up. A scope is the best way...

Like Joey said, O2 sensor seems to have...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-11-2009, 05:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,740
Posted By cparke

Could be one of the pulleys on the timing belt or drive belt

was the idler for me. I'd get that looked at ASAP if you want to save your engine.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-10-2009, 08:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By cparke

A new plastic ring is like $2 BTW

Hammer a screwdriver with a mallet. Put a marker on the ring before you start and count the revolutions so you know how tight it needs to go when you put it back on, as well as where to start the...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-10-2009, 12:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,174
Posted By cparke

The CEL should go off after 5 days of cold engine starts

The code will linger without a CEL for maybe 60 engine starts.

The CEL's are stored in non-volatile memory and won't clear by disconnecting power.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-08-2009, 08:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,537
Posted By cparke

TCM is losing power... this turned out to be a bad TCM for me

If you have a transmission display on the instrument cluster (including tiptronic), you should see the area disappear when the TCM is offline. Also, I found my TCM was losing power even when in PARK...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-07-2009, 07:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 450
Posted By cparke

I don't really think you need to wrap wire

It is pretty stiff and going to stay pretty much in place. The float is too low to get caught.
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-07-2009, 07:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 589
Posted By cparke

I probably should sell them, as I explained

I imagine the GIAC chipped ECU is worth more than the stock ECU, so that's the one problem with your request to swap them.

The GIAC chipped TCU which needs to be rebuilt is definitely a throw in...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-07-2009, 05:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 589
Posted By cparke

Well, I know the chipped TCU went bad while the stock ECU was installed

So I replaced it with a stock TCU and I've been driving fine. I don't drive in a way that I notice difference between the stock and the chipped anyway, so I'm happy running all stock.

BTW - I was...
Forum: A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
02-07-2009, 05:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 589
Posted By cparke

Yes, the -BQ TCU is for the tiptronic automatic transmission.

Yes, the ECU is recodeable for 5mt and you wouldn't need to use the TCU in that case. In fact, the ECU is recodeable even for the VW Passat.
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