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05-18-2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By Peter Badore

Is it in the front of the radiator/condensor? If...

Is it in the front of the radiator/condensor? If so, then it looks like the outside air temperature sensor.
05-15-2013, 04:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,644
Posted By Peter Badore

My 2001 A6Q APB engine car has a hood sticker...

My 2001 A6Q APB engine car has a hood sticker from Audi that says change the timing belt at 75,000 miles. I changed it at 45,000 miles after finding a clicking noise from the lever arm that the...
05-10-2013, 04:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 612
Posted By Peter Badore

Audi renamed the C4 generation cars "A6" starting...

Audi renamed the C4 generation cars "A6" starting with the 1995 model year.
My C4 is called a 100S.
02-11-2013, 06:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,170
Posted By Peter Badore

I have repaired three crashed B5 S4s. New OEM ...

I have repaired three crashed B5 S4s. New OEM crash parts are expensive.
I would take the insurance money and buy a 6 speed S4 but that's just me as a stick shift driver.
11-02-2012, 08:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 958
Posted By Peter Badore

Yes a bleeding issue. Try to find someone with a...

Yes a bleeding issue. Try to find someone with a suction/vacuum pump. I think SnapOn's tool is called Vacula.
10-30-2012, 10:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,830
Posted By Peter Badore

I think you should replace the ignition module...

I think you should replace the ignition module for bank 2 and/or both banks if the modules are the original parts. These modules are intermittent common failures which is why the Audi designation for...
10-27-2012, 03:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 644
Posted By Peter Badore

Does the transmission shift any gears other than...

Does the transmission shift any gears other than reverse? If not, the transmission has shifted into emergency running mode which is actually 4th gear.
You should scan the TCM with Vag-Com now called...
10-26-2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,088
Posted By Peter Badore

This is important. Your A4Q will not like having...

This is important. Your A4Q will not like having different ratios at each end of the car.
10-26-2012, 07:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,430
Posted By Peter Badore

You may be able to find a DIY in the VW MK4...

You may be able to find a DIY in the VW MK4 forums. The first generation
TT front drive cars are almost identical to a MK4 GTI 1.8l turbo with engine code AWP(180HP). I always use new sealing...
10-25-2012, 06:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,754
Posted By Peter Badore

Fixed. The wrong model year transmission had been...

Fixed. The wrong model year transmission had been installed with a Hall type sensor for input speed (G182) instead of the induction type used for the 1998 and 1999 model years.
10-23-2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 25,245
Posted By Peter Badore

Did you move the intake camshaft?

Did you move the intake camshaft?
10-18-2012, 01:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,774
Posted By Peter Badore

Change the timing belt, water pump and the...

Change the timing belt, water pump and the related tensioners and damper now before it breaks. Yes the timing belt might last a little longer but the results of a failure can be very severe if a...
10-16-2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,577
Posted By Peter Badore

Are you not in transmission limp mode with all...

Are you not in transmission limp mode with all the PRNDL lamps illuminated?
10-16-2012, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,108
Posted By Peter Badore

Audi identifies relay locations by 8-fold or...

Audi identifies relay locations by 8-fold or 6-fold or 4-fold. The number preceding the word fold is missing.
10-16-2012, 03:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,577
Posted By Peter Badore

You should clear all the intermittent DTCs and...

You should clear all the intermittent DTCs and see if 17125 keeps coming back. If it does you have a torque converter problem. Search for that failure and I think you will see similar postings with...
10-16-2012, 08:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 831
Posted By Peter Badore

Probably you need a Canadian I/P cluster. Send me...

Probably you need a Canadian I/P cluster. Send me your VIN and I will look up the application in ETKA.
10-16-2012, 07:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,228
Posted By Peter Badore

For VW and Audi ignition switches the rule should...

For VW and Audi ignition switches the rule should be "when in doubt change it out". On my families' VWs and Audi there have been numerous ignition switch failures. The above post is correct.
10-16-2012, 07:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,577
Posted By Peter Badore

What DTCs does your car have recorded in the...

What DTCs does your car have recorded in the transmission control module as a TCM error request is in the above list?
10-13-2012, 10:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,138
Posted By Peter Badore

Have you done a throttle body adaptation? My 1.8l...

Have you done a throttle body adaptation? My 1.8l behaved like yours until the throttle body
adaptation was completed using VCDS,but no smoking.
10-12-2012, 11:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,754
Posted By Peter Badore

99 A6Q 2.8l AHA with tiptronic no signal from G182

Has anyone on this forum had a DTC from a tiptronic for the G182 no signal caused by a loose sensor ring on the input turbine shell? I am helping a friend who installed a used ATX from an auction...
06-18-2012, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 960
Posted By Peter Badore

Bars leak is bad. I would not use it at all.

Bars leak is bad. I would not use it at all.
06-11-2012, 02:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,078
Posted By Peter Badore

Happens all the time with no harm done in my...

Happens all the time with no harm done in my experience.
06-11-2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,341
Posted By Peter Badore

Why don't you look inside the pipe to see how...

Why don't you look inside the pipe to see how much oil has build up?
If this C5 is an automatic I would be more concerned about the maintenance
on it than the engine. However, neither the C5 2.7l...
06-08-2012, 06:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,084
Posted By Peter Badore

Now you know why Audi calls the ICM a POS and it...

Now you know why Audi calls the ICM a POS and it is not a Power Output Stage.
I have seen many failures of this module and I think its location on the the S4
2.7l biturbo and also the 1.8l turbo...
06-05-2012, 11:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,285
Posted By Peter Badore

Now you know why Audi calls the ignition control...

Now you know why Audi calls the ignition control module a POS.
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