Hi, I have a fabulous 2.8 quattro sport on a 2002, with beautiful 20 inch rims. It has about 130 miles on it and has ran up and down the M1 on LPG for most of it's life.
1. The n/s front electric window died after a heavy frost (no action when using the button). I read somewhere that it should self 'recover' but it hasn't. Can anyone give me any pointers? A fuse perhaps? Both driver side and passenger side switches don't do a thing.
2. Here's something a little more long term however... I have had cat issues for some time - bank one and bank two. I have changed the main cats and things are still the same. I have changed the brake pump breather pipe (it was damaged) and still no change. I recently changed the plugs and this seems to have made a difference though still, on occassion, the management light comes on and I feel the cat pumping (it feels a little like an ABS issue though it deffinately isn't). The light is triggered when driving in congested traffic i.e. stop - start. The issue is evident when driving on both LPG and Petrol. When cold the car seems to overfuel. I have also experienced odd MPG reads on the onboard computer (it sometimes reads 36 on a run...amd then, as expected, it returns to 24 ish. The car is a bit sluggish too - I remember when I changed the LPG vapouriser for the first 2 miles the performance was amazing, then it settled back down to normal.
So, I am now thinking, coil packs, MAF, front pre-cats or throttle / maifold gaskets. Any thoughts??
3. I changed the very dirty steering fluid recently though the power steering is still heavy. Any thoughts?
4. The alarm doesn't make a squeak - just ticking as the hazards flash. I read that the back up batteries die. I assume that this must be a common Audi component and that any Audi alarm unit will suit?
God - I have made this car sound like a bag of hammers - it isn't. I just like to keep on top of things.
Thanks for your help!
K
Can anyone point me in the direction of the cigarette lighter fuse? Will it really be independantly fused i.e. a seperate fuse for the power socket in the centre console??
Thanks - I really appreciate your help.
K
1. The n/s front electric window died after a heavy frost (no action when using the button). I read somewhere that it should self 'recover' but it hasn't. Can anyone give me any pointers? A fuse perhaps? Both driver side and passenger side switches don't do a thing.
2. Here's something a little more long term however... I have had cat issues for some time - bank one and bank two. I have changed the main cats and things are still the same. I have changed the brake pump breather pipe (it was damaged) and still no change. I recently changed the plugs and this seems to have made a difference though still, on occassion, the management light comes on and I feel the cat pumping (it feels a little like an ABS issue though it deffinately isn't). The light is triggered when driving in congested traffic i.e. stop - start. The issue is evident when driving on both LPG and Petrol. When cold the car seems to overfuel. I have also experienced odd MPG reads on the onboard computer (it sometimes reads 36 on a run...amd then, as expected, it returns to 24 ish. The car is a bit sluggish too - I remember when I changed the LPG vapouriser for the first 2 miles the performance was amazing, then it settled back down to normal.
So, I am now thinking, coil packs, MAF, front pre-cats or throttle / maifold gaskets. Any thoughts??
3. I changed the very dirty steering fluid recently though the power steering is still heavy. Any thoughts?
4. The alarm doesn't make a squeak - just ticking as the hazards flash. I read that the back up batteries die. I assume that this must be a common Audi component and that any Audi alarm unit will suit?
God - I have made this car sound like a bag of hammers - it isn't. I just like to keep on top of things.
Thanks for your help!
K
Can anyone point me in the direction of the cigarette lighter fuse? Will it really be independantly fused i.e. a seperate fuse for the power socket in the centre console??
Thanks - I really appreciate your help.
K
