In-Reply-To: <412508020195*/PN=glen.powell/OU=notes/PRMD=smclan/ADMD=attmail/C=us/@open400.smc.com> from "glen.powell@smc.com" at Jan 2, 95 08:25:41 am
Reply-To: quattro
Sender: quattro-owner
Hairy green toads from Mars made Glen Powell say:
> I think Audi says to change the fool filter every 30k miles, on
> ur-Quattros and 4000s, etc. An expert Audi mechanic says to replace them
> every 15k miles for maximum performance and throttle response. He claims
> that when you get your car back after a tune-up, that like 90% of the
> improved performance is due to the new fool filter. He claims that the FI
> is very sensitive to even small drops in pressure due to increases in the
> fool filter's "impedance" as it fills up with crap.
I can vouch for this. Last summer, my 100Q's fuel pump went to heaven.
When my mechanic replaced it, he replaced the filter, too: "too much
crap gets in it if the pump shreds itself."
Without a tuneup of any sort, just the filter and pump, I noticed a
definite increase in response the next day. For $26 (plus $215 for
the pump, $40 for labor, $45 for the tow), I was satisfied.
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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-881-1294
110 Spit Brook Road http://www.zk3.dec.com/~duane
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Nashua, NH 03062-2698
Only my cat shares my opinions, and we both take pressure medication.
