[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: '82 100 2.2i final problems (i hope!
From: Mike Walder <miwa@premier.co.uk> >1 - Knackered bearing type noise from (i'm told when cambelt was changed) >water pump. Q - what will happed if this goes completely. On my 80q (2144cc), the pump failed in a strange way. Sometimes it would leak quite a lot (puddle under car after being left for an hour or so), sometimes it wouldn't leak at all. After being on this list for a couple of years, I have become a little paranoid about this part of the engine - every month some unfortunate lister has a tail about broken cam belts, valves meeting pistons etc. If you lose all the coolant, then you will have a head warp problem - this will expose the fact that half your exhaust manifold studs are broken (or will break when manifold is removed) etc. I know it's a pain in the neck to do, but you need to grasp the nettle and do it sooner rather than later. It's all routine stuff apart from removing crank nut - I can't remember if you need to do this to get at the pump - I think you do (I have tool 2084 if you want to borrow it - it's heavy, so postage might be expensive). >2 - O/S external Door catch inoperable (beleive common). Is this an easy >and cheap fix? Should I forget about it, and carry on opening the door from >the inside. Get one from a scrap yard - lubricate it (and the other three while you're at it - that's the most common cause of failure). >Also, how easy are the lock barrels to change, mine can be >opened with a (carefully sculptured) paper clip! I've been told it's very easy - I need to do it also some day. >3 - Fuel guage erratic. Usually reads nothing, sometimes correct level, >otherwise somewhere in between. Does this sound electrical, or is it more >likely to be mechanical, i.e. delve into the tank time. Undo all connections, spray with WD40 or similar and reconnect - if there are still problems, then you probably need a new sender. >Any help to perfect this Audi will be greatly appreciated. PERFECT???!!! - you must be joking - all Audi's have at least three faults outstanding - if you ever try to bring it down to two, then the Audi Gods will smite you by causing your wife to skid on the ice and hit a Costwold stone wall (BTDT). Paul paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk 1984 Audi 80 quattro 1989 Audi 100 Avant (replacing 1983 Audi 100 Avant written off by collision with wall)
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