Hi.
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Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik
My current avant is on 77k and not needed anything other than the TPS switch at @60k which is the only other common thing to go which regulates the idle speed and if gone the revs don't return to normal when hot. That's another cheap item even from Audi last i looked and easy to change.
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Once the other issues are sorted, I reckon it might be worth getting one of these then, and just keeping it in the tool box ready for action should issues begin to appear
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Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik
There really isn't much that goes on these, if you make a complete fix you should see at least 20 years good service out of it with regular servicing,regular antifreeze changes injector cleaning via a bottle etc etc.
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Injector cleaning via a bottle? Do you mean the stuff you pour into the fuel tank...or am I missing put on some amazing fix to blocked injectors with the use of a bottle? I'm assuming the first but hoping for the second!
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Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik
The only other thing to worry about is vacuum hoses, they are worth changing at this sort of age unless they look in good condition, but still get yourself some vacuum hose for when it does.
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Funny you should mention vacuum hose. The seller said he'd had to 'fix' a length of vacuum hose to correct an issue the car had when I first viewed it. This was basically every time you revved the engine up to 2,000rpm...the revs plummeted and the engine very nearly stalled. His 'fix' was apparently replacing the hose with a piece of old rubber tubing he had lying around! I'd actually forgotten all about this to be honest. He said the hose ran along near the bottom of the engine. Don't suppose you would know which hose he was referring to?
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Originally Posted by vorsprung durch technik
Oh and the cat, they don't go from my experience,....... just that the joint rusts on the later ones on the y section of the downpipe 94 onwards, yours being an early one has 2 of them so slightly further upstream when you look at the diagrams on ( 7Zap ) and more out of the way of road water |
Seem to have been quite lucky in this respect. I also have a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL too. When I bought that nearly 6 years ago, I new absolutely nothing about the cars, a bit like the Audi. As it turns out, 1992 was a kind of 'golden year' for the SL, avoiding a whole host of issues that other years suffered from. Looks like I might have managed to do the same with the Audi....even if it is only with the cats!
Cheers for the information. It's very much appreciated