Steve Sears

Hey Mr. DJ.....
Post your question to the w-t_audifans group on Yahoo - that's the West
Toronto Audifans group, there's quite a few folks there with their own fave
mechanics they can direct you to.
Compression tests are not hard to do, but make sure you start with a fully
charged battery and a warm car and ground the removed plug to avoid ignition
damage. The test will tell you if there's a pressure leak in the cylinder -
whether through the valves, around the rings or a blown head gasket. A
leakdown test is a good thing to do in conjunction with the comp. test - it
helps to narrow down the problem (if there is one). HOWEVER - the
compression test will not tell you how much the turbo is compressing the air
into the engine - the turbo does very little, if anything (maybe even
somewhat of a hinderance), as the engine is being turned over.
Have you had the codes pulled from the ECU? what do they say is wrong?
Do you have a K&N filter in there? If so, chances are your MAF sensor is
burned.
Was the car equipped with the oft-malfunctioning coil packs? - That might be
covered by a recall.
Why do you think the turbo is blown? Is it noisy? Does it have lots of
play in the bearings? Is there metal filings in the cat from the turbine
vanes grinding against the housing? Is the turbo siezed, or the shaft
busted?
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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"Mr DJ" <hitman247@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> in reference to my initial post - thanx for the great advice guys.
>
> i was thinking of getting a second opinion on my turbo in my car. i am
> located in toronto, canada.
> does anyone know of a good mechanic who specialises in turbos? the one i
go
> to is very nice but i feel the newer cars he might not be the best at.
also
> i need a second opinion since my warranty company is trying to get out of
> writing a check for 1500$ to replace my current turbo k03.
>
> thanx again - oh its a b5 a4 1.8t
>
>
> "G" <hitman247@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6327d8a73802e2cf079c3b6a3410e44e@news.teranew s.com...
> > hi there. im really starting to grasp at straws here with my car. there
is
> a
> > pretty considerable lack of power while driving it. its a 1997 A4 1.8t
> with
> > 119000km on it.
> >
> > i took it in to a turbo specialist (that i was told to go to by my
> warranty
> > company - and thats another story) and he said the turbo is fine. i
doubt
> > theres a problem with the cat, its got a new air filter and new spark
> plugs.
> >
> > what i wanted to know - because i am really new to all this stuff - is
> will
> > a compression test be easy to be done on a 1.8T engine? or do i need a
> > specialist to do it? on a sidenote - the car is starting to leak oil -
and
> > they are in the process of finding out from where.
> >
> > also - does anyone know if a compression problem could lead to the kind
of
> > power loss im talkin bout?
> >
> >
>
>