new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
07-25-2005, 05:34 AM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
"Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
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> Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
> tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
> at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
> a bit rough.
>
> Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
> over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>
Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
I.
07-25-2005, 05:34 AM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
"Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
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> Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
> tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
> at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
> a bit rough.
>
> Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
> over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>
Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
I.
07-25-2005, 08:28 AM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
Iain Miller wrote:
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
07-25-2005, 08:28 AM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
Iain Miller wrote:
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
07-25-2005, 08:28 AM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
Iain Miller wrote:
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>a bit rough.
>>
>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>
>
>
> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30 seconds
> or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why the door
> needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition on (but don't
> start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you might hear some
> whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of luck all will be well.
>
> I.
>
>
Just tried that, thanks.
didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
difficult!
Matt.
07-25-2005, 02:35 PM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
"Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
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> Iain Miller wrote:
>> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
>> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>
>>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>>a bit rough.
>>>
>>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30
>> seconds or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why
>> the door needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition
>> on (but don't start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you
>> might hear some whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of
>> luck all will be well.
>>
>> I.
>
> Just tried that, thanks.
>
> didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
>
> done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
> bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
> engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
> difficult!
>
> Matt.
you just been spooffffeeedddd.
now you gotta start all over again.
dj
07-25-2005, 02:35 PM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
"Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
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> Iain Miller wrote:
>> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
>> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>
>>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>>a bit rough.
>>>
>>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30
>> seconds or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why
>> the door needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition
>> on (but don't start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you
>> might hear some whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of
>> luck all will be well.
>>
>> I.
>
> Just tried that, thanks.
>
> didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
>
> done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
> bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
> engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
> difficult!
>
> Matt.
you just been spooffffeeedddd.
now you gotta start all over again.
dj
07-25-2005, 02:35 PM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
"Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
message news:dc2pd2$63u$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> Iain Miller wrote:
>> "Matthew Maddock" <matthew.maddock@nospamplease.mmaddock.com> wrote in
>> message news:dbr0pj$gt4$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>
>>>Just had to replace the battery on my '95 2.6 A6, the
>>>tick over was nice and steady before, but now it settles
>>>at 1500+ and seems to vary a bit - plus the engine seems
>>>a bit rough.
>>>
>>>Is it just one of those things that will re-program itself
>>>over the next few hundred miles, and then it'll be fine?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Try doing a throttle body adaption. Disconnect the battery, wait 30
>> seconds or so & then reconnect. Then with the door open (don't ask me why
>> the door needs to be open but alledgedly it does!). Switch the ignition
>> on (but don't start the car). Wait 30-40 seconds during which time you
>> might hear some whirring noises. Then start the thing & with a bit of
>> luck all will be well.
>>
>> I.
>
> Just tried that, thanks.
>
> didn't notice any whirring, and still doing same thing
>
> done about 30 miles now, still very annoying - it wouldn't be so
> bad if I wasn't driving around town all the time, but when the
> engine ticks over at 1400rpm, it makes crawling in traffic really
> difficult!
>
> Matt.
you just been spooffffeeedddd.
now you gotta start all over again.
dj
07-25-2005, 02:40 PM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
> you just been spooffffeeedddd.
>
> now you gotta start all over again.
>
> dj
What sad lives some people lead!
Ah well, I'd not done that much mileage anyway. It's going in for a
service in the next few days anyway, so I'll ask them about sorting
it for me.
Matt.
07-25-2005, 02:40 PM
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Re: new battery - now tick over has gone mad!
> you just been spooffffeeedddd.
>
> now you gotta start all over again.
>
> dj
What sad lives some people lead!
Ah well, I'd not done that much mileage anyway. It's going in for a
service in the next few days anyway, so I'll ask them about sorting
it for me.
Matt.
