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Mar 29, 2007 | 02:24 PM

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Bloomsburg

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Re: 99 A6 Avant 2.8 wagon won't start after long run!

On Mar 28, 12:28 pm, TonyJ <tonyjnos...@nospamvisi.com> wrote:
> Bloomsburg wrote:
> > On Mar 18, 10:16 pm, " Harder" <har...@telus.net> wrote:
>
> >>It is your battery cable. Take a look at it. There is a main wire and there
> >>is a second one that feeds the computer.
> >>Take the screw out and clean the whole thing with sanding paper or metal
> >>brush.
>
> >>It is that simple.
>
> >>Problem gone? I had the sa me thing going and the dealer of course run
> >>it through a computer that gave no answer. Later they wanted to replace
> >>numerous relays. HOLYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
>
> >>"Bloomsburg" <sul...@msn.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1174179778.806025.9710@b75g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...> Hi, Gents:
>
> >>>My 99 A6 Avant has a problem. The engine will not start when I come
> >>>back from a trip and engine is hot. The engine cranks but wouldn't
> >>>lit! But can be started after the engine cools down for about 30 min.
> >>>and have no problem of starting it in the morning. Battery is ok and
> >>>engine check light is not on! Have not go to dealer yet to check it
> >>>out, would appreciate any one can give some advice before I go.
>
> >>>Many thanks!
>
> >>>Bloomsburg
>
> > Thanks, Harder. Tried the trick you offered, it worked a bit. Now
> > the starting problem is more unpredicatable, since you never know when
> > it will not start! At 1st I thought it was when engine was hot but now
> > sometimes it won't start even when it been cooled for half an hour.
> > What's more, the engine check light lits on and off, its not blinking
> > but stayed on for a day and it might go away in the next day. So I
> > don't know what is going on now. I think I will let it be that way to
> > see what will jump out of box.
>
> > Oh, when you get a hard start, you can hear the engine cranking hard
> > and then if you hear the puff noise like you lack of gas, give it a
> > little throttle, then it starts. Have no idea whats going on!
>
> > Bloomsburg
>
> If pressing the gas pedal helps it start it might be that adding air is clearing
> a flooding condition.
>
> Flooding could be caused by leaking injectors. Try a bottle of Techron injector
> cleaner in your next tank of gas.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks, sure will try that! Appreciate your help!