Bill Graham

Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird. Bad
display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then sometimes
just fine.

The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read if
there was a problem to report.

Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill Graham
---------------
1989 Audi 200TQ

Hairy One Kenobi

"Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:BBE0727B.21347%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
> Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird.
Bad
> display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then
sometimes
> just fine.
>
> The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read if
> there was a problem to report.
>
> Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.

Sounds like a dodgy connection on the display. Oxidised contacts?

HTH

Hairy One Kenobi

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reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

Bill Graham

Excellent thought. I'll check and clean all of the connections I find under
the hood. I imagine it would be one of the larger ones.

Thanks.

Bill
---------------
1989 Audi 200TQ


> "Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:BBE0727B.21347%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
>> Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird.
> Bad
>> display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then
> sometimes
>> just fine.
>>
>> The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read if
>> there was a problem to report.
>>
>> Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.
>
> Sounds like a dodgy connection on the display. Oxidised contacts?
>
> HTH
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
>

Just Taylor

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:55:03 GMT, Bill Graham <whgraham@nc.rr.com>
wrote:

>Excellent thought. I'll check and clean all of the connections I find under
>the hood. I imagine it would be one of the larger ones.

Actually Bill I think Hairy One is referring to the following,

http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/instrument.html#contact

From what you describe sounds like you need to pull the instrument
cluster from the dash...


--
Taylor

'89 Audi 200
'03 Audi S6 Avant
'98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

IRL

"Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:BBE0D269.2135E%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
> Excellent thought. I'll check and clean all of the connections I find
under
> the hood. I imagine it would be one of the larger ones.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bill
> ---------------
> 1989 Audi 200TQ
>
>
> > "Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:BBE0727B.21347%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
> >> Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird.
> > Bad
> >> display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then
> > sometimes
> >> just fine.
> >>
> >> The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read
if
> >> there was a problem to report.
> >>
> >> Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.
> >
> > Sounds like a dodgy connection on the display. Oxidised contacts?
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Hairy One Kenobi
> >
> > Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> > reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> > in the first place. So there!
> >

Bill, I think HOK was referring to the connections on the display in the
dash instrument panel. I had a similar problem recently in that the onboard
computer consumption indicator was making it's own values up. Took the
instrument panel out, cleaned the contacts with a pencil eraser, resoldered
a couple of dry joints and replaced, all working correctly again.

HTH

IRL
1989 Audi 200 Avant QT (1B engine) 214000 miles and counting....


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Bill Graham

Got it. I'll tackle that. I've got other issues back there as well with some
bulbs and the odometer is broken.

Thanks,

Bill

>
> "Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:BBE0D269.2135E%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
>> Excellent thought. I'll check and clean all of the connections I find
> under
>> the hood. I imagine it would be one of the larger ones.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill
>> ---------------
>> 1989 Audi 200TQ
>>
>>
>>> "Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:BBE0727B.21347%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
>>>> Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird.
>>> Bad
>>>> display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then
>>> sometimes
>>>> just fine.
>>>>
>>>> The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read
> if
>>>> there was a problem to report.
>>>>
>>>> Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Sounds like a dodgy connection on the display. Oxidised contacts?
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Hairy One Kenobi
>>>
>>> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
>>> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
> opinion
>>> in the first place. So there!
>>>
>
> Bill, I think HOK was referring to the connections on the display in the
> dash instrument panel. I had a similar problem recently in that the onboard
> computer consumption indicator was making it's own values up. Took the
> instrument panel out, cleaned the contacts with a pencil eraser, resoldered
> a couple of dry joints and replaced, all working correctly again.
>
> HTH
>
> IRL
> 1989 Audi 200 Avant QT (1B engine) 214000 miles and counting....
>
>
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TonyJ

I had the same display problem on my '91 100Q. It turned out to be the
connector plug on the back of the Bose radio was not fully seated. On
mine the radio station and band is displayed in the multifunction
display if no error codes are being displayed.

Tony
'91 100Q 5spd

Bill Graham wrote:
> Got it. I'll tackle that. I've got other issues back there as well with some
> bulbs and the odometer is broken.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
>>"Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>news:BBE0D269.2135E%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
>>
>>>Excellent thought. I'll check and clean all of the connections I find
>>
>>under
>>
>>>the hood. I imagine it would be one of the larger ones.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Bill
>>>---------------
>>>1989 Audi 200TQ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Bill Graham" <whgraham@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:BBE0727B.21347%whgraham@nc.rr.com...
>>>>
>>>>>Just recently the start-up diagnosis display is sometimes acting weird.
>>>>
>>>>Bad
>>>>
>>>>>display with lines and mutated characters and animations, but then
>>>>
>>>>sometimes
>>>>
>>>>>just fine.
>>>>>
>>>>>The process checks out o.k., and runs fine, but would be hard to read
>>
>>if
>>
>>>>>there was a problem to report.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any tips on what to check, fix, or replace would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Sounds like a dodgy connection on the display. Oxidised contacts?
>>>>
>>>>HTH
>>>>
>>>>Hairy One Kenobi
>>>>
>>>>Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
>>>>reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
>>
>>opinion
>>
>>>>in the first place. So there!
>>>>
>>
>>Bill, I think HOK was referring to the connections on the display in the
>>dash instrument panel. I had a similar problem recently in that the onboard
>>computer consumption indicator was making it's own values up. Took the
>>instrument panel out, cleaned the contacts with a pencil eraser, resoldered
>>a couple of dry joints and replaced, all working correctly again.
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>IRL
>>1989 Audi 200 Avant QT (1B engine) 214000 miles and counting....
>>
>>
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