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Power loss on 2001 S4
This morning was the coldest of the winter so far after a
moderate ice storm over the weekend. Driving my 2001 S4 to work I noticed occasional power loss. Keeping a constant pressure on the gas I would feel occasional slight deceleration. Idle was steady. Maximum power acceleration may have been slightly low but I'm not sure. After parking there was a very faint smell as when oil spilled during an oil change bakes off. Any guesses what's wrong? -- John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of
days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say what temperature range you were in though. Chris "John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43cbdad2$0$567$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > This morning was the coldest of the winter so far after a > moderate ice storm over the weekend. Driving my 2001 S4 > to work I noticed occasional power loss. Keeping a > constant pressure on the gas I would feel occasional slight > deceleration. Idle was steady. Maximum power acceleration > may have been slightly low but I'm not sure. After parking > there was a very faint smell as when oil spilled during an > oil change bakes off. > > Any guesses what's wrong? > -- > John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of
days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say what temperature range you were in though. Chris "John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43cbdad2$0$567$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > This morning was the coldest of the winter so far after a > moderate ice storm over the weekend. Driving my 2001 S4 > to work I noticed occasional power loss. Keeping a > constant pressure on the gas I would feel occasional slight > deceleration. Idle was steady. Maximum power acceleration > may have been slightly low but I'm not sure. After parking > there was a very faint smell as when oil spilled during an > oil change bakes off. > > Any guesses what's wrong? > -- > John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of
days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say what temperature range you were in though. Chris "John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43cbdad2$0$567$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > This morning was the coldest of the winter so far after a > moderate ice storm over the weekend. Driving my 2001 S4 > to work I noticed occasional power loss. Keeping a > constant pressure on the gas I would feel occasional slight > deceleration. Idle was steady. Maximum power acceleration > may have been slightly low but I'm not sure. After parking > there was a very faint smell as when oil spilled during an > oil change bakes off. > > Any guesses what's wrong? > -- > John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
In article <33f15$43cc45da$97d5bff7$31702@ALLTEL.NET>,
Chris D'Agnolo <cdagnolo@alltel.net> wrote: >I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of >days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say >what temperature range you were in though. -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature dropped to -23C/-9F. Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a fuel line. -- John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
In article <33f15$43cc45da$97d5bff7$31702@ALLTEL.NET>,
Chris D'Agnolo <cdagnolo@alltel.net> wrote: >I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of >days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say >what temperature range you were in though. -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature dropped to -23C/-9F. Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a fuel line. -- John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
In article <33f15$43cc45da$97d5bff7$31702@ALLTEL.NET>,
Chris D'Agnolo <cdagnolo@alltel.net> wrote: >I'd say give it a bit of time, see what you experience the next couple of >days. It could just be a short term extreme weather annoyance. You don't say >what temperature range you were in though. -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature dropped to -23C/-9F. Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a fuel line. -- John Carr (jfc@mit.edu) |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43ccee57$0$568$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, > the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature > dropped to -23C/-9F. > > Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was > closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a > fuel line. Remember AudiŽs standard anti-freeze in the coolant only works to around -25C. So maybe you experienced some slight freezing in the coolant. The G12+ can be topped up with water...and if you did that earlier, youre lowering the anti-freezeŽs maximum. -25C is DAMN cold *brrr*. And with winds too...iŽd choose a fireplace and a biiig whisky anytime ;o) -- Gio |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43ccee57$0$568$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, > the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature > dropped to -23C/-9F. > > Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was > closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a > fuel line. Remember AudiŽs standard anti-freeze in the coolant only works to around -25C. So maybe you experienced some slight freezing in the coolant. The G12+ can be topped up with water...and if you did that earlier, youre lowering the anti-freezeŽs maximum. -25C is DAMN cold *brrr*. And with winds too...iŽd choose a fireplace and a biiig whisky anytime ;o) -- Gio |
Re: Power loss on 2001 S4
"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message news:43ccee57$0$568$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu... > -13C/8F. Except for a slow start due to a bad battery, > the car ran fine in a previous winter when the temperature > dropped to -23C/-9F. > > Anyway, it ran OK on the way home when the temperature was > closer to freezing. The problem might have been ice in a > fuel line. Remember AudiŽs standard anti-freeze in the coolant only works to around -25C. So maybe you experienced some slight freezing in the coolant. The G12+ can be topped up with water...and if you did that earlier, youre lowering the anti-freezeŽs maximum. -25C is DAMN cold *brrr*. And with winds too...iŽd choose a fireplace and a biiig whisky anytime ;o) -- Gio |
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