really rough idle?
#11
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Re: really rough idle?
because I didn't have $1500 to spend on it and the "certified maintenance
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
#12
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Re: really rough idle?
because I didn't have $1500 to spend on it and the "certified maintenance
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5f129kF3ao7ilU1@mid.individual.net...
> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
#13
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Re: really rough idle?
because I didn't have $1500 to spend on it and the "certified maintenance
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5f129kF3ao7ilU1@mid.individual.net...
> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
book" doesn't call for it until about 110,000k miles..
"G-man uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:5f129kF3ao7ilU1@mid.individual.net...
> Shagster wrote:
>> driving home tonight my 2003 A4 quattro 3.0 v6 started a REALLY rough
>> idle and didn't have much power... like it wasn't firing on all 6
>> cylinders... I got it home and smelled something like plastic melting..
>> I popped the hood and could see something that looked like a fitting on
>> the end of a metal tubing GLOWING RED HOT. It's on the right side,
>> towards the
>> firewall, and down lower than the spark plugs..
>>
>> of course I just got it back from the 80k miles servicing yesterday where
>> the dealer tried to tell me I really should have the timing belt
>> changed... I refused it..
>
> Why did you refuse it? Seems like the dealer was giving you good advice.
>
#18
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Re: really rough idle?
failed ignition coil pack it was! $36.
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
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> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
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> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>
#19
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Re: really rough idle?
failed ignition coil pack it was! $36.
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
news:_f1ji.3545$4A1.2509@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
news:_f1ji.3545$4A1.2509@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>
#20
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Re: really rough idle?
failed ignition coil pack it was! $36.
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
news:_f1ji.3545$4A1.2509@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>
"Billie" <mike@queenslandhire.com.au> wrote in message
news:_f1ji.3545$4A1.2509@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Sounds like a coil pack failing. Idle and smell were that same on my 2003
> A4 2.0l.
>
> Dealer replaced the full set under warranty which was then about 2.5 yrs
> old.
>
> --
> Mike Mitchell
>
>