On Mar 11, 8:05 am, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@pleasehotmail.com>
wrote:
> If the Secondary Air Pumps are low then I would guess water or ice in the
> system stopping air flow possibly due to other issues.
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Had the same problem on my 2000 A6 2.7T. In my case it was the sucker
valve (vacuum booster valve). This caused condensation to build up in
the PCV and secondary air system which froze when it got cold. The
valve I spkoe of is only on the 2.7 and 2.8 engines (I believe) but
you probably have the same condition. I went through 2 secondary air
pumps too.
TonyJ - 13 Mar 2008 05:46 GMT
There is a recall on failures with this system on some of the 2.8 years
and possible others. Even if you year is not covered it still should be
covered because it is a component of the pollution control system. My
son had his repaired a year ago at the dealer at no cost. It was an A4
'98.5 2.8. (replaced with an '06 A4 2.0TQ6M)
> On Mar 11, 8:05 am, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@pleasehotmail.com>
> wrote:
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> you probably have the same condition. I went through 2 secondary air
> pumps too.