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Car Forum / Audi Cars / March 2008Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!
1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe pinking, random missfiring. Anyone with any suggestions. Regards Dave > 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe > pinking, random missfiring. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Now here's a swag: Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug wires... check the intake manifold boot for a crack  Signaturelater, dave (One out of many daves) >> 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in >> severe pinking, random missfiring. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug > wires... Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon "under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the distributor body (I assume from the hall effect points?). The Distributor mounted bit had come off and was dangling on its wires. Once the cable insulation got hot and pliable, left hand turns caused the whole thing to move and short out. One for the weird book Many thanks Dave > check the intake manifold boot for a crack >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug >> wires... Thanks for reporting your results. That is a fairly common problem on the I5s. Good work with diagnosing the problem. > Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon > "under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> >> > 1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe > pinking, random missfiring. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Dave I was going to suggest that your car was conservative. [rimshot.wav] E.P. I was going to suggest that your car was conservative. E.P. +++++++++++ Well it is grey (grin) DC |
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