Audi V8
Battery
Question:
If I have a battery operated sump pump with a deep cycle marine battery on a float charger and it is not used how long will my battery remain good , or at 90 % life . 10 yrs ? 20 yrs? 30+ yrs ?
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> If I have a battery operated [...]
2003 S4 engine question
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<snip> > Audi is hardly alone with cam belts in their engine line-up, I bet most > mainstream engines are belt driven these days. > Belts are usually quieter than chain drives, and are usually lighter than > chain drives. Gear drives are difficult to eliminate excess lash [...]
Audi100. 2.0Ltr. sal. 5cyl. Hreg
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Just little remark : This car has 4cyl i believe! Grtz Benoit Hi Audi folk. I dont see any correspondence on LPgas convertion. Has anybody got some ideas as it seems to me a good proposition the way the price of petrol is going. JohnC
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>Hi Audi [...]
Some lorry driver!
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Thanks for your input Robert. I’ll keep you posted. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > —-8<—cut >On getting back and approaching my car my spine chilled when I could see my >rear bumper was hanging out loose and as I got nearer I could see some >damage to the [...]
2.7T Tire Suggestion
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> Have a used 2001 2.7T with Nokian tires. We are not happy with the > tires as they are very noisy. Car also starts to vibrate at 60MPH and > is there through 70MPH. Looking for suggestions for new tires. Would > prefer smooth quiet ride to mega performance. [...]
A6 – fitting new xenon bulbs?
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True Xenon bulbs are high-discharge type lamps. They are not "drop-in replacements" for standard incandescent halogen bulbs. If someone sold you "Xenon" bulbs saying you just plug them in place of your standard OEM lamps, you’ve been screwed paying for regular Halogen bulbs represented as Xenon ones. Each [...]
Suggestions for a new owner
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>Thanks for the correction. I thought that the 4k was basically just a >non-turboed 5k (and the 100 a non-turboed 200). If I’m wrong about the 4k, >does that mean I’m also wrong about the 100?
No, the 100/200 distinction is correct (in the U.S., for those years they made the [...]
VW Passat Wagon = Audi Allroad???!!!
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The A6 is on a platform named C5. I found the Passat platform name on a VW entyhusiast website. I can’t relocate it now. It does have a different name. At the same time the TT, Jetta and New Beetle have the same platform name. I thoroughly understand what a platform is [...]
which model to add a turbo to?
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It would be much easier and cheaper to just buy a turbo car. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >which in the audi range 1988-1996 would be the easiest to turbo? >where could i get turbo kits?
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Pete, Instead of adding a turbo, and all of the associated [...]
spark plug and oil
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> If its ‘red oil’ then its not engine oil. > Its either power steering fluid, or brake fluid. Ether way I would get it > checked by an Audi dealer as soon as possible.
… or automatic transmission fluid. – Greg Reed 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood 9-passenger sedan [...]