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#1574 of 2367 Audi A4 Remain Air Mass. Sensor by benjamin5599

Aug 15, 2007 (8:42 am)

So, the check engine/fuel light came on and I took it to a mechanic who said the spray for the fuel injector/mass air sensor was clogged. He replaced with a used one and said I would need a new one sooner than later. I am wondering if this was a recalled part as I have heard of quite a few of these issues with the 2002 A4 models. The car is still chugging along currently, but I wanted to see if this was a dealer fix or if I can take it to any mechanic that specializes in foreign cars?

#1575 of 2367 1999 Audi A4 Quattro stutter & shake by davida2

Aug 15, 2007 (10:35 am)

Hey Audi people,
I bought a 1999 Audi A4 Quattro about two years ago with 100k miles. Haven't had a problem with it until recently, the engine light came on. The codes read were transmission and some other stuff. Then the car started to stutter as if losing power. It is subtle at idle, but when I drive around 30-40 mph, it really shakes, then when I drive faster, it goes away.
 
The mechanic turned off the check eng light, and told me to come back when it goes on again to get a true reading, but it has not come on yet. does anybody have a clue as to what may cause this. The car now has 125k miles on it.
 
David :
 

#1576 of 2367 Re: 1999 Audi A4 Quattro stutter & shake [davida2] by benjamin5599

Aug 15, 2007 (11:17 am)

Replying to: davida2 (Aug 15, 2007 10:35 am)
was it the yellow light on the dashboard that looks like a fuel cap? Thats the same light that was on with mine and they said I needed to get the fuel injector/air mass flow replaced?

#1577 of 2367 Re: 1999 Audi A4 Quattro stutter & shake [benjamin5599] by davida2

Aug 15, 2007 (2:06 pm)

Replying to: benjamin5599 (Aug 15, 2007 11:17 am)
It was the yellow light with the figure of an engine, I guess it looks like a fuel cap. Did you get it replaced and did it fix the problem? Cost?
 
I am afraid with these cars, if there's problem with fuel or air, the Oxygen sensors will burn out and then there goes the catalytic convertor. Expensive.
 
David

#1578 of 2367 Re: 1999 Audi A4 Quattro stutter & shake [davida2] by benjamin5599

Aug 15, 2007 (3:10 pm)

Replying to: davida2 (Aug 15, 2007 2:06 pm)
I think that must be the same icon I got. I had the guy switch one in from another car, but he said it would need to be replaced. the light went off for about 4 days and now its on again. that only cost about 100 bucks, but to have the entire thing replaced, Im guessing will be a bit more.
 
Sounds like I should have this looked at pretty quick as to not loost the Cat.
 
ben

#1579 of 2367 2003 A4 with 53k miles (timing belt went - needs new engine) by vicam01

Aug 15, 2007 (9:52 pm)

I've been reading through many posts and don't figure I'll get AoA to help any but I figured I would share my recent incident and see if anybody has any new advice or information to share. Sorry this is kind of long...
 
I purchased a 2003 Audi A4 4 months ago without doing hardly any research prior to purchasing the vehicle. I guess I just assumed that Audi's were good vehicles. Anyway, I did have the Audi dealership do a full inspection on the car and I got a full history report. Nothing major had happened to the car.
 
Well, I ended up taking it on vacation and on our way home my husband was not able to accelerate when pushing the gas petal. A couple of seconds later the engine shut off. We managed to pull over on the side of the road. Stranded with no phone service someone finally pulled over. We had it towed to a local Budget Truck company and rolled it down a hill to get it on a trailer to tow it from N. Georgia to SW Florida.
 
Upon having it checked at home, I was told the timing belt broke and caused the engine to blow. I spoke to the dealership and they told me to contact AoA, which I did. Then in turn they asked me to have it towed to the dealership to get a diagnostic. I had it towed tonight.
 
I'm hoping for some good results but I don't have high hopes as it's just out of warranty. I purchased the car thinking I was buying something reliable since we have a baby on the way.
 
Thanks for reading this and if anybody has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Amy

#1580 of 2367 Re: 2003 A4 with 53k miles (timing belt went - needs new engine) [vicam01] by wolfsport

Aug 16, 2007 (4:39 am)

Replying to: vicam01 (Aug 15, 2007 9:52 pm)
I don't mean to sound cold,
but this is a good example of why most mechanics will tell you to change the belt before 50k miles,
even if the dealer recommends it at about 60k miles.

#1581 of 2367 Re: 2003 A4 with 53k miles (timing belt went - needs new engine) [wolfsport] by vicam01

Aug 16, 2007 (7:00 am)

Replying to: wolfsport (Aug 16, 2007 4:39 am)
I was told the recommended time for this timing belt to be changed is at 105,000 miles. And didn't even need to be concerned until 80,000. If my mechanic or the dealership would have said anything about 60,000, I would have changed it right away because I'm not one to take a chance.

#1582 of 2367 Re: 2003 A4 with 53k miles (timing belt went - needs new engine) [vicam01] by pat

Aug 16, 2007 (7:17 am)

Replying to: vicam01 (Aug 16, 2007 7:00 am)
I wnet through the scheduled maintenance for an 03 Audi A4 listed here. Of course I don't know your trim level, engine or transmission so I was just guessing on them, but I did not find any mention of changing the timing belt until 120,000 miles.
 
You might want to try it yourself using your real specs. It seems to me if your timing belt broke this far in advance of when they say change it, they need to do something to help you out.
 
I found this link where you may be able to order an owners manual: Audi Service Publications. (I'm assuming you don't have one since you're not telling us what it says about the timing belt.) I'm sure there are other places too - eBay is always worth a try, for one. If you have the manual, you have a hard copy of their recommendation.

#1583 of 2367 Re: 1999 Audi A4 Quattro stutter & shake [benjamin5599] by davida2

Aug 16, 2007 (9:37 am)

Replying to: benjamin5599 (Aug 15, 2007 3:10 pm)
Ben,
So my mechanic told me to replace all the spark plug wires and one of the injectors. Seems to me it should be either/or, but I will take the wires as a tune up.
 
I'll let you know how it turns out.
 
David

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