i know my car is missfiring ... only once in a while i can feel the loss in power and lil jerks .... is this damaging my engine? ... i am going to fix it but i have to wait almost 3 weeks before i could get it into the audi dealer... i would fix it myself if i knew what i needed to do but i'm not sure exactly what it needs ... but will driving it daily until its fixed be bad for my car ? since it only happens once in a while ... ? thanks

 

What year is your car ? Im assuming its a 1.8T ...
How bad are the misfires? Is the car really shaking ?
I dont advise you drive much with it like that unless you MUST .
Is the CEL flashing ? If it is , DO NOT drive the car.

 

I have random missfires on occasion, but I can only notice them when at idle. They are very random, and very occasional... Checking your plugs doesnt cost you anything, try that, if they are bad replace em with ngk laser's, if it keeps happening f-areound with the coil packs, if you find its a bad coil pack you might as well replace all 4 with the updated version.

 

i have a 98 a4 quattro with the 2.8l 30v manual ... there is no CEL light flashing ... does info that help ? ... also i recently put new plugs and wires in so it shoudl be either of those ....

 

so it doesnt happen everytime u start her up ?
hmmm..
coilpack problem ?
that was it was in my 03 1.8t

 

Check and see if there are any codes stored. Did you gap the plugs properly when you installed them?

 

I bet its a coil pack, or cheap plugs.