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Old 11-05-2011, 10:08 PM
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So, bought a 98 A4 Quatro 2.8L as a winter car this week. Wipers weren't moving so followed instructions at:
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc44.shtml
While trying to get wiper mechanism out, I unplugged the relay on left in ECU box under the hood.



Now the car won't start. The engine turns....won't fire. Any ideas?
 
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Old 11-05-2011, 11:25 PM
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Rolling rock is good beer. Secondly, test the relay with a multimeter to see if it's still good.
 
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Old 11-06-2011, 12:14 PM
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Well, checked out the relay. It appears to be good. When testing, I hear the click in the relay and then my multimeter is showing proper resistance. Other ideas?
 
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Old 11-06-2011, 12:49 PM
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I figured it out.....it was me. When pulling the ECU box forward, the wiring harness for the fuel relay snapped out of socket. In retracing every step....that's when I found it. Thanks for the earlier reply.
 
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Old 11-06-2011, 01:06 PM
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Good to know it was something simple! That would've sucked if it was something expensive and/or time consuming.
 
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