Just had timing belt changed...now I've got REAL problems!
#1
Just had timing belt changed...now I've got REAL problems!
I have a 2003 1.8T A4 (just hit 78k) and recently - 3 weeks maybe - had my timing belt serviced at Carousel Audi in Minneapolis for $775ish. Expensive, but not a bad deal compared to what other people claim to have paid. Everything had been good, but I haven't had it on a long drive until today.
I was driving home for the holidays and about 180 miles out of the cities the cel came on (solid.) I called back to the dealership and my service guy returned my call saying as long as it was solid I should be okay to keep driving and we'd get it taken care of when I got back - about time for an oil change anyway.
When I started my car tonight - it had been on and off a few times since the initial light this afternoon - the light didn't come on. I made it about 1 mile down the road and came to a stop. When I accelerated I heard a pop sound and my check engine light immediately started flashing. My car started sputtering and sounded horrible. I made the next turn and pulled over - luckily at my fiance's house.
So now I'm stuck 400 miles away from the dealership - I do have an Audi dealership here, but probably not as good as the dedicated guys in the cities - and it's Christmas Eve! I'm not really worried about the money - yet - because the Carousel guys are good people and since they recently worked on it, I'm guessing they'd take care of it if it was at all related to anything they touched.
Any ideas on what the issue could be? Is it probably/possibly related to the recent service? Is there any way to tell what the problem is without having a scan?
I was driving home for the holidays and about 180 miles out of the cities the cel came on (solid.) I called back to the dealership and my service guy returned my call saying as long as it was solid I should be okay to keep driving and we'd get it taken care of when I got back - about time for an oil change anyway.
When I started my car tonight - it had been on and off a few times since the initial light this afternoon - the light didn't come on. I made it about 1 mile down the road and came to a stop. When I accelerated I heard a pop sound and my check engine light immediately started flashing. My car started sputtering and sounded horrible. I made the next turn and pulled over - luckily at my fiance's house.
So now I'm stuck 400 miles away from the dealership - I do have an Audi dealership here, but probably not as good as the dedicated guys in the cities - and it's Christmas Eve! I'm not really worried about the money - yet - because the Carousel guys are good people and since they recently worked on it, I'm guessing they'd take care of it if it was at all related to anything they touched.
Any ideas on what the issue could be? Is it probably/possibly related to the recent service? Is there any way to tell what the problem is without having a scan?
#3
That sounds like a coilpack. Its a $25-30 part available at any autoparts store. If you have access to a vag-com, you could save yourself some time in determining which one (or you could just replace all 4, which is the best idea anyway). otherwise you can buy one, and swap it out with each coilpack one by one until you find the one that blew.
#4
That sounds like a coilpack. Its a $25-30 part available at any autoparts store. If you have access to a vag-com, you could save yourself some time in determining which one (or you could just replace all 4, which is the best idea anyway). otherwise you can buy one, and swap it out with each coilpack one by one until you find the one that blew.
#5
Its probably the easiest fix you can do. If you can change your spark plugs, then you can do this. The coilpacks are the things you see sitting on top of your sparkplugs in the center of the valve cover (under the plastic engine cover.) all you have to do is unplug the electrical connecter, pull out the old one, push in the new one, and plug it in. Its literally that easy. If you do all 4, it should take you maybe 10 minutes (being its your first time doing it.)
p.s. to get the electrical connectors off, you take a flat head screwdriver and place it in the small slot at the connection and twist gently while pulling the connector.
p.s. to get the electrical connectors off, you take a flat head screwdriver and place it in the small slot at the connection and twist gently while pulling the connector.
#6
Coil Pack - Ignition Coil Repair Guide - EASY EASY EASY
Its probably the easiest fix you can do. If you can change your spark plugs, then you can do this. The coilpacks are the things you see sitting on top of your sparkplugs in the center of the valve cover (under the plastic engine cover.) all you have to do is unplug the electrical connecter, pull out the old one, push in the new one, and plug it in. Its literally that easy. If you do all 4, it should take you maybe 10 minutes (being its your first time doing it.)
p.s. to get the electrical connectors off, you take a flat head screwdriver and place it in the small slot at the connection and twist gently while pulling the connector.
p.s. to get the electrical connectors off, you take a flat head screwdriver and place it in the small slot at the connection and twist gently while pulling the connector.
From a first timer - DO THIS YOURSELF!! IT IS VERY, VERY EASY! You only need one flat screwdriver!
#8
...just make sure you have the radio code before you do this though.. or you WILL be out that 100 bucks if the radio resets