Stalling 2.8Q

[doeboy]

2 times in the last 2 days, never before.

Stalling while breaking and turning. i'd imagine its more likely to be the breaking than turning and the 0 DC doesn't help

Anyone have similar in the past? i've not had chance to check over the externals of the engine yet.

 

[AndyMac]

Could be any number of things:
Cracked breather
Seizing water pump
Faulty temp sender
Dodgy fuel

Does it do this when cold or at running temp?

 

[Pickup]

How fast are you going when it stalls? ie are you coming up to a junction slowed down to walking speed (or slower) and changing down to first or second? Were you turning the same direction the time that it happened?

 

[doeboy]

bump

 

[pt7550]

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/showthread.php?t=33916

mine was everytime i came to a junction and not at standstill!!! christ the wheels take some turning and the brakes take some pushing with a dead engine...nearly shat my pants a few times

 

[doeboy]

Warm engine not cold at all.

First time down from 20 -15 when it stalled maybe 10 (mph)

Second time probably the same.

the housing on the left of the bay was "moved" by someone at the bodyshop while he was looking at the lights. Now it may be that he's disrupted something but TBH i doubt it, i was there and he was pretty gentle. I know that we've had to patch the brittle air intake pipeline before but it was done well. This is also the first time i've had - temps in this car while i've owned it the past 8 months. I've got my Mechanic comming on Monday so i'll take a look myself then task him i think.

Just wanted to throw around the Question to see if anyone else has had these symptoms

Yes i looked at that post, did you get any warning, odd engine revving etc? i don't engine just shuts off. And yes the steering is the first you realise that it's off!

 

[pt7550]

nope just dies..............

 

[doeboy]

hm... coming to think of it, i thought the engine was a little "different" just before it died earlier this evening. As in it seems to be less powerfull just before it shuts off.

Air intake?!?! i'll check tomorrow. perhaps the plonker didn't put it back on properly!