the cutting out and running for 5 seconds was worst case.the most common symptom is when backing off the throttle and reaplying it gives you a hesitation because there is too much egr.
you could ask to speak to their mastertech(if they have one)and tell him about our conversation its always the best policy to by pass the reception.in my experience it gets a bit like chinese whispers.what you have described in good detail to reception gets written down on the jobcard in the way...
HI LON,8E CHASSIS IS NEW SHAPE A4.SOUNDS LIKE BURTS CAR IS BEING MIS DIAGNOSED.IT WILL BE THE EGR SOLENOID AT FAULT 99.9% AS I SAID ABOVE I HAVE HAD EXACT FAULT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE.THE WORST CASE WAS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN FOR LONGER THAN 5 SECONDS.IF YOU HAVE NO JOY WITH YOUR DEALER LET...
no this is a different valve which controls your turbo boost.the egr valve looks very similar.never had a problem with boost solenoid with 8e chassis a4.if you are having the same symptoms as described above it will be the egr valve.who is your dealer?
in my opinion running the car in as you have described is not always the best policy.demo cars usually get driven hard by customers and salesman alike and generally turn out to be quicker cars.
had similar fault with a customers car.it turned out that it was caused by the multitronic.there are adaptions that can be carried out on the clutches.this should be done first.your dealer should know how to do this.good luck
good evening all.as an audi mastertech i have dealt with this problem on a couple of occaisions.the fault lies with the egr solenoid valve.this is fitted under the o/s headlamp.on both occaisions it has had water and dirt inside.there is a technical solution for this problem and your dealer...
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