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Old February 23rd 08, 06:34 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
dave AKA vwdoc1[_2_]
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Default rough idle a4 1996 2.8 12v, now hesitates during acceleration?

Can't you get someone to read what is happening to the engine with a vag-com
tool?

If the wires are bad then there should be misfires!
Also read the coolant temperature in the ECM.


"tpow" > wrote in message
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> "Devious!" > wrote in message
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>> Nightmare car from the start. Had rough idle prob for a year now,
>> mostly in cold. Through tons of $ at her, turned out to be idle
>> valve. Doh! All vacuum lines,breather hose, redone, new TB. Now
>> after two weeks of smooth sailing, idle is extremely irradic, and
>> now hesitates while accelrating. Audible "ticking" sound from
>> bonnet, is this a distributor/coil problem? Also put in new plugs,
>> no effect, but plug wires look old.
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>
> it does make us wonder about skilled technicians........they just take one
> bit out and put another bit in. And even if it does not fix the problem we
> have to pay for it. They do this most probably knowing the right bit has
> yet to be changed.
>
> all I can add is fit a new set of leads................you have spent
> plenty what's a couple quid more.
>



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