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The latest update on my first 6 weeks of 928 owner****p:
With a great deal of excitement I picked her up from Dr. A yesterday
evening
after 3 weeks during which he had done lots of work (cylinder head
rebuild,
new coil and HT leads, new rad, engine mounts, cambelt and water pump,
x-pipes etc) and proceeded to head back to Herts. From Stroud to Swindon
she
went like a dream, and the x-pipes give a much better sound under
acceleration than the cats.
Running low on fuel I stopped just before the M4, and as I turned the
engine
off the alarm went off. Finally managed to stop it by getting out and
locking the doors, and I filled up. When I came to restart she was
reluctant, and I assumed the immobilizer was still active. I got her
going,
but a bit lumpy, and an oil level warning light came on. So I pulled off
to
the side of the garage forecourt, topped up the oil (which was perhaps a
little down) and tried to restart her. It clearly seemed to be fuel
supply
problem as she would not rev properly and was having trouble at idle. No
smoke or nasty noises though.
Thinking it might still be the immobilizer I disconnected the battery for
a
couple of minutes, and when I restarted her she seemed better, though not
perfect. After running her for a few minutes without a recurrence of the
previous serious problem I risked heading to the M4. I cruised carefully
at
70 for a few miles and seemed fine, so I upped the speed a bit (to 85ish)
hoping to settle her for the rest of the journey. About 5 miles further
on
I felt a loss of power and nursed her to the hard shoulder, where she
laboured at idle and could not be coaxed to rev. Not wanting to fiddle
too
much I called the AA and (after taking 2 hours to send out someone with a
recovery truck and, as far as I could make out, no knowledge of car
mechanics) they delivered me back to home at about 130 this morning.
I tried her this morning and initially the same problem, although it
seemed
to get better the longer she was on, and after a few restarts.
Could it be related to the fact that I let the fuel run very low before
refueling and gunk may clogged the pump etc? Any other thoughts or similar
experience from those on the list?
Any would be greatly appreciated!
Alastair Tomson
1990 s4 Auto
(not enjoying 928 owner****p very much at the moment.!)
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The latest update on my first 6 weeks of 928 =
owner****p:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>With a great deal of excitement I picked her up from =
Dr. A
yesterday evening after 3 weeks during which he had done lots of =
work
(cylinder head rebuild, new coil and HT leads, new rad, engine mounts, =
cambelt
and water pump, x-pipes etc) and proceeded to head back to Herts. From =
Stroud
to <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Swindon</st1:place> she went like a dream, and =
the x-pipes
give a much better sound under acceleration than the =
cats.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Running low on fuel I stopped just before the M4, and =
as I
turned the engine off the alarm went off. Finally managed to stop it by =
getting
out and locking the doors, and I filled up. When I came to restart =
she
was reluctant, and I assumed the immobilizer was still active. I =
got her
going, but a bit lumpy, and an oil level warning light came on. So =
I
pulled off to the side of the garage forecourt, topped up the oil (which =
was
perhaps a little down) and tried to restart her. It clearly seemed =
to be
fuel supply problem as she would not rev properly and was having trouble =
at
idle. No smoke or nasty noises though. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thinking it might still be the immobilizer I =
disconnected
the battery for a couple of minutes, and when I restarted her she seemed
better, though not perfect. After running her for a few minutes =
without a
recurrence of the previous serious problem I risked heading to the =
M4. I
cruised carefully at 70 for a few miles and seemed fine, so I upped the =
speed a
bit (to 85ish) hoping to settle her for the rest of the journey. =
About 5
miles further on I felt a loss of power and nursed her to the hard =
shoulder,
where she laboured at idle and could not be coaxed to rev. Not =
wanting to
fiddle too much I called the AA and (after taking 2 hours to send out =
someone
with a recovery truck and, as far as I could make out, no knowledge of =
car
mechanics) they delivered me back to home at about 130 this =
morning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I tried her this morning and initially the same =
problem,
although it seemed to get better the longer she was on, and after a few
restarts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Could it be related to the fact that I let the fuel =
run very
low before refueling and gunk may clogged the pump etc? Any other =
thoughts or
similar experience from those on the list?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any would be greatly =
appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Alastair Tomson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1990 s4 Auto<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(not enjoying 928 owner****p very much at the =
moment…!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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