pockets
27-11-2008, 11:06 PM
Hi there, I've just bought a 1994 Audi Avant 2.6 Auto and I don't have any manuals so I have a few questions:1zhelp:.
There is a fluid reservoir on the passenger inner wing, it contains red fluid and the notice on it says Hydraulic fluid only-is this for gearbox? I hope to god its not got self leveling rear suspension because the power steering pump has packed up and they are far more expensive if it has self leveling although the Audi parts dept chappie looked up the spec of the car and thought id didn't have self leveling.
The speedo packed up (thats two major problems I've had within one day of ownership!) but it packed up after I pressed the button to reset the trip odo-I had the instrument cluster out but nothing looked out of the ordinary. Any suggestions? the fact that it died after pressing the reset knob leads me away from the transducer in the box.
The fourth button in the instrument cluster looks pushed in but its supposed to sit there judging but the innards, what does it do? is it some sort of calibrating device for the fuel guage?
The only information I could find regarding cambelts said inspect every 36k miles, nothing about actual replacement-is this normal?
The central locking doesn't work, is it nearly always the vacuum pump in the boot or could it be any componant in the system?
Does the 2.6 ABC engine have any weak areas or indeed the cars themselves? looking at the crank case breathing system there appears to be a few hoses blanked off around the nearside bank of cylinders, they don't go anywhere-does this sound standard?
Thanks for any help forthcoming.
Rich
There is a fluid reservoir on the passenger inner wing, it contains red fluid and the notice on it says Hydraulic fluid only-is this for gearbox? I hope to god its not got self leveling rear suspension because the power steering pump has packed up and they are far more expensive if it has self leveling although the Audi parts dept chappie looked up the spec of the car and thought id didn't have self leveling.
The speedo packed up (thats two major problems I've had within one day of ownership!) but it packed up after I pressed the button to reset the trip odo-I had the instrument cluster out but nothing looked out of the ordinary. Any suggestions? the fact that it died after pressing the reset knob leads me away from the transducer in the box.
The fourth button in the instrument cluster looks pushed in but its supposed to sit there judging but the innards, what does it do? is it some sort of calibrating device for the fuel guage?
The only information I could find regarding cambelts said inspect every 36k miles, nothing about actual replacement-is this normal?
The central locking doesn't work, is it nearly always the vacuum pump in the boot or could it be any componant in the system?
Does the 2.6 ABC engine have any weak areas or indeed the cars themselves? looking at the crank case breathing system there appears to be a few hoses blanked off around the nearside bank of cylinders, they don't go anywhere-does this sound standard?
Thanks for any help forthcoming.
Rich