Audi 80 1.9tdi Engine missfire/cut out

[darkartist]

Hi PPl,

I own a 1994 Audi 80 1.9tdi. Recently I have experienced brief engine cut out (less than a second at a time) and juddering. There is no rhyme or reason for this. It does it under heavy acceleration or just crusing on the motorway. It is very intermittent and only does it now and again, but does feel like the engine could cut out completely at any time. Occasionally if I am not careful with the accelerator pedal when stopping the rev's can rise right up to the red line seemingly on their own and am unsure if this is connected to the cut out problem.

Also I have noticed behind the nearside from wheel there is a roll bar which is connected to the spring and shock housing with a foot long plastic arm with ball joints. This has recently become dissconnected. Is this dangerous? What is its purpose?

I am hoping there is somebody out there who has experienced the same problems as I am in desperate need of some help.

Many thanks.

[John R. O'Neon]

Hi
I had similar trouble with my 80 TDi and it turned out to be water in the fuel filter. Check it out it might not be your trouble but worth checking out...good luck