Help Needed Asap

acewaterson · 10-30-2005, 04:03 PM

hi peeps,i'm in need of some help,while out for a drive today, my car suddenly lost power and now it wont start,i called the rac out as i couldnt find the prob.
its got a good spark,fuel is getting to the metering head but not passed it, i was told there is a shut off valve for the metering head which is fused,i couldnt see any blown fuses in the engine bay, is there another fuse box in the cabin somewhere ? or is there a relay for this ?
the car is a 1992 audi 80 16v avant

please help

kind regards stefan

apriliaguy · 12-03-2005, 07:22 PM

Hi ya.

I think my 90 developed a similar prob yesterday. The RAC guy had a look. The guy diagnosed that the fuel was not getting through to the injectors, because of the part that kinda looks like a pineapple laying on its side (lots of 3/4 inch recessed squares) near the front of the engine (black plastic part) was not sealed, and apparently it makes a vacuum. I have no idea what this piece of equipment is or does, but it is fuel system related. I wasn't actually in attendance to ask - girlfriend was - and now I want to fully understand the problem. Hope it helps.

mikehorn · 12-05-2005, 09:17 AM

Stefan,
I have a starting problem on my 1995 80 which is caused by the immobilisor on the ignition barrel - not sure if your car has one.
Mike

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10-30-2005, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
acewaterson Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5 Gallery: (0)	hi peeps,i'm in need of some help,while out for a drive today, my car suddenly lost power and now it wont start,i called the rac out as i couldnt find the prob. its got a good spark,fuel is getting to the metering head but not passed it, i was told there is a shut off valve for the metering head which is fused,i couldnt see any blown fuses in the engine bay, is there another fuse box in the cabin somewhere ? or is there a relay for this ? the car is a 1992 audi 80 16v avant please help kind regards stefan

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12-03-2005, 07:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
apriliaguy Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Gallery: (0)	Hi ya. I think my 90 developed a similar prob yesterday. The RAC guy had a look. The guy diagnosed that the fuel was not getting through to the injectors, because of the part that kinda looks like a pineapple laying on its side (lots of 3/4 inch recessed squares) near the front of the engine (black plastic part) was not sealed, and apparently it makes a vacuum. I have no idea what this piece of equipment is or does, but it is fuel system related. I wasn't actually in attendance to ask - girlfriend was - and now I want to fully understand the problem. Hope it helps.

12-05-2005, 09:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
mikehorn Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Gallery: (0)	Stefan, I have a starting problem on my 1995 80 which is caused by the immobilisor on the ignition barrel - not sure if your car has one. Mike

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