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Audi A8 2.8 running issue
Hi all,
Have had my A8 since May, and in that time have covered 2340 trouble free miles. That ended today however: the car started well enough and I drove it a couple of miles. I went to pull away from some traffic lights, and the engine stalled. So I put it in neutral, restarted it and it crept, but was unresponsive to throttle inputs. I pulled up to the side of the road and turned the engine off and restarted it. The EML, ABS and EPC lights were on. Also idel was erratic, jumping between 800 and 1200 rpm. The throttle would let the engine gently rev to 2k, but not past - this was only in neutral, in gear it was idle only. Anyway, I managed to limp home at 10 mph using creep, I had to stop a few times, and when putting in D, it would do so with a bang. Pulled in my drive, turned it off, turned it on again, and all the dash lights were out, and idled and revved fine! Took for a very quick test drive and it was faultless - moved in to D smoothly. I know it needs diagnosing; but is anyone familiar with this? Very annoyed as I was planning on going to Europe this week; am happy that it decided to happen now though.. |
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I would check for possible water ingress into the electronics box area (as I call it) under the bonnet. It's up on the right-hand passenger's side next to the firewall and has an easily-removable cover. This may be different on a 2.8 to the 4.2 though that I have. On my car, the ABS box was I think the lowest one, and then my gearbox TCU sits above it. Bearing in mind the recent rainy weather, I suspect that this area might be full of water. It's certainly worth checking.
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Hi, yes good shout. I did suspect the rain might have had something to do with it.
I did just look under the cover and it looks dry. I'd like to replace these seal though, just to ensure it stays watertight. I'll have to get it plugged in. |
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I'd also check your battery and alternator condition and check that the battery terminals are making good contact.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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Will do. Where is the battery located on these, is it under the rear seat?
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Found a photo of the compartment: https://i.imgur.com/ghwxtx5.jpg
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust Last edited by moltuae; 12th August 2019 at 07:59 PM. |
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Lovely, thanks!!
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So drove the car back from London to Bmth last week, everything was fine until the last 5 miles when travelling at 70mph the fault happened again. I put it in neutral turned the car off and on and it was fine - has been ever since.
Took it for diagnostics to a friend who's a VAG specialist, and several faults were logged; all to do with the throttle body, oh and a lambda sensor looked borked. It's going back tomorrow as they noticed some corrosion on the electrical connections (but the engine bay was too hot to look in to further). So hopefully something conclusive comes back; fingers crossed it's not the throttle body as they're big bucks aren't they Oh and the cruise control switch was flagged as broken- makes sense as cruise control doesn't work - do I just need a new stalk? |
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They might even have the cruise control stalk.
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Cruise control has two fundamentally different versions, which depends on the age of your car. As I think is flagged prominently on the forum, it helps if you supply more details of your car as answers do depend on precise vintage, trims, etc.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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