Need A Shop That Dosen't Rape Wallets
10-08-2009, 07:17 PM
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Need A Shop That Dosen't Rape Wallets
I have a situation with my Audi A4. I was doing a tune up on my car and swapped the air filter to a K&N and put in NGK Platinum spark plugs, the same ones I pulled out, the two prong pre gapped ones. I didn't cross the wires, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, I took the old ones out and put the new ones right back in. My car was running fine before. On the first start up the engine started misfiring and shaking violently. Upon inspecting all of the new plugs I pulled this one out of the middle cylinder on the driver's side.
My check engine light is flashing and I'm afraid to drive it to advance, autozone, random shop etc.. to hook it up to VAG-COM to find the problem. I need to tow it to a good shop who won't charge me out the yin yang to fix whatever is gone wrong with my car as I am in a very tight spot. Any insight for a long time fellow Drag VA member?
My check engine light is flashing and I'm afraid to drive it to advance, autozone, random shop etc.. to hook it up to VAG-COM to find the problem. I need to tow it to a good shop who won't charge me out the yin yang to fix whatever is gone wrong with my car as I am in a very tight spot. Any insight for a long time fellow Drag VA member?
10-08-2009, 09:43 PM
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Re: Need A Shop That Dosen't Rape Wallets
My advice to you is that you can't expect what to pay anywhere if you have no clue whats wrong. Anywhere can get expensive if yer shits real busted.
Call Adrenaline. I'm no help here.
Call Adrenaline. I'm no help here.
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10-09-2009, 12:48 AM
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Re: Need A Shop That Dosen't Rape Wallets
was your car smoking? could be head gasket, could be valve cover seals. also no plugs come pregapped but that shouldn't cause that...
edit: this sounds really weird is this you're first time changing plugs?...put the stock intake back and oem plugs and go from there
edit: this sounds really weird is this you're first time changing plugs?...put the stock intake back and oem plugs and go from there
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10-09-2009, 04:02 AM
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Re: Need A Shop That Dosen't Rape Wallets
fuck put the old shit back in filter/plugs etc...see what happens, try disconnecting the battery for awhile and letting the ecu reset itself
10-09-2009, 08:11 AM
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The car is not smoking but there is a weird exhaust note but I chalk that up to the misfire. I have changed plugs before but not in this car. I know I didn't screw anything up. I replaced this fowled plug with one of the old ones but didn't try to swap all of them back to the old ones and put in the old air filter and it was still misfiring when I started it. I disconnected the battery last night to reset the ECU but have not had a chance to see if that helps yet.
Yes its a B5 a 98 2.8L Quattro. And yes it does have a coil.
Here's a bit better pic of the fowled plug:
If I can't figure this out I will have it towed to Adrenaline.
Yes its a B5 a 98 2.8L Quattro. And yes it does have a coil.
Here's a bit better pic of the fowled plug:
If I can't figure this out I will have it towed to Adrenaline.
