EMERGENCY HELP!
07-18-2003, 06:39 PM
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EMERGENCY HELP!
m car is dead.. audi a4 3.0.. (didnt have coil packs changed yet, but im affraid one went)
Driving home an hour ago, started RAINING REALLY HARD, went through a few large puddles without incident, and then, i went threw a big one... mis judged... 15 seconds after going through puddle, car stalled in middle of street.. Lost complete power.. Car WOULD not start, battery light went on, and so did engine light. Car had power.. radio lights working, but car just didnt have enough power to start. (engine light not blinking). Car Finally Turned over after a cop helped me push it into parking lot.. IT RIDES ROUGH!!!.. lots of pops coming outta exhaust, car was stalling ever so often after revving it.. Finally, i got it running for few mins, cops let me speed around large empty parking lot testing it.. (fun i know, being told to speed by cop). so.. I was flooring it, i had NO POWER at first, went very slowly.. i felt it was a coil pack, but then, once at 20 mph, it felt like my old car.. at idle, there is a TICKING sound, very loud. I checked out, cop said he saw air bubbles, i didnt personally. I drove car to friends house with police escort, i was able to keep it going finally, ticking sound went down.. I am now here.. I NEED YOUR help..safe to drive? ticking still continues, it has good acceleration after 20mph. WHATS WRONG
Driving home an hour ago, started RAINING REALLY HARD, went through a few large puddles without incident, and then, i went threw a big one... mis judged... 15 seconds after going through puddle, car stalled in middle of street.. Lost complete power.. Car WOULD not start, battery light went on, and so did engine light. Car had power.. radio lights working, but car just didnt have enough power to start. (engine light not blinking). Car Finally Turned over after a cop helped me push it into parking lot.. IT RIDES ROUGH!!!.. lots of pops coming outta exhaust, car was stalling ever so often after revving it.. Finally, i got it running for few mins, cops let me speed around large empty parking lot testing it.. (fun i know, being told to speed by cop). so.. I was flooring it, i had NO POWER at first, went very slowly.. i felt it was a coil pack, but then, once at 20 mph, it felt like my old car.. at idle, there is a TICKING sound, very loud. I checked out, cop said he saw air bubbles, i didnt personally. I drove car to friends house with police escort, i was able to keep it going finally, ticking sound went down.. I am now here.. I NEED YOUR help..safe to drive? ticking still continues, it has good acceleration after 20mph. WHATS WRONG
07-18-2003, 07:11 PM
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How big a puddle?
07-18-2003, 07:44 PM
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If the ticking goes away, it was probably just one of the coils arcing from being wet.
Personally, I wouldn't bring it to the dealer if it's ok, because it will give them an out if it ****s the bed now or in the future.. THen you would get stuck paying for it.
If it's ok, it's ok. Don't look for problems at the dealer. I would check the air filter to see if its wet and change the oil though...
If it's ok, it's ok. Don't look for problems at the dealer. I would check the air filter to see if its wet and change the oil though...
07-18-2003, 07:49 PM
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like I said earlier HYDRO-LOCK suck moisture via intake re-condenses in cyl. boom instant bent rods
water doesnt compress as well as air...rare but possible and fatal to engines (i never splash after having a SAAB die from this...
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07-18-2003, 07:50 PM
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water has gotten somewhere it shouldn't (I know, I'm a genius)
I doubt you sucked any into the engine, I would think that would be *extremely* difficult to do, but it could happen. Back when we had a 635CSi in our stable, I would occassionally hose down the engine bay, and every time, your same symptoms would happen to me. Sputtering, backfiring, rough running, but okay at speed sometimes. I will bet you 5 bucks that it's just shorted something that shouldn't be, and it will go away if you leave the car to dry out for a while. It could take a whole day, but if the car is in a sunny spot tomorrow and you leave the hood up, I bet it'll be gone pretty soon. If the engine was pretty warm tonight it will take even less time, maybe it'll be good to go in the mornin. Good luck, I doubt u have much to worry about...
