First time I bought an engine sight unseen, but the offer was too good to pass up on. But I’m sure this project will be behind schedule and over budget once again.
First time I bought an engine sight unseen, but the offer was too good to pass up on. But I’m sure this project will be behind schedule and over budget once again.
Huh, I actually think I know what was wrong with your Audi because I had the exact same issue with my W124 before. It’s probably the fuel pressure regulator. When it goes bad it will cause vapor lock in the fuel lines under the hood after the car has been driven. The lines are no longer holding the pressure so the petrol turns to gas. When you disconnect the temperature sensor you’re overcoming the vapor lock faster by increasing the amount of fuel the distributor puts out. Otherwise you will be cranking for 10 seconds or more.
Ha, nice. I’ll take note if I ever buy another one. That said, mine was on the less problematic end of the spectrum. The part I always heard horror stories about was the fuel distributor and this is in a country where DIY mechanics are literally everywhere because of a large subculture of people with little money and expensive taste in German cars. I have no idea if online resources on the KE-Jet have gotten any better over the last decade or so though, might be that there’s actually guides on how to rebuild the fuel distributor nowadays lol. Plus I guess over the years I’ve worked on a bunch of delicate and/or complex systems. I’d be more afraid of paint work than a full engine or automatic transmission rebuild lol