Audi A6 intermittent starting problems

Hi all,

I have a 98 Audi A6 which I love and has been wonderfully reliable.
The weather has been very, very hot and I suddenly have a problem.
When I stop for between 20 min and 40 min, the car won’t start. Got
a new battery, it made no difference.

Any suggestions?

Thanks much.

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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 04:35:59 -0400, Linda wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a 98 Audi A6 which I love and has been wonderfully reliable.
> The weather has been very, very hot and I suddenly have a problem.
> When I stop for between 20 min and 40 min, the car won’t start. Got
> a new battery, it made no difference.

Has nothing to do with the battery, it's a common starter prob (magnetic
switch). Replace it. Some "tricks" and workarounds:
1. After
switching off the engine start it again and wait for ~15 seconds. Switch
it off again.

2. Open the bonnet and give the starter some softer hits with a hammer.

:-) Know that very well from older Mercedes engines.

Cheers
Jens

The message >
from Jens Richter > contains these words:

> 2. Open the bonnet and give the starter some softer hits with a hammer.

Handle of a screwdriver is often more wieldy in a confined space - like
down the back of the wife's Clio's engine.

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