background: bought my 04 1.8t 5/1/08 from an independent high volume car dealer. car checked out, no major service done to it, audi service center said it had all its regular checkups, no problems other than tail light bulb replacements.

so my car died on the way home today. the engine will turn but will not fire. after popping the hood and pulling off the engine cover i see that the wiring harness that goes to coil packs is f'd up. the wires look like they were split and some kind of jerry-rig glue job to reconnect the wiring harness. when i bought the car i did not think to take off the engive cover and look at them. this must be the source of the problem. the car was running perfectly fine, no rough idling, no misfires, no CEL or anything like that. my roommate and i traced the wiring harness back to the computer, its a bitch as the wires meet up with other components and the area is really tight.

does anyone have any info on what it costs to replace the wiring harnesses and all the wiring to the ECU for this system? where can i buy these harnesses, anyone have the bentley manual page on this part of the system? the number on the wiring harness is 480973724, searching for this part turns up nothing.

much much thanks in advance

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