okay so i had to change my torque converter in my project car which i never done i owned4 audis in my life time i have done many things but clutch systems arnt in my favorite spot. i replaced it and everything is good putting it back together unit i get to the starter i forgot the wiring set up. i went to the bentley manual like it said to do but the photo said that there was two wires going to the starter one from the back of the engine bay and one from the front. the one coming from the back to the engine bay had a big connector on it which goes to the top terminal on the starter solenoid. the wire going to the starter from the front one connector goes to the terminal on the starter brace and the other on the starter solenoid terminal with the other connector from the back... please correct me if im wrong please. but after all of its back together i go to crank it up and i get a weird noise from the engine bay near the CPU. like a flow of current. followed by a high pitched noise. i didnt check the fuse tho yet nor the relays. i didnt get a scan either because i dont have one nor do i have the money. i cant take it anywhere. i was searching and people said that it could just be the ignition switch which i want to make sure before i blow anymore money on it. any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!! if anymore info is needed just ask.

 

I assume (and hope) you had the battery disconnected while you were doing that work.

If you are hearing the sound with the key in the on position before cranking it, that's the throttle body adapting itself, it will make a high pitched noise for 30 seconds or so while it adjusts.

 

Yes of course i did. i would assume that you would get shocked if you didnt? and okay thanks for that info. hae anyhthing else for me?

 

Got your PM, responding here.

Other than the noise you hear which BaseDrifter described, if you don't get anything when turning the key to START, it could be the ignition switch. In my experience ignition switch failures tend to be pretty intermittent, where it will start okay once in a while, but other times not at all.

Did you have any intermittent-starting issues before you did the work?

 

i did not. i found the problem with both of your guys help put together. the switch wasnt reading right but then i reconnect the wiring there was some sludge on thee copper. and then the click happened found out that while putting the start back it got jammed because i hit it on the motor with the starter i had to tap the starter solenoid and bam it started right up but now i put 5 3/4ths atf in it and it shifts weird now like it doesnt have enough do i need to add more it jurked when it shifted? more or less fluid?