Ok..so I'm new to the Audi world...andHave bought the cheapest a4 iv ever seen!..my total cost so far is 675$..pics to follow...its a 96 a4..metallic off white..2.8 12v 5 SPD quattro...new tires...near flawless paint..no rust..no dings..at all!..leather is almost new...here's the kicker...has 293000 kms..needs a wheel bearing an o2 sensor and a blower motor..and mabey a fuel gauge sender...and so the build begins..also just bought a vag-com cable to trouble shoot...going to try it out tonite...I'll post results..thanks for reading.....and I know I should change the timing belt asap!!

 

Welcome to B5's. They always need a rear wheel bearing. I even keep one in my trunk.



There's a copper wire that breaks on a lot of them. Pull it out, solder a new one on. Takes about an hour. See here:


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That's awesome advice on the fuel sender ...thanks for the link...and idea on how to change the bearing without a press?

 

I got nothing for you there. I got a neighbor with a press. Before that I used to take the hub and bearing to a shop and have them do it.

 

Welcome!

......and don't worry about the mileage. If it's been taken care of, then it doesn't matter. Mine has 270K Miles on it - and it runs like new.

 

That's good to hear...it seems as tho this car has been taken care of for the majority of its life..no signs of abuse or hoolaganisim..lol..I just wish I knew when the tb was done last...its going to bug me..lol

 

Got the bag com working..kinda...pilled these codes..16468 16467 16534 17803 17802 17801 17658 18014 16685..any one know what they mean?..not on the Ross tech wiki page?

 

Clear them and see if any come back.

 

I owe you an apology. When I first read this I thought it was someone being lazy. I checked for 16468 and 16467. I don't see them on RossTech, and I searched for them on my digital Bentley. Not there either. Any chance you copied them wrong?

 

Kinda going out on a limb here but 16486 and 16487 are both MAF codes. Maybe the last two numbers were misread/wrote? Nice find for your ride, btw. I bought mine for $200 almost three years ago from a guy who was going to scrap it. It's got 240k on it now and still runs pretty well. Take care of her and she should treat you right. And welcome to the best B5 forum on the interwebs