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Mario009 11-13-2012 02:32 AM

Mileage Glitch?
 
99 black A4 quatro Audi

So im planning on buying that car ^ in the link. My qeustions are

1- Clutch fan location? and how hard is it to put radiator, fans, and clutch fans on?

2- IS there such thing as this "computer glitch" this guy is talking about??

3- The airbag sensor sitution too. All wasy fixes or guy trying to sell a headache? please help me out someone asap i am looking to buy this by the weekend. Thanks

MetalMan 11-13-2012 02:48 AM

If you know what you're doing, this car shouldn't be a problem. But not knowing what you're doing, going into it, this project would be more trouble than it's worth. I say move on.

Mario009 11-13-2012 03:08 AM


Originally Posted by MetalMan (Post 1411541)
If you know what you're doing, this car shouldn't be a problem. But not knowing what you're doing, going into it, this project would be more trouble than it's worth. I say move on.

I should have worded the orignal post different lol. But, I talked to the guy and it's the FAN clutch and fans that it needs. I was like Clutch fan?? The fuck... But those are simple straight to the point jobs, only thing im concerned with is the Mileage issue. Does that even happen? And is it repairable somehow?

MetalMan 11-13-2012 10:55 AM

There's not really such thing as a mileage glitch... mileage is stored on an EEPROM that is soldered to the cluster circuit board. Well, I suppose mileage could be erased under very odd conditions, but chances are the cluster would be damaged under those conditions.
It is possible to remove the EEPROM and reset the mileage (I've done this before). Another possibility is they replaced the instrument cluster.

Replacing the fan clutch and fan impeller is easy. And another option for you, is to put in an electric fan and just not run the stock fan (this is what I did).


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