I'm having the same problem, 2001 a4 1.8t. I was in the process of replacing the coil pack and the connector disintegrated when i tried to replace it. Anyone know a place other than the stealership where i can get the connector or harness? Thanks, Nick

 

Swapped out the coil pack from cyl 1 to 2 and the spark plug to cyl 3 just to be sure. I was thinking about swapping the injector from 1 to 4, but that looked a little more complicated than I wanted to get into for now. Now time to gas up and go for a joy ride (like i need an excuse to go for a drive)...
Oh, niko, sorry about that connector problem. I tried looking around, and found nothing. And if you can't replace the connector, the whole wiring harness looks like a real PITA!

 

shokan.com will get that for u niktoma

 

Yep, definately the coil pack, switched it to cyl 2 and sure enough, the code followed. But, since I had nothing better to do, I ripped out the cat and played around with it a little... wink wink...

 

Also learned that the car won't start without the lock module in it. I figured I'd leave it out until I got the repair parts. I learned my lesson real quick with that one!

 

A trip down memory lane! Damn I sound like such a noob in this thread (It was my first thread I ever started). I'm surprised I didn't get flamed for asking what I now know is such a common problem.

I've really come a long way, over 1,100 posts, and I know more about my Audi now than any other car I've owned!

 

you should be banned for bringing back all the dead threads............:P

 

but they're my threads, and I'm kinda fond of them. It reminds me to not flame the noobs with their noob questions, because I was one of them myself not too long ago