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Old 03-14-2006, 03:20 PM
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hi I have an Audi A6 1998 and it has trouble starting. it wont start and then a few minutes later it will start and then after a month or so it will have the same problem again. i think it has something to do with security ....HELP
 
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Old 03-14-2006, 07:14 PM
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Default RE: audi starting problems

Check the:
Battery connections (hot AND ground) for looseness and corossion
starter connections (hot AND ground) for looseness


Aside from that you'll hafta give us a betR description of teh symptoms. Does it crank (turn over), but won't catch (start)? Does it not even crank. Does if just lay there, like my (ex) wife on our honeymoon, not even making a sound (again, like my ex)? Does it do NEthing, at all, when you turn teh key?
 
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Old 03-14-2006, 09:01 PM
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it turns over, wont fire, smells flooded...after it sets awhile it will start
i think it deals w/ security???
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 07:18 PM
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Can you tie this issue in with short runs, like moving it from your garage to the driveway? Mine becomes very hard to start if I don't let it run w while after starting.
 
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