AUDI A2 1.6 FSI (2002) WAUZZZ8Z63N002182 |
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24 July 2019: is the 1.6 FSI a lemon? Or simply a sophisticated little car with intricate but delicate innards? |
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The dreaded yellow engine light is always on, even after the installation of new parts including a brand new and very expensive throttle body |
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The source of most troubles in my FSI is the intake manifold vacuum actuator's broken arm (it's plastic...). The A2 1,6 FSI has variable-length intakes, like my Porsche 911 |
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Marco is trying to make space to fit the new part, when it arrives...but everything is a tight fit in there |
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Not the most reassuring sight |
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None of my other A2s needed so much word as this 1,6 FSI, true to the model's tradition of being sophsticated but often tricky |
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Small consolation: a complete tool kit |
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24 July: Marco Gordini succeeded in separating the intake manifold from the engine block . Maybe we are beginning to see some faint light at the end of this long dark tunnel...
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Eight rings
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Repairs going on (23 August 2019)
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