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B5 RS4 starts shaking when floored

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:54 pm
by LOWR1D3R
Shaking took place first time last sunday.
I was doing 80km/h on 6th gear and dropped to 3rd quickly. I was going to pass this car ahead of me, but when i hit 3rd gear in the car started to shake and shiver like hell. Felt like car paralyzed in a sec. ESP didn´t flash even once.

Today i was driving 50km/h on 3rd gear when i accelerated heavily. Car started shaking again.

Both times i had same gear on, but different speed and revs. Not icy road etc.

This has happened only twice.
No any fault codes.
EGT sensors renewd 1 month ago.
Spark plugs and ignition coils 30 000km ago.

Has anyone else had similar issues?
What could it be??

RE: B5 RS4 starts shaking when floored

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:25 pm
by grizz
30,000 on a set of spark plugs ..... Get them changed ....

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:56 pm
by LOWR1D3R
What kind of plugs have you put on? partnumbers, brands & models?

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:01 am
by juice
http://www.rs246.co.uk/index.php?name=P ... 1b6449bab7

see that thread, i bought the Bosch plugs. MRC will recomend the same, and they can be bought at the best price from Virdee. not sure how much your postage will be tho

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:20 am
by Sql_RS4
One of your spark plugs is dead. Happened to me twice. Once it was just like 2000 kms after last spark plugs change.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:30 am
by TopBear
30000km = ~18K miles

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:23 pm
by LOWR1D3R
Plugs are now replaced with new ones.
There´s a second possible cause for this failure.

Broken joint. See pic.

Image

Lil bit of welding tomorrow. :twisted:

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:56 pm
by jimbo1234567
get them all welded up. no more boost leaks mate.

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:03 pm
by davey
jimbo1234567 wrote:get them all welded up. no more boost leaks mate.
my weld had a pin hole size leak in it :cry:

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:13 pm
by jimbo1234567
yes i got the cam cover brackets done at the same time and they had some pin hole sized leaks so i mixed up some araldite and put it on the welds then heated it up with a heatgun so the araldite went thin and flowed. as i was holding it at the same time i could control where the glue went. :nogarors4:

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:44 pm
by davs4
Aviation spec silicoset I use.