Mono jetronic problems.....

[Mikael Andersson]

Weynand Kuijpers wrote:

> Dear people,
>
> As a newbie on this mailing list I;d like to pop a question to y'all,
> because the mechanics in the garage cannot help me with my problem.
> This made me so frustrated that I decided to take the problem in my
> own hands.
>
> This is what's happening:
>
> The car I bought is a '90 Audi 80.  It has the Bosch mono jetronic EFI
> system
> installed.  The problem is that every time the cooling fluid of the
> engine
> hits 90 degrees C (is 363 K) I start loosing power, the motor
> experiences
> hick-ups, and in general does not run very smoothly.
>
> This short description to the Audi mechanics has resulted in over $500
> in
> repair bills, and still the problem is not solved.  So I started
> looking
> in de manuals of fuel injection systems, and read some things about
> the
> mono jetronic system.  If I look at the problem, it seems to me that
> the NTC
> which measures either engine temperature, or cooling fluid temperature
>
> is broken, and feeding the ECU withj the wrong signal.  Or worse, the
> ECU
> is broken and  ...
>
> Can anyone please share his thoughts with me.  The garage has given me
> a "card
> blanche" and is willing to repair the car at no cost.  This time I
> want to
> instruct them a little.......
>
> Thanx in advance,
>
> Greetings,   Weynand
>
>
> "Akta Gamat!"
>
>
>
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   Try contact cleener in the tps connector, located on the rear side of
the throttlebody.
This has helped in a lot of cases.

Mike. (Audi mech)