1998 Audi A6 Quattro Avant For Parts - Complete Not Running on 2040-cars
Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, United States
This car is for parts only, it does not start, the title is void, the owner has died (see below for details).
I purchased this vehicle from a friend about 2 years ago. He picked it up from a neighbor of his in July of 2010 and never titled the car while he attempted to fix it. Story is the car ran when it was parked and would not start again. New crank sensor was installed, no luck, several other things checked, couldn't find the issue. I found out about it and having a love of older Audi's, I always love a challenge, especially when you can pick one up cheap enough to usually turn around and fix with a bit of prudence. Well, I had a kid, have a demanding job and have narrowed down the issue but not able to solve it and the car needs to go. I installed a new cam position sensor and flywheel tooth sensor because the car is not getting spark or fuel pulses. I was getting spark but that went away during a diag procedure, go figure. I've also tried another ECM (comes with original and spare unit), with no luck. I can read and perform diags on the ecm's and all the available modules in the car but can't get it to fire the injectors. I do get voltage to the fuel system but it's not liking what it sees I guess. I'm thinking either the crank position that was installed was not put in right or is wrong/bad, or the cams are out of time enough. I've seen several cases where the cams slip on this motor. I don't have the tool to set the timing and I just can't get the time and don't want to put any more money into the car. Now comes the other major issue; the title. The title is NOT Transferable. I have the title, it is a duplicate, signed by the original owner, over to the previous owner (who never titled it) and handed it over to me. I never noticed or gave though to it that he used white out on the title.....I just looked at the title briefly and he just didn't know any better. I thought the title was just signed over (Maryland title, you only need to sign it over, no notary required) and I would just have to process it. I did some checking and followed up with my buddy and come to find out, the original owner died! We're unable to find anyone that has power of attorney or any other way to straighten this out easily through the Maryland Motor Vehicles Administration either. You can not process a title with any trace of white out on it and I even tried ever so carefully to remove the whiteout tape with no luck. This car is for parts only, I will turn over the title that I have with a bill of sale. It does have some paint issues, dent on the hood, scratches, flaking, etc....the interior is not the best or worst. The windows were left cracked in the end of a not so weather tight garage and resulted in the bottom front seats getting ruined. The upper seat backs of the front and all of the rear seats are in good shape, no tears there. Power features all work, memory too. Stereo is not working, has Bose system with 6 disc remote changer (might be related to the starting issue, seen weirder things on an Audi/VW!). Has the rear facing third row seat. Tires and wheels are in good shape, lots of tread, some cracking from sitting. I have all the shrouds, belts, belly pans, and pieces that were taken off while diagnosing the car as well. I can load it and tow it on my trailer for $0.50/mile within reason. I would just part out the car and probably double my money but I don't have the time. If it doesn't sell, it's going to the scrap yard, I'm not selling individual parts off it right now, so please don't ask. |
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