my car wont start

Asked by Mgarms Jan 09, 2015 at 10:09 AM about the 1999 Audi A4 1.8T quattro Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

ok i have a 99 audi a4 quattro 1.8t and a week ago it wouldnt start i got it towed to a shop, it was the timing belt so i got that fixed and the car started fine for a couple days  then stopped starting again so i had it towed back to the shop when the mechanic was going to look at it , it started right up he called me 4 hours later and tried it again and it started. so i went to work last night and no problems then this morning it wont start again help !!!

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jamnblues answered 9 years ago

Intermittent problems are the hardest to diagnose for exactly this reason- you will have to leave the car for a few days so the mechanic can replicate the problem- and, my guess is, it prob'ly needed a cam belt anyway- but it is not good that you were led to believe that that would fix your problem-

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Deathjam4 answered 9 years ago

yep i agree with jam. When a timing belt snaps just about anything can go wrong. if you were driving a v6 you would a blew your heads out of the car. Have them check the cam sensors and get the computer in the car rebooted if you have the code for your stereo.

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Mgarms answered 9 years ago

turned out to be the coolant sensor harness, 1 of the 4 wires had broken off at the base of the harness

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