rashid Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Hello folks. I am an old man with an old car. I don't know if anyone will even bother but here goes. My '83 Audi 5000 has 2 problems although it runs and steers fine. After a speedy highway drive one day, I got home and noticed a fluid leak near the fill tank. Please note that it is not at the rack. I replaced the rack and pinion in March 08. It doesn't ever happen after city driving, only after highway driving, and only after it sits. I don't get it. I thought the new rack would fix things. Anybody have a clue as to what could be happening? Next problem, the car starts really hard. I've checked the plugs, the wires, the cap and the rotor, but have not replaced them yet. Also the car passed smog with good numbers even though it started weird like this. I don't get it as it's just acting bad upon the initial cold start. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbaz Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 i think your PS pump has a pressure relief valve to prevent excess pressure .... or maybe just the cap seal is bad? As for hard starts, that could be anything, but by all means check tune-up parts. Also, look for a vacuum leak near the fuel distributor ---- look way down underneath it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 If the fluid is foamy in the reservoir I would think that there's still air trapped in the system, which causes the fluid to foam up and forces it out of the breather hole in the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karan Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hey there man. Tell me something. Is an 83 carbureted? If it's fuel injected then what type of injection? Bosch CIS mechanical? Or electronic multi-port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Karan Good idea. If that system has a separate fuel injector perhaps for cold starts or a cold start sensor. But it's a good idea to at least check the basics in any cold start issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolman Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 That poor running after start up sounds like classic cold start compensator problems to me, since it sounds like it starts right up with one hit on the starter. Pretty much rules out serious ignition or tune problems. No reason to pull out the few remaining hair on your head. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkapoor Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 A rule of thumb is that a hard cold-start = ignition problem and a hard hot-start = fuel problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlson Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hello everyone Rashid if you had a leaking injector, the car would start right up but run ragged until the excess fuel from the leaking down the night before burned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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