Audi 80 objects to Left Hand Turns!

1989 Sedan, (2L 3A Motor) Only when fully warm LH corners result in severe pinking, random missfiring.

Anyone with any suggestions.

Regards

Dave

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DC
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Now here's a swag: Bad motor mount letting engine lean to one side shorting bad spark plug wires...

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TonyJ

check the intake manifold boot for a crack

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dave AKA vwdoc1

Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon "under the hood" I can report that the culprit was the connector on the distributor body (I assume from the hall effect points?). The Distributor mounted bit had come off and was dangling on its wires. Once the cable insulation got hot and pliable, left hand turns caused the whole thing to move and short out.

One for the weird book

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DC

Thanks for reporting your results.

That is a fairly common problem on the I5s.

Good work with diagnos> Thanks for the suggestions Tony and Dave. Having now spent an afternoon

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TonyJ

I was going to suggest that your car was conservative.

[rimshot.wav]

E.P.

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Ed Pirrero

I was going to suggest that your car was conservative.

E.P.

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Well it is grey (grin)

DC

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DC

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