This manual for the 1992 Audi V8 Quattro is built around a single configuration, so the torque figures and diagnostic steps that follow apply to the 4.2L V8 (engine code ABH) and Base Sedan trim actually on your title, not a generic V8-era Audi writeup.
Engines covered
- 4.2L V8 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sedan
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1992 V8 Quattro. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the rear speaker amplifiers: an electrolytic capacitor inside each unit can leak electrolyte that, combined with humidity, creates an unwanted conductive path and a potential fire risk. The second covers the front air bag sensors, which fell short of Audi's durability standards and, if they malfunction, can trigger inadvertent air bag deployment and cause a driver to lose control. Owners have filed 1 complaint for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind both of those systems are here.
Whether you're tracing a stereo wiring fault or inspecting the air bag sensor circuit, it keeps you on the OEM procedure for your specific 1992 V8 Quattro.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINED IN THE AMPLIFIER FOR EACH REAR SPEAKER COULD LEAK AN ELECTROLYTE, WHICH MAY IN TIME AND IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMIDITY, CAUSE AN UNWANTED CONDUCTIVE PATH.
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE AMPLIFIER OVERHEATING AND A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AMPLIFIERS FOR THE REAR SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 10, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE A
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.
IN THE EVENT THE SENSOR SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONT
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE.
This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified
AUDI: ENGINE, ON SOME VEHICLES, WOULD RUN IRREGULARLY OR HAVE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON OR POSSIBLE FILTER ELEMENT FOR CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT VALVE CAN LOOSEN AND IN OIL CIRCUIT, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM LOOSENED PARTICLES. MODEL ALL.
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REAR SPEAKERS WERE SMOKING, AND HAD A SMOKY ODOR IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT SPEAKERS. THERE WAS RECALL# 01V324000 ON THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS N
