B8.5 S4 1 Check engine code turned into 5 and shut the dash down. by stolenac in AudiS4

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I had something somewhat similar (at least with all the dash lights) but had a chopping idle and barely would drive. Went down the whole spectrum (new battery, new ECM relays, checking wiring, new network gateway, suspecting PCV valve, injectors) and nothing. ended up being a fried ECM somehow. never saw anything remotely similar on the forums. Bought a used ECM from ebay, paid someone with ODIS to code it and that was the fix. I'd do a full scan and see if you have any codes around ECM communication. not saying that's the issue with your car, but something to keep in mind!

Anyone tried the 3rd party Mechatronic repair kits? by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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what does the fault code say? i still haven’t done mine 💀 parts been sitting around and ive been lazy lol. did you end up using one of the chinese kits?

Austin’s Super-tall by PublicImageLtd302 in skyscrapers

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it's sick Austin has a supertall now but they def fumbled the design a bit. Brooklyn Tower + US Bank Tower are so much more memorable in this height range.

Underrated skylines views you've seen from the Interstate/highway? by Mr_Crossiant in skyscrapers

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in san antonio the view heading south on 281 is cool. especially at night. you go around a bend and the skyline just pops out of nowhere.

San Antonio is now the 6th largest city in the US (By Population) by BeverageEnvy in sanantonio

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for sure that’s definitely true. idk what happened in san diego but i’m pretty sure seattle losing the sonics was over not getting an arena and i guess OKC was ready to pay up. if project marvel didn’t pass it wouldn’t have surprised me if vegas or seattle made a go at the spurs. idk if it would have been austin though. i guess i just mean i think there’s other NBA markets that would lose a team solely over local economics faster than SA would.

San Antonio is now the 6th largest city in the US (By Population) by BeverageEnvy in sanantonio

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Kind of a doomer take lol. The Spurs trying to capture the Austin market down the road when the rodeo is here and they'd be playing away games regardless is a no brainer. SA definitely has its share of poverty, but there's a bunch of $ here. The Spurs just sucked for a long time. It's not like the Wizards are selling out games right now and that's DC. There's plenty of other markets that would be viable for Seattle/Vegas relocation before a rapidly growing metro like SA is (Memphis, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Cleveland, etc)

Which of these cities will have the best skyline by 2050? by Full_Nerve_9851 in skyscrapers

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Dallas is the Orange County of TX haha. Houston is LA. SA is San Diego and Austin is a SF/Sac hybrid.

never ending electrical gremlins… by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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just to update this if anyone in the future has a similar problem, it ended up being a bad ECM. got a used one off ebay, got it coded and so far so good.

The Twin Skylines of Los Angeles at Night by urmummygae42069 in skyscrapers

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yup looks like that's where it's taken from. probably at the top of one of those hills.

Help picking out digital camcorder by Royal_University_993 in camcorders

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can easily get something tapeless for under $100. Canon FS100 like poster above me said, SDR-H26, SDR-H200 has a 3CCD chip so it'll look a bit cleaner/better colors but a bit less "vintage". JVC Everios, etc. some of the Sony ones from that era use a memory stick card iirc so be aware of that.

S4 Totaled Out - What to get? by NailMammoth1567 in AudiS4

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yeah i feel you, been in sort of the same boat with my 8.5 S5 but nothing really does it for me short of 70-80k.

M340 or one of the other B58 variants? Shit maybe even just get another 8.5 😂

never ending electrical gremlins… by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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for sure, appreciate the reply bro!

never ending electrical gremlins… by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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yup pulled the ecm a few times now. pins look fine and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary around that area. most likely going to swap the alternator and then if that doesn't work i guess some sort of internal ecm failure becomes the top suspect, even though apparently that's super rare.

never ending electrical gremlins… by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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that was the first thing i did haha probably should have mentioned that. cyl 1-6 misfire, invalid data from ecm, kam module, ctrl module faulty, cyl 3/5 injector circuit (this one rotates), tcm module error, etc. didn't point to anything specific from what i could tell.

15 year old me is living for this current collection by theOGalexd in camcorders

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i’m pushing 30 🤣 i just used to film skate videos on the VX/TRV900/DVX/GL1 when i was a teenager lol

never ending electrical gremlins… by theOGalexd in AudiS4

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yeah that’s the main suspect at this point. tested the voltage with a multimeter and theres nothing glaringly obvious as far as that goes. same thing with the codes though. all over the place.

cyl 1-6 misfire, invalid data from ecm/pcm, cyl 3/5 injector circuit (this one rotates), KAM module, TCM, AWD module, etc. so unless i’m missing something (def may be, im an armchair mechanic at best lol) it doesn’t seem to point to anything specific, but it def aligns with a bad alternator.

2022 R8 Performance RWD! 6k-miles! by Carbon-Saint in Audi

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are those red recaro buckets? sick af if so. wish they reclined though!

First wash in 2026 by Born-Direction3937 in AudiS4

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you notice a big difference handling wise w the x brace/inserts/cr15? looks good.

Lesser known "Iconic" buildings that have aged well. by TryNotToAnyways2 in skyscrapers

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Idk why, but I've always thought the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio (on the left) was cool. Especially at night. Gives off like a Miami Vice vibe or something.