November 2009 - Dead Starter & Interior LED Lighting

This isn't car related but November 9th my wife and had our first baby at 2:15pm. Kayleigh is 7 pounds and 19 inches long.  Now we got to find a second car, like a Audi Allroad around $8k or under. If anyone knows of a good one, please let me know.

I had started noticing the S4 starting up slow (cranking slow). My first thought was the battery was going out. Had it checked out and it was just fine. The next conclusion was that the starter was dying. The day before Thanksgiving after going into the store I came back out to the car and it would not start. I would hear a click but not crank. So the starter finally died on me. Had my wife jump in the front seat and I started pushing the car to see if we could do compression start. Sure enough we got it started up via compression. After taking my car to my friends shop I.P.M. Auto Service the problem was cause by a leaking rear main seal. Basically the starter was filled up with oil. So got the started replaced and the oil leak fixed as well. They also noticed a leak in a power steering piping so we had that replaced since it was only a $40 part. They must have also clear some electrical terminals because my headlights are now super bright. Anyway the S4 is back up and running and I'm happy.

I've owner this S4 for two years. I won't lie, it has been expensive, but as the saying goes "you gotta pay to play". Well worth it! But feel free visit some of the advertisers on my site... that will help the "paying" part for me.... Thanks!

Pictures of my interior LED lighting below:

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