# 2003 Audi A4 Quattro **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 7, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-audi-a4-quattro/12660 "2008-04-07T18:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nsloneker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/35a633/32.png) [@nsloneker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nsloneker)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-audi-a4-quattro/12660/1 "2008-04-07T18:29:02Z")
When I turn the key the car starts and then immediately the engine stops. I have to push the accelerator as I am starting it to get it to keep running. Once started the car has no problems running. I am thinking its a bad fuel pump??? ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-audi-a4-quattro/12660/2 "2008-04-07T19:07:49Z")
off hand it sounds like it needs a new fuel filter. possibly a failing fuel filter. you could take it in to have the fuel pressure checked. ??? ---
**Author:** ![mrbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@mrbean](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrbean)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-audi-a4-quattro/12660/3 "2008-04-08T01:00:40Z")
check engine light on? ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-audi-a4-quattro/12660/4 "2008-04-08T02:35:33Z")
Can you tell me why you would just guess at a very expensive part, rather than put a fuel pressure gauge on it and measure the fuel pressure? Any novice mechanic can do it.