'86 5000TQ no start...

[Bernard Littau]

> Well today I didn't have as much time or help as in previous
> nights, but I did get a bunch more info. Finally got the car to
> go into diagnostic mode, found a loose wire. It reads out code
> 2113 which means its not recieving signal from the hall sender.
> So I went back and tested the hall sender for the
> who-knows-how-many-ith time and it tested ok again. Then I
> figured I would test the signal at the ECU connector while
> cranking, but my multimeter didn't react fast enough to get a
> clear reading. It did show over 4 volts, but I couldn't tell if
> it was dropping down to the proper 0-.5, only that it was indeed
> fluctuating. So where I'm at now is the ecu says its not getting
> signal, but I know that it is. Any ideas?

SJM site says:
2113 (Blink Fault Code), VAG1551/2 Fault Code Number 00515
Hall sender in distributor
Distributor alignment, faulty sender,
Mis-located sensor & distributor

It's more likely an alignment problem than anything else, especially if the
signal tests ok.

Best,

Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA
'88 5ktq