Thank you for Quattro123.com...do you know anyone in the Philly So NJ area

[Steve Mills]

Stan-

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a very experienced Alfa
mechanic. I'd basically done the same relatively simple and supposedly
low-impact changes you did, and suddenly the car wouldn't start.

I called him in a panic to try to get some debug steps, and the first thing
he said was:

 "What did you do? The car used to run, so the most likely thing is
something you did broke it. Go back and double/triple check everything you
did, then call me back"

It turned out that the new distributor cap had the #1 cylinder marked in the
wrong spot for no readily available reason, and I'd used that rather than
the old cap & wires when I installed all the new stuff. Reorder the plug
wires, varooom!

So, every time I mess up something, the first thing I always ask myself is
"what did I do?"

I suspect your timing is out enough (combination of the T-belt and
distributor work) that the engine isn't seeing a good signal from the hall
sender in the distributor, and the ECU isn't triggering any spark.

Good luck, and don't get discouraged. The 200 20Vs are great cars, and
relatively easy to work on.

Steve

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Scott <suffolkd at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
>  Is your ignition switch known to be good?
>
> Go to this site:
> audifans.com and sign up on the "quattro" & "200 20V" mail list.
>
> They know a bit more than I do.?
> I have an ECU in Gloucester MA, but some chipped yours and probably wrote
> their name/company on it to ID the ECU chip upgrade.
>
> Keep us informed.? 310:? LA?
> -Scott
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Evans &lt;stanevans3 at gmail.com <lt%3Bstanevans3 at gmail.com>&gt;
> To: SuffolkD at aol.com
> Sent: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 9:04 am
> Subject: Thank you for Quattro123.com...do you know anyone in the Philly So
> NJ  area
>
>   Hi:
>
> My name is Stan Evans and I have a 91 Audi 200 20v that I picked up last
> year.? This is my sixth Audi (3 different '90 200 Qs, 90 Coupe Q, 93 Audi CS
> Wagon) and now finally a 200 20v.
>
> First of all, THANK YOU so much for the valuable info on your site.? I was
> able to change the timing belts (it was off TDC), double check the
> distributor, replaced the original fuel pump, replaced the starter, and
> learning about the ECU.
>
> Here is the situation...the Audi is not producing any spark from the
> Ignition Coil.? I have ran the codes, ran the other basic checks from the
> combination of your site, Bentley's Manuals, and
> http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/ .? At one point I did get spark from the
> ignition.? A couple days went by and I tried again and then no spark.? UGH!?
> I ran some of the tests on the ignition and supposedly according to
> Bentley's the ignition coil was bad.? Simple replace and nothing.? !@$%^
>
> Anyway, I thought that before I spend money to see if it is the ECU, I
> could see if there are any local owners of 91 Audi 200 20v Q that I could
> quickly have us either plug my ECU into their car to see if it starts, or
> plug their's into my car.? The ECU in my car appears to have been accessed
> at some point.? There is no plastic baggy around it, and someone wrote a
> name on the underneath the ECU.
>
> So do you know of anyone local I could perform this quick and simple test
> with?? If not, could I send my ECU up to you and the other guys at
> Quattro123 to see if you can plug my ECU into one of your cars?
>
> I have been driving around in my clunker Jeep and I think the tranny is
> about to go in it.? I really appreciate your help with this.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Stan Evans
> 310-403-5774
>
>
>
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