[s-cars] Was Bad CPS - Now No Compression or Spark

Mark Strangways Strangconst at rogers.com
Tue Jun 20 14:58:39 EDT 2006


Good call.. I would agree with that one.
If it was way off, or is still way off... you will have some bent valves.
BTDT, just not with a 20V engine.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Eiche" <seiche at shadetreesoftware.com>
To: <hoog23 at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Was Bad CPS - Now No Compression or Spark


> Did the dealer check the engine timing?  This sounds like a classic case 
> of the key on the crankshaft pulley shearing.  This allows the engine to 
> get out of time.  Depending upon how far it moved, you will get a cam 
> position sensor fault code.
>
> Make sure that the check the engine timing with the flywheel mark and the 
> camshaft sprocket, NOT the crank pulley.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> I did originally tell them to proceed after he swore up and down that 
> there was no easy way to swap out the sender.  BTW - 'Hall Sendor' is Cam 
> Position Sensor, correct?
>
> Once I called him to tell him to stand down they were already into the 
> job.
>
> I phoned him this morning with some suggestions as to the current problems 
> (ecu fuse, belt jumped a few teeth, gas soaking the oil off they cylinder 
> walls,etc) and he said the considered all of those and they were going to 
> perform a leak down test.
>
>
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