[s-cars] Cam sprocket removal

[Robert Rossato]

Ahh, misunderstood.  I thought you weren't able to see the splice and
therefore thought it was hidden behind the cam sprocket.

Carry on.

bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wylie Bean [mailto:theringmeister at triad.rr.com] 
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:55 PM
> To: Robert Rossato; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cam sprocket removal
> 
> 
> Bob 
> I know there is a splice. It was replaced by the PO's 
> mechanic and I can see the electrical tape wrap. There might 
> be connectors in there instead of solder joints but I can't 
> confirm that until I pull it all apart. 
> Sent from my BlackBerryR wireless device
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Robert Rossato" <bob.rossato_af at cox.net>
> 
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:05:10 
> To:<theringmeister at triad.rr.com>,"'Theodore Chen'" 
> <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> Cc:<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Cam sprocket removal
> 
> 
> Everyone is assuming there is a splice job.  If I was doing 
> this I would
> get new connectors, crimp them onto the new CPS leads, pop 
> the old wires
> out of the connector housing, and insert the new ones into the now
> vacated connector housing.  I avoid splices if at all possible.
> 
> Bob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of 
> > theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:19 PM
> > To: Theodore Chen
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cam sprocket removal
> > 
> > 
> > just checked,
> > the mechanic that did it just ran the lead from the cps to 
> > the plug, which itself is just in front of the fuel rail, but 
> > the lead that runs to it that's under the cover is part of 
> > the car's wiring harness, not from the cps.   He didn't leave 
> > much of any slack either.  It's tucked in there pretty well, 
> > so the sprocket's gotta come off.
> > 
> > --
> > Wylie Bean
> > TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> > 90 cq
> > 91 90q20v sport
> > 92 UrS4
> > 01 allroad
> > 
> > 
> > ---- Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> > > i changed the CPS when i did the timing belt last year, and 
> > i recall the cam bolt took the largest metric socket i had on 
> > hand, which is a 24mm.
> > > 
> > > are you sure the splice is behind the cam sprocket?  my 
> > replacement CPS, which i bought through the group buy, had 
> > long leads, and i was able to place the splice pretty far 
> > away.  it's somewhere under the black plastic fuel rail 
> > cover, if memory serves.
> > > 
> > > -teddy
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: "theringmeister at triad.rr.com" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:59:28 AM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Cam sprocket removal
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In my quest to fix the no-start issue on my 92, I was going 
> > to try to
> > >  check the splice job done by the PO's mechanic on the CPS. 
> >  In order to
> > >  get to the wiring, the cam sprocket has to come off, and 
> > I'm wondering
> > >  what size the bolt is since I don't have one big enough to 
> > tell, and no
> > >  Bentley to check.  Surely somebody here knows.  The AW 
> > forums mention
> > >  23mm, but Cody says he doesn't think it's a 23..so, 22mm, 
> > 24mm perhaps?
> > >  
> > > 
> > > The CPS was replaced just a few weeks before I bought the 
> > car (a year
> > >  ago last Nov) so I have my doubts as to it being the 
> reason for my
> > >  non-start unless it's a bad splice job or cold solder, but 
> > the intermittent
> > >  no-start/start leads me to believe it's not a fuel pump 
> issue since
> > >  when it runs, it runs out well to full boost and doesn't 
> > seem to stumble
> > >  as if it's not getting enough fuel.  Still not getting a 
> > code for it
> > >  though.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Wylie Bean
> > > TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> > > 90 cq
> > > 91 90q20v sport
> > > 92 UrS4
> > > 01 allroad
> > > 
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