[V8] hall sensor

[Tony and Lillie]

They work very similarly. In fact, if you look at the CPS in say a 1.8T, 
then look at teh hall sensor in a V8 dizzy, they are near identical. The 
mounting is a bit different. However, I'm sure something like Kent posted 
could be retrofited if one was determined enough. The "window plate" is 
already there, so it's just a matter of mounting it in the right location 
relative to the plate.

However, I'll have to agree 100% on the running. I only ever noticed the 
slightest of difference in mine with it unplugged. Even then, I really had 
to pay attention to notice, and it was just a tiny bit of hesitation off 
idle. I don't think that Lillie would have known the difference, and she 
daily drove it. That's how slight the difference was.

Tony

BTW, VAG calls the later ones "CPS" anyhow, even though they are mounted in 
the dizzy.


----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Re: [V8] hall sensor


> Methinks they are considerably different beasts ... I believe the CPS is 
> mounted prominently behind the cam pulley, not buried in the base of a 
> dizzy.  I've done Hall senders on I-5 distributors & on my BMW motorcycle, 
> but as I recall the V8 version isn't plainly visible when the cap is 
> removed.
>
> It is true that if they got it in there somehow, it has to be possible to 
> take it out ... and yain't gonna break it any worse in trying to fix it, 
> but I have to say that #344 seemed to run just fine even with the Hall 
> Sender code ...
>
> Steven Buchholz (mobile)