re: project 4kq

["Dan Cooke Cooke@cs.lmco.com" <COOKE@taurus.cs.lmco.com>]

>     Still getting no spark on my project 4KQ.  It was sparking and all of a
>sudden nothing... The Ecu is giving me no fault codes and the hall sender/
>ignition sensors are doing their job.. I suspect it's in the computer or the
>ignition coil... After testing all the compnents with the ignition on, the
>coil was very hot... Do these things get hot??  Any input as to what my
>problem might be??  All checks on the coil turn out to be o-kay.. I'm
>suspecting the transistor on the side of the ignition coil, but Audi dosn't
>sell it as a replacement part... Anyone got a good coil or know where I can
>get one??  
>
>Scott 

  I'm not sure about the 4kq but my 20VQ had no spark and it turned out to
be the gear teeth on the end of the distributor (4 teeth broke off)...

Dan Cooke
cooke@cs.lmco.com
'90 90Q20V
'86 4KCSQ