Re: distributor- the saga continues

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <9909249381.AA938176329@mail.rkmi.com> jamies@rkmi.com writes:

> to continue the thread on my hall sensor woes, I finally did get the distributor
> aligned correctly (thanks to the many that helped) and the car started.  It ran
> fine on a test drive and was parked for around an hour and a half.  The next
> time I drove it, no problem, ran good.  However, upon trying to start it again,
> no go.  It turns over but doesnt fire, computer blinks "2113"- hall sensor,
> which of course was is brand new.  As it turns out I probably didnt have to
> spend $250 on a distributor/hall sensor.  Has anyone had this problem?  Is there
> a weak think upstream of the hall sensor?  The ECU has been modified by TAP by
> the previous owner, would this ever affect the ECU's reliability?  The
> distributor is not the type with the vacuum line on it, only the hall sensor.
> Today marks the 7th day I have owned the car, of which only 3 were days it
> actually worked.  Any help you guys can offer is greatly appreciated.

The weak link is the connector.  Take a close look at how it works, and
shine a Bend-a-Lite down into the female connector on the distributor.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
 Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933