Re: No Spark V8Q

["Cobram ." <cobram@juno.com>]

"Rex Pedersen" <fega@fega.com> writes:

>Checked with my shop today. They had both cams and harmonic balancer 
>right on the marks. I saw it.. Still no spark. They didn't use the
special 
>tool to hold cams (I think the pin that breaks) but they look like they
line 
>up fine.

Exactly what marks did they show you??  There are NO reference pins in
the cams, front or rear, and NO reference marks on the cam sprockets. 
The tool goes into the distributor slot, cam is at TDC, period.  16 valve
springs per cam and no reference marks on the pulleys make it very
difficult to get both cams exactly where they should be without the
alignment/holding tools. There are no woodruff (I think that's what
they're called) keys in the sprockets of the V8Q cam.  Since distributors
are adjustable, rotor alignment means nothing without a reference such as
having the valve cover off and seeing lobe position.

I'm guessing here, but they have probably damaged the distributors, or
even the coil pack or wiring in some way.  Or hopefully just left some
Mickey Mouse connector loose.  Treat this as a normal no-start condition
and start pulling codes.  IF they claim to have damaged the reference
pins...lacking the correct tool, they may have put a screwdriver in the
flywheel to hold the balancer...I don't even want to think of what could
have happened with this scenario, as the V8Q flywheel isn't the heaftiest
of flywheels.

When I changed the timing belt on my V8Q, I forgot to connect the hall
sender on the distributor and the car still ran fine without it
connected.  

BCNU,

Cobram@Juno.Com
http://welcome.to/AudiV8Quattro

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