Non-starting 2.6E
Hi again.
Unfortunately, this post isn't quite as positive as my previous ones since recently buying the car. My 1993 80 (b4) 2.6E Saloon has been in my local garage since Wednesday morning getting a new timing belt, water pump, coolant change, thermostat, N/S Wishbone (due to worn bushes) and an oil change, thanks to a sump plug which was found to have been rounded off, removed...and replaced....by using a chisel!!! Now, when I went to pick the car up at 6pm on Friday, the garage mentioned that when they brought the car back into the workshop to do the tracking, they couldn't get it to start. They had worked their way around to removing both the fuel pump relay and the intermittent relay. They cleaned the terminals, replaced, and the car fired up. They did the tracking, and parked the car outside. When I went to bring it home, it wouldn't start again. Removing and replacing the relays made no difference this time, so what they did earlier might have been coincidence. They found that there was no spark and no fuel. Fuel pump could be heard priming and battery is good, turning the engine over well. They are thinking crankshaft sensor, but basically, this all happened as they were pretty much shutting up shop until Monday morning, so they just had to tow the car back into the workshop until then. My curiosity is now getting the better of me though, not to mention a sense of impending doom as to how much this is going to cost to fix. So I guess my question is....what could be causing this, and could the misfire that the car has had in the 2 weeks that I've owned (but barely driven) it be linked in some way? |
From experience, a failing cam sensor can cause random non starting. The ECU checks to see if the camshaft is turning before switching on the fuel and sparks.
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Thanks for your reply. I think the garage did say something about fuel and spark being held back until blah blah blah..... At this point I think my mind had started to wander to thoughts of the car being a money pit, and I lost track of what they said! This could be it though :tup: Thanks, Alan |
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Sorry, I just thought with it being a new issue, it would be better to start a new thread. I didn't want to be putting every issue I ever have with the car (hopefully very few!) under the same post for the next 20 years! :crazy: Quote:
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Fuel filter not changed yet as we were hoping to use the car, but garage said if they disturbed the fuel hoses, they might need replacing, and the car would not be available for me to use. It can be done in a couple of weeks time however. |
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There really isn't much that goes on these, if you make a complete fix you should see at least 20 years good service out of it with regular servicing,regular antifreeze changes injector cleaning via a bottle etc etc. The only other thing to worry about is vacuum hoses, they are worth changing at this sort of age unless they look in good condition, but still get yourself some vacuum hose for when it does. Oh and the cat, they don't go from my experience,....... just that the joint rusts on the later ones on the y section of the downpipe 94 onwards, yours being an early one has 2 of them so slightly further upstream when you look at the diagrams on ( 7Zap ) and more out of the way of road water :tup: |
Good info this form an article around 20 years ago.
https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c2&oe=5DA330F0 |
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Cheers for the information. It's very much appreciated :tup: |
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Tbh i really like these engines partly because they're just superbly smoooooth and quick enough if looked after and for the fact they are one of Audis finest as far as reliability is concerned. I hope you can see the answers in you quoted post? |
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