2000 A6 Quattro starter problem.

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Jan 5, 2009 | 06:15 PM

#11

99A6Quattro

1st Gear

Joined: Dec 2008

Posts: 52

My car did something similar the other day. I waited 30 minutes, tried it again (and pressed the gas a little when turning the ignition), and it worked.

I heard that you have to turn the key into the on position (without turning on the car), wait a few seconds, and then turn on the car. Is this true? Does anyone else do this?

Jan 5, 2009 | 09:07 PM

#12

hurricane860

1st Gear

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleFreitas

Well here's we're I am with the problem.

Pulled the intake boot and put my hand intake opening... my son turned the engine over and I got pressure coming in and out of the intake boot.... not good.

So I pulled the timing belt cover and asked my son to turn the motor over... this time the timing belt was not spinning when the engine was turning over.

Looks like it wasn't the starter after all.

The engine was spinning but it without getting any compression because the valves were open.

Looks like the timing belt broke.

Again thanks for everyones assistance and AudiForums.com is a great source of helpful info.

Dale

dude im telling you same thing happen to me..took everything apart look at the timing belt seen it was still good then changed my camshaft sensor and that solved the problem...for 99audia6 thats how started its problem, it would not turn on and i would wait awhile then it would work, well after so many times it finally stopped turning on and thats when i changed that part

Jan 6, 2009 | 06:36 AM

#13

bob martin

2nd Gear

Joined: Jul 2007

Posts: 1,430

From: Goodrich, Michigan

Bummer on the TB. Hope the valves didn't get taken out. Are you going to try to repair it yourself?

Bob

Jan 6, 2009 | 12:52 PM

#14

DaleFreitas

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Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 7

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Originally Posted by bob martin

Bummer on the TB. Hope the valves didn't get taken out. Are you going to try to repair it yourself?

Bob

No compression in the first cylinder.

Apparently the timing belt spun some teeth and the pistons made contact with the valves.

I thought about having the heads pulled, but it makes more sense to just get a low milage 2.8 engine to replace the one that's in the car.

No matter how you look at it... it's still going to cost me some bucks.

I'm sick!