2.8L 1998 A4 Quattro wont start.. anyone got any suggestions ?
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I have 1997 2.8 5 speed... had many checked engine when i got the car and ABS light, i fixed the checked engine light and the ABS already , everything was fin for last week and westerday morning, but when i tried the car at noon , it wont start i can hear the gas pump, but no starter or crank... also all the lights is fine on the dash board... when i got the car, i found that the old owner har the neutral safety switch jumped, cause the car starts without stepping on the clutch...do you think it is the ignition switch??? thank you
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No compression - when the belt broke it smashed the valves. Find an engine or start ordering parts to rebuild that one (valves, timing system kit, full top end gasket kit, possibly pistons and rings, etc)...
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Get ahold of a Bentley manual (it can be downloaded on this site, although I forget exactly where the link is), and read it through to see. Difficulty depends on your mechanical aptitude. Timing system is timing belt, hydraulic tensioner, tensioner and idler rollers, serpentine belt, water pump, thermostat - they all get changed at the timing service interval.