Just picked up a compression gauge to hopefully rule out any valve damage from timing bring off, gonna post the numbers in a little bit for your approval.

Wish me luck!

 

Ok that took way longer than expected. I think I'm happy with my results though. Here they are:

Cyl 3: 140psi Cyl 6: 175psi
Cyl 2: 130psi Cyl 5: 165psi
Cyl 1: 130psi Cyl 4: 175psi

You might be noticing what I am noticing here. The passenger's side readings are much lower than the driver's side. I'm thinking it could be for one of two reasons.

1) I did the left side first and I think because of that I didnt have my compression gauge threaded in quite as tightly as on the other side.

2) When I took the car apart and reset the timing the other day, I DID have a shadow of a doubt that I may have been off a tooth as far as the driver's side cam gear goes.

Questions.

1. Do these compression readings look acceptable? I'm not sure what the tolerances are as far as this goes
2. I forgot 2
3. Are my guesses concerning the differences between the two sides of the engine probable, or possible?
4. How was your day?

 

Redo the low side with the gauge tight. Repose the new numbers so you can be sure you're comparing apples and apples.

 

Ok will do. Idk why I didn't do that to begin with.

 

Blow it the **** up and swap in a badass engine... 4.6L Illuminator V8 from Ford Racing should do you just fine. Only 600hp though.

 

This might be possible if over the last year the Audi didnt suck away my entire financial situation

 

Steal one.

 

Alright I re-tested the passenger side and came out with much higher results: cyl1: 175psi cyl2: 180psi cyl 3 180 psi

 

ComPression is good, so your valves are sealing right. Valve seat wear is minimal, rings are good, and timing should be on target (which we talked about before - after resetting the sprocket, it looked good). Have you tried popping a fuel feed line off the rail and cranking the engine to be sure adequate fuel delivery is there? Or possibly putting a fuel pressure gauge on the line to actually measure startup pressure? You can check pump voltage through the access panel in the trunk, and be sure your pump is good too.