Is the code gone?

 

in all honesty i would inspect all the wires going into the cam sensor. U might have a wire that is shorting causing this. I had that issue and had to replace the wires... was not too much fun

 

I have been thinking that for a few months now. While checking the wires it started idling properly...... any advice on replacement ???

 

i had mine cut and spliced but it was only frayed right at the connection to the sensor.

 

Did you figure out what the problem was. I've had the same issue with mine, replaced cam sensor already and timing belt.

 

do you get codes now? also, if its taking 30-40 seconds of intermittent cranking, it could be the the cam is off timing. i had this issue, it was off 1 tooth and would take a bit of cranking. but i got codes for intake cam advance setpoint not reached(cam over retarded)

if you want to check, take spark plugs out, set engine to cyl 1 TDC, remove valve cover and look at the chain side, on the exhaust and intake cam bridge, theres an arrow ^. count the number of chain links between the two marks. there should be 16.

 

thats exactly what was wrong with mine!

 

mine too again sadly i think. now i get code that cam is over advanced

 

Hey guys,

First time on a forum and really hoping someone can help me out. I've got an '03 A4 Quattro with the 1.8t and yesterday out of the blue I had a really hard time getting it started. It usually starts first crank, no matter what the temperature. But the last couple days I've had to crank it 9-10 times for 3-5 seconds each time before it catches and starts, and when it does I need to hold it up around 2000rpm until it gets a bit of heat in it in order to idle. I've had a lot of work done to the car in the past year but am thinking it may be a MAF sensor?

Let me know,

Thanks