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01 A4 1.8T W/N START

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Old 01-05-2007, 02:33 AM
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Default 01 A4 1.8T W/N START

I HAVE AN 01 A4 W/1.8T I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON AND IT STARTED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK SO I STOPED CHECKED THE OIL AND WAS GOOD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME ABOUT 6 MILES RIGHT BEFORE I CAME TO MY DRIVE WAY THE CAR DIED DID NOT LOCK UP OR ANYTHING JUST DIED STARTED LOOKING AT THE CAR AND DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE TOP END ON IT ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP AND TIMMING BELT AS WELL AS AN OIL PUMP, I HAD THE HEAD DONE AT A LOCAL MACHINE SHOP AND PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER AND NOW IT WONT START. ANY IDEAS WOULD BE GREAT
 
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Old 01-05-2007, 01:12 PM
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Default RE: 01 A4 1.8T W/N START

Check for codes.
 
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Old 01-05-2007, 10:21 PM
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Default RE: 01 A4 1.8T W/N START

You forgot to tell us what it does when you try to start it, what does it sound like. Why did you decide to rebuild the head?
 
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Old 01-06-2007, 01:07 AM
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I DECIDED TO REBUILD THE HEAD BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT IT I THOUGHT IT HAD JUMPED TIME SO I WENT TO PUT A NEW BELT ON IT AND SOMEHOW I BROKE THE KEYWAY ON THE CAMSHAFT GEAR AND THE PULLEY SLIPED ON THE CAMSHAFT SO WHAT APPEARED TO BE TDC WAS NOT AND WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT BENT SOME VALVES. THE ENGINE CRANKS FINE AND SOUNDS FINE WHEN TURNING OVER HAS FUEL AND SPARK BUT WILL NOT FIRE
 
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