Jerry Tunin

What do the timing marks on the Audi 5000 flywheel indicate? I seen the Zero (0) and the line (|) along with a bunch of dots • • • • • • •. I believe the Zero/Line is TDC but the other dots I'm guessing are to advance / retard the timing but how many degrees do each indicate?

Kneale Brownson

See http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/troubl...g/eng.html#tim and scroll down a bit. I've not seen the dots you mention. Perhaps someone added those???

Jerry Tunin

They're actually in the steel. It's not something someone could have punched in, perhaps if they where very meticulous and used a small drill bit? I believe it's OEM though.

yodasfro

What year is your 5000? I assume it's a non-turbo since the timing is fixed on the turbo cars?

Jerry Tunin

It is a 1986 and you are correct it is NA.

yodasfro

Yes 0 is TDC are you trying to time the motor or just curious?
Look in my album the info on timing the motor is in one of the pictures
Album for ORFSADOY by yodasfro | AudiWorld.com

Jerry Tunin

Yes, timing it. I wanted to set it to around 15 BTDC or maybe less.

Kneale Brownson

Or done while the flywheel was out?

Jerry Tunin

Possibly. They're about 1/2" apart. Any idea how many degrees that may indicate?