Replaced engine and transmission now no start
#1
Replaced engine and transmission now no start
So as the title says. The vehicle is a 2001 Audi A6 2.7t replaced both engine and transmission now the car wont start. Here is a bit of backstory. Picked 2 a6's up for 800 one that was crashed with 100k miles good engine and transmission, the second is good body bad transmission. Both cars are 2001 transmission codes are the same. Now I have decided to swap complete engine and transmission over. Everything went smoothly I have found only one plug that doesn't match up which is brake booster pump so that's not plugged in. Now everything else plugged right up. I have kept the good body cars ecu and the crashed cars harness I'm wondering if that's causing a no start. The symptom is this I go to crank the engine it turns over but it acts like it wants to lock up like it doesn't have enough power so crank crank crank then all power stops and it cranks yet again when I say all power stops I mean all lights turn off I have an obd2 scanner that resets everything shuts off for a fraction of a second. I checked the grounds as far as I can tell they are both there one on top driver side one on bottom passenger side. I am at a loss as to what I'm missing. There are no codes stored I checked all the plugs I touched they are all plugged. As of right now I have no coolant in the engine or power steering fluid. Any help would be appreciated. If this issue has been brought up before I'm sorry I have tried searching with no luck
#3
AudiWorld Senior Member
Suggest you add coolant. Complete lack of coolant may be triggering a sensor that will prevent a start. The "lock up" effect could be a low battery charge. Try putting it on a charger for a while and refill the coolant.
#4
AudiWorld Senior Member
Not sure this is it but does the car have the immobilizer circuitry? My 2001 A6 2.7 does. My understanding is it allows the car to start then shuts it off after a couple of seconds. Don't know if you changed ecu whether that would cause the immobilizer to activate. There is a dash light for this.
#5
I have tried with both ecu's the one that belongs to the 100k engine flashes the key when I try. Now I'm getting a warning light for oil when I crank for 10-20 seconds do you think I should replace the oil sensor at the bottom of the oil pan. Keep in mind I did have both engines started before I began the project
#6
AudiWorld Senior Member
Not sure this is it but does the car have the immobilizer circuitry? My 2001 A6 2.7 does. My understanding is it allows the car to start then shuts it off after a couple of seconds. Don't know if you changed ecu whether that would cause the immobilizer to activate. There is a dash light for this.
#7
So I checked for spark it has spark consistently I don't have a injector light to check for fuel but it did flood so I'm pretty sure it's getting fuel. So does this mean it could of jumped a tooth on the timing belt or are the cams coded to the ecu and if so could I just swap everything over ecu cluster ignition tumbler and whatever interior computers there are? I will check the timing today and update. I would love to finish this car up for my wife as I'm driving her to work and all
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#8
AudiWorld Super User
So I checked for spark it has spark consistently I don't have a injector light to check for fuel but it did flood so I'm pretty sure it's getting fuel. So does this mean it could of jumped a tooth on the timing belt or are the cams coded to the ecu and if so could I just swap everything over ecu cluster ignition tumbler and whatever interior computers there are? I will check the timing today and update. I would love to finish this car up for my wife as I'm driving her to work and all
#9
So I think it jumped timing somehow I'm trying to find a cam tool here locally to align the cams if all else fails things coming back off and the other engine is getting put back in this is frustrating and this timing belt is new also ughh
#10
ok timing belt aligned right still no start it has spark injectors are working it has air did a scan only code was vacuum pump which is of course not on this harness so I am completely and utterly stuck now