silverd2

Understood...I also left the exhaust cam in place when I serviced (then later replaced) the adjuster, but lined up the belt timing first (TDC #5), before removing the valve cover. Since all was OK, the cam chain/sprockets timing marks were already lined up.

I had changed my timing belt some time before this, so all timing was still correct.

I know it's very tricky, with just one set of hands, to get the chain timing correct when replacing that adjuster.

I know it's a pain, but I'd consider pulling the valve cover again if the belt timing shows correct.

Curious to know what you find.

Avant1522

Ill post what i find as soon as I can

Avant1522

Havent put the bar on it, but just looking at the flanges in the two cam gears, it looks like I might be 1 or 2 teeth off

Avant1522

Yeah timing on bank one cam gear is one tooth off so tearing that down to reset. Hopefully that will do it. Through on a new belt just for good measure.

Avant1522

posting 1000X sorry, I was planing on having that cam cover off while I time the belt just to be 100% sure its right. Thanks for all the input, deffinently going to replace the pads on my other tensioner in the near future just to be safe. I do not wanna risk loosing this car again. Way to nice a vehical to make stupid mistakes. (esspecially coming from a base modle A4 Avant its quite an upgrade)

Avant1522

FOUND THE PROBLEM! Timing belt sliped a tooth. basically it added a tooth between one gap and super tightened the other spaces between toothed gears if you understand what im trying to describ. Sooooo lining up the cam marks, they match up nicely, but the crank is slightly left of TDC. Resetting timeing and getting a new belt. Ill confirm fix when she is together and bangin on all 8.

Avant1522

didnt see if SilverD2 resonded. from what Ive learned, its a sign that your tensioner is going. I recomend fixing it so you dont go through what I did. lol -___- (though she was gone forever)

Avant1522

I have no clue how this didnt make noise unless it happend in that few sec when It was running the first morning.

Avant1522

Just to follow up. I had bent valves, $950 later.... Running like a charm, piston heads didnt even have damage, and those valves were S shaped when we pulled them out ha ha. impressive engine I must say.

I also wanna bring up the starting and stalling and not starting issue I had mentioned. Turnes out it was a temp sensor. The thing got it in its circuts that its -140 degrees. IDK but hey easy fix. Thanks for your assisatance.