CANCTT

My 2005 TT CEL is on and it is throwing these codes:

16730 - Camshaft Position Sensor (G163)
P0346 - 008 - Implausible Signal - MIL ON
17755 - Camshaft Position Sensor 2 (G163) / Engine Speed Sensor (G28)
P1347 - 002 - Incor. Correl. - Intermittent - MIL ON

History: The car only has 25,000 miles. A few thousand miles back, had a similar issue and an Audi mechanic replaced the camshaft position sensors, solenoids, and actuators. Right after that, while driving across the country to a new location, CEL came back on.

I want to remove the intake manifold and valve cover to check to see if chain is stretched or guides are broken. Can anybody offer any photos and/or instructions on what I have to do to remove the intake manifold? Do I have to remove the radiator and front surround?

Thanks in advance.

CANCTT

BTT......anybody out there remove the top end of a 2005 (or earlier) TT 3.2?

The problem goes like this......

It appears that in order to get to the valve cover, you have to remove the intake manifold. .......

To remove the intake manifold, you have to remove the engine trim, airbox and other stuff on the top and to the side of the engine, and also the front bumper and grill to provide access to the intake manifold bolts. .......

To remove the front bumper and grill, you first have to remove the protective pan below the engine. This requires drivers for two different torx bits and also an M14 bit (which I didn't have.). ......

Also, before you can remove the front bumper and grill, it appears you also have to remove the front wheel shrouds to provide access to some hidden fasteners.....

Before you can remove the front wheel shrouds, it appears you have to remove the front wheels to provide access to fasteners. .....

And the list goes on and on until you can finally get at the valve cover......jeesh......!!!

If anybody has any helpful suggestions, it would be much appreciated if you could post them here.

Mister Bally

I suggest you refer to the service manual or an All Data subscription.

CANCTT

We have a manual....but the manual doesn't give any detail regarding the overall sequence of parts that need to be removed to get to the timing chain.