01 A4 2.5tdi Problem Starting

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HI ALL, OK 2.5 TDI QUATTRO SPORTS.

SHE RECENTLY BROKE THE TIMING BELT ... MOST OF THE ROKERS TOO,DONT TALK TO ME....NIGHTMARE !!!

SO ALL THAT FIXED BUT TAKING AGES TURNING OVER TO START,
PLENTY OF SMOKE, SUMTIMES STARTS STRAIGHT AWAY THEN OTHER TIMES NOT..REALLY EMBARASING.

CHANGED FILTER , FUEL LINES ALSO ALL IS TITE AN NO LEAKING, NO AIR IN LINES THAT I CAN SEE.

REPLACED FUEL RETURN LINES FROM INJECTORS ANYWAY, HEATING PLUGS
REPLACED LATE LAST YEAR

CAR IS RUNNING GREAT WEN STARTED,NO HOLDIN HER BAK UP THE ROAD.

FITTED NON RETURN INLINE B4 FUEL HITS FILTER, INCASE IT WAS RUNNING BAK TO THE TANK.

EVEN IF ENGINE IS RUNNING AND I STOP HER THEN TRY TO START STRAIGHT AWAY STILL GIVING GRIEF, SUM TIMES 2 TURNS STARTS FROM OVERNIGHT, THEN OTHER TIMES U PUT UR HEAD DOWN AT THE FILLING STATION , CROSS UR FINGERS AND HOPE NO1 LOOKS !!!

WUD BE GRATEFULL FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS...THANKS

[spartacus 68]

Not good about the timing belt. I know another couple of owners - that have suffered the same problem.

Might be worth looking at the fuel injection pump. With replacement timing belt and engine work - it may need to be re-synched with the ECU. Vag.com may give you some pointers.

Check this link (get yourself a brew first!)
http://www.audifans.net/modules.php?...wtopic&t=24378

[jcbjames]

Hi mate, what milage did the belt go? had it been changed before? might be worth checking the temp sensor, they can cause poor starting. or No3 injector.

[lennymfo]

It could be the timing is slightly out or maybe one of the fuel line underneath is split. I had that recently. Check for a fluid type leak under the drivers door.

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thanks mate
i will have a good look from the block thru to the cooler and then to the tank access ...cheers

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hey thanks
the car is sittin at 120k
belts were done b4 at 82k , but wot happend was the casing around the belt at the crankshaft cracked and jammed and it broke the belt.
so it bust 12 rockers , i removed both sets of cam shafts .....to retrieve bits was a job on its own !! by the way theyr 6.87 each .
and not knowin that she breaks the rockers, i then took ds head off to check for valve damage..thats wen i wiped my brow and said thank **** they are alrite.

with a few calls ifound out the settings and locked all the places off, crankshaft,fuel i pump and made a wee plate to lock the cam shafts
so belts on and after a few attempts got the fuel pump set ..well it sounds ok , prob needs put on to audi comp to set it prop tho.

this was on 1 of my mates lifts..he is a prop mech. dred to thinkwot it wud have cost if i had taken it to audi.. cost me 60 quid for the lift, plus parts an took me a week.
and got a mate to give me a hand, which was fine wen takin her apart, but on the buildin bak up had 2 go behind him to check the things he said that he had tightned up...good jobi did too.lol put the comp on her and reset everything
and here we are now.....

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will also enquire bout the temp sensor too and all the injectors are grand.

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thanks i will Enquire bout the resynching cos its lukin very likely that its prob that .