The vehicle listed above is a Quattro. The car had a massive oil leak and a large white cloud of smoke on a cold start. Also had oil in spark plug well on ignition coil. I decided to try and tackle all problems at once. Needed a new coolant pipe (old was cracked), so replaced that along with water pump, thermostat, and oil separator. Now on to the oil leak. Pulled upper cover off, and cam girdle after locking it down with locking too. Resealed girdle and new gasket in spark plug well. Also, a new upper timing chain tensioner while cam girdle was off. Everything went back together smoothly, but now has a heavy vibration on start. Stater also stays on long after car has started. Getting misfires in cylinders 4,5,6. Very low idle, and car not moving when stepping on accelerator. CEL is also now on. Guess something, I did wrong with timing. Any help appreciated. Wonder if I should bother with this, or just buy another motor that is used (100,000 miles on it). Local shops have said $3,500 for parts alone to fix timing. Thanks
Jul 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM
