acf8181 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 well, it might be that the cam sprokets have been put on the wrong way round - but that won't be checked till late this evening (big shout out to tony at automotive solutions for fitting it in at the end of his day).so, in case it is the sender...i need to source one ASAP (i.e. by tonight) - vw have them backordered...gsf dont have them.anyone got a spare?[ Edited ] Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 oh, its the sender that is right near the coilpack by the way. Link to post Share on other sites
Bampson 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 i'll have a look .. What does it look like ?? Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 don't worry - have found one i can borrow.but FYI its the sender by the coilpack. Link to post Share on other sites
Bampson 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 ok saved me a trip downstairs ,,, Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I have a duff one acf, don't know how severe your running probs are but my engine runs reasonably ok without the hall sensor even connected. I have one on order from vw at the mo, my symptoms are slight missing at low revs occasionally and running out of steam when really giving it some, for instance it won't go past 120 mph happily. Hope you solve yr problems soon ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Andy try changing relay 109[voltage stabliser relay].mine was cracked on the soldered joints when i took it to bits.no misfires-just clean power delivery.Seems to be part of the circuit for the hall sender.hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 its been diagnosed by automotive solutions...so thats deffo whats wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 fairly sure my sensor's the problem as am getting the right voltages at the hall sensor harness connector but no pulses back from the sensor itself Link to post Share on other sites
ugy 0 Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 just reading ur symtoms, and thats what i keep getting, so its the hall sensor is it, how much r they ? Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 the cam sensor is about £30 [ Edited Sun Aug 15 2004, 11:06PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
ugy 0 Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 main dealer? r they easy to fit Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 yes from vw. An easy diy job:Pull the rear plug leads from the coilpack and remove the black plastic engine cover (2x 8mm splines). The cam sensor sits in the head right above the coilpack and is held by an allen key bolt. Unplug connector, remove bolt and slide sensor out.Probably best to disconnect the battery too so the ecu resets itself. Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 £38 including vat from the stealer, fitted mine yesterday and its made a big difference, smoother, no hiccups, oodles more torque at high speed, its the best the car's been for ages...;-) Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 turns out that it probably was the wiring to the ecu as we changed hall sender and it was still kicvking up a fault code.but i have bigger probs now as i went to germany only to have what appears to be another headgasket fail on my second lap of the nurburgring.they flew me back and the car will be here within 10 days, but they can drop it in the channel for all i care right now. Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 what happened? Link to post Share on other sites
Bampson 0 Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 sorry to hear mate ... at least you made it to germany .. my auto box has given up completly ....so im drivin her polo now ..from 2.8 to 1.4 what a difference ,,,, Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 but i have bigger probs now as i went to germany only to have what appears to be another headgasket fail on my second lap of the nurburgring.they flew me back and the car will be here within 10 days, but they can drop it in the channel for all i care right now. sorry to hear its let u downmust have been a nightmare Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 turns out that it probably was the wiring to the ecu as we changed hall sender and it was still kicvking up a fault code.but i have bigger probs now as i went to germany only to have what appears to be another headgasket fail on my second lap of the nurburgring.they flew me back and the car will be here within 10 days' date=' but they can drop it in the channel for all i care right now.[/quote']Andrew - absolutely gutted for you. Seems strange for the head gasket to have gone again? Keep us posted. &| ~ Link to post Share on other sites
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