Tacos 4KTQ I0vt Swap: The Red Baron - buying parts again

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:28 pm

How old is the knock sensor itself?

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:54 pm

Old. Original off of a 1990 200 MC2. I've tried more than 1 knock sensor and the problem is the same

GTJeff · Post by **GTJeff** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:23 pm

It might not hurt to invest in a new bolt through sensor. They are like $40. Beware of the crappy old Hitachi knock sensors. I have found they are usually bad and are very sensitive to how much you torque them to the block. I think it's supposed to be like 7 ft-lbs.

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:23 pm

FWIW when I chipped my 4ktq I got the knock sensor code. I bought a new sensor and never had an issue after that. If you have tried other, old, used sensors that may be the problem.

DE80q · Post by **DE80q** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:47 pm

Im with Mike. Try a new knock sensor, and see if that helps. As for a MBC, if you really want one PM me.

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:30 pm

Power Distribution Block

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:45 pm

Im beginning to think that perhaps the ticking is not lifters and perhaps an exhaust leak. Near cylinder number 5 or the flex tube from the WG to the DP. I kinda melted a part of the tube with the torch getting the original bolts out. I have also discovered that having a baffle in the valve cover on a turbo motor is kind of a necessity as I have noticed not only an oily smell after high rpm and boost, but increased oil loss. It's not burning it and it's definitely not leaking it, so it must be coming out of the non-baffled valve cover. Does anyone know of a valve cover with a baffle but that has the bracket for the throttle cable? I wish I could find a URq throttle cable and then I can swap the turbo valve cover back over. Would help clean up the engine bay too a little more

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:51 pm

Put a WTB for a Urq throttle cable or buy a new one?

DE80q · Post by **DE80q** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:30 pm

New ones are available, at least when I checked last year, but are quite expensive. I have yet to find a used one.

glibobbo21 · Post by **glibobbo21** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:43 pm

whats expensive? VR TB cable for a b2 is 52 bucks!

DE80q · Post by **DE80q** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:52 pm

When i called the local dealer, they wanted more than double that.

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:15 pm

My Urq cable, new, was 50 bucks, but this was through Impex in 2005

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:44 pm

Impex price is close to $90. Alot of money for cosmetics at this point

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 11:31 pm

Then quit yer complainin

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:04 am

Lol. Regardless I may have to get one. Not having a baffle is causing me to buy oil prematurely

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:15 am

I guess I dont understand the baffle issue. I ran a MC valve cover for years with zero issues.

Toss up a wanted ad on here or Audifans for a Urq cable.

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:59 am

AudiSport4000 wrote:I guess I dont understand the baffle issue. I ran a MC valve cover for years with zero issues.

Toss up a wanted ad on here or Audifans for a Urq cable.

I'm running a JT VC. There is no baffle but it has the bracket for the throttle cable where as the MC does not. When I get into boost, the blowby is moving so fast that the oil does not have time to.., I guess effectively remove itself and remain in the engine and goes out the breather hole in the VC. The baffle acts as a way of slowing down that blowby and allowing the oil to fall back into the engine

DE80q · Post by **DE80q** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:25 am

Very true, that what the baffling is for. If you are having problems finding a ur cable, y not just have the bracket welded to the MC cover?

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:43 am

DE80q wrote:Very true, that what the baffling is for. If you are having problems finding a ur cable, y not just have the bracket welded to the MC cover?

I have been considering that. I gotta find a donor VC with the bracket first so I can just swap it in rather than risk not having a VC or a thottle cable bracket while fabbing it up

mounty · Post by **mounty** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:36 pm

Not many 5 cyls in the junk yards around you?

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:14 pm

More of a matter of time really.

mounty · Post by **mounty** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:24 pm

ah ok. i know where four maybe five are in a local yard around here.

AudiSport4000 · Post by **AudiSport4000** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:38 pm

AngryTaco wrote:
AudiSport4000 wrote:I guess I dont understand the baffle issue. I ran a MC valve cover for years with zero issues.

Toss up a wanted ad on here or Audifans for a Urq cable.

I'm running a JT VC. There is no baffle but it has the bracket for the throttle cable where as the MC does not. When I get into boost, the blowby is moving so fast that the oil does not have time to.., I guess effectively remove itself and remain in the engine and goes out the breather hole in the VC. The baffle acts as a way of slowing down that blowby and allowing the oil to fall back into the engine

Interesting. I guess I never noticed the MC VC having a baffle either? The old 4cyl VC's did, though.

Learn something new every day

AngryTaco · Post by **AngryTaco** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:28 pm

I've got a smashing idea. What if I took a DKW, totally buggered and rusty, dropped in a 20vt, an 016 with welded center dif and a 4kq rear end. That would make one hell of a Euro Ratrod

scubadave · Post by **scubadave** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:44 pm

Yeah, Just weld the bracket on the MC VC.

AngryTaco wrote:I've got a smashing idea. What if I took a DKW, totally buggered and rusty, dropped in a 20vt, an 016 with welded center dif and a 4kq rear end. That would make one hell of a Euro Ratrod

20 valves? are you sure you want to stop there? I know where you can get an extra 20 on top of that for a killer price. HE HE

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