4Driver4

Just an upadate for those who care:
When I took the 1999 A6 Avant apart to change the timing belt I found that the old belt was not correctly installed. The valve timing was off 10-12 degrees, a significant amount. After doing the service and setting the timing correctly, it is like driving a different car. Prior to the service the car was gutless. Not horribly slow, but noticably slower than the sedan with the same engine. After the service, the car feels great; about as good as it gets for a 2.8.

So again I say: Always use the timing belt tools and take the time to set the valve timing correctly. Just because the car runs does not mean that the timing is correct.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/576401.phtml">Original timing belt tools rant.</a></li></ul>

Eric 2.7

Good to hear it! I am still amazed that it ran as well as it did like that.

Egil A64.2s - S6

Good news!

Grapeking

It is nice when the story end up well! Congrats.

Rocky-in-Connecticut

...I find it hard to believe your timing was off even one tooth and wasn't throwing a CEL with a fault code for the cam sensor. Amazing.

4Driver4

Both cams were in sync with each other but the cams and crank were not timed correctly. I think whoever did the job last time was sloppy.