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by jassem99
Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:02 pm
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: Volkswagen coil driving
Replies: 51
Views: 6013

I think he is referring to a slit being in the toothed wheel. i wouldnt waste my time going to the junkyard and pulling one out. big time pain in the a@@.

Not really. The ABF wheel is the exact same one as the ABA one shown in the picture. The slit is in the body of the sensor itself. When the ...
by jassem99
Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:09 pm
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: Volkswagen coil driving
Replies: 51
Views: 6013

This is what my crankshaft sensor looks like:


From the picture I can't make out a slot along the side of the sensor, so it doesn't seem like a hall to me. To make certain, remove the sensor connector, check for +12V on the 3-pin connector when the ignition is switched on. If one of the pins (pin ...
by jassem99
Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:29 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: Volkswagen coil driving
Replies: 51
Views: 6013

I don't think the following will be of much help to you if your crank sensor is VR, but for my hall sensor here's what i found:

The VW hall and VR crank sensors are identical in outward appearance, except that the hall model has a slot running along the side of the sensor body. And IIRC the hall 3 ...