How to manually turn the crank to close valves?

[bermudakid]

Just like the title states how can you manually turn the crank to close valves on a 2.0t?

Starting doing carbon cleaning myself and need to close the valves but my ratchet is too short to reach it, and my breaker bar is too thick to fit in the space with the socket on it.
I just want to make sure there isn't another way to do it before I go out and try and get a shallow socket or a longer ratchet. I've searched but only found 1 diy that said jack the car up and do it from the bottom but I wont be able to jack the car up to get under it now.

Also just to verify the bolt on the end of the crank is 24mm?

[Stazi]

I used a 1/2" ratchet with a regular 24mm socket. IT's tight but you can squeeze it in there. Easiest to do from underneath. Shouldn't be any reason you can jack up the front to access it.

[MugelloB7RS4]

On my car, I just put the car in 6th gear and was able to rock it enough to close the valves. Worked like a charm

[BrianVan]

There was a Audizine member that posted a youtube vid that wit car in neutral, just two handed pulled\pushed the serpentine belt so it would turn the motor. It was small movement each push\pull, I thing he pushed down on it....like maybe an inch or 1/2 inch each push...but he did it...
Be sure to pull the fuse for the fuel line as any ignition start\aux batt start or opening the driver door will "charge\prime" the fuel line if you have most of that apart, there are some vids with fuel spraying everywhere.
And sorry...don't have the vid....i think one of the comments mentioned...Old man strength, or old guy strength....search for that it you may find the thread....

[A4x]

I used a 1/2" ratchet with a regular 24mm socket. IT's tight but you can squeeze it in there. Easiest to do from underneath. Shouldn't be any reason you can jack up the front to access it.

This is what I did, using a shallow 24mm socket. Was accessible from above.

To add on to the OPs question, is the direction important for manually turning the engine over? I would think you want to go in the same direction the engine runs. I don't remember what that is.

[Stazi]

Looking from the front the engine needs to be rotated clockwise


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[bermudakid]

Thanks guys I just need to get a longer ratchet and Shallow 24 mm, I'll be sure to disconnect the battery or pull the fuse too

[bermudakid]

Hmm, I'll have to try this.

[Stazi]

Thanks guys I just need to get a longer ratchet and Shallow 24 mm, I'll be sure to disconnect the battery or pull the fuse too

Not necessary at all. Just leave the driver door closed after you pop the hood and don’t open it again until it’s all back together.


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[A4x]

Not necessary at all. Just leave the driver door closed after you pop the hood and don’t open it again until it’s all back together.

Pulling the fuse takes about 10 seconds and it is a nice way to prevent a bone-headed move (opening door) and have fuel shoot all over the engine bay. I would recommend doing this before starting the job. Even do it the night before to prevent the fuel pump from priming and increasing pressure in the lines before you disconnect the lines.

[Smac770]

"technically", the fuse should be irrelevant since the very first step in removing the intake manifold in the repair manual is "disconnect the battery ground cable".

And before doing that, one should have released pressure in the high pressure rail by starting the engine, pulling the fuel pump control module fuse, turning the engine off as soon as the high pressure rail reads 800 kPA (and most definitely before it reaches 600 kPA or the engine might stall), and then immediately cracking the HPFP to HP line connection (so the pressure doesn't rebuild "due to post-heating", according to the repair manual).

[bermudakid]