Audi 5 cylinders 2.3/2.0

Engine codes AAR,NF,NG,RT,PS Two-piece intake manifold

The first thing to do is to remove the intake hose. There are other smaller hoses - these must also be removed.

Removing mechanical injector

Remove mechanical injectors and distributor.

Remove upper half of intake manifold

Remove throttle dampfer (under throttle assembly) which prevents installing fuel rail.

Remove MAF air plate. Secure moving part with plastic strap.

Cut start injector mount which prevents installing fuel rail.

Injector sleeves

Install new injector sleeves. Use engine sealant to secure them.

Fuel rail

Install injectors into fuel rail. Then, lubricate o-rings with water, and fit rail with injectors into place. Make sure injectors are fully inserted into plastic guides without skewing.

Mark and drill holes for securing the rail.

Fuel lines and filter

Now the fuel lines can be mounted

The metal cylinder with three fittings is a fuel filter combined with a pressure regulator, you will need to get rid of the old original one.

The delivery line that goes from the fuel pump is connected to the "IN" fitting.
The return line that goes back to the tank is connected directly to the unnamed central fitting.
The main line that goes to the fuel rail is connected to the "OUT".

Use the the three black junctions provided with the kit to connect the rubber line to the filter/pressure regulator and ensure that they are properly mounted.

After the fuel lines are installed, turn on and off the ignition (without powering the starter) 5-6 times, to build pressure in the fuel lines.

Check carefully for any leaks.

Idle valve

Before installing, clean valve internals with carburettor cleaner, and lubricate with the oil. Don't use WD40, it is not lubricant. To fit the valve, you should slightly bend it's mount, to move valve closer to the engine block.

Intake air heater

The 2.3 engine is equipped with an automatic intake air heating shutter, which does not allow the intake air to cool below 10-20 degrees. Check that this valve is working properly. If the valve is faulty, the throttle valve and IAC may freeze. This leads to problems with the cold start and idling.

MAP sensor

MAP sensor location is really important to ensure a good engine operation. Locate MAP sensor exactly as shown on photo.

Drill 13mm hole for the sensor and 8mm for the bolt that will secure it. Cover the drill tip with grease to catch the debris, it is reccomended to clean the intake manifold after drilling the hole to ensure that no metal debris is left in it.

Seal hole with a sealant. Sufficient sealing paste must be applied because the surface of the intake manifold is rough.

Secure sensor with included screw. Apply sealant to the thread, to prevent air leaks and unscrewing.

Never install any sensor with the wires upwards, water will flow off the cable and shortcircuit the sensor.

Warning

It is prohibited to install MAP sensor in place of cold start injector.

ECU and wiring

Warning

Disconnect battery when working with the electrical system. Connect battery back only when engine have to be started.

ECU is dust and splashproof. It cannot withstand continuous water contact or pressurized water, so it is reccomended to install it in a dry and safe place. Do not install ECU with cable upwards. In this case, water and moisture will flow off the cable into ECU.

Warning

Wire colors are subject to change. If wires have text labels - use labels to identify wire purpose.

This is the wiring.

This is overview of installation, with some of the mounting points. ECU is located in place of the mechanical injection distributor. You should start wiring with locating ECU and connecting injectors, while manifold is disassembled. The rest of the wiring will find it's place then.

AFS emulator

Attention

For RT engine, AFS emulator is not needed. Skip this chapter.

Plastic box #1 should be removed from the distributor, and left connected, otherwise the stock ECU will show an error.

Cut the middle wire from the connector #2, and connect to the EMUL wire.

It should be insulated with shrink tubing or electrical tape.

Check the resistance between pin 1 and 3 of the connector #2. It should be 3..5 kOhm. If not - check wires near the connector for oxidation and damage.

The connector #2 is now plugged back into the original place.

Hall sensor

Find the hall sensor connector on the ignition distributor.

Connect DH wire in parallel to the central wire of hall sensor connector.

Lambda sensor

Connect the LAMBDA wire to the signal wire of the lambda probe (see on photo).

Attention

Make sure to disconnect the lambda from the stock ECU to avoid interference.

If you don't have lambda sensor, or your sensor is malfunctioning, you should install universal Bosch sensor 0258986507 or 0258006537

Connection diagram:

white wires - to the lambda heating connector, or to the fuel pump supply
black - signal to the ECU
gray - to the ECU ground

Throttle position switches

Disconnect stock connector, and check idle switch resistance. It should be 0..5 Ohm. If higher - switch is worn out, you should replace it.

Connect IDLE SW in parallel to the idle switch wire (#1 at the connector)

Connect FULL SW in parallel to the full throttle switch wire (#3 at the connector)

Coolant temperature sensor

CLT wire is connected in parallel to the coolant temperature sensor pin #2 (black-red)

Idle valve

Disconnect old idle valve connector, and connect new one, labeled IDLE.

Attention

Only 2-wire idle valve is supported. For 3-wire valve, external circuit is needed. For more information, look into additional info section at the end of the document.

Power

Connect power wires to the battery. Secure main relay near the battery.

Connect COIL +12 wire to the ignition coil +12V terminal. This wire is used for switching on the main relay.

LPG

Connect the EXT wire to the gas supply valve, turn on the LPG mode by EXT input in the settings. Now the ECU will adapt to work on gas fuel.

If you have a carburetted LPG system - you do not need to cut the power of gasoline injectors. Check Turn off injection option and fuel will be cut by the signal from the EXT.

Air conditioner

Connect EXT wire to the air conditioner clutch wire. It is used for maintaining idle RPM while air conditioner is operating.

K-Line

Normally, you will use Bluetooth interface to connect to the ECU. In rare cases, BT connection is unreliable, so you can use K-Line instead.

To connect K-Line cable, you should prepare 3 wires:

12V
Ground
K-line

Pinout of the K-Line cable:

Pinout of the car OBD2 connector

Other wires

There are other wires, not mentioned in this manual. They are reserved for future use. Isolate and hide unused wires into the harness.

Distributor

Distributor check for AAR engine

Attention! Make sure that the sensing element is opposite to the connector! If the hall sensor is located next to the connector, the ignition system will not work correctly! You should replace the sensor with the correct one.

Correct hall sensor for the AAR engine:

VAG 030 905 065 B
OSSCA 05430
JP GROUP 1191400300

Distributor preparation for phased injection

This is optional operation. If done - you'll get sequential phased injection. It is crucial for CNG/LPG conversion. For petrol - you can use batch injection and be perfectly happy with the engine operation. Phased injection on petrol can bring some fuel economy while cruising.

This manual is not dependent on the distributor model and rotation direction. If your distributor is different from the photo - just strictly follow the manual, and you will get the right result.

Find high voltage pin, connected to the 1st cylinder

Make mark on the distributor case

Take off the distributor cap. Turn the crankshaft to align the rotor with the mark.

Now, set the engine to the TDC. Rotor should still point to the mark.

Take off the rotor and the plastic cap. Mark the window edge at the center of the hall sensor. This window edge should be widened.

You should widen the window edge by 1.1mm. Make it with maximum precision. If PHASE indicator in the program will be unstable - widen the window by another 0.1mm If window will be too wide - idling will be unstable.

Additional info

Wiring diagram for Audi 2.3 AAR engine

2 - EVAP valve
3 - fuel pump
6 - idle valve
10 - ignition amplifier
11 - ignition coil
16 - cold start injector
21 - injection pressure regulator
36 - throttle switches
37 - lambda sensor
40 - hall sensor
42 - coolant temperature sensor
45 - knock sensor
50 - airflow sensor
51 - atmospheric pressure sensor
80 - air conditioner
84 - instrument cluster
91 - fuel pump relay
100 - injection ECU
103 - ignition ECU

Wiring diagram for Audi 2.0 RT engine

3 - fuel pump
6 - idle valve
10 - ignition amplifier
11 - ignition coil
16 - cold start injector
21 - injection pressure regulator
36 - throttle switches
37 - lambda sensor
40 - hall sensor
42 - coolant temperature sensor
45 - knock sensor
48 - coolant thermo switch
50 - airflow valve position sensor
84 - instrument cluster
87 - start signal
91 - fuel pump relay
100 - injection ECU
103 - ignition ECU

MAP sensor pinout

Invent Jetronic ECU pinout

View at the ECU connector


	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
A	IDLE	INJ1	INJ2	INJ3	INJ4	INJ5	INJ6
B	+12V	CLT	TPS	AN	KLINE	EMUL	IDLE SW	FULL SW
C	GND	5V OUT	IAT	MAP	LAMBDA	EXT	DH	AC*

(*) - АС input is available starting from ECU version 2.3

3-wire IAC valve

It has two windings - one for opening and the other for closing.

To connect this valve, an external circuit is required. A MOSFET with a current of >5A and a voltage of >55V is used.

The dotted line indicates the IAC.

Abbreviations

MAP - absolute pressure sensor
TPS - throttle position sensor
IAT - sensor air temperature
CLT - coolant temperature sensor
DH - Hall sensor
AFS - airflow sensor