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Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087
Reply #30 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 8:57am

TrevorSchlientz wrote on Aug 14^th, 2026 at 8:36am:

Isnt closure so sweet.

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100% it is. I have been so happy ever since i verified it, nothing else can ruin my day or this feeling.

But most importantly I am happy it happened this way. because I must have thrown 1000$ or more in fuel system parts lol without bringing the Picoscope out. Now the first thing I will do in the future is bring the Pico out

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Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087
Reply #31 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 6:01pm

I just finished retiming it. Before putting the timing covers pack on I cranked it and captured the cam+crank waveform.

It looks like it is on time this time around but I need to do some more redearch on how to compare the known good and my capture in the same screen. In the meantime can you guys please help me verify if timing is good?

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JÜJA Guru Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 311 San Cristòbal de las Casas, Ch Mexico Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #32 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 6:43pm Here's a visual side by side with an edge count.
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Albi Freshman Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 29 Connecticut Connecticut USA Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #33 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 7:55pm That looks like it is on time.
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JÜJA Guru Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 311 San Cristòbal de las Casas, Ch Mexico Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #34 - Aug 14^th, 2026 at 9:18pm Albi wrote on Aug 14^th, 2026 at 7:55pm: That looks like it is on time. Yes, it does/is.
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Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087
Reply #35 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 4:10am

Albi wrote on Aug 14^th, 2026 at 8:57am:

TrevorSchlientz wrote on Aug 14^th, 2026 at 8:36am:

Isnt closure so sweet.

Smiley

100% it is. I have been so happy ever since i verified it, nothing else can ruin my day or this feeling.

But most importantly I am happy it happened this way. because I must have thrown 1000$ or more in fuel system parts lol without bringing the Picoscope out. Now the first thing I will do in the future is bring the Pico out

This! This is what we need to convey to the world. This is is the reason why, right here.

Good job on sticking with it and seeing it through Albi.

This the type of experience that will pay dividends for years to come.

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Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087
Reply #36 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 4:55am

Thank you for making the cam+crank template for me Trevor. Not knowing how to use the Picoscope is the reason why I have shelfed it for so long. I was getting anxiety just thinking that I have to read wiring diagrams and take appart the ecm to probe the wire for the crankshaft.

Thank god I took it out and decided to come to this forum because this experience took that fear away and it gave me a new gift where now I am excited and looking forward to the next time I have to use the Pico.
I will go into a deep dive and watch the Learning Vault videos on Autonerdz on how to use Pico7

Honestly thank god for the pico. Its such a rock solid way to identify an issue without tearing stuff down and without wasting money and time throwing parts at the car. On top of that you take a big mental beating everytime you spend time replacing parts and then get dissapointed when the problem doesnt go away. God only knows what I went through with this car.

I'll definitely be in group therapy this month. This is a good case study to talk about if we have the time.

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Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087
Reply #37 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 7:00am

Oh and another thing. I should have paid attention to this detail. So even though the car was crank no start, it used to stall after a few cranks and i would have to hold the brake and turn ignition on again to get it to crank, and it wouyld stall again and the cycle would repeat.
Yesterday when i got timing right, there was a nice beautiful long smooth crank, it didn't stall. But because I lack experience doing timing chains (this is my first timing chain ever) I didn't pick up on the clue that the crank then stall problem was a deeper issue. My waveforms should it as well, there were short cranking sessions followed by no signal and then a crank signal again.

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Albi Freshman Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 29 Connecticut Connecticut USA Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #38 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 5:32pm Car purs like a cat. Thank you so much guys. /Fixed
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JÜJA Guru Member Picogroup Offline Posts: 311 San Cristòbal de las Casas, Ch Mexico Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #39 - Aug 15^th, 2026 at 8:07pm Lucky you . I am surprised no valves were bent and the compression you had with the timing off.
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Albi Freshman Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 29 Connecticut Connecticut USA Gender:	Re: 2016 Tiguan crank no start p0087 Reply #40 - Aug 16^th, 2026 at 4:47am JÜJA wrote on Aug 15^th, 2026 at 8:07pm: Lucky you . I am surprised no valves were bent and the compression you had with the timing off. Yea lol I don’t know how I didn’t bend valves.
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