Quote Originally Posted by jonmartinez223 View Post
It is an Automatic Audi S5 and the Parking "hand break" was enabled prior to opening the car up. Does anyone have any ideas on how we can get the last 3 valves to fully close so we can continue cleaning them? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Might be too late and you had figured out how to do this but on my A4 2.0T, the 1st and 3rd cylinder valves were also open when I took the manifold off. What I did was, put car in neutral, take the timing belt cover off to expose the camshaft bold. Put a socket wrench to it and turn hard clockwise! It'll be a little hard but the valves should move significantly, do not be afraid to turn it with force. Have your buddy watch for the valves to move up and down as you turn the bold of the camshaft and watch for complete cycle and figure out when to stop to ensure your 3rd cyl valves are completely closed... I hope this helps you or whoever else is manning up to accomplishing this.