Audi FSI Engine Carbon Build-up Megathread

[jonmartinez223]

Vehicle Make/Model : 2009 Audi S5
Location: What state/country the car was driven primarily : Denver, Colorado
Mileage/Date in which CB was discovered : 67,0000
Oil used : Castrol Synthetic
Oil Change Interval : 5k Miles
Fuel Used : Sinclair / Costco / Conoco 93 Premium
How short/long are your trips on average : 5 Miles - 25 Miles

Noticed my car running poorly. No Engine codes or anything like that. Just purchased it at 60K miles and the previous owner has had it since 10k miles. He said he never really stepped on it. After noticing my car running a little sluggish, my brother and I decided to open it up and take a look at the Intake Valves. No surprise that they were in rough shape, and full of carbon. We followed a few DIY to open it up. At the current moment, we are a bit stuck because 5 Valves are closed but 3 stayed open. 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.

[illegitimus]

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.