I fitted a febi, not quite aWhat crank sensor did you fit, genuine VAG, or aftermarket?
Check connector, is the cable in good condition, are the pins clean and aligned?
You need to be sure it is actually connected, as in continuity of each cable, the ECU.
Edit: I notice you say "... turns a couple of times..."
Does it really spin, or does it just about turn over as in the batter is very nearly flat?
Log Engine Group 001, you'll see engine speed, from the ECU. Is the engine speed registering, as you crank the engine?
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the cheapest but £25 or so from autodoc. I have it on jump leads to another running car but still barely turns a few times very slowly and dead. I don't know if it turns over enough to get a reading on vcds, tried to graph it but nothing