FWD's got the CVT... if timing fixes it you might as well walnut blast it and soak the pistons with B12 since the oil control rings are probably stuck by now. 2.0T things.
The B9 generation was such a major upgrade for this car - no 2.0T timing issues, no more piston ring failures, upgraded PCV which meant less carbon BU, a fairly robust DCT... it's like a Camry in comparison. Good luck with this one, I don't envy you 😅
I had the same thing on my 2011 A4 Quattro. It ended up being the fuel control module if that is the problem of the car, you can tell easily by opening up your door and a quiet place and see if you can hear the fuel pump prime if you don't hear it, that is generally the case. The module is located underneath the back seat just outside The fuel pump attached to the body
The early B8s were a disaster (mostly due to oil consumption and timing chain tensioners failing). If the tensioner failed or some other reason it's out of time, you're going to need a full head rebuild with new valves at minimum on up to a replacement engine. They had this stuff mostly sorted out by the B8.5 facelift (2013+).
My 10’ bought new A4, stg 2 tune since 30k miles is now at 290k miles. It’s been such a reliable car!! Nothing but $40 oil changes, fluid swaps, filters and spark plugs the last 190k miles other than a water pump which only was $280 to fix. 😊
I have one, 2013 B8.5 model A4 2lt Turbo wagon, but 230 hprs, and 8 speed auto,sports and manual, only has 130kms/80k miles, and the only problem Ive had was water pump at 100k km(normal) and more trans fluid at 120k km, and its rather fast but I have all the extras
The Xenon lights are a pain in the axx, the directional versions even more so, you're definitely better off without. Clean the Haldex filter when you change the diff oil.
Timing chain tensioner usually goes out around 100,000 miles, some will last longer, some will not even see 100,000 miles. The only guarantee is, it will fail, leaving you with bent valves. Anyone with the 2 L Turbo., should get the tensioner replaced at/around 80,000 miles.
Tire date codes don't necessarily mean WHEN they were put on... just when they were molded. I've ordered new sets of tires from a local warehouse and have gotten DOT date codes weeks, months, YEARS apart for the same set.
It is a''basic '' us spec audi A4. In Europe, thiw model had even fewer options. For example, leather, electrically adjustable seats were expensive extras. The same goes for 17'' alloy wheels. The basic 16'' alloys were horrible.. The basic engine was an 1800 tfsi with 120hp and 6 speed manual transmission, manual a/c and plastic hubcups on 16'' steel wheels. This basic engine was the most reliable petrol engine though. The diesels were much more dependable cars overall.
As a european viewer I find it funny that an A4 with leather is a "luxury car" for americans. Base af with 2.0 tdi, fwd and manual cloth seats is what I imagine when I think of an A4, not luxury.
2010 Audi 4 FWD had a CVT and the engine was 211 HP at 5400 RPMs / 258 ft lbs @ 1,500 rpm. Their Achilles heel was and still is for most Audi gas engines, the timing chain after 100k + miles. Have fun!
Kyle a very good dude. Weird there are no codes. Hopefully an Audi tech will see this and weigh in. This type of analysis is helped by 'experience' when no codes to direct a troubleshooting search. I do like your next prescribed course of action...pull the plugs...compression check and boroscope. Lack of time of course can affect compression if valves not simultaneosly closed at TDC...low compression hopefully with no cylinder damage may support timing chain skipped time. Spark and fuel...any presence of fuel? on the plugs when pulled...smell. Lack of spark when cranking using a $5 in line ignition spark tester, plug by plug, pulling each coil pack one by one with in line tester when cranking the engine. No spark or no fuel = no run.
Hey I have a 2010 a4 Quattro there’s a fuse box under hood under panel for windshield wipers under the windshield wiper fluid storage part that blows commonly mine did sounded the same changed that and it worked
You’re right about the offset pedals in RHD versions. I considered buying one back in 2012 but the pedals were so far offset to the right it’s unreal. My right knee was in agony before I’d even finished the test drive. I’ve no idea how anyone daily’s a RHD version.
VW & Audi are notorious for not starting if they have a discharged battery. I'd try putting a fully recharged Healthy battery on it and see what it does. A friend of mine ( back in the day ) had a VW Passat GL5 ( the 5 cylinder Audi engine) and that would crank all day & not fire if the battery was even slightly discharged. Maybe they fixed that problem, but I'd still try a good healthy fully recharged battery first.
Best of luck on that. 2010 is one of the oil burner years. Our 2011 was using a quart per 3/4 tank of fuel. VAG hasn’t been concerned with making a long lived product for some time now.
I've owned three Audi's, a 2001 A4, 2007 A4, and 2010 S4, all with Quattro and 6-speed manual transmissions. The first one was great until a drunk driver hit me head on, and i was glad i had the Audi since my previous honda would have been a fatal accident. The 2007 A4 also had zero issues aside from a bit of oil consumption but thats typical for turbocharged cars. I still have the 2010 S4 and aside from maintenance, the very first issue just happened and i have to replace the master cylinder. Easy fix.
You'd be surprised how cheap it is to upgrade the rearview mirror and add a rain sensor. IIRC, it cost about $150 to add those features to my MK5 Jetta after ordering some parts from VW China.
I have a 2013 B8.5 allroad with the 2.0 and I did the timing chain job myself, it's surprisingly easy provided you have the tool which I'm sure you can borrow from the ninja
I have a Audi A4 B8 tdi Sline and has been a tank, reliable and i do 52mpg. Funny also has dents in the quarter panel 😂😂 And mine is a RHD version and the pedals fit correctly, the difference is the throttle uses a normal pedal instead of the big one that Audi normally uses
I’d be curious to see a compression test. But I bet you can still make money parting it out.Still would be nice to see it run. Don’t think you can lose either way on this one
I know it’s basic for you, but if I have cruise control and a decent stereo I’m fine! I have a 2012 Camry hybrid XLE and I have never opened the sunroof so…
Yeaaaaa get ready to pull the head. Honestly it's not super hard to replace the valves in these cars. Grab a gasket kit, some valves, and a timing chain kit and you'll be good
It's such a pretty paper weight though and if nothing works out to get it running you have a lot of decent parts to sell. It sounds like my 95 Neon after it completely shredded the timing belt waiting for the light to change. I opened the hood and saw the broken timing cover and closed it again and called the tow truck. Between the age, bad paint, and a damaged drivers door it wasn't worth fixing again to me. Took a few minor things out of it and gave it away. It did also have almost 190k on it and I drove it from 2005 till Early 2020 so it owed me nothing and I loved driving it being a 2 door coupe.
2.0T with Multitronic CVT should give 211hp factory or 268 with a tune. Good luck with piston ring failure and excessive oil consumption, like 1 quart per 500 miles. The multitronic CVT is a time bomb
I got the cvt one also 2015. Hopefully no issues. I just changed the fluid and filter. Any advice will help. It has 83k. I probably need to do ignition coils soon
Had a audi B6/A4 fwd with the 1.8 and the cvt transmission took a crap on me in less than a year.. granted i did beat the pi$$ out of it lol eventually the cvt stands for "cant verify torque" 😅
FYI That's not a "base" car in Europe lol. You could get them with the 1.8l Engine, 6 Speed Manual, Cloth Seats, no Trip Computer (missing buttons to switch screens on the cluster), a Monochrome MMI (Red Backlight) and probably Manual AC (not sure on that one). Oh and those Engines have terrible oil control rings. Unless it has always had high quality full synthetic oil with reasonable change intervals, they will burn oil like crazy. Audi just stated 1,5L Oil consumption per 100km (1.59qt per 62mi) is "within spec" in the manual and didn't do a thing about it.
@@turk3sh Recently changed the timing chain and tensioner on my daughter's 2012 VW EOS with the same engine. I'm assuming it's the EA888. And these engines burn LOTS of oil.
@@forbiddendonut while doing the water pump(plastic propeller, broke of course) they did it for preventive maintainance, it was starting to get loose. $1700 later
I hate to say this but you know how you would have a error code or a non-starter loose gas cap maybe the battery is the reason why it's not feeding its system the right power info and that is the reason why the car is not starting the battery thank you John Ross
The only cheap luxury cars are the Lincoln Town Car, some old school Cadillacs, and a few Lexus sedans. Anything else, well ... there is no such thing as a cheap luxury car ... especially if it's from Europe. You may buy that Audi for cheap, but you will inevitably pay full price for the car through its costs to keep it on the road. Oh, and if you ever have to tear the engine apart, take the piston rings and make them into the Audi logo...
It’s the fuel pump! JR has bad luck with pumps…washer pumps, fuel pumps…and those ignition coils are always suspect. Good luck buddy, if anyone can fix it, you can.
Love the looks of the Audi's (especially the A5 Sportsback) but wouldn't dare buy one due to their notorious reputation with the 2.0T engines. Once you hit 100K miles you are on borrowed time before a major disaster. Looking forward to you watching you analyzing and fixing this one.
With you living in a state that loves its Civil Asset Forfeiture and an Audi that smells like a skunk, the possibility of entertaining video possibilities is vast.
lol I don't think anybody uses the Ipod anymore which is why apple discontinued it two years ago. Now a days everyone just uses their phone or satellite radio
Bye bye timing chain. That motors got no compression😂 you will need a cylinder head. There’s really no getting lucky when these jump time. Probably has the old style tensioner in it too. The lock is only held in with a band from the outside of the tensioner and it likes to shear causing it to compress and create slack in the chain.
Maybe it is a “walking” basket case. Especially if it leave the owner walking when it breaks down! Lol! I’ve also not heard good things about that era of cars.
Go to getsunday.com/watchjrgo and use promo code JRGO30 to get 30% off your custom lawn care plan!
FWD's got the CVT... if timing fixes it you might as well walnut blast it and soak the pistons with B12 since the oil control rings are probably stuck by now. 2.0T things.
I sure hope timing fixed it, looks like it's only $100 for the set and OE tensioner 😳
@@WatchJRGo if the timing went, then you've got bent valves. Going to cost more than $100.
Are FWD only CVT? Presume that must be specific to America then as you got normal autos and manuals in the UK.
@@andybell7415 could be, Audi loves their "multitronic cvt" on FWD A4s for the last few generations in the US, likely as a gas saver
audi is AWD
The B9 generation was such a major upgrade for this car - no 2.0T timing issues, no more piston ring failures, upgraded PCV which meant less carbon BU, a fairly robust DCT... it's like a Camry in comparison. Good luck with this one, I don't envy you 😅
JR is in an abusive relationship with Audi. We need to help him.
😂
JR's relationship with Audi reminds me of Hoovie's relationship with BMW. Abusive, disastrous and expensive. Also highly entertaining.
@@davidgalinat4257 Alex's relationship with Mercedes also.
I had the same thing on my 2011 A4 Quattro. It ended up being the fuel control module if that is the problem of the car, you can tell easily by opening up your door and a quiet place and see if you can hear the fuel pump prime if you don't hear it, that is generally the case. The module is located underneath the back seat just outside The fuel pump attached to the body
The early B8s were a disaster (mostly due to oil consumption and timing chain tensioners failing). If the tensioner failed or some other reason it's out of time, you're going to need a full head rebuild with new valves at minimum on up to a replacement engine. They had this stuff mostly sorted out by the B8.5 facelift (2013+).
You should have this Kyle fella on more. He's entertaining to watch.
Dig through the archives, you'll find me ;) haha
My 10’ bought new A4, stg 2 tune since 30k miles is now at 290k miles. It’s been such a reliable car!! Nothing but $40 oil changes, fluid swaps, filters and spark plugs the last 190k miles other than a water pump which only was $280 to fix. 😊
I have one, 2013 B8.5 model A4 2lt Turbo wagon, but 230 hprs, and 8 speed auto,sports and manual, only has 130kms/80k miles, and the only problem Ive had was water pump at 100k km(normal) and more trans fluid at 120k km, and its rather fast but I have all the extras
The Xenon lights are a pain in the axx, the directional versions even more so, you're definitely better off without.
Clean the Haldex filter when you change the diff oil.
Timing chain tensioner usually goes out around 100,000 miles, some will last longer, some will not even see 100,000 miles. The only guarantee is, it will fail, leaving you with bent valves. Anyone with the 2 L Turbo., should get the tensioner replaced at/around 80,000 miles.
Tire date codes don't necessarily mean WHEN they were put on... just when they were molded. I've ordered new sets of tires from a local warehouse and have gotten DOT date codes weeks, months, YEARS apart for the same set.
Ha! JR and Kyle need to do more videos together… seems like a great dude.
It is a''basic '' us spec audi A4. In Europe, thiw model had even fewer options. For example, leather, electrically adjustable seats were expensive extras. The same goes for 17'' alloy wheels. The basic 16'' alloys were horrible.. The basic engine was an 1800 tfsi with 120hp and 6 speed manual transmission, manual a/c and plastic hubcups on 16'' steel wheels. This basic engine was the most reliable petrol engine though. The diesels were much more dependable cars overall.
As a european viewer I find it funny that an A4 with leather is a "luxury car" for americans. Base af with 2.0 tdi, fwd and manual cloth seats is what I imagine when I think of an A4, not luxury.
Basically a VW with an Audi badge.👍
I was going to say, isn't this stripper A4 basically a Jetta?
No. Engine is still classic longitudinal Audi.
2010 Audi 4 FWD had a CVT and the engine was 211 HP at 5400 RPMs / 258 ft lbs @ 1,500 rpm. Their Achilles heel was and still is for most Audi gas engines, the timing chain after 100k + miles. Have fun!
Kyle a very good dude.
Weird there are no codes. Hopefully an Audi tech will see this and weigh in. This type of analysis is helped by 'experience' when no codes to direct a troubleshooting search.
I do like your next prescribed course of action...pull the plugs...compression check and boroscope. Lack of time of course can affect compression if valves not simultaneosly closed at TDC...low compression hopefully with no cylinder damage may support timing chain skipped time.
Spark and fuel...any presence of fuel? on the plugs when pulled...smell.
Lack of spark when cranking using a $5 in line ignition spark tester, plug by plug, pulling each coil pack one by one with in line tester when cranking the engine. No spark or no fuel = no run.
Hey I have a 2010 a4 Quattro there’s a fuse box under hood under panel for windshield wipers under the windshield wiper fluid storage part that blows commonly mine did sounded the same changed that and it worked
Bent valves, junkyard special. Fuel pump maybe? Or no spark. Compression test will show if there's bent valves.
Cool! I've been working on an A6 lately myself.
JR are you turning into a Jr. Hooptie.
Water ingress ECU, relays etc check under the RHS panel in the box. Under the relays
You’re right about the offset pedals in RHD versions. I considered buying one back in 2012 but the pedals were so far offset to the right it’s unreal. My right knee was in agony before I’d even finished the test drive. I’ve no idea how anyone daily’s a RHD version.
It feels like the crank issue on the Equinox, will be interesting to see if this one is bad fuel or timing like you suggest. Cheers!
VW & Audi are notorious for not starting if they have a discharged battery. I'd try putting a fully recharged Healthy battery on it and see what it does.
A friend of mine ( back in the day ) had a VW Passat GL5 ( the 5 cylinder Audi engine) and that would crank all day & not fire if the battery was even slightly discharged.
Maybe they fixed that problem, but I'd still try a good healthy fully recharged battery first.
Best of luck on that. 2010 is one of the oil burner years. Our 2011 was using a quart per 3/4 tank of fuel. VAG hasn’t been concerned with making a long lived product for some time now.
I've owned three Audi's, a 2001 A4, 2007 A4, and 2010 S4, all with Quattro and 6-speed manual transmissions. The first one was great until a drunk driver hit me head on, and i was glad i had the Audi since my previous honda would have been a fatal accident. The 2007 A4 also had zero issues aside from a bit of oil consumption but thats typical for turbocharged cars. I still have the 2010 S4 and aside from maintenance, the very first issue just happened and i have to replace the master cylinder. Easy fix.
“Do the hood struts work? They try” killed me
I would like to see a lawn-off with Legit Street Car, using Sunday lawn care products of course!
There are many words in the English language, but for lack of a better word, I'll say I love what you do on UA-cam. I needed you to know that.
You'd be surprised how cheap it is to upgrade the rearview mirror and add a rain sensor. IIRC, it cost about $150 to add those features to my MK5 Jetta after ordering some parts from VW China.
I have a 2013 B8.5 allroad with the 2.0 and I did the timing chain job myself, it's surprisingly easy provided you have the tool which I'm sure you can borrow from the ninja
Probably a long shot but a quick check. Check the fuses. Good luck
I have a Audi A4 B8 tdi Sline and has been a tank, reliable and i do 52mpg.
Funny also has dents in the quarter panel 😂😂
And mine is a RHD version and the pedals fit correctly, the difference is the throttle uses a normal pedal instead of the big one that Audi normally uses
I’d be curious to see a compression test. But I bet you can still make money parting it out.Still would be nice to see it run. Don’t think you can lose either way on this one
Wow so many shared interior parts/materials with a mk5 jetta.
It saddens me to see John at 400k subs when he works harder than most UA-camrs
I know it’s basic for you, but if I have cruise control and a decent stereo I’m fine! I have a 2012 Camry hybrid XLE and I have never opened the sunroof so…
Yeaaaaa get ready to pull the head. Honestly it's not super hard to replace the valves in these cars. Grab a gasket kit, some valves, and a timing chain kit and you'll be good
All points point to part out imo....
You can add Carplay the Audi MMI system. Sold a friend an 2010 Audi Q5 3.2L and he added Apple Carplay for his daughter.
It's such a pretty paper weight though and if nothing works out to get it running you have a lot of decent parts to sell. It sounds like my 95 Neon after it completely shredded the timing belt waiting for the light to change. I opened the hood and saw the broken timing cover and closed it again and called the tow truck. Between the age, bad paint, and a damaged drivers door it wasn't worth fixing again to me. Took a few minor things out of it and gave it away. It did also have almost 190k on it and I drove it from 2005 till Early 2020 so it owed me nothing and I loved driving it being a 2 door coupe.
2.0T with Multitronic CVT should give 211hp factory or 268 with a tune. Good luck with piston ring failure and excessive oil consumption, like 1 quart per 500 miles. The multitronic CVT is a time bomb
Don't these have CVTs?
@@hojnikb corrected, thanks. yup vw passat had the first dsgs
Needs a de-tune to save the CVT
@@_RiseAgainst really? multitronic Is that weak?
@@amammes Ha, no idea. I have owned only one CVT. I didn't like it even when it was functioning properly.
I got the cvt one also 2015. Hopefully no issues. I just changed the fluid and filter. Any advice will help. It has 83k. I probably need to do ignition coils soon
Hey i have an 07 i need to put in a steering rack and pump wanna help??? Its the 3.2 tfsi motor Hehehehe
That b8 Being fwd It's definitely a cvt
The parts alone is more than $1300. At least you can make some money off of it on parts if you can't get it working.
Do compression test. Most likely bent valves. I am dealing with same crap on a tiguan just like the one in the background
Sounds like no compression so timing sounds correct
Ya, it seems to be cranking way to fast...
Wow a morning video! I'm used to watching them in the morning but not a fresh video! Lol
Haha, it was done last night but the upload failed. 😬
If the timing chain gave out then you're gonna need some valves and a cylinder head too as its an interference engine
Had a audi B6/A4 fwd with the 1.8 and the cvt transmission took a crap on me in less than a year.. granted i did beat the pi$$ out of it lol eventually the cvt stands for "cant verify torque" 😅
does this one burn oil? need to learn about how to resolve that issue on Audi's. Does the flush work? a rebuild? a at home mechanic fix?
Being from Louisville, caught onto the radio station at 12:08 so fast lol. Go Jack Harlow.
Audi, a beautiful walnut finished screen door on a submarine!
My brother had an Audi. Car broke down on a trip and he got stuck in out of state waiting for parts.
My guess is bent valves and failed timing component's
FYI That's not a "base" car in Europe lol. You could get them with the 1.8l Engine, 6 Speed Manual, Cloth Seats, no Trip Computer (missing buttons to switch screens on the cluster), a Monochrome MMI (Red Backlight) and probably Manual AC (not sure on that one). Oh and those Engines have terrible oil control rings. Unless it has always had high quality full synthetic oil with reasonable change intervals, they will burn oil like crazy. Audi just stated 1,5L Oil consumption per 100km (1.59qt per 62mi) is "within spec" in the manual and didn't do a thing about it.
Even with the car not running, JR is always the super salesman, pointing out all the nice things..
Probably out of time due to a failed timing chain tensioner. These VW/Audi engines are known for that.
My 2011 at only 80K needed it🤦🏽♂️
@@turk3sh Recently changed the timing chain and tensioner on my daughter's 2012 VW EOS with the same engine. I'm assuming it's the EA888. And these engines burn LOTS of oil.
@@forbiddendonut while doing the water pump(plastic propeller, broke of course) they did it for preventive maintainance, it was starting to get loose. $1700 later
I hate to say this but you know how you would have a error code or a non-starter loose gas cap maybe the battery is the reason why it's not feeding its system the right power info and that is the reason why the car is not starting the battery thank you John Ross
12:26 FHP calls them “Felony Trees” when they see multiple air freshener’s hanging on the rearview mirror with out of state plates. 😂
The only cheap luxury cars are the Lincoln Town Car, some old school Cadillacs, and a few Lexus sedans.
Anything else, well ... there is no such thing as a cheap luxury car ... especially if it's from Europe.
You may buy that Audi for cheap, but you will inevitably pay full price for the car through its costs to keep it on the road.
Oh, and if you ever have to tear the engine apart, take the piston rings and make them into the Audi logo...
Just watched a new video from "Royalty Auto Service" about troublesome Audi PCV blowing out the rear main seal as mentioned in your video
Always
Under
Dealer
Inspection. Then always a grand plus for anything.
what will you use to get rid of pot smell in car?
Upmarket Jetta
Facts 😂
After owning a 2007 S4, check the fuel pump relay.
It’s the fuel pump! JR has bad luck with pumps…washer pumps, fuel pumps…and those ignition coils are always suspect. Good luck buddy, if anyone can fix it, you can.
This is a really nice Volkswagen Jetta with an extra whistle and 2 extra bells,cool car tho I’ve had 4 over the years,plant you a money tree asap 😁
Love the looks of the Audi's (especially the A5 Sportsback) but wouldn't dare buy one due to their notorious reputation with the 2.0T engines. Once you hit 100K miles you are on borrowed time before a major disaster. Looking forward to you watching you analyzing and fixing this one.
AIN'T GOT NO GAS IN IT... MMMM.
LOTS of good parts to strip!
Turns out all the parts on the A4 are basically worthless except the engine. Literally every other part sells for $50 so I can't exactly part it out 😬
Good Evening John Ross. I was away for a week and was unplugged so I am catching up on your videos.
With you living in a state that loves its Civil Asset Forfeiture and an Audi that smells like a skunk, the possibility of entertaining video possibilities is vast.
Wernham Hogg!!
Man, if your going to do the chains anyway might as well pull the entire motor and do a refresh.
Nice HmmJetta?! Cannot believe that Audi’s didn’t have auto lights and Buicks have had twilight sentinel since idk the late 50s?
My 2009 Hyundai i30 even has auto wipers and a auto dimming mirror. 😄
So much for "luxury car"...
360,680 views for CRANK NO START Audi A4.Not bad at all.
Haha
JR = Audi spanking.
Hoovie = BMW disasters.
Alex = Mercedes horror.
We need more Kyle
lol I don't think anybody uses the Ipod anymore which is why apple discontinued it two years ago. Now a days everyone just uses their phone or satellite radio
Ironman tires……. Did Ozzy manufacture them?
Man I was so glad that it was gone when I went back to look for it again 🤣🤣
hahahah did you want it?? ;P
Bye bye timing chain. That motors got no compression😂 you will need a cylinder head. There’s really no getting lucky when these jump time. Probably has the old style tensioner in it too. The lock is only held in with a band from the outside of the tensioner and it likes to shear causing it to compress and create slack in the chain.
No modern car timing problem has been fixed with just a chain.
Time to bust out the Pico scope.
Time for a scope. 👍
Maybe it is a “walking” basket case. Especially if it leave the owner walking when it breaks down! Lol! I’ve also not heard good things about that era of cars.
That engine is an interference engine, so, if the timing jumped, you will have bent valves.
What happened to no more project cars… I only going to part out cars.
Everyone whined about it... Now I have to kill them off screen 😬
Score if it's a simple timing fix.
211 hp on the 2.0T
"180" hp as probably the old 1.8t
I feel like my 2015 Passat Turbo has more options, lol
You gotta get a rosstech vcds with the amount of audi’s you torture yourself with 😂
good video watched it twice already
Legend! 💯
400k well done bud.
Dead battery and no drive cycles don't help. Will make it make it very difficult by scanner.
'Luxury'
Funny guy, that Kyle!
We know what your were really looking for on your walkthrough