Was my cheap Audi abandoned because of a £50 part?
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- I'm pretty sure that I've managed to fix my Audi A6 C5 Avant Quattro with a £50 part.
It begs the question: was this the only reason that this car was parked up? If so, I've got myself a great deal. I also do some work on the EGR valve, MAF sensor, air in the fuel, and other gubbins.
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i WISH i could work on my car in the summer and have it ONLY be 29........ try 40+ by 9am......... still working on a paved pad, no breeze.... but then in winter, it is -40 on the same paved pad with 30mph winds......... and i still swap engines in that on the ground without a lift or power tools. you got this.
Thanks Nino. Enjoying your videos very much. Keep up the good work. Getting the car MOT’d before starting work is a really sensible idea. I bet Matt at Furious Driving wishes he’d done that with his Beetle!!!!
Wow thank you so much, Chris! That's incredibly generous of you.
You’re welcome. Very much enjoying the content! Given up working on cars myself but I get pleasure watching others suffer!!
Haha I like your style
My daughter Hanna suggested the name Klaudia ‘KL AUDI A’ thought this was clever idea
That's a fantastic name suggestion. Very clever.
Brunhilda! I believe it means something like "ready for battle" and sorry to say your Audi looks like it has been through the wars! Good luck young man
That's a solid suggestion 👍🏻
wasn't the handmaid on Mel Brooks' Men In Tights called "Broomhilda?" whenever someone lights a fire, i always quote her line at the beginning of that film, "ah, toasty varm!"
It's really cool watching someone's car journey from the start, thanks for sharing, I was lucky enough to be taught the basics by my dad but I'm still learning
I hate this, I am sick of doing exactly the same research and tests and buying parts and being depressed by it. If I never read about an n75 valve again and replacing sensors, I'll be super happy. Bought a B7 passat recently though the odds are good it'll have a different numerical designation. I think I just enjoy watching you go through the pain I did.
Always buy the correct tools of the best quality you can afford, they will serve you well & make the job easier all round, plenty of secondhand quality stuff about, good channel bud as well, after 50 years in the motor trade, I feel your frustrations but as you get more experienced you will welcome any challenge.
Thanks for the encouragement bud 🙌🏻
Great video again Nino, I think she should be called Helga a tough dependable old bird who is a little rough around the edges. Glad you have got her fixed, the V8 is going to be a lot of work but if you feel confident go for it. I drove a turbocharged Lada once all looked standard and left a Renault 5 GT turbo for dead. the owner was most upset... Ha..Ha....
Haha I'd have loved to see that!
Check the hoses on the injectors.they can perish and allow air in which causes starting problems.Had a jeep Cherokee which was a pig to start and replaced the hoses on injectors and it then started on the button.
Thanks for that, Peter. I'll be sure to check them
Yer another entertaining video Nino, your definitely learning as you go along. I'd just get two second hand wings and the CV boot done before taking it for an mot though.
Yeah good shout
Mums nissan had same problem, MAF was broken no fault codes. No power on acceleration, in my job I've had experience with this and replaced it. Like a new car. A good name for the Audi would be Hambach, Germany's largest Coal mine.
Good to know I'm not the only one then! Haha love that name suggestion. Environmentalists would love it too 😅
I have an 4.2 V8 A8 2003. And I do believe they're made to run forever. But no one mentioned in time that they tend to go wrong, and are tight to get to all sort of parts. But marching forward! 🤣🤣
I think you should call the Audi Penny and that's my Mrs name and it's her birthday next week, hope you enjoy the beer.
Wonder if these also suffer from carbon build up in the inlet manifold as that can cause low power
I bought a light cleaning kit from Asda as I just spotted it in passing and knew the lights needed doing on my Mini. It did a pretty good job but the abrasive pads that came with it could only be used by hand so it took ages, I’d have bought that kit instead if I’d seen it prior to watching your vid.
Hiya Nico, lights ate looking good,definitely something amiss with front caliper, other side was clezn(working) check piston/sliders...also noticed different bolts on front hubs...(audio used a bolt instead of hub nut) ....
Re putting a 4.2 into car and keeping diesel badges....I used to own a Golf v5 (170 bhp auto) took it to France for a tour, but stuck on 1.4 badges.was in le Man's area and some spotty youth in a Renault 17( very old and very tappet) for some strange reason his car was right hand drive and french plates...gestured he wanted to traffic light grand prix, girlfriend asked what i was doing as had foot on brake and raised revs to about 3,000. ...I replied "when lights go green all hell will beak loose" he was just a dot in mirror after not very long...fun car to drive as looked like standard golf,no big tyres/wheels...no spoilers etc, but amazing engine sound....v5 has only one very large cylinder head..and really filled the engine bay :)
Good luck with Audi.... and Merc....haven't noticed any difference in videos with new advertisers, or not started yet?
Bill
I'll definitely be checking that calliper then 👍🏻 Haha I love that story. And the moral is: build a sleeper 😉
Hi Nino, I watched your previous video I felt sorry that you bought that car.. But its great content.
However Two weeks back I was really stupid and took my car for a service, partly because it comes up on start up..
My car is 2007 Audi 2.7 tdi estate "Avant" has on board MM system .
So I pretty much bought my car without seeing its true condition.
It Mot'd the tester flagged up a" front oil leak but not excessive vehicle sump plug".
Its never bothered me and I top oil up just once in 10.000 miles of ownership.
I love the car for its drive comfort and the car tells me when something it needs.. like washer fluid it took 5 liters I think or most of it..
Oh the fuel light bleeps at 50 miles left.
The only other issues on mot where my cloudy headlights oh and rear brake wear on back brake pads.
So going to the service place that serviced car in past I entrusted them with it..
I took £400 with me just in case, but my total cost was reasonable and I was happy for this garage to service my Mercedes and Astra.
So since service I drove it 93 miles and I felt the service had made the car just that little bit better..
Hell no.. My oil light flashed on min oil level top up..?
On getting home I noticed where I park is a large damp patch size of an open morning newspaper The star or Sun.
I was very worried luckily The garage asked me to bring back to garage I got there they changed sump plug.
On start of service I expressed the slight oil leak.. Perhaps if I never id not have the fault, but its my honesty. they exchanged the sump plug with a factors part and hence leak bad washer or poor fit.(something about a lip or groove,washer not blending to it).
So they got a VAG one, I thought all my issue with it was over but 22 miles use nearly getting home oil light came on again
I checked everywhere I parked after leaving garage.
I've not been near car since I will be in about an hour (Sunday) I do occasional deliveries with it and use it to collect my hobby toys.
Talk about a MAF sensor I had same issue with my Mercedes CLK 320 starting issues.
But I have had many issues with my CLK 320 again I loved that car some guy offered me £160 car had 12 months mot two new tyres brand new battery brakes were serviced but wasn't great in wet.. I still got car but it might look better in a scrapyard despite spending £500 for this years mot with new discs n pads all round funny the old brakes were brand new and done less than 200 miles since 2021 mot..
Like my older cars but Audi Mercedes estate cars are not cheap I was looking at one Friday £6700 for a 2011 plate and it has a cat on its description,but has Le mans alloy wheels.Purple looking car.
Oh well Monday 11th July 2022 see what happens when phone garage.. Its not really on I am truly embarrased "simple oil change"..
One guy said a good garage would never drain oil from sump plug,yes I can see why An Audi workshop is tiled floors piping for exhaust fumes but this guy said garages would suck oil out..
But I worked in a British leyland garage I was trainee Valeter 1981 -1982 and I recall cars going up on ramp a oil tank disposal unit under sump drain oil while draining went service parts ordered service kit 25 minutes later car was done,parked up and if customer had issues flagged up..
Service n stampsometimes cars had brakes or other jobs even service wash..
That sounds like someone has opened up a whole can of worms! Not all garages suck the oil out. Here's a really good article from a mechanic discussing the pros and cons: humblemechanic.com/draining-engine-oil-vs-extracting-engine-oil/
Don't scrap the Merc! All these older cars are worth saving if you ask me!
Yes Nino well done I love a nice easy fix
Thanks, keep up the good work cheers, Simon.
Thank you Simon - really appreciate that 🙌🏻
Hi,I've been watching you from the start I feel your pain I have an r56 cooper s as soon as you have conquered one problem another is getting started and you do wonder where it ends sometimes, but it's all part of the fun ha ha keep at it.
Craig, thanks so much for that - made my day. And I 100% agree - it's all part of the fun!
suzie looking well. what a beast of an audi. great content for a sunday morning thank you
Thanks Peter
Good luck getting a SORN car with no MoT back on the road. I did it with a Cat N salvage. Prebooked MoT, drive car to MoT. With a pass, drive it straight home and park on driveway. Go to post office and pay tax and V5 application fee. Wait 6 weeks for new V5. Hardest part was getting insurance as many companies won't start a new policy for a car on SORN. Eventually I had to use one of the online companies that gives you temporary cover for up to 28 days
Don't think it'll be much of a problem now that you can do everything online - it's usually updated immediately. I received the V5 for this car in three days...
@@NotEconomicallyViable The problem (or my problem) is that you can't do everything online if the car is salvage and you don't have a V5C. You have to apply by post or in a post office. Strangely, the MoT is the easiest part
Hi Nino, love all your videos I’ve watch every single one to date. A name for the A6,.. how about Das Boot, or Heidi or Heidi Das Boot? Keep up the great work.
I think the only other person that's watched all my videos is me haha. Thanks for being such a great support. I like the name suggestion too 👍🏻
The name has to be Alice one cos it rhymes and another cos you could ve going down a rabbit hole with that car lol. Good luck great videos. 👍
Haha great suggestion!
Should call it MAFew 👍😂
GET IN!! 😊 Well deserved mate 👏👏
Cheers bud
Great video, a good name would be MAFia
At 6:33 sounds like a...what's it called, rocker? The camshafts can run in and rockers can go flying into your heads. Sounded like exactly that happening. I once drove one with 3 rockers missing in their spots but the engine sounded normal. Missed some of it's power though. Didn't really smoke.
Concerning the brakes, if people don't do brakefluid changes reguarly, the brake calipers can seize up. The Aluminium corrodes and exerts a lot of pressure on the sealing ring around the piston which locks it in place. Had this multiple times on the HP2 and ATE57 and 54 brake calipers. I just recently rebuilt every brake caliper on our A3 8L because of the same problem. 4 years without brakefluid change.
The rubber boot on the cv joint being defective always compromises the integrity of the cv joint. And since it is the same amount of work changing just the boot, I always do the whole cv joint. Don't want to be going through the 1 1/2 hours of work just to do it again as soon as you go in full steering lock and accelerate hearing creaking or grinding noises.
If you feel play while turning the axle shaft it already is a goner. And you hear wheelbearings long before you feel anything.
How sure are you that the horrible clunking noise is a rocker? I’ve removed the rocker cover and I’m looking at the camshafts and I can’t see any obviously broken rockers. To be fair, I can’t see them all, but there aren’t any pieces of metal laying around in the top of the cylinder head…
@@NotEconomicallyViable You should be able to see them all, albeit a little difficult. Let's say I'm 60% sure, because there are many things which can create such a sound. If you have no smoke while driving and reach 210 rather comfortably, then everything is fine.
Looking where you placed the trolley jack, the car must be fairly solid. I would change that holed CV gaiter before the Mot though!
Yeah good point. CV boot on order!
Great Work Nino, definitely needed a bit of luck! 2nd hand wings definitely! As far as a name..... Audrie the Audi! 👍👍😊😊😉😉
Audrey the Audi... keep up the great content 👏
I think brake pad guides might need cleaning and some grease on passenger side,or caliper piston isn't working properly,cause drivers side disc is much shinier than pass side,which kinda gives me an idea that passenger side isn't breaking as hard.Just a thought
That's a great observation - I'll look into it
I’m not so sure that this will be the end of your problems. It’s great so far but with
Any older car there are usually others waiting. Check the crank case breather too
Also check for other vacuum leaks as the one you found might not be the only one.
Agreed - there's no way in a million years that'll be the end of my problems haha. I'll deal with all the others as they come up
@@NotEconomicallyViable good luck keep up the amazing work. I’m jealous that you have cars so cheap still in the UK. As in Australia where I am cars are ridiculously expensive your Audi would easily be worth £5500-£6000 as is with nothing done to it.
Oh wow. Looks like I’ll be exporting all my cars to Oz from now on then!
Hi, I have 2.0 bkd diesel engine on a Golf V. It has a lazy start in the morning and after 3000 rpm losses Power. After I start the engine again it runs normally. What could be the cause?
That's a good name bob it stands for burning.oil.beauifully 😂
Just started watching it’s the second vid
The issue will most code readers are that the ecu is looking for specific ranges and logs/stores anything that hasn’t met those ranges and the code reader gives you the specific codes.
If said fault part is faulty but giving a reading that is in spec then the ecu says it’s ok.
Some readers can give you live data where you can actually see what is doing what. That way you can trace a fault by the readings on other sensors.
I.E. an air leak on the intake side will give you strange 02 sensor readings and the ecu will try and adjust fuelling trim to correct.
I hope that makes sense it does in my head
Haha yeah that made sense. But a quick question: why would a sensor still be in spec but not work?
@@NotEconomicallyViable it may be stuck at a specific ohm reading which is in spec and not changing as it needs to
Ahhh gotcha. Makes total sense. Thanks for that 👍🏻
That's why you need to look at the data pids on your scanner and understand what you are seeing
Loving the videos mate, let’s hope it gets sorted real quick!
Maybe name her Phillipa as it’s gonna need a hell of a lot of Filler!!
Make absolutely sure that engine is hot before you try remove any glow plugs or they will snap in the head.
Great vid...theres only one name now for the audi.....MAFF.....what u think?
Haha I like it
penny rusty is my name i would pick also great video keep u[p with the good work
I just want to see the MOT results now!
Haha patience!
Rub down the headlights with 1000/1500 wet and dry then wipe over with acetone...done😁
With such a slow vacuum leak, the problem is probably a pin hole in the actuator diaphragm. Vacuum actuated turbos (VNT - variable vane types) can suffer the same fate and can be tested the same way.
Car name: "Beertha" a traditional German name and you were drinking beer whilst sitting in her! 😂
agreed!
Thanks for that bud - I'll test the VNT too 👍🏻 Beertha is a solid name lol
Audi phoenix 4.2 lol go for it my son 👍👍🙏👍
😉👍🏻
Name suggestion 🙌🏼 “ ADALINE “
Glad to see an update on this , a diesel will always have air bubbles in the line as it's pulling air in the tank to equal pressure and an egr normally only works up to 2k revs then shuts off
No it won't🤣🤣🤣
So would you consider that amount of air in the fuel as normal?
@@NotEconomicallyViable no there shouldn't be any...it will give long crank starting and maybe the odd hiccup as it purges out
@@whitemonkey7932 every diesel I have worked on always has air bubbles in the line and they start every time
All the pd and ve engines I've had had a few wee bubbles when idling or starting up. Can't speak for v6 tho.
There will be no boost at idle and very little unless it's under load...
V8 tug boat sounds good
Doesn't it just 😉
You wont get NA power due to the EGR unless the ECU goes into limp, which would cause an error
Good to know
good stuff 👌
Cheers bud
Hildegard,Hilde between family members :)
SOOOOOOO happy for you getting the performance back Nino via the MAF sensor, and identifying the vacuum leak and the EGR issue - but “don’t trust, verify”!
She MUST be named “Suzi”, as in “Suzi QUATTRO”
You’re welcome! 😉
JCHK
Ahh that's a great suggestion 👍🏻
Thanks
Thank you so much mate - really appreciate that 🙌🏻
29 degrees? Almost warm there then!
Lol for the UK it’s ridiculous. Everything here is designed to keep you warm!
@@NotEconomicallyViable damn, when we get 29 degrees, we are happy 😂 Great video as always by the way, keep up the good work and thank you for the content! 😄
Dziękujemy.
Bardzo dziękuję 🙏🏻
Audi-drey (Audrey) or Belching Betty. Sorry being greedy, sent two.
Haha I like them both
Hey nino i was from colchester now in Canada where are you mate
You're a long way from home! I'm in Chelmsford
Commenting, as I am watching. I think an intake air leak on a diesel car = black smoke
Name suggestion "Maffia"?
a solid german quattro, how about "Hilda"
How about Brunhilda as a name for the old german barge ?
U r totally addictive
Audi car name suggestion: Arianna (air e anna) as in the car runs better after repairing the Air Flow sensor.
Haha great suggestion
She looks like a Helga to me tbh. 👍🏻😁
A nice thing for the engine would be fresh oil, especially because this thing has questionable maintenance history. Will definitely help the engine
Yeah definitely. Apparently this engine can have problems with the cams failing, but can be kept at bay with regular oil changes...
@@NotEconomicallyViable Yeah mate. Especially the AKE engine you have is notoriously known for the camshaft failure, because it was one of the first engine revisions of the 2.5 TDI. So the oil change will definitely do good for the engine
....only one possible name springs to mind : " Dudy" as in "Audi Dudy" 😱.
.....yeah silly I know . But uts a name.
Audi designs it’s cars to maximise labour charge at the dealer. Compare to working on a VW. Same holding company: Audi makes money on servicing, VW makes money on volume.
Annelise ? Big, German, tank. Crews often named tanks this during the war.
great shout
How about Han's Blowpipe.
Audrey the Audi 😀👍
Her name may I suggest would be nice as Audrey the Audi old name for the beauty
Avant Lavigne 😉
Haha
Blue streak
If it was glow plugs it would take a lot longer to start
Suzie the Quattro 👍
Great video . Heidi Shotputter
Alice the Audi
Name her Angela, after Merkel, an old German with a lot of power who looked good but a little worn around the edges for her age
This is the one 👌
Haha I love this suggestion
Well budy 4.2 v8 sounds good, but if you will be thinking about tuning that engine don't do it. Becouse v8 has very high compression ratio. same goes to 3.2 v6 fsi engine really high compression ratio. Here's Compression Ratio : 12.5 for 4.2 v8 fsi
edit: i would go for 4.2 v8 tdi engine.
4.2 V8 TDi in this would be amazing
Name for the motor, Heidi, well you prefer girls names man 💃
I think you should name her Zelda
You could name the car Exxon Valdez?
😅
Want put these audi in order so watch all same time
Name the car Batrisya please...
Yeah you've got a cheaper method as well birthday but toothpaste and use it on the lights as well there's a better job
Big bettie
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i think this part todey cost £50 past 250
Chloe
Quasi the Quattro it's got a hunchback and it sure is ugly!
Oi - she has feelings too ya know 😅
Augustus Audi
Strong name that
Ref the name how about Audrey
«Shirley»
Audrey the audi
Nic name ( Quarter shed) 4 times worse than anything else
Name her suzi (quattro)
Great suggestion
Tina trouble
car name. OY U FK. says it on the plate.
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