This is my first post so........hi
I have an A4, 55 plate, 2.0TFSi, S-line which I purchased in October 2009 for £8400 with 72,000 on the clock, Full Audi main Dealer service history, 2 previous owners.
The car ran flawlessly & had not given me one problem whatsoever, I had it serviced by Main dealer on time always, it was used mainly by the wife to drop the kids of at school etc......it had 89,000 on the clock last week.
Then 2 weeks ago, out of the blue the engine went, I aint no mechanic but instantly new by the jerk/shudder it was something serious, turns out the oil pump had gone, which i have been told is quite common, & then that messed up the cam shaft, but i still cant believe it as the car did not give the slightest indication something was wrong or about to go wrong.
I was advised to replace the engine instead of the just the oil pump (around £1400!!) & cam as who knows what other damage could have occured.........so as i am sure some of you know........it was a nightmare trying to find a 2nd hand tfsi engine!
I got lucky & found one down in birmingham, the lad said it was from a 2005 estate which had 49,000 on the clock (had to take his word for it), he wanted £600 for the engine but I managed to get just the block for £300 which i have been told is a bargain.
I had it fitted by a local garage & got it back 2 days ago, I also had a new clutch fitted as the mechanic highly advised it, new air filter , spark plugs, etc as you would get in a service, All in all the bill has come to just over £900.......
The car felt sharp as fxxk & all was sweet.......however, this morning i went to start the car & it just kindov ...coughed & then nothing, tried again & same, there was no sound of the electrics/ignition catching the spark plugs or it trying to start.....just a cough & then nothing.......on the 7th attempt it started.
main points I have noticed
1/ since i got the car back the oil sensor light/sign has been on
2/ Econ light on my heating will not switch off
3/ when the car finally started this morning the temprature guage rose very fast to the half way mark.....but did not go over where it has normally sat at (half way)
4/ coolant sign has now come on also
5/ when I was driving the car there sometimes feels like a hesitation in pick up when changing gears in2 a higher gear (for a second car feels like it is gonna stall)
Its going back in on saturday & I was hoping for some advice as they are not proper Audi mechanics.....The lad said the starting issue i had in the morning was most likely the starter motor needing a good clean.....but he seems clueless abot the econ problem saying that the gas probbs needs refilling.
I was told that maybe the car needs connected to the Audi computer to make sure all the things that are controlled by the ECU are correct, is this true?
Any advice/info much appreciated!
cheers
I have an A4, 55 plate, 2.0TFSi, S-line which I purchased in October 2009 for £8400 with 72,000 on the clock, Full Audi main Dealer service history, 2 previous owners.
The car ran flawlessly & had not given me one problem whatsoever, I had it serviced by Main dealer on time always, it was used mainly by the wife to drop the kids of at school etc......it had 89,000 on the clock last week.
Then 2 weeks ago, out of the blue the engine went, I aint no mechanic but instantly new by the jerk/shudder it was something serious, turns out the oil pump had gone, which i have been told is quite common, & then that messed up the cam shaft, but i still cant believe it as the car did not give the slightest indication something was wrong or about to go wrong.
I was advised to replace the engine instead of the just the oil pump (around £1400!!) & cam as who knows what other damage could have occured.........so as i am sure some of you know........it was a nightmare trying to find a 2nd hand tfsi engine!
I got lucky & found one down in birmingham, the lad said it was from a 2005 estate which had 49,000 on the clock (had to take his word for it), he wanted £600 for the engine but I managed to get just the block for £300 which i have been told is a bargain.
I had it fitted by a local garage & got it back 2 days ago, I also had a new clutch fitted as the mechanic highly advised it, new air filter , spark plugs, etc as you would get in a service, All in all the bill has come to just over £900.......
The car felt sharp as fxxk & all was sweet.......however, this morning i went to start the car & it just kindov ...coughed & then nothing, tried again & same, there was no sound of the electrics/ignition catching the spark plugs or it trying to start.....just a cough & then nothing.......on the 7th attempt it started.
main points I have noticed
1/ since i got the car back the oil sensor light/sign has been on
2/ Econ light on my heating will not switch off
3/ when the car finally started this morning the temprature guage rose very fast to the half way mark.....but did not go over where it has normally sat at (half way)
4/ coolant sign has now come on also
5/ when I was driving the car there sometimes feels like a hesitation in pick up when changing gears in2 a higher gear (for a second car feels like it is gonna stall)
Its going back in on saturday & I was hoping for some advice as they are not proper Audi mechanics.....The lad said the starting issue i had in the morning was most likely the starter motor needing a good clean.....but he seems clueless abot the econ problem saying that the gas probbs needs refilling.
I was told that maybe the car needs connected to the Audi computer to make sure all the things that are controlled by the ECU are correct, is this true?
Any advice/info much appreciated!
cheers