That's why I'm buttering up Bald Man
I am happy to look at this, but I do not have a damaged car, you lot do, come to an agreement between you how you are going to prove an engine design fault and I will fight it, I am not preparing and fighting it pro bono
Hi Folks, forgive me for my ignorance as I am new to all of this.
My oil pressure light has come on and am assuming that it is the balance shaft problem you all speak of. My car is the Audi A4 2.0l TDI 170bhp B7 model. Engine is the BRD one.
How easy is it to replace the oil pump on this model? is there a step by step guide anywhere?
Also has anybody heard of KMB parts direct in Sheffield as I am told they specialise in fitting replacement (longer) hex drive shafts.
Any advice on the above would be much appreciated.
Regards
Lee
Equally, my car never manifested the fault before I got it converted.I am happy to look at this, but I do not have a damaged car, you lot do, come to an agreement between you how you are going to prove an engine design fault and I will fight it, I am not preparing and fighting it pro bono
Hi,
First post here. Have recently bought a 2006 56 plate A4 Avant 2.0 TDI 170bhp quattro, engine number starts BRD, 68k miles.
Sounds like it shouldn't have the chain, but likely to have the hex shaft. Anyone able to say...
1. Does this car have the hex shaft at risk of the issue ?
2. Are there any indications of how likely the hex shaft issue is to occur, assuming car is driven to 150k miles plus?
3. If I wanted to spend to protect against this risk, rough idea of cost ?
Discovering this risk has taken the shine off my new motor, which otherwise I love. Many thanks for any help and advice.
Cheers,
Dave.
Thanks Paul. If I read this thread correctly you've had the chain replaced with gear driven, have you done anything to protect against the risk of hex balancer shaft wearing round?.
I'm trying to decide whether I should do something, and if so which of the options, or live with the risk of the hex shaft rounding. Difficult to decide as no idea what % of shafts will eventually give an issue.
Cheers,
Dave
The gear driven oil pump which has the hex key to drive the oil pump still has this problem upto sept 2009. I have just had to change the balancer shaft as mine was badly worn on the 2.0 170 cr engine code cah . Car my sept 2008 b8. Purchased the shaft from klm in Sheffield noticed that theyalso do chain driven kits and conversion kits for all effected engine codes. Do a google and phone the guy very knowledgeable and can tell you straight away if your engine is affected by this bad design.
Have you got a link mate, I've trawled google and can't find klm in Sheffield
Mac
When my BLB started rattling these kits were just starting to appear on the market ( by Powermax in ireland) and I opted to have Audi do a geared conversion at just over £2000. If I was in the same position today ( and because my car would be another 2 years older and worth less than when i had the work done) I would try one of these kits.
Good luck.
Ok so had a few back and forth emails from Graham at KMB, so here's my options, they supply a remanufactured balance shaft using the newer 100mm drive key which Audi altered to after Oct 2009. The cheapest way for me would be to buy the part from them at £225 and have my mate fit it, but there is also the option of going to them having them do the work all inclusive £650.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm good prices and a lot less than having the Audi OEM conversion done. Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
NOW THAT IS A RESULT and you must be one of the few that Audi have recompensed, well done. That said I was in almost exactly the same position as you with an Audi used approved car that had a full service history and was in my ownership for just over two years old and I got nothing, even after writing several letters to Audi Teesside and to the HO in Milton Keynes. AUDI DID NOT HELP ME OR MANY OTHERS ON HERE, SHAME ON YOU AUDI !Hi Guys
My Car was in for an MOT ( 2.0 TDI Sline Avant on a 55 Plate) at Audi Glasgow, the Dealer. I was told that my balance shaft/ oil pump was on its way out and would cost £2600 car is worth £6000 MAX.
Was not happy as i only has this car for less then 2 years and was bought Approved. with a FSH.
Any way called Audi UK andasked if they could help.
Long story Short... 100% of the cost will be paid for by Audi UK
So its not a complete loss. I would recommend that if you can keep the dealership service. Thats the only reason i got mine paid for.
The guy told me that this was a result of my loyalty to the group. I have had all service/ repairs MOT with them.
So Guy if you can buy approved and keep the FSH.it may cost a bit more just now but when/ if you have a major problem. Audi are willing to help.
Thanks
The happiest audi Owner
and ANOTHER THING, I have driven Audis for nearly 25-30 years, most of them have been used approved and Audi gave me ****** ALL and yes I did communicate this to Audi HO ...........NOW THAT IS A RESULT and you must be one of the few that Audi have recompensed, well done. That said I was in almost exactly the same position as you with an Audi used approved car that had a full service history and was in my ownership for just over two years old and I got nothing, even after writing several letters to Audi Teesside and to the HO in Milton Keynes. AUDI DID NOT HELP ME OR MANY OTHERS ON HERE, SHAME ON YOU AUDI !
Hi Folks,
Just a quick post here for your info. I have a 2005 A4 TDI with the BLB engine. I''ve 110,000km on it and was concerned about the chain snapping. I was going to get it converted to the PowerMax modified balance shaft and mentioned to an Audi dealer before hand. They came back to me with a price of â¬1000 to do the full gear conversion, timing belt and oil service. I was pretty happy with that and have had the work done. Great peace of mind! Was it in fact a good deal?
Cheers,