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Nice car, im sure you cant wait to collect on friday. Welcome to the a6 section.
xThanks people, my mechanic has just put the frighteners up me, saying that they are not reliable, the gearbox will fail, the swirl flaps will destroy the engine, the timing chain will jump and destroy the engine, the MMI will break, now a bit scared, are is claims justified? 
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The gear box is fine, your 6 speed auto isn't the box, that'd be the 7speed CVT auto
The swirl flaps when the fail won't termnaite your engine, you will just have to have the linkages replaced between the motors and the flap units. These are £9 per side +vat +labour to fit.
MMI's aren't common to break, they're usually pretty solid. The issue our chassis suffer from is the rear washer jet pipe, they split, **** washer fluid over the MMI control unit (n/s/r in the quarter)
There is a warranty update for this pipe work though Audi
Timin chain jumping, that's down to the tensioner failing allowing the chain itself to jump. I believe this was on the early 3.0tdi units as found in the A4 B7 chassis
I hope this info has put your mind at ease a little, and your slightly miss-informed mechanic doesn't need to scare you further.
Tom
The swirl flaps when the fail won't termnaite your engine, you will just have to have the linkages replaced between the motors and the flap units. These are £9 per side +vat +labour to fit.
MMI's aren't common to break, they're usually pretty solid. The issue our chassis suffer from is the rear washer jet pipe, they split, **** washer fluid over the MMI control unit (n/s/r in the quarter)
There is a warranty update for this pipe work though Audi
Timin chain jumping, that's down to the tensioner failing allowing the chain itself to jump. I believe this was on the early 3.0tdi units as found in the A4 B7 chassis
I hope this info has put your mind at ease a little, and your slightly miss-informed mechanic doesn't need to scare you further.
Tom
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It doesn't matter what car you buy , there will always be horror stories, you always hear about the bad ones, what about the umpteen thousands of good cars you never hear about.
I upgraded from an A4 to the A6 without even researching it, after I bought it I too started to hear all the bad stories, oh well its done now, lets just hope they will be fine.
I upgraded from an A4 to the A6 without even researching it, after I bought it I too started to hear all the bad stories, oh well its done now, lets just hope they will be fine.
Must be something to do with 7 speeds then, my 7G in my mercedes is awful. I know he has a had an A8 in with all of those problems, plus more including a steering rack at £1600, so I guess it was just a bad one. Like rawtor51 has said, its done now, so we shall see
Just picked up and love it 
....but the first thing I have noticed, is the rear washer is not working, I hope there is no water in there, and it just needs a top up
Will find out in the morning, I believe its a recall by audi, is this correct?
....but the first thing I have noticed, is the rear washer is not working, I hope there is no water in there, and it just needs a top up
Will find out in the morning, I believe its a recall by audi, is this correct?
It could be one of 2 things, first is to check for water in the left hand side of the boot behind the cover, as the recall is to fix the pipe that runs along this side of the car and ends up poring water all over the AMP and radio modules causing £££ worth of damage. I would check with Audi regardless to see if this work has been done.
The other know issue is the pipe breaks in the rear wash wipe unit filling it with screen wash causing the damage and it will need replacing, but this fault is not covered by any recall.
The other know issue is the pipe breaks in the rear wash wipe unit filling it with screen wash causing the damage and it will need replacing, but this fault is not covered by any recall.
I have just had a look and there is no water or sign of damp in the MMI/nav compartment. (in the boot)
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When you try to use the rear washer can you hear the pump running? Do the front washers work as they share a common water supply. If there is water in the tank and the pump is running then it may be a simple as a blocked jet, but also worth checking that there is no water dripping out the bottom of the trim on the tailgate in case the pipe has popped off in there. Finally check the front passenger carpet for damp. On pre-facelift cars there was a join in the washer pipe there and the pipe can come apart. This is important because the bluetooth phone module is that area and if it gets wet it will probably fail and need replacing. Hope you get it sorted quickly, but as you bought it from a dealer probably best to get them to look at it as soon possible unless it is the blocked jet or lack of water so there is no question about them begin responsible for fixing it.
I have water to the front, just not the rear, will check and see if i can hear the pump in a min
I can hear the pump and water is coming out, but barely, just a trickle, no damp in the footwell carpet either.
Sounds like a blocked jet or maybe the pipe is being trapped in the hinge area
