Spacemonkey
Registered User
Here be my 'bahn stormer- a 2001 Avant 2.5tdi Sport Quattro. Bit of a mouthfull and that's the shortened version! I call it Axe Slayer which you'll understand when you see the plate.
Got it about a month ago. I've been looking for ages and was going to get one last year but for some reason I fancied another Freelander (cured of that affliction now for good!!) and then after that blew it's diff I got a nice reliable X-Trail (which is currently up for sale at £3750 for an 06 Columbia DCi) but then after 5 months decided I wanted that Audi again... Found this one on ebay and would have gone to view if it was closer, but it was in Manchester and I'm in the Deep South in cowshit-land (I can't read, and I can't write, but it don't really matter- 'cos I was born down in Darzet, and I can drive a trattor!). Amazingly it was relisted a couple of weeks later and £500 cheaper... so I struck a deal after a few questions and bought it blind. 5 hours on first class Virgin trains (VERY highly recommended) for £48 and I saw it for the first time. It really did look better than in the pics- you'd really never know it had done 180k miles.. Drove home at 70mph all the way and got 45mpg! My biggest concern was the mpg as I do about 40k a year, but mainly motorways/dual carriageways outside of rush hour. But I wanted the V6 and Quattro. Didn't seem much point in anything less. I'd read the mpg woes but htought I'd take a chance and it paid off. On my 100 mile each way commute it returns a steady 40mpg with cruising about 75-80mph and a bit of town work so I can live with that. Very rarely drive less than 10 miles as I'd rather walk and it's generally quicker to walk into town when all the ****** grockles are about anyway.
Anyhow, my second concern would be the chocolate camshafts. Unfortunately it had had long life servicing, but the two lobes I can see are perfect. It is a bit noisier than one I drove before despite a nice fresh oil change with VW507 spec oil. I'll be doing 8500k changes but VW507 oil from now on. I plan on getting Adamss24 to have a look anyway and if it needs it, I'll get new cams, belts, pump, tensioners, thermostat etc fitted in one hit. For the price I paid for it (£2300) I can live with that. I'd always rather buy a car with problems for less and fix them. That way, I know the jobs are done, and will end up paying the same price as one that 'is mint mate' that will still probably need them doing anyway...
In the future I plan to fiddle with injectors and maybe a hybrid turbo for about 250bhp, but I need reliability and reasonable mpg too, which I think is achievable with these mods, preferably using the bigger Bosch nozzles. I've spent far too long reading old threads... but camshafts first. And the oil leak. It has oil al over the outside of the left bank of cylinders which appear to come from the head gasket region, but I'm not sure if it's leaking still as I cleaned the undertray when I did the oil change and the only oil leaking now was from the drain bolt and new copper washer, which needs changing! Anyone think of anything that can leak here? The rocker 'seems' fine as the pipes below the rocker are clean. I'm suspecting the sump might be leaking. Someone's been in there as the sealant around it is not exactly factory finish.
I also need to fit a double din sat nav unit, probably an Xtrons unit running Android. The inner lower parts of the centre console below the CC unit have been cut away so I'm guessing someone once had a Double D in there and returned it to stock? That's gonna be fun...
So, what's it got mister? Full DIS, cruise, S4 18" alloys, factory HIDs (with non-working washers!), S4 rear spoiler (I think? It's bigger than standard), EGR already blanked, new front brakes, new ish control arms up front and a decent black sports interior.
Things need fixing:
All shocks/springs shagged. Got Bilstein B4 shocks and standard sport springs with top mounts etc etc coming to fix that. Currently drives like a three legged pig bordering on ****** lethal. Should get at least the rear shocks done Friday as they're totally gone. Front ok-ish. All original fit on there! Back ends jumps and drags like a dog with worms. and bounces about like Salma Hayek in a Caddillac.
Tyres changing after alignment after new shocks. Got a set of 235/40/18 Vrederwotnot Vorti thingies after reading lots of good vibes about them. £84 each.
Sort oil leaks.
Fit front engine mount.
Fit thermostat one way or another.
Find out why aircon doesn't work. I gassed it but still didn't work so guessing clutch gone? Will have to take it to a specialist first for a leak test once the summer prices have dropped.
Fit new side light bulb holders as mine are cracked from the wrong bulbs having been fitted and wires broken on the feed.
Fit new foam to the engine cover as mine is crumbling and falling off.
New HID reflectors and raise the damned beam so I can see at night when on a midnight run from the stix to the brix!
That's about it I think. Things I'd like to do:
More power as above.
Double Din Android with bluetooth, DAB etc as above. Speaker upgrades to go with it.
One of those nice dimpled leather gearknobs and steering wheels.
Cupra splitter and colour coding.
Stone chips sorting. They've been touched in but need rubbing flush then polishing.
Roof bars for kayaks. Or high feet for the aero Thule bars I already have.
Straight through pipe.
Aluminium internal trim set.
Red leather.
Rear tints to hide the ginger daywalker sprog and all his cr@p.
Maybe the RS4 rear ARB but I'd like to try one out first.
New rear wash motor so that it works the right way around. Check the pics..
Fit another cup holder- one is not enough!
Refurb the wheels properly..
Fit my new coolant expansion tank I have in my pile of bits and change the coolant.
Change diff oils etc.
Already ran two tanks of Diesel Rhino through it aas I've always had good results with that on VWs. Not much on Freelander and X-trail but VWs love it. Got ***** around by ECP with the wipers so bought a full aero set from an Audi dealer. And very nice it is too. Interior LEDS as usual and sidelights, except the side light holders are gash- see above.
And now the pics:
Got it about a month ago. I've been looking for ages and was going to get one last year but for some reason I fancied another Freelander (cured of that affliction now for good!!) and then after that blew it's diff I got a nice reliable X-Trail (which is currently up for sale at £3750 for an 06 Columbia DCi) but then after 5 months decided I wanted that Audi again... Found this one on ebay and would have gone to view if it was closer, but it was in Manchester and I'm in the Deep South in cowshit-land (I can't read, and I can't write, but it don't really matter- 'cos I was born down in Darzet, and I can drive a trattor!). Amazingly it was relisted a couple of weeks later and £500 cheaper... so I struck a deal after a few questions and bought it blind. 5 hours on first class Virgin trains (VERY highly recommended) for £48 and I saw it for the first time. It really did look better than in the pics- you'd really never know it had done 180k miles.. Drove home at 70mph all the way and got 45mpg! My biggest concern was the mpg as I do about 40k a year, but mainly motorways/dual carriageways outside of rush hour. But I wanted the V6 and Quattro. Didn't seem much point in anything less. I'd read the mpg woes but htought I'd take a chance and it paid off. On my 100 mile each way commute it returns a steady 40mpg with cruising about 75-80mph and a bit of town work so I can live with that. Very rarely drive less than 10 miles as I'd rather walk and it's generally quicker to walk into town when all the ****** grockles are about anyway.
Anyhow, my second concern would be the chocolate camshafts. Unfortunately it had had long life servicing, but the two lobes I can see are perfect. It is a bit noisier than one I drove before despite a nice fresh oil change with VW507 spec oil. I'll be doing 8500k changes but VW507 oil from now on. I plan on getting Adamss24 to have a look anyway and if it needs it, I'll get new cams, belts, pump, tensioners, thermostat etc fitted in one hit. For the price I paid for it (£2300) I can live with that. I'd always rather buy a car with problems for less and fix them. That way, I know the jobs are done, and will end up paying the same price as one that 'is mint mate' that will still probably need them doing anyway...
In the future I plan to fiddle with injectors and maybe a hybrid turbo for about 250bhp, but I need reliability and reasonable mpg too, which I think is achievable with these mods, preferably using the bigger Bosch nozzles. I've spent far too long reading old threads... but camshafts first. And the oil leak. It has oil al over the outside of the left bank of cylinders which appear to come from the head gasket region, but I'm not sure if it's leaking still as I cleaned the undertray when I did the oil change and the only oil leaking now was from the drain bolt and new copper washer, which needs changing! Anyone think of anything that can leak here? The rocker 'seems' fine as the pipes below the rocker are clean. I'm suspecting the sump might be leaking. Someone's been in there as the sealant around it is not exactly factory finish.
I also need to fit a double din sat nav unit, probably an Xtrons unit running Android. The inner lower parts of the centre console below the CC unit have been cut away so I'm guessing someone once had a Double D in there and returned it to stock? That's gonna be fun...
So, what's it got mister? Full DIS, cruise, S4 18" alloys, factory HIDs (with non-working washers!), S4 rear spoiler (I think? It's bigger than standard), EGR already blanked, new front brakes, new ish control arms up front and a decent black sports interior.
Things need fixing:
All shocks/springs shagged. Got Bilstein B4 shocks and standard sport springs with top mounts etc etc coming to fix that. Currently drives like a three legged pig bordering on ****** lethal. Should get at least the rear shocks done Friday as they're totally gone. Front ok-ish. All original fit on there! Back ends jumps and drags like a dog with worms. and bounces about like Salma Hayek in a Caddillac.
Tyres changing after alignment after new shocks. Got a set of 235/40/18 Vrederwotnot Vorti thingies after reading lots of good vibes about them. £84 each.
Sort oil leaks.
Fit front engine mount.
Fit thermostat one way or another.
Find out why aircon doesn't work. I gassed it but still didn't work so guessing clutch gone? Will have to take it to a specialist first for a leak test once the summer prices have dropped.
Fit new side light bulb holders as mine are cracked from the wrong bulbs having been fitted and wires broken on the feed.
Fit new foam to the engine cover as mine is crumbling and falling off.
New HID reflectors and raise the damned beam so I can see at night when on a midnight run from the stix to the brix!
That's about it I think. Things I'd like to do:
More power as above.
Double Din Android with bluetooth, DAB etc as above. Speaker upgrades to go with it.
One of those nice dimpled leather gearknobs and steering wheels.
Cupra splitter and colour coding.
Stone chips sorting. They've been touched in but need rubbing flush then polishing.
Roof bars for kayaks. Or high feet for the aero Thule bars I already have.
Straight through pipe.
Aluminium internal trim set.
Red leather.
Rear tints to hide the ginger daywalker sprog and all his cr@p.
Maybe the RS4 rear ARB but I'd like to try one out first.
New rear wash motor so that it works the right way around. Check the pics..
Fit another cup holder- one is not enough!
Refurb the wheels properly..
Fit my new coolant expansion tank I have in my pile of bits and change the coolant.
Change diff oils etc.
Already ran two tanks of Diesel Rhino through it aas I've always had good results with that on VWs. Not much on Freelander and X-trail but VWs love it. Got ***** around by ECP with the wipers so bought a full aero set from an Audi dealer. And very nice it is too. Interior LEDS as usual and sidelights, except the side light holders are gash- see above.
And now the pics:
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And quite right too!! Check your PMs- I just sent a message about booking you to do the belts in a couple of weeks time. Will look forward to a ride in the B5... 
