Hello one and all.
As I've had the car a few weeks now, I'm starting to look into one or two issues it might have.
It's a 54 A6 3.0 TDi BMK.
The most major of them is this noise, the video was shot just now, the car was cold.
By the sounds of it, this could be the dreaded chain tensioner.
In terms of servicing, the car doesn't seem to have a belt, but it looks like the tensioner needs replacing at 80k miles, is that true?
The service history for the car is regular and very good, but the last two entries in it imply that additional work was done both times, what should that have been?
I am waiting for the second garage to call me back and confirm what work was carried out.
If that sound is the tensioner, what are the consequences if left for a few weeks? I'm waiting on my copy of Elsawin to arrive, so I'll have a look on there and asses wether or not to do the job myself.
If I can't, I will be taking it to my trusted VAG specialist, what is the going rate for that job?
Lastly, the car is now on 111,5xx miles, are there any items other than regular oil and filter changes that should have been done or will need doing? For example, how often does the ATF need replacing?
Thanks all!
As I've had the car a few weeks now, I'm starting to look into one or two issues it might have.
It's a 54 A6 3.0 TDi BMK.
The most major of them is this noise, the video was shot just now, the car was cold.
By the sounds of it, this could be the dreaded chain tensioner.
In terms of servicing, the car doesn't seem to have a belt, but it looks like the tensioner needs replacing at 80k miles, is that true?
The service history for the car is regular and very good, but the last two entries in it imply that additional work was done both times, what should that have been?
I am waiting for the second garage to call me back and confirm what work was carried out.
If that sound is the tensioner, what are the consequences if left for a few weeks? I'm waiting on my copy of Elsawin to arrive, so I'll have a look on there and asses wether or not to do the job myself.
If I can't, I will be taking it to my trusted VAG specialist, what is the going rate for that job?
Lastly, the car is now on 111,5xx miles, are there any items other than regular oil and filter changes that should have been done or will need doing? For example, how often does the ATF need replacing?
Thanks all!