Recent content by monodude

I wouldnt worry too much, the car is running ok and passed its MOT so emissions cant be that bad.. Check all the obvious things, like is it overfilled with oil, it could be the last owner used 0W30 oil (bit thin for a V8) or similar, I use 5W40 in mine. check/ change the air filter this could...

Hi Adam, Once the paint has settled in a bit you could always use some rubbing compound/ t cut to flatten it back a bit. will take a bit of the orange peel effect out. Did you get the Motor mount fault sorted? I had a similar issue and replaced both engine mounts with OE parts... they were...

Hi All, Little update for anyone interested and understanding ownership of an S4. Ok... now up to 4 years ownership with the trusty old B6 S4. Due to a few health issues at the end of last year I didnt get to use it much so only covered 2672 miles since the last MOT. Anyway, this year I...

Hey all So now coming up to 3 years of ownership, here are some more updates on my car and costs. I have only done 3000 miles since last year (2nd car etc) 27/10/14 - Replaced siren unit (preventative maintenance) brand new unit £35 08/03/15 - Replaced rear discs/ pads (pagid) & new brake...

Hi Gmirth, Looking at the pics to me its covering a lot of the bottom of the engine and looks quite oil around the top of the motor, the main thing will probably be the rocker cover gaskets. You will get a horrid smell from the heater vents as the oil drips onto the exhaust manifold. You should...

Nice, so buy an exhaust and get a holiday too... sounds good to me haha. I have the Milltek cat back on my S4, but potentially in the future might do something with the cats/ downpipes too. So it would be @£800 for the custom built downpipes with the 200 cell cats. I guess going with the 4 cats...

Hey THQuattro, That's great, always good when you get value for money, Its also great that people like BCS are creating quality systems too. So hard finding people that know what they are doing these days. What CAT's did you for in the end? you got standard pre cats/ main cats with the new set...

Hey DP lovin, I would check your original thread about the things too look out for and do to the S4. One thing that is a cheap mod but looks great is the Cupra front splitter will give it a better look on the front end. Cheers Al

Hi DPLovin, Good luck with finding a good S4, there are a lot of abused examples out there, beware on the cheap ones they could have hidden issues like chain issues/ DMF on its way out etc. I have had mine a few years now and still love it, you wont be disappointed as they are so much car for...

Hi Geoff, I put together a thread on my last 2 years ownership of my S4 and shows the sort of things I replaced coming up to 100k. http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/s4-b6-cost-of-ownership-work-carried-out-past-2-years.224085/#post-2282712 When I changed the engine mounts, I did the starter...

If you send off your unit it can be repaired for under £200, as its the existing unit there is no need for recoding. Cheers Al

Hey, I had a BMW320d that had the same issue last year, I would be going down the motorway at 70mph, traction light started flashing and I lost all power. Then it came up with an ABS fault. It turned out it was the ABS module that was faulty. Its quite a common issue on the BMW/ VW's etc so...

Yeah sounds like someone had the ECU out in the past, a lot of things with car problem comes down to people fiddling with stuff and not doing the job right. Sometimes you can get water around the ECU if the drain holes get full of muck. Always worth checking this is flowing freely to prevent any...

Hey Jim, fingers crossed that's the end of the problems for you. Maybe you can have it ready for the Surrey rolling road meet at Farnborough for next Saturday 6th Sept. I am sticking my car on to see what its doing. Cheers Al

Thanks Jim, I think that's really useful info to have especially for anyone that needs to change the mechanical adjusters as most places say engine out... so will save a lot of time and labour. Did you manage to speak to Audi Re the parts needed? hope it all went ok. Cheers Al