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    2.0 tdi owners has your oil pump failed ?

    Yes indeed! But by the time you get to page 5 you have lost the will to live never mind the wishing you had bought a bmw or a even a Volvo ,! We need a profile! Don't post unless your oil pump has failed or you have checked it and it was very close to fail. Or what I am trying to do will never work!
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    2.0 tdi owners has your oil pump failed ?

    Please post here if this has affected you! It has not affected me personally but I'm trying to build a profile on this problem apparently affecting cars between 2005 2008 if its happend to you please let us know the year of your car the engine code and the mileage it occurred !
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    HAS YOUR OIL PUMP FAILED!

    Starting this thread to try and gain insight as to how bad this problem is and at what mileage we should be looking at sorting our motors before they implode! Please let us know engine code and mileage so we can compile a stickey on this subject. It may even help to get a recall if we stick...
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    have asked audi if this has been done on my car!!! The reply I got off them was that they have only ever done one car with this problem that they know of! So wasting my time there! Luckily the previous owner of my car only lives 15 miles from where I do so I'm going to pop round and ask them if...
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    ok so for my own peace of mind I will get it checked out! Thanks a4 boys! I used to have a b6 a4 and starting to wish I still did! Will update you when it's done! Thanks for letting me gate crash the a4 section ( as there's not much happening on the a6 links ) if you know what I mean!
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    what part of the northeast are you from mate coz l dont know many people who do English up here mate! De ya nar wor A mean like!!!
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    i was told that you can tell if it is starting to go on the gear driven hex shaft as it will start to sound slightly different! Is this the case! Not as noticeable as the chain drive tensioner fail or do you need to be a trained tech to detect this slight change?
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    no disrespect to you either! As for going to a main dealer! My brother spent 4 years working as a tech at Ron turnbull then moved on to Teesside audi to become a master tech ! He is of the opinion that the service he gave to customers at the independent was far superior than that at audi and he...
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    volkswork regularly as advice to problems they can't rectify themselves! So I won't be asking them!
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    I'm not trying to say this is not an issue or even that it is an acceptable thing for this vital part to fail I'm really trying to decide wether or not to get mine done i have an a 6 2.0 140 on a 2007 thing is I bought it direct from audi and have a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty on the car...
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    Oil pump fail is it really that common!

    Hi all! Regarding 2.0 tdi oil pump fails! How many people have actually had this issue? Ive read all the stuff on the Internet which scared the hell out of me! Been worried about it! So I went to see a very good friend today who is the director of Ron turnbull vw audi seat skoda garage in...
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    Chipexpress

    Will investigate ! Cheers
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    Chipexpress

    Has anyone got one of these tuning boxes? If so how do you rate them? If not follow the link Diesel Tuning with CHIP Express™ opinions please!
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    Engine code bre good or problems???

    Know what you mean about first gear no poke in low rev range I hope to do something about it v soon just not sure what road to take remap or box! I will start a thread on it!
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    Engine code bre good or problems???

    When I say tuning box I mean a £400 chip express tuning box? My brother has one on his 2.5 tdi a4 and to be honest it's awesome! Has anyone got one of these! Www.chipexpress.co.uk???
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    Engine code bre good or problems???

    My a6 is a 2.0 140 tdi pd is this a good or problematic engine! How does it take to a remap! Or would one of these tuning boxes be a better idea??
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    Just bought a a6

    Thanks all! I love thee a6 now I've had it a month or so! It's in at the steelers at the moment the rear lights were shorting out and the air con centre vent is blowing warm air for some strange reason! Apart from that it needs a remap to sort out lack of low down grunt this will be getting done...
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    2007 2.0 tdi tdv engine known fault

    Don't know yet till I get the log book!!
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    2007 2.0 tdi tdv engine known fault

    I know this is the a4 bit and as I still own a 1.9 b6 till Monday you a4 boys may go easy on me and help me out as all the a6 boys seem to have gone to the pub! I pick up a 2007 a6 2.0 tdi tdv on Monday I know I should have done this before I bought it but can you boys tell me of the problems...