Oil pressure/timing belt = new engine needed
Thanks!
#22
01-08-2013 | 01:05 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Ramsey, New Jersey, USA
You're welcome! It sounds unlikely you will ever have another Audi after your dealer and Audi of America have treated you with such disdain. You're always welcome to drive mine - as long as you remember the wheel is on the right side 
I'm sure we have met - somewhere...
I'm sure we have met - somewhere...
#23
04-23-2013 | 03:14 PM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 4,078
From: Northern NJ USA
I also had bad experiences with Jack Daniels.
I then brought my car to
Edge Motors - Welcome to Edge Motors
for sevice. They do good work at reasonable prices.
I then brought my car to
Edge Motors - Welcome to Edge Motors
for sevice. They do good work at reasonable prices.
This sounds like what happened to my car this past Sunday. My 2006 A4 has just 71,000 miles and has been 100% serviced by my Audi dealer. I have brought it in for every recommended service. They acknowledge I've done everything right to properly maintain my car.
It was not driven after the oil pressure light came on...it died and was towed straight to the dealer.
Just a week before this incident it was there for a $1,000 repair to replace the temp sensor and thermostat. Maybe 6 or 7 weeks before that it was in for another big bill repair to replace the fuel pump and other related things. The check engine light or any of the warning lights make me break into a cold sweat and go quiver-lip as a result of all this.
For my latest oil pressure issue, they say it will cost me over $500 for them to disassemble things enough just to try and diagnose what the problem might be, but they strongly suspect that it will need a new engine which will cost me $10,000.
They have offered me $4,000 for the car.
It makes me very sad because I loved that car. I was a very happy Audi owner until all these problems started happening. I have clearly wasted my money buying this car. It has lived barely half what it's useful life should be.
I don't trust this dealer and their service people. I've made a case with Audi America but I'm not holding much hope they'll step up.
It sounds like this product is a lemon if people who properly care for their cars find catastrophic failure long before the useful life of the car ought to be over.
It was not driven after the oil pressure light came on...it died and was towed straight to the dealer.
Just a week before this incident it was there for a $1,000 repair to replace the temp sensor and thermostat. Maybe 6 or 7 weeks before that it was in for another big bill repair to replace the fuel pump and other related things. The check engine light or any of the warning lights make me break into a cold sweat and go quiver-lip as a result of all this.
For my latest oil pressure issue, they say it will cost me over $500 for them to disassemble things enough just to try and diagnose what the problem might be, but they strongly suspect that it will need a new engine which will cost me $10,000.
They have offered me $4,000 for the car.
It makes me very sad because I loved that car. I was a very happy Audi owner until all these problems started happening. I have clearly wasted my money buying this car. It has lived barely half what it's useful life should be.
I don't trust this dealer and their service people. I've made a case with Audi America but I'm not holding much hope they'll step up.
It sounds like this product is a lemon if people who properly care for their cars find catastrophic failure long before the useful life of the car ought to be over.
#24
10-28-2013 | 06:25 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
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a4 2.0 tdi oil pump failure
I ALSO HAD AN AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SLINE 170 QUATTRO UNTILL OIL PUMP DRIVE FAILED, I DROVE HOME (ONLY 5 MINS ) TO BE TOLD BY AUDI TEESIDE THAT BOTTOM & TOP END NIPPED UP +CAMSHAFT & FOLLOWERS RUINED ALSO TURBO BEARINGS SHOT ,A TOTAL COST OF £8000 FOR A NEW ENGINE THE CAR WAS A 2007 MODEL WORTH APPROX £7000 ,HAD TO SELL AS WAS FOR £2000. A £5000 LOSS ,AUDI DID NOT WANT TO KNOW ,I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THESE ENGINES AS LOADS ARE GOING THIS WAY,AUDI WILL NOT RECALL OR ADMIT LIABILITY ,TALK ABOUT BEING P***ED OFF I WILL NEVER BUY AUDI AGAIN AFTER WAY THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS confused 
#25
02-26-2014 | 01:03 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
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Oil Pump failure - 2007 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro base
Good evening,
I have a 2007 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro base model with a seized oil pump. The oil and filter was changed at every 10K. Here is a list of events that led up to my problem.
1.0 61,500 KM: Damaged camshaft, cam follower, HPFP, oil suction pipe/screen were replaced under the new vehicle warranty.
2.0 76,700 KM: PCV valve replaced under new vehicle warranty.
3.0 151,715 KM: Damaged camshaft, cam follower, HPFP, oil suction pipe/screen, chain than runs the cam and tensioner were replaced and paid ($3,450 CAD). I’m looking to get refunded by Audi as the camshaft is covered under an extended warranty 10yr/160,000 KM. At the same time, I had the timing belt, water pump and thermoset changed. ($1,100 CAD)
4.0 151,785 KM: After leaving the Audi dealership and having driven only 70KM, the red low oil pressure light appeared on my dash. I immediately immobilized the car and towed it back to the Audi dealership.
After having removed the oil pan and oil pump cover, here is what Audi found (I took loads of pictures of these points):
Traces of metal filings in the oil pan;
Broken oil pump chain;
Seized oil pump;
Slightly scratched crankshaft bearings (no. 2 and 4);
Very lightly scratched crankshaft, little thin lines (no. 2 and 4);
No damage to cylinder head or cam shafts (in and out).
I would like to know if a faulty intervention by an Audi mechanic would have caused the pump to seize (ex. Not properly flushing the oil pan after replacing the broken cam follower, timing belt intervention, etc.). I have a hard time swallowing the fact that the pump seized only 70KM after having the works specified under point no. 3 above.
Price tag for oil pump replacement: $3,300 (incl. 3 hrs diagnostics, 7 hrs of labor, $2,730 pieces).
Any help, thoughts, feedback would help.
Best regards,
Alessio
I have a 2007 Audi A4 2.0T Quattro base model with a seized oil pump. The oil and filter was changed at every 10K. Here is a list of events that led up to my problem.
1.0 61,500 KM: Damaged camshaft, cam follower, HPFP, oil suction pipe/screen were replaced under the new vehicle warranty.
2.0 76,700 KM: PCV valve replaced under new vehicle warranty.
3.0 151,715 KM: Damaged camshaft, cam follower, HPFP, oil suction pipe/screen, chain than runs the cam and tensioner were replaced and paid ($3,450 CAD). I’m looking to get refunded by Audi as the camshaft is covered under an extended warranty 10yr/160,000 KM. At the same time, I had the timing belt, water pump and thermoset changed. ($1,100 CAD)
4.0 151,785 KM: After leaving the Audi dealership and having driven only 70KM, the red low oil pressure light appeared on my dash. I immediately immobilized the car and towed it back to the Audi dealership.
After having removed the oil pan and oil pump cover, here is what Audi found (I took loads of pictures of these points):
Traces of metal filings in the oil pan;
Broken oil pump chain;
Seized oil pump;
Slightly scratched crankshaft bearings (no. 2 and 4);
Very lightly scratched crankshaft, little thin lines (no. 2 and 4);
No damage to cylinder head or cam shafts (in and out).
I would like to know if a faulty intervention by an Audi mechanic would have caused the pump to seize (ex. Not properly flushing the oil pan after replacing the broken cam follower, timing belt intervention, etc.). I have a hard time swallowing the fact that the pump seized only 70KM after having the works specified under point no. 3 above.
Price tag for oil pump replacement: $3,300 (incl. 3 hrs diagnostics, 7 hrs of labor, $2,730 pieces).
Any help, thoughts, feedback would help.
Best regards,
Alessio
#26
04-10-2014 | 12:01 AM
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I have - or was it HAD - a 2006 A4... Yesterday, got a sudden oil pressure warning light... car was loud but driveable... foolishly (I realize now) I drove another 5 minutes, trying to get to a suitable stopping point vs. being totally stranded on country road. Didn't make it. A few herky-jerky moments later, the timing belt apparently broke... engine seized... Looks like I need a new engine... Not a fun day... Beating myself up over this..
---This was a CPO car w/112K on it - so just a bit out of 100K warranty...
---This was a CPO car w/112K on it - so just a bit out of 100K warranty...
Well, today - I kissed my 134K mile car - with its Audi remanufactured 22K/18 month old engine - goodbye - as the 2nd/rebuilt engine now has "camshaft position" problems (per the fault code) - causing a huge whining sound in the engine/loss of power - which would cost (according to my Audi/VW specialist mechanic) "in the thousands..." to remedy... (and he didn't even have the full scope of the issue identified yet...).
My mechanic tried to plead to Audi to give me a break on the 12 month/12K mile warranty on the rebuilt engine - but, to no avail...
I'd heard enough - I couldn't face spending more money keeping this car going... Not worth it... - as I already have 10 and 12 year old cars, too - and need one that doesn't need repairs this frequently... I've now divested myself of the car for some cash and a forgiven 4-figure repair bill for some other things I had done prior to the diagnosis of bad engine... I'm buying a new car - with plenty of warranty - tomorrow...
So - to recap, I spent $7000 for a rebuilt engine that lasted about 18 months/20,000ish miles... And it all started due to the oil sludge issue that didn't officially include the 2006 A4 - but killed my original engine, nonetheless...
Goodbye, Audi... It's been a blast... Never again...
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