frenchuk
18-10-2011, 07:29 PM
Where to start!
I bought my Audi A4 B5 about six months ago and got ripped off by the old owner. I have had to replace pads all round and two calipers already, among other things. However there are now some issues in the engine bay!
The steering rack has given up the ghost, does any one have any experience of fitting one of these? It would be good to know potential pitfalls. I read through the Haynes and they have about 2-3 whole pages on the subject, so I might get some one to do this one!
The next issue is the turbo. The turbo keeps cutting out, or at least power drops. Error message 00575 keeps coming up but I only have the basic yellow VAG COM error message wiper. So I can't see what it actually means. Oil is leaking all over the drivers side of the engine bay on the side of the engine and under neath. But I don't know if this is coming from another gasket on the engine! Every time I wipe the error message it runs fine then when you wind it up to motorway speed the turbo drops out again.
The next issue is starting. The glow plugs seem to take an age to go out. I have replaced pretty much everything... Glow plugs, glow plug relay, temp sensor. But it takes ages to glow the engine and even when it has glowed, on a cold day it isn't great at starting.
So the question is, its a 165000 mile car, is it worth going through and fixing all of these issues? The car isn't very tidy otherwise. Also thinking about getting a full VAG COM, is it going to tell me much about this car? I have already diagnosed the steering rack but will it tell me any more about the turbo and starting problem.
Any thoughts on these problems will be much appreciated
I bought my Audi A4 B5 about six months ago and got ripped off by the old owner. I have had to replace pads all round and two calipers already, among other things. However there are now some issues in the engine bay!
The steering rack has given up the ghost, does any one have any experience of fitting one of these? It would be good to know potential pitfalls. I read through the Haynes and they have about 2-3 whole pages on the subject, so I might get some one to do this one!
The next issue is the turbo. The turbo keeps cutting out, or at least power drops. Error message 00575 keeps coming up but I only have the basic yellow VAG COM error message wiper. So I can't see what it actually means. Oil is leaking all over the drivers side of the engine bay on the side of the engine and under neath. But I don't know if this is coming from another gasket on the engine! Every time I wipe the error message it runs fine then when you wind it up to motorway speed the turbo drops out again.
The next issue is starting. The glow plugs seem to take an age to go out. I have replaced pretty much everything... Glow plugs, glow plug relay, temp sensor. But it takes ages to glow the engine and even when it has glowed, on a cold day it isn't great at starting.
So the question is, its a 165000 mile car, is it worth going through and fixing all of these issues? The car isn't very tidy otherwise. Also thinking about getting a full VAG COM, is it going to tell me much about this car? I have already diagnosed the steering rack but will it tell me any more about the turbo and starting problem.
Any thoughts on these problems will be much appreciated