3.0 TDI A6, am I mad for considering buying one?

[hrb93]

Hi all,

Am I mad for considering buying a 2004 A6, 3.0TDI.

55,000 miles.

Will it lead me to a life of misery?

Or is it luck of the draw?

Thanks.to

[L3g10n4rU]

Luck of the draw
C6 or C5?


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[swalker]

If it is plain sailing consider it boring... adds character, i bought an 07 with 110K have had a couple of issues but you are in the right place to get them sorted.

[C6Allroad]

Hi all,

Am I mad for considering buying a 2004 A6, 3.0TDI.

55,000 miles.

Will it lead me to a life of misery?

Or is it luck of the draw?

Thanks.to

I’d be worried / suspicious about that low a mileage on that age of diesel car - does it have a history explaining this?

[rowdy-999]

Try and get 07+ for improved injectors.

[prophet]

I’ve just bought a 55 plate with 148k on it, so hopefully yours will be fine.

[niedzial1983]

2004-2006 3.0tdi BMK engiens do suffer from chain failures and poor injectors. This was fixed in late 2006 + with ASB engine.

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[B5NUT]

Never heard of a chain failure on the BMK engine, the top tensioner can start to fail causing a rattle at start up but the ASB engine also has the same issue. The top tensioners can be replaced with the engine in place.

Main issue with the BMK engine is weeping injectors which produces lots of smoke, it's more noticeable if the engine is hot and left to idle.

However a car with only 55K mile should be OK.

[prophet]

Interesting. On my 149k car I know the injectors have been replaced. How do you check if the chain is likely to fail?

[L3g10n4rU]

It doesn’t fail. It just makes a noise when you start the engine at both cold and warm. It makes a vruuumm. I personally changed them and after 1-2k kilometres made the same sound.


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