New to the forum

[Chewmyr00t]

Hi all. Just thought I'd introduce myself. I've owned my 07 plate Audi A6 2.0 tdi (140 hp) since 2012 and do all of my own maintenance. A catastrophic failure today has prompted me to join up and peruse everyone's previous experiences and info on how to fix.

Cheers

Edd

[Jon.hilly]

Annoying for you having to join on a failure i think all of us can relate in some way. Hope the car gets better soon

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[Chewmyr00t]

Thanks, I should have joined earlier really but I normally don't spend much time on the internet ( until recently )

[Jon.hilly]

Beware of the addiction

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[Chewmyr00t]

I've been on here all day. It's already started. I've just had a look at my profile and the status under my name couldn't be further from the truth 😂

'Engine Idling' 🙊

[Chewmyr00t]

In my novice opinion, initial investigation shows nothing untoward. I can't see any damage.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh581/Chewmyr00t/IMAG0086_zpseo6jsscy.jpg (http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/Chewmyr00t/media/IMAG0086_zpseo6jsscy.jpg.html)


http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh581/Chewmyr00t/IMAG0081_zpszjt8pd2u.jpg (http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/Chewmyr00t/media/IMAG0081_zpszjt8pd2u.jpg.html)

[Chewmyr00t]

However, now I've dried the pistons, there does appear to be a number of valve imprints in the carbon...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh581/Chewmyr00t/IMAG0095_zpsks5h1vnq.jpg (http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/Chewmyr00t/media/IMAG0095_zpsks5h1vnq.jpg.html)

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh581/Chewmyr00t/IMAG0094_zpsuo2nykoh.jpg (http://s1253.photobucket.com/user/Chewmyr00t/media/IMAG0094_zpsuo2nykoh.jpg.html)

[Chewmyr00t]

Pistons appear to have equal travel. All measuring 0.8mm above the block to a depth of 95mm. Hopefully that means I haven't bent any of the rods.

[Chewmyr00t]

Valves appear to operate at slightly different heights 😖. I suspect they are bent, even though there was no sign of damage on the valves