A7 2011 new owner

[abarth_1200]

Hi, swapped my vw cc for an Audi a7 s line 3.0tdi v6 204ps. Fairly high in the miles but it's a one owner car and looks and feels it. 110k miles.

So I have a list of things to look into.

Biggest concern is the timing chain rattle at cold start, 1-2 seconds then goes away (top drivers side engine), I'm planning an oil flush and drain then fill liquimoly ceratec and Castrol 5w30. We will see how it sounds after that. A quick fix until Xmas is out the way is drain the oil through the dipstick tube however I can't pull the small black plug off the metal tube, it turns and I've tried pulling at different rotations and I even got a metal rod through and tried pulling but it's fairly on there, any ideas before I break it?

Rear spoiler works fine manually until it tries to activate at speed where I get a malfunction, after that it stays 80% up until I turn off the car then it won't operate with the switch. It does however reset itself for the next day. I have 2 fault codes 03132 03134 I'll look further into this after the major mechanicals have been taken care of. I suspect water ingress into the module that controls the spoiler. Rear right boot compartment possibly? Maybe somebody could give a couple pointers for now.

Air con smells, and it doesn't really feel cold unless it's turned down below 18 degrees, pressure shows as 5bar in Carista so maybe just a recharge needed. I'll get my garage to do this job.

Lower control arms need replaced, rattles over bumps and heavy breaking. It's the single lower rear arms I believe, I'll get under the car and locate the parts over my break, this is information from the seller. I wonder if I can source just the bushes I have a press so if arms are good maybe go cheap route.

Gearbox is multitronic unit. Takes a while to go when I press the accelerator. Also it doesn't hold on small inclines, like most other autos I've had. I'm hoping a service will tighten this up, anything I need to worry about, I won't be taking it to Audi my local garage serviced my dads panamera pdk gearbox using genuine Porsche parts and did a perfect job.

Shame the forum doesn't have image upload support on iOS

[shabazmo]

I have the same car as yours with the multitronic box and have no issues after 165k miles with the timing chain rattle. I am expecting the problem any time soon. What is your mileage?
I had a sticking rear spoiler and I used lots of Bilt Hamber Ferosol on the linkages to loosen them up. That was about 3 years ago and all is still well.
I have seen people changing the bush only on Youtube, but it wont bother. The ball joint will probably fail next so just replace the arm. Febi brand has been recommended.
Multitronic gearbox is slow when moving off so you just need to get used to it and allow for that delay.

[Crasher]

Biggest concern is the timing chain rattle at cold start, 1-2 seconds then goes away (top drivers side engine)

Probably why the car was sold, that or the 0B5 gearbox...