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Tried the search but apparently there had never been any posts containing V6 and TDi in this forum 
Anyways, I'm looking for a workhorse. Needs to be decent on ecconomy, big inside and nippy enough I wont get annoyed with it on the motorways.
Conclusion I came to was B5 model A4 Avant with the 1.9TDi engine, manual transmission and remap.
But the size of the A6 Avant does draw me to it, but they seem to have a lot of 2.5 V6 TDi ones for less than the 1.9, so what gives?
I seem to recall mutterings of 2.5 V6 TDi woes, something to do with belts or a tensioner or something but as mentioned, the search doesnt help.
Anyways, I'm looking for a workhorse. Needs to be decent on ecconomy, big inside and nippy enough I wont get annoyed with it on the motorways.
Conclusion I came to was B5 model A4 Avant with the 1.9TDi engine, manual transmission and remap.
But the size of the A6 Avant does draw me to it, but they seem to have a lot of 2.5 V6 TDi ones for less than the 1.9, so what gives?
I seem to recall mutterings of 2.5 V6 TDi woes, something to do with belts or a tensioner or something but as mentioned, the search doesnt help.
smithrs2 said:
Bit over my budget tbh, I wont insult you by asking you to knock £3k off the price so we can shake hands 
emicen said:
Tried the search but apparently there had never been any posts containing V6 and TDi in this forum
Anyways, I'm looking for a workhorse. Needs to be decent on ecconomy, big inside and nippy enough I wont get annoyed with it on the motorways.
Conclusion I came to was B5 model A4 Avant with the 1.9TDi engine, manual transmission and remap.
But the size of the A6 Avant does draw me to it, but they seem to have a lot of 2.5 V6 TDi ones for less than the 1.9, so what gives?
I seem to recall mutterings of 2.5 V6 TDi woes, something to do with belts or a tensioner or something but as mentioned, the search doesnt help.
Perhaps you should have seareched chocolate cam shafts, failed turbo, or injection pump.Anyways, I'm looking for a workhorse. Needs to be decent on ecconomy, big inside and nippy enough I wont get annoyed with it on the motorways.
Conclusion I came to was B5 model A4 Avant with the 1.9TDi engine, manual transmission and remap.
But the size of the A6 Avant does draw me to it, but they seem to have a lot of 2.5 V6 TDi ones for less than the 1.9, so what gives?
I seem to recall mutterings of 2.5 V6 TDi woes, something to do with belts or a tensioner or something but as mentioned, the search doesnt help.
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emicen said:
I seem to recall mutterings of 2.5 V6 TDi woes, something to do with belts or a tensioner or something but as mentioned, the search doesnt help.
If it's the same, I had a Passat 2.5 V6 Tdi, and it was a disaster. A belt (I think Power steering pump?) came off, got caught and nearly destroyed the engine. Twice.It was a lovely, smooth engine though. Refined and torquey. Nicer sounding, and smoother than my mondeo currently is.
I had a 2000 A6 tipronic quattro V6 2.5TDi Estate for a while. When I sold it it had around 210k miles on the clock. I had an AFM replaced and a head overhaul due to smoking. Other than that no problems, returned an average mpg of around 30 from the 210bhp (chipped) engine.
Engine was smooth and powerful, if a tad thirsty. Back in A4 sized cars now, do not need the extra space.
Engine was smooth and powerful, if a tad thirsty. Back in A4 sized cars now, do not need the extra space.
with my car I never trash it before the engine oil is warm and I always make sure the last few miles are done at low rpm, using the torque of the engine, to let the turbo cool down.
I you trash from cold and stop it after a high speed run, your engine will suffer and die quickly like any other engine.
Jack
I you trash from cold and stop it after a high speed run, your engine will suffer and die quickly like any other engine.
Jack
Jack_and_MLE said:
with my car I never trash it before the engine oil is warm and I always make sure the last few miles are done at low rpm, using the torque of the engine, to let the turbo cool down.
I you trash from cold and stop it after a high speed run, your engine will suffer and die quickly like any other engine.
Jack
Very well said that man. I you trash from cold and stop it after a high speed run, your engine will suffer and die quickly like any other engine.
Jack
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