opinions on this please
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1441813.htm
no service book but has full printout of service history from new as the company who had it use there own service company, printout reads service at 19800 then every 20k miles,due a service now but the owner is doing it before sale and putting 12 month mot on it and it comes with 6 month waranty. is this overpriced for the miles its done and should i stay clear of it, after reading another topic '3.0 TDI smoking problems' its giving me second thaughts as an injector problem could cost £2.5k and with the high miles is this something thats likely to happen soon.
any thaughts on this please
Tame Technician where are you;)
thanks
no service book but has full printout of service history from new as the company who had it use there own service company, printout reads service at 19800 then every 20k miles,due a service now but the owner is doing it before sale and putting 12 month mot on it and it comes with 6 month waranty. is this overpriced for the miles its done and should i stay clear of it, after reading another topic '3.0 TDI smoking problems' its giving me second thaughts as an injector problem could cost £2.5k and with the high miles is this something thats likely to happen soon.
any thaughts on this please
Tame Technician where are you;)
thanks
Edited by preA356 on Wednesday 20th January 07:54
Dr G knows far more about buying/selling cars than I do, if he says its a good price, it is.
As for that particular car and possible future faults.
Favorites will be (as its an avant) rear screen wash pipe can break and fill the MMI modules with water. The sound amp, radio reciever, voice control module if its got it and Nav dvd drive are all in there and I forget which but one of those modules is £1000!. Have a good look inside the left hand boot side trim where the modules including the nav disc drive are, make sure teh nav drive has its DVD in it. Run thought all the MMI function, radio Nav etc and make sure its working.
Once you own the car, always use lots of screen wash, not so it doesnt freeze, but so if it ever ends up inside the car you smell it before it does any damage, if the rear washer jet stops working, dont use it and investigate, check in the boot side trim regulary.
Brakes dont last particually long, if they have FSH look through to gauge how often they are replaced (i'd guess every other service) Same with tyres. If it needs brakes and tyres at the same time fore example in the next few 1000 miles, its a £1500 bill.
I wouldnt worry about that injector fault, thats really rare, I've only read about it, never seen one. Running the engine at idle for a few mins then reving it up would show it up (white smoke + smell of fuel) We have had a few sticking inlet manifold flaps, puts the engine light on and there about £500 per side, but there not really common either.
As for that particular car and possible future faults.
Favorites will be (as its an avant) rear screen wash pipe can break and fill the MMI modules with water. The sound amp, radio reciever, voice control module if its got it and Nav dvd drive are all in there and I forget which but one of those modules is £1000!. Have a good look inside the left hand boot side trim where the modules including the nav disc drive are, make sure teh nav drive has its DVD in it. Run thought all the MMI function, radio Nav etc and make sure its working.
Once you own the car, always use lots of screen wash, not so it doesnt freeze, but so if it ever ends up inside the car you smell it before it does any damage, if the rear washer jet stops working, dont use it and investigate, check in the boot side trim regulary.
Brakes dont last particually long, if they have FSH look through to gauge how often they are replaced (i'd guess every other service) Same with tyres. If it needs brakes and tyres at the same time fore example in the next few 1000 miles, its a £1500 bill.
I wouldnt worry about that injector fault, thats really rare, I've only read about it, never seen one. Running the engine at idle for a few mins then reving it up would show it up (white smoke + smell of fuel) We have had a few sticking inlet manifold flaps, puts the engine light on and there about £500 per side, but there not really common either.
Tame Technician said:
Favorites will be (as its an avant) rear screen wash pipe can break and fill the MMI modules with water.........
Once you own the car, always use lots of screen wash, not so it doesnt freeze, but so if it ever ends up inside the car you smell it before it does any damage, if the rear washer jet stops working, dont use it and investigate, check in the boot side trim regulary. ....
Bugger bugger. Sorry for the thread interupption - my B6 S4 Avant rear wash has stopped working recently. Pump all works fine, front works fine, just very little water is getting through. It looks like some is coming out of the nozzles, but not much power, it's just dribbling out. I worried that I was filling with water somewhere, so took off boot interior (i.e. inside of bit that lifts up) and it all looks dry and lovely.Once you own the car, always use lots of screen wash, not so it doesnt freeze, but so if it ever ends up inside the car you smell it before it does any damage, if the rear washer jet stops working, dont use it and investigate, check in the boot side trim regulary. ....
I ran the windscreen wash quite low then filled it up which is exactly when it stopped working - I'm wondering if the pipe's just become blocked so I need to get a pin in there? I can't smell screen wash from inside the car.
Any tips on where the pipes are routed so I can have a quick check?
Again sorry for the hijack, but it's coincidence this has happened at the same time!
Thanks
Ref Tony's screen wash problem - My wife's B7 A4 had the same symptoms as yours (pump working but no water getting through). After cleaning the jets out without success I got my daughter to operate the rear washers while I checked under the bonnet. Each time the washer was operated water started to run onto the ground from the n/s/f mudflap. After establishing that the pipe for the rear washers runs inside the front wing I part removed the rear section of the n/s/f splash guard to find that the pipe had simply become disconnected at a joint. This joint on our B7 was up near to the top of the inner arch.
Don't know if the B6 is the same, but its somewhere else to check.
Don't know if the B6 is the same, but its somewhere else to check.
preA356 said:
stupid question but how do i know if it needs new brakes can it be seen by looking through the wheel and thanks for the help
yep, thats how we do it at service, need a dentist mirror to see the inner pads (a propper job) but just as an indication only, looking a the visable outer pads its ok.[quote=TonyHetherington
Bugger bugger. Sorry for the thread interupption - my B6 S4 Avant rear wash has stopped working recently. Pump all works fine, front works fine, just very little water is getting through. It looks like some is coming out of the nozzles, but not much power, it's just dribbling out. I worried that I was filling with water somewhere, so took off boot interior (i.e. inside of bit that lifts up) and it all looks dry and lovely.
I ran the windscreen wash quite low then filled it up which is exactly when it stopped working - I'm wondering if the pipe's just become blocked so I need to get a pin in there? I can't smell screen wash from inside the car.
Any tips on where the pipes are routed so I can have a quick check?
Again sorry for the hijack, but it's coincidence this has happened at the same time!
Thanks
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Its different on the A4, take the rear jet out and see if its just blocked. Should soot teh water about 5 feet behind teh car, if it just trickles out theres a leak in the pipe. On older A4/A6's it tends to leak under the front passenger foot well, there is a connector there, can fill up the convienience module and make the central locking + interior lighting play up.
But dont panioc yet, as I said, could well just be a blocked jet, especially as you let teh level get low, it may have picked up some crap from the bottom of the bottle.
Bugger bugger. Sorry for the thread interupption - my B6 S4 Avant rear wash has stopped working recently. Pump all works fine, front works fine, just very little water is getting through. It looks like some is coming out of the nozzles, but not much power, it's just dribbling out. I worried that I was filling with water somewhere, so took off boot interior (i.e. inside of bit that lifts up) and it all looks dry and lovely.
I ran the windscreen wash quite low then filled it up which is exactly when it stopped working - I'm wondering if the pipe's just become blocked so I need to get a pin in there? I can't smell screen wash from inside the car.
Any tips on where the pipes are routed so I can have a quick check?
Again sorry for the hijack, but it's coincidence this has happened at the same time!
Thanks
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Its different on the A4, take the rear jet out and see if its just blocked. Should soot teh water about 5 feet behind teh car, if it just trickles out theres a leak in the pipe. On older A4/A6's it tends to leak under the front passenger foot well, there is a connector there, can fill up the convienience module and make the central locking + interior lighting play up.
But dont panioc yet, as I said, could well just be a blocked jet, especially as you let teh level get low, it may have picked up some crap from the bottom of the bottle.
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