Near Death Audi A6 2.5 TDi - several questions...

[Gunner Bill]

Audi A6 Quattro 180 BHP 2.5 TDi w/ 106500 miles

My car doesn't know it yet but the apparently it could die at any time

After a trip to the garage to sort out a minor fueling issue and an oil leak the mechanic told me that the cam shafts were wearing and that I should be shot of it (the car) ASAP before the engine s**ts itself.

This diagnosis comes from the slightly noisier than normal engine note and the rhythmic "chirrup chirrup" particularly from the right hand bank.

Given that a) he didn't offer to take all my money to fix it and b) I've known him for years and he is an excellent Audi VW specialist I am inclined to believe him.

So

1) Where can I get the heads rebuilt or exchanged for refurbed units?
2) Is there any performance mods I can do at this mechanical level while I'm at it?

I'm not wanting to part with the car because it suits me perfectly: discrete, cheap to insure, attracts no attention whatsoever and has reltively good performance. Similar cars are very hard to come by atm.

[Tame Technician]

All 2.5tdi's leak oil, its almost imposible to fix, any hint of a fueling issue is normally a clue the pumps about to give up. And thats all without teh camshaft wear issue.

Leave it at a car auction and run away very fast indeed. The money you loose on it now will be much less than it would cost to repair propperly.

And if you can help it. Dont by another 2.5tdi

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[istoo]

I had the same engine as well, was OK and I moved on from there. But a colleague had one as well and he had what sounds like a very similar issue and ended up with a destroyed engine and a £4k rebuild all told. Sadly these engines are expensive when it all goes wrong, shame as the replacement 3.0tdi is a peach.