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2.5tdi V6.

It is major. Crank gone, turbo gone etc. So full rebuild time. It has covered 344k, so full overhaul is due to be fair. Should then last another 300k hopefully

Nice one 🙂 By the time I'm.fubished mine will have had new internals in the engine, new turbo and new injectors at least.

I'd recommend you get it booked in at Audi to check to see if there are any issues with the battery

Nothing done to my A6 really. Just research still regarding its rebuild. Currently researching turbos. Done a great job on yours.

Hello Daryl, I think you’ve already found the issue points - the aluminium tubes that the cables run through before going on to the underside. Yes, WD40 helps, but does not cure. Cure for me was new cables and new tubes. I’m pretty sure the tubes are/ or at least were, main dealer only, and they are not a matching pair, so I would advise double checking you choose the right one of the pair to go in the right side. Getting the old ones out can be a bit of fun as I recall, but it was a few years ago when I did mine. Incase it helps, I used Febi branded cables. Kind regards, Gareth.m

A battery that is fully or largely discharged can be damaged in such a way as to be able to still crank the engine over but not supply a stable enough voltage to the electronics, which can lead to the sort of problems you reported. I am not saying the battery is entirely responsible for those problems, but it is a strong contender. See what the code reader tells you before doing anything.

update.....1st may, battery still dry.😁i wont mark it as a solution as it may come back and bite me.😉 ...update 5th may been chucking it down overnight and this morning. no water on top of the battery or down the sides at all so marked as solution...here is a picture(2) of where one of 2 air vents are in the boot recess.i sealed round the edges.(had to take the bumper off to do them)at least no water gets in cubby holes now where i store the first aid kit etc or anywhere else in the boot.so marked as solution as unsure whats what

Hi guys, just a quick update for those following.. finally found a solution.. one of my injectors was the issue, bought all 4 repaired , and car runs like a brand new.. no more shaking and gear knob is not going crazy anymore 🤣

Hi just noticed this one and when you say BAG specialist are we talking Louis Vuitton or Michael Korrs.

Hi I had the same thing on my A6 which is not that different with how it works, my educated guess is its the engine and gearbox mounts, what happens is the engine mounts are Hydro mounts which are filled with oil and controlled electronically and stiffen up when stressed, the problem is they wear/split and the resulting vibration and movement knocks out the gearbox mount which is bonded rubber/metal, I got all three mounts on line from carparts in motion and if you ring them they are very helpful and what you want is listed normally on eBay and a damn sight cheaper than Audi, all the parts I bought were Febi and all movement ceased, I use the car as a cab and done over 9k since fitting just before Christmas and had no problems. Steve.

Not the engine mounts, everything still the same..only thing not changed is the flywheel..