Inside No A6

My son had a look at both readers, and he prefers the OBD eleven, so he ordered it. Cheers

Sorry Steve, I must remember to read posts thoroughly before responding. The OBD eleven pro looks good, I always worry about doing things through my phone though. I think, (for no reason I can think of), the Ancel VD700 seems a better choice, but absolutely willing to be told differently, OBD eleven is also cheaper. I had a look at the injectors, numbers 4,5 and 6 all look good, no wet patches on the parts below, the area below numbers 1,2 and 3 look as if they have been wet before, but dry now🤔, number 3 is wet with diesel though, I'm hoping that it's just one needing replaced( maybe spraying diesel about (I fear that I'm going to be told that's it's best to replace them all), can these be refurbished, at home? Would this be recommended or discouraged? I'm dying to get stuck in. UPDATE:- I managed to get hold of a VAG OBDII tool, see pic, it won't enter 'engine mode', but will read codes, and I got a wee bit more info, it says same code, P2149, but adds something about electrics, sorry, didn't note it down. Update incoming..

Would a better scanning tool identify which particular injector needed attention? For example, it's a V6, so would a superior one identify which of the 6 was cuffed? I realise now there may be a bit more involved than I first thought, I didn't know that I needed to recode injectors when replaced, which needs specialist software? What scanner would you recommend? Davie

So the injectors would need to come out anyway, to check if it's just the seals, and as Stevey Y says below your post, would a better VAG scanner be a better investment?

Hi, having introduced myself in the new members forum, I will post here now. So the A6 arrived on Tuesday, here are a few pictures. It has error code P2149, which doesn't appear in the list of codes included with my OBDII tool, but I believe it is fuel injectors needing repaired/replaced. There is a warning on the dash for new brakes, and the EML is on, the dash also says 'service due' My son and I are hoping to repair this ourselves. I've only had to pay for the recovery service so far. So, can you fine folks point me in right direction to fix the error codes firstly? Any advice welcome. I am considering getting the Haynes manual online book, would that be recommended or not? Quite happy to purchase tools/parts to do all this. Davie

Will do, cheers.

So what do I do now? Continue this thread, or start a new one in the A6 forum? I'm aware this forum is for new members,.. don't want to upset anyone's etiquette protocols 😏

Hi, no, I'm saying I got it FOC from a trusted source.

Hi, newbie here, thanks for having me. I am about to take ownership of a 2012 A6 Estate,SE TDI CVT, (what it says on the V5). It is broken, with the Green Flag mechanic saying it needs new injectors. I am getting it FOC, from a trusted source, I am told that it also could be doing with brakes. My son and I are hoping to do most of the repairs ourselves. Not been on a forum since I had an RX-8 about 14 years ago, so looking forward to all the good advice I am sure I will receive here. The car should arrive on a breakdown wagon early next week, I will post a photo then, cheers.