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Audi A6 Maintenance and Repair

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nice trip to audi.. by dm1212
Aug 04, 2009 (6:07 am)
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I have an 05 A6 I bought it CPO back in 07. I had a loud popping noise coming from the car. They charged me 2 hours of diagnosing fee's which I thought was covered, at 130 dollars an hour. Turns out MY BERRING'S WERE UNGREASED. They charged me 190 dollars to put grease in them. Not to mention my sunroof motor visor has broken 3 times in 5 months. Also, I had it towed 2 years ago due to a "SOFTWARE UPDATE", the car wouldn't start.
 
Honestly, the car drives so nice when it isn't in the shop, and Quattro is amazing.
 
Within the next year I'm going to buy an A5 or an S4, but I hope I get lucky this time.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [allmet33] by fonefixer
Aug 04, 2009 (9:39 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Jul 06, 2009 6:37 am)

WRONG.......not changing the audi transmission fluid will result in the "tiptronic" transmission going bad at 70,000 miles+. The fluid breaks down eventually.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [fonefixer] by allmet33
Aug 04, 2009 (10:30 am)
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Replying to: fonefixer (Aug 04, 2009 9:39 am)

That may be so in the 2.7 T, but with the 3.0 a different transmission is used. This is information direct from Audi Corp. I will soon find out what happens around the 70k mile mark as my '04 A6 3.0 Quattro has close to 68k miles on it currently.
 
Now...I know from what I was told by Audi Corp., if the tranny goes bad due to fluid breakdown...they will be replacing my transmission since everyone affilitated with Audi, that I have spoken to, has told me that the transmission on the 3.0 Quattro does not require transmission servicing because it has lifetime fluid in it. They said if I didn't have the Quattro or if I had a manual transmission...it would be a different story. Again...this is what folks from Audi are saying.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [allmet33] by alexyaz
Aug 05, 2009 (6:18 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Aug 04, 2009 10:30 am)

Dude I will deffently get that in writing. You dont want to go to the Audi dealership and find out that you need to make a $3000 repair.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [alexyaz] by allmet33
Aug 05, 2009 (6:25 am)
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Replying to: alexyaz (Aug 05, 2009 6:18 am)

I think you're right about that.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [allmet33] by fonefixer
Aug 05, 2009 (6:48 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Aug 04, 2009 10:30 am)

Audi and every other manufacturer are just plain wrong about "lifetime" fluids. All fluids break down eventually. Transmission fluid is transmission fluid, have it changed every 40 to 50,000 miles on the Audi. I now drive a Mazda Cx-7, and have the tranny fluid changed every 20,000 or so. Cheap insurance.
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Re: looking to buy 2003 A6 2.7T Quattro? [fonefixer] by allmet33
Aug 05, 2009 (7:40 am)
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Replying to: fonefixer (Aug 05, 2009 6:48 am)

I've questioned the whole "lifetime" fluid thing to be honest, but there's something that is allowing them to say that an stand behind it.
 
Finding a place around here to change the fluid isn't easy at all. I've gotta '06 Hyundai Azera and I changed the fluid around the 35k miles mark and plan on doing it again very soon as I am at 73k miles now.
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how can i adjust the headlights by slinea6
Aug 05, 2009 (5:31 pm)
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I just picked up an 04 A6 S-line and the headlights need to be adjusted up. is there an easy way to do this?
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Re: Can the headlights be adjusted??? [allmet33] by naz_a6
Aug 07, 2009 (10:17 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Apr 10, 2009 9:26 am)

Hey allmet33,
My question is a few months after your Q but what the heck. I did a google search on this topic and stumbled on to your question. I was wondering the same thing, i have an '04' 2.7T that i just purchased and it looks exactly as you have described it. I had an '03' A4 about 3 years ago that had the same condition but i never looked into it. Any good responses?
 
Thx
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Re: Can the headlights be adjusted??? [naz_a6] by allmet33
Aug 07, 2009 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: naz_a6 (Aug 07, 2009 10:17 am)

Naz_a6...
 
From my understanding, it's a setting that can be changed via computer at the dealer. Does your car have the HID headlights?

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