Recent content by Rich81

Been over a year since the last post on here but I thought it would be worth an update for future reference especially for anyone with one of these cars. Early 2019 I replaced the final drive output seal myself. The previous one had lasted about 18 months. After I replaced this seal the...

Looking sweet! I reckon you've nearly doubled the price you paid already... Great car Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Congratulations on the new car. Interesting how different you've found it to the S6, I would love a C5 RS6! Sounds like you got a bargain on that I look forward to see the thread progress! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

oh no, not good! I occasionally get start-up rattle on mine but I can't see me putting that level of work and money into the car should they go... yours is worth saving though hats off to you for all the level of dedication on looking after it so well. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I thought I would update this thread as there's many C5 4.2/S6/RS6 owners with the HP24A gearbox still going that may have had slipping issue and wondering if their box is knackered. Well since I replaced the oil and filter in mine last year, it has been good ever since. That's about 5000...

Just a thought, as I have a newish pair of headlights on my a6 tdi, which are normal headlights, and I was wondering if I can swap the headlight bodies into my other A6 which has xenons. They look the same, and I wonder if I can just swap everything over... or are the xenon headlight bodies...

In my view it is essential maintenance. A failed box will write off the car in terms of cost. It's more involved than an engine oil change. Car has to be in the air, level, and the sump has to come off. It's about £100-150 in parts. You need a laptop with vagcom to check oil temp. Sent from my...

They are reliable. Mine is on 172k miles. As long as they are looked after there is nothing to worry about as the V8 is just being tickled on normal driving. That being said any work you do need to have done is going to be expensive on a car like that so if your not doing the work yourself be...

It's been a few months since I posted on here and I wanted to update on my gearbox situation. I'm pleased to say that it is now completely fine! However, the filter and oil change, where I found the old filter was cracked, was not the end of the story! Because these HP24a gearboxes have some...

Crazy stressful week at work and glad it's Friday. One way I like to de-stress is put some music on in the garage and do some jobs on the car. Tonight had an easy little job of replacing the rear ARB drop links. Had an annoying rattle for a while and on inspection was clearly from these...

Digibox sounds cool, just because not many people have a TV tuner in their car. I am tempted to fit some kind of android box so that I can do YouTube etc through the RNS-D but at 640x480 resolution it isn't going to look very good. I have got hold of a reversing camera from eBay which works...

Have now had chance to get the car out for a proper run and what a difference, the gearbox is noticeably smoother now, particularly on part throttle at low speed. Gear shifts are smoother and so far no slippage or dodgy shifts. Tiptronic mode is particularly more smooth and you can hardly notice...

It is hard to get the right parts for the V8s from Euro or GSF. Have to check and double check part numbers etc. I had to go to Audi for two front sport springs, euro listed them for my reg but they weren't the correct ones for a V8 just standard springs! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Try here http://www.vwspares.co.uk/audi_a6_4b2_suspension.php I got a pair for my 4.2 for £45 each from there, Febi bilstein as well. The ones with discs are for S6 RS6 to prevent crushing the aluminium subframe so I believe. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Finally got the gear box sump off yesterday to do the filter and oil. Not too bad a job even with the car on the floor, however you do ideally want to be indoors as the gearbox internals are exposed to the elements; a windy day outside would end up with bits of grit getting in there! I...