Quattrodude
Registered User
So, coming back from another camping trip yesterday, giving it some on the Cat & Fiddle in the Peak District my red oil pressure warning light came on !!
Due to the windy road I was on with double white lines and lots of heavy goods vehicle traffic I could not pull over straight away but before I could find somewhere safe my engine cut out and I rolled to the side of the road with what turns out to be terminal engine failure
A bit of background; I bought the 2005 car in Jan for £6.5k with 85k on the clock and one lady owner and full service history (Audi first 4 years).
I had the DV valve replaced about a month ago and then on Monday had a full service and new thermostat and new alternator belt as well as engine flush for £400. Plus I had an APR rep-map trial installed.
So the car has only recently been achieving 200bhp then c235bhp with the remap.
The options at my local mechanic (not the guys who serviced it) are 5 hours labour to discover what the problem is with the highly likely outcome being that I will need a new engine. They already know that the top is wrecked and so that is the minimum before any further investigation.
other options are:
Also, could not move the engine when rocking in 1st gear
Does anyone think that the sudden increase in power to the engine could have caused this, or something went wrong during the service that could have led to the catastrophic failure.
I'm gutted as I've just got a job 35 miles away from my home and am gonna be pretty stuck without a car
Thought I'd bought a minter so this is a big blow to me
Due to the windy road I was on with double white lines and lots of heavy goods vehicle traffic I could not pull over straight away but before I could find somewhere safe my engine cut out and I rolled to the side of the road with what turns out to be terminal engine failure
A bit of background; I bought the 2005 car in Jan for £6.5k with 85k on the clock and one lady owner and full service history (Audi first 4 years).
I had the DV valve replaced about a month ago and then on Monday had a full service and new thermostat and new alternator belt as well as engine flush for £400. Plus I had an APR rep-map trial installed.
So the car has only recently been achieving 200bhp then c235bhp with the remap.
The options at my local mechanic (not the guys who serviced it) are 5 hours labour to discover what the problem is with the highly likely outcome being that I will need a new engine. They already know that the top is wrecked and so that is the minimum before any further investigation.
other options are:
- £900 labour and I source my own engine, no guarantee
- £3k to have current engine reconditioned, 6 months/6k miles guarantee
- 5.3k to have reconditioned engine sourced from Audi, 12 months/12k miles guarantee
Also, could not move the engine when rocking in 1st gear
Does anyone think that the sudden increase in power to the engine could have caused this, or something went wrong during the service that could have led to the catastrophic failure.
I'm gutted as I've just got a job 35 miles away from my home and am gonna be pretty stuck without a car
Thought I'd bought a minter so this is a big blow to me
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