The Audi Thread

Hi,
Some advice please.

I'm looking at a 2016 A4 2.0 with 98000 on the clock going for R299000. Car looks very neat with FSH.

What should I be looking out for?
 
wingnut771 said:
Yes, I'm aware. (not so 5 years ago)

Top Tip regarding dual clutch trans:

SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN YOU'RE AT THE STOP LIGHT (like a proper manual, you don't sit at the light with your foot on the clutch).
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Yep, I used to do this with my Golf R, not all the time but if I didn't my foot was firmly on the brake pedal to insure the clutch pack was disengaged. And never 'crawl' in a twin clutch gearbox!
 
Neuk_ said:
I am not clue'd up on the particulars of each gearbox, what information are you looking for?
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They both torque converters right? Just wanted to know the difference between ZF and that other one, but now that I'm hearing myself out loud, if they both torque converter type then who cares. :laugh:
 
Neuk_ said:
Yep, I used to do this with my Golf R, not all the time but if I didn't my foot was firmly on the brake pedal to insure the clutch pack was disengaged. And never 'crawl' in a twin clutch gearbox!
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This is like sitting at the traffic light with your foot on the clutch while you're in 1st gear. Big no no if you want your clutch to last.

Agree with the crawl comment, don't crawl with your foot on the brake, just let it move with no brake.
 
wingnut771 said:
They both torque converters right? Just wanted to know the difference between ZF and that other one, but now that I'm hearing myself out loud, if they both torque converter type then who cares. :laugh:
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Yep, both torque converter, ZF (German) and Aisin (Japan) are different companies that manufacture automotive transmissions, ZF is better known as they are used by a lot more consumer car companies.
 
Neuk_ said:
Yep, both torque converter, ZF (German) and Aisin (Japan) are different companies that manufacture automotive transmissions, ZF is better known as they are used by a lot more consumer car companies.
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Ooooh, japanese, I would lean towards that one.
 
Neuk_ said:
Yep, both torque converter, ZF (German) and Aisin (Japan) are different companies that manufacture automotive transmissions, ZF is better known as they are used by a lot more consumer car companies.
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wingnut771 said:
Ooooh, japanese, I would lean towards that one.
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Aisin is owned by toyota group, so techincally it's a toyota gearbox :P
 
wingnut771 said:
Ooooh, japanese, I would lean towards that one.
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From what I have seen when it comes to autos ZF are the kings, most of them are extremely reliable and in South Africa we have direct ZF factory support and service centres.
 
airborne said:
From what I have seen when it comes to autos ZF are the kings, most of them are extremely reliable and in South Africa we have direct ZF factory support and service centres as well.
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I agree, I retract my earlier statement that japs are better than ZF, although japs have a very good reputation for reliablity vs the germans (not talking about ZF gearboxes)

I remember watching a youtube vid where they took 3 cars, a ford, a honda and something else, if I had to take a wild flying guess i would say it was an opel.

They drained the oil and revved them at max rpm to see how long it would last. ford and opel failed almost immediately. honda lasted for quite a while.
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Aisin is owned by toyota group, so techincally it's a toyota gearbox :p
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Sonofabitch :ROFL: I don't know why VW went with the Aisin for the Touareg, the Amarok with the same 3.0 V6 TDi uses the ZF 8 speed gearbox which is used in just about every car using an 8 speed torque converter automatic, including many high performance cars.
 
Sharan said:
2.0TFSi - petrol
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I am sure this generation of engine was after the much publicised piston ring failure generation but I would still get the car checked out by the likes of Dekra and get the service/maintenance history. 2016 should make it a B9 unless it was a 2015 B8 that was first registered in 2016, this is an online list of known common failures...

  • Thermostat Housing Leaks
  • Premature Water Pump Failure
  • PCV Valve Failure
  • Leaking Engine Mounts
  • Premature Control Arm Failure
  • Faulty Power Window Regulator

vwtuning.co

The 6 Most Common Audi A4 B9 Engine Problems - Audi Tuning

How reliable is the Audi A4 B9? Common problems found in the B9 Audi A4 include thermostat housing, engine mounts, control arms, and more.
vwtuning.co vwtuning.co
 
I finally got around to taking my 2010/2011 Audi A3 s-tronic 7-speed in for its gearbox service. I was referred to Friendly Motors in Goodwood. They changed the oil (R475 ex vat), mechatronic fluid (R650 ex vat) and labour was R900 (ex vat), the total came to R2328 vat inclusive. I was expecting a filter to be changed but they said for the 7-speed there's no filter to change, but if it was the 6-speed then that would have been the case plus a lot more oil required (2 grand alone for the oil). They said there weren't any issues, the gearbox works well as it should. Prior to taking it in I can't say that I noticed any issues. Hopefully I'm all good still for many more years to come.

My mileage is now 117,500km, this might have been the first ever gearbox service but in any event I was way overdue. I dont see any record of the Audi dealerships I serviced the car at having done one, though they did replace the clutch pack in September 2013, I dont know if that would have involved an s-tronic oil change.

Edit: I would recommend them based on them living up to their name and being indeed quite friendly seemingly very knowledgeable :) Father and son owned business and they were quite happy to show me around a couple of the gearboxes being worked on and explaining things to me, not that I absorbed it all :X3:
 
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