[s-cars] Allroad diesel questions

[theringmeister at triad.rr.com]

I'll second that.  We bought ours with 49K and it's at 92K right now.  It was a CPO car and we had the front airbags along with a level sensor replaced under warranty, along with cv boots, driveshaft flange seals, and gaskets up top due to oil leaks.

We had some shifting issues in the transmission (tip) and they supposedly replaced the valve body (?) in there and although not entirely gone, there seems to have been some noticeable improvement.  Along those lines, the one complaint I have is the throttle tip in from a standing stop is slow.  You almost have to anticipate every light in order to pull away reasonably close to when it turns green.

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Wylie Bean
TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v sport
92 UrS4
01 allroad


---- Nic Bode <spedrcr at comcast.net> wrote: 
> Sam,
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> I own an 02 allroad here in the states. I only wish it was a diesel as the
> fuel mileage of my 2.7tt could be better. I can't speak to any issues re the
> diesel although I imagine being an Audi, it's a great motor with a long life
> ahead with good care and maintainance.
> 
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> 
> Allroad itself can get a bit spendy even with good preventative care as
> those two things you mention are common failure points on the car. The
> tranny itself is not bad, but the seal on the torque converter can let go.
> If caught early enough, you can save the tranny and get a new torque
> converter with the updated seal and keep going. No, Audi doesn't sell the
> updated seal itself so as to prevent this failure...that would make too much
> sense!
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> Airbags for the suspension can develop leaks, in turn causing the compressor
> to run all the time while trying to catch up on the lost air. The airbags
> are items to add to the watch/maintain list every 3-4 months, specifically
> the seat on the shock body and the bag itself. Jack car up in level 4, don't
> forget to place the suspension in "Jack Mode", pull the wheels, wash the
> airbag and more importantly wash/remove any debris from the seat on the
> shock body where the bag rolls over as it moves from different level
> settings. 
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> Sorry I couldn't be more help with the diesel thing. The AudiWorld allroad
> discussion can be lively and certainly filled with good information. I
> believe there are some international allroad owners on there that may help
> with the diesel questions you have. Another place I would try for allroad
> info is www.allroadfaq.com <http://www.allroadfaq.com/>   A lot of BTDT info
> and you can read up on the tranny thing.
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> Best thing to do when buying is have a good indy check it out with a scan
> tool for codes and try to let it sit overnight to see if the bags are
> leaking and the car sags. All that being said, I love my allroad. I needed a
> car that could do everything the Ford F-250 it replaced, save the heavy
> towing of course, and also be able to keep my 3 year old safe and take
> clients in for showings. My S4 is a bit beyond stock and clients don't seem
> to appreciate the coil-over suspension in that car and the Ford was just too
> big for in-city work so I bought the allroad. The swiss army of cars, if you
> have a rack, a hitch and enough tie-downs in the spare well you can do just
> about anything in this car. I have almost 90K on mine with no tranny or
> airbag problems (knocks on wood very loudly to let the Audigods know I
> acknowledge their presence). I also have a very good indy that is much
> cheaper than the dealer. My only real complaint for the car is that the
> ABS/ESP is very sensitive and kicks in going over bumps in the road that are
> not that big. I guess I am still used to just ABS from my S4.
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> Hope that helps!
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> Nic
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