Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem onnumber 5 and seal
07-18-2007 | 03:49 PM
#41
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stemon number 5 and seal
In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
been a Jonah over the last nine months
Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
Happy motoring......
On 18/7/07 14:30, in article PBoni.549$IR2.425@newsfe7-win.ntli.net, "Dave"
<a@b.com> wrote:
>> Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
>> Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
>> garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
>>
>> So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
>>
>> I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> What makes you think they're any better?
>
> The coil pack issue affects more than just VAG cars. It's just that VAG were
> the worst affected.
>
>
drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
been a Jonah over the last nine months
Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
Happy motoring......
On 18/7/07 14:30, in article PBoni.549$IR2.425@newsfe7-win.ntli.net, "Dave"
<a@b.com> wrote:
>> Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
>> Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
>> garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
>>
>> So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
>>
>> I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> What makes you think they're any better?
>
> The coil pack issue affects more than just VAG cars. It's just that VAG were
> the worst affected.
>
>
07-20-2007 | 03:49 AM
#42
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
"Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>
> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>
> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>
> Happy motoring......
>
Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
07-20-2007 | 03:49 AM
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
"Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>
> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>
> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>
> Happy motoring......
>
Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
07-20-2007 | 03:49 AM
#44
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
"Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>
> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>
> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>
> Happy motoring......
>
Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
07-20-2007 | 03:49 AM
#45
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
"Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>
> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>
> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>
> Happy motoring......
>
Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
07-21-2007 | 07:25 AM
#46
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
In article <iqtL3rAleVnGFwNv@charlecote.org.uk>,
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
07-21-2007 | 07:25 AM
#47
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
In article <iqtL3rAleVnGFwNv@charlecote.org.uk>,
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
07-21-2007 | 07:25 AM
#48
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Posts: n/a
Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
In article <iqtL3rAleVnGFwNv@charlecote.org.uk>,
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
07-21-2007 | 07:25 AM
#49
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Posts: n/a
Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stem on number 5 and seal
In article <iqtL3rAleVnGFwNv@charlecote.org.uk>,
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
Dave N <nospam@charlecote.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <C2C2E533.2C96%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk>, Mick x
> <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> writes
> >Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
> >Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
> >garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......
> >
> >So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.
> >
> >I am going to the dark side - BMW
>
> Hmmm - less than 3yrs old A6 3.2V6, problems just fixed (under
> warranty?). Perhaps whoever bought it has got a bargain.
I'm here because I lemon-lawed my 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. It averaged
maybe 6 hours a month in dealership labor plus it had the occasional
replacement of a major engine system. Can you imagine paying for that
when the warranty runs out? I couldn't have even sold it because any
decent test drive would have brought up OBD codes that would fail a smog
check. It scared the crap out of me. Sometimes you have to get rid of
a car.
07-21-2007 | 08:14 AM
#50
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Re: Fix for high oil consumption - New Spark plug, new valve stemon number 5 and seal
Well I live in Dorset where tractors are common
On 20/7/07 08:49, in article SNZni.13$ie3.7@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, "Dave"
<a@b.com> wrote:
>
> "Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
>> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
>> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
>> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>>
>> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
>> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
>> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>>
>> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>>
>> Happy motoring......
>>
>
> Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
>
>
On 20/7/07 08:49, in article SNZni.13$ie3.7@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net, "Dave"
<a@b.com> wrote:
>
> "Mick x" <x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:C2C42D51.2EE7%x@mickx.eclipse.co.uk...
>> In all fairness and stating the obvious there are millions of happy Audi
>> drivers that can rightly sing Audi praise from the roof top - I have just
>> been unlucky and currently have a bad taste.
>>
>> From faulty boot locks, intermittent starting problems, oil and EPM issues
>> it seems my second home home has been the dealership and I or the car have
>> been a Jonah over the last nine months
>>
>> Never owned a beamer, like the X5 and think the change will flip my luck.
>>
>> Happy motoring......
>>
>
> Oh joy! Another Chelsea tractor clogging the roads.
>
>
