May 4, 2020 · Prospective buyer for an A5 Coupe, 3.0 TDi (245) S-Tronic. Ideally a 2014/2015 face-lifted model with no more than circa 60k miles on the clock. I've done a fair bit of research and overall the 3 litre diesel does get a good write-up in terms of reliability, however the recurring theme with it's problems would appear to be the timing chain ...

Feb 15, 2015 · Hello everyone! I hate for my first ever post on here to be asking for help, but im scratching my noggin so much my hairs falling out. I recently brought a 3.0 TDI B8 Avant on 96k miles, engine code CCWA. On the way home from buying (350 mile trip) it drove great, apart from after stopping at...

Jan 17, 2019 · Hi all I’ve recently purchased a 2014 A6 3.0 bitdi cr (313ps) and am looking for a recommended remapping provider. In the past I have used Superchips with their Bluefin handheld to remap my previous A4 and have generally been pleased with the results. Currently Superchips are quoting the...

Feb 13, 2016 · I have what appears to be the 'classic' 3.0 TDI injector issue with the car smoking badly when left to idle. Car is 2005 BMK 225 bhp engine with 105,000 miles, full service history etc etc. All original injectors 059130277AB dated 05-04-2005.

Feb 10, 2016 · Mines just coming upto 100K miles , I wouldn't have an issue buying a 3.0 TDI with 100K miles on the clock. Glow plugs on modern cars are on a lot longer than cars of old, On the B8 3.0 TDI they can be on for upto 3 minutes with post glow to help the engine warm up and reduce emissions. The same applies to modern Euro 5 and 6 Diesels.

Jul 23, 2019 · So i managed to get the injectors out. But theres a bit of a problem. The injector that was chuffing has split the copper washer in 2. 1 half came out on the injector, the other stayed down the hole.

Jul 9, 2016 · 3.0 tdi v6 swirl flap delete. Thread starter ferritt; Start date Jul 9, 2016; Forums. Technical Forums ...

Jun 10, 2016 · Good job, having a go yourself it's more satisfying and you save some money. The V6 TDI sounds great, side branch resonators do a go job of reducing the resonance / drone that you can get with a straight through system without killing the noise too much.

Feb 8, 2014 · I looked for a few months for a 3.0 TDI B8 with a manual box and there aren't that many. I worked out that roughly every 10K miles was worth about £400 off the price.This was on a 2008 B8 3.0 TDI Avant. The B8 3.0 TDI doesn't have that many things that go wrong with it.

Jan 5, 2019 · About P3348: do You have any boost fluctuation issues, does Your check engine light come on and car goes into limp mode? This fault is very common on 3.0 TDi, and the culprit is turbine electrical actuator (#059145725J) - costs about 250€. But if You don't have any of the issues above and the fault clears than it still has some life left in it.