Turbo gone Audi A4

PokeHerKing

Hi All

My sister's 09 A4 2l diesel started pi$$ing white smoke out of the exhaust a few days ago.

Got it towed to Audi sandyford who have said the turbo is gone and it'll be 2400e to fix..

Seems like an outrageous amount to me but i ain't no mechanic. Just looking for opinions on the price and whether shed be able to get it done cheaper elsewhere?

biko

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bazz26

That's normal pricing from a main dealer which are for brand new parts fitted at main dealer labour rates, these prices are the same whether the car is 9 days old or 9 years old and having a 9 year old car repaired at a main dealer rarely makes financial sense. Find yourself a good independent garage who can determine what caused the turbo to fail in the first place and look at sourcing a reconditioned turbo a lot cheaper.

PokeHerKing

bazz26 wrote:

That's normal pricing from a main dealer which are for brand new parts fitted at main dealer labour rates, these prices are the same whether the car is 9 days old or 9 years old and having a 9 year old car repaired at a main dealer rarely makes financial sense. Find yourself a good independent garage who can determine what caused the turbo to fail in the first place and look at sourcing a reconditioned turbo a lot cheaper.

Cheers bazz, any garages in Dublin you'd recommend?

Should she present the car as it is or tell them that Audi have said it needs a new turbo?

bazz26

Sorry I'm not from Dublin so cannot recommend any place there. I'd certainly mention it to the other garage what the main dealer diagnosed as the problem but I'd still expect a good independant will do their own prognosis before quoting a price on repair work.

PokeHerKing

Just an update here folks. New mechanic reckons it's not the turbo. He's fairly sure it's the egr system?

He's blocked/bypassed the issue for now and given me back the car. Wants me to drive it for the next few days as normal and provided it's still running fine by Friday he'll then replace the system for 450e.

Seems like a steal after Audis input!

Any opinions on this good or bad?

Cheers

slavetothegrind

george dalton user on here would be able to advise you.

Henry Ford III

PokeHerKing wrote:

He's blocked/bypassed the issue for now and given me back the car. Wants me to drive it for the next few days as normal and provided it's still running fine by Friday he'll then replace the system for 450e.

If you have no more white smoke and normal engine performance he's probably correct

Cee-Jay-Cee

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Just an update here folks. New mechanic reckons it's not the turbo. He's fairly sure it's the egr system?

He's blocked/bypassed the issue for now and given me back the car. Wants me to drive it for the next few days as normal and provided it's still running fine by Friday he'll then replace the system for 450e.

Seems like a steal after Audis input!

Any opinions on this good or bad?

Cheers

I'd be emailing the dealer who originally mis-diagnosed the turbo problem and telling them that they need to re-train their mechanics before they rip anymore people off and cc Audi Ireland in the email. If they have a Facebook page, I'd also post there.

PokeHerKing

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote:

I'd be emailing the dealer who originally mis-diagnosed the turbo problem and telling them that they need to re-train their mechanics before they rip anymore people off and cc Audi Ireland in the email. If they have a Facebook page, I'd also post there.

Yeah I'm unsure as to whether Audi are incompetent or gangsters.

dr.fuzzenstein

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I'd be emailing the dealer who originally mis-diagnosed the turbo problem and telling them that they need to re-train their mechanics before they rip anymore people off and cc Audi Ireland in the email. If they have a Facebook page, I'd also post there.

They're just following standard training. Read error codes and replace parts indicated by the manual.

Stallingrad

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

They're just following standard training. Read error codes and replace parts indicated by the manual.

But in this case sounds like they would have replaced the wrong part. I'd 100% be back onto the Audi dealer to complain.

rex-x

Stallingrad wrote: »

But in this case sounds like they would have replaced the wrong part. I'd 100% be back onto the Audi dealer to complain.

It would be a waste of time, that happens day in day out in the main dealers. Wrong part sorry didn't fix your issue but pay anyway.... might be the ecu: another €1500 please but that also might not work... but hey i'm not complaining we get serious work out of it

Autochange

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I'd be emailing the dealer who originally mis-diagnosed the turbo problem and telling them that they need to re-train their mechanics before they rip anymore people off and cc Audi Ireland in the email. If they have a Facebook page, I'd also post there.

The mechanics would be on about 28 k per year. They won't really care

Odyssey 2005

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I'd be emailing the dealer who originally mis-diagnosed the turbo problem and telling them that they need to re-train their mechanics before they rip anymore people off and cc Audi Ireland in the email. If they have a Facebook page, I'd also post there.

They're not mechanics anymore...They call themselves "technicians ' !!

9935452

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Just an update here folks. New mechanic reckons it's not the turbo. He's fairly sure it's the egr system?

He's blocked/bypassed the issue for now and given me back the car. Wants me to drive it for the next few days as normal and provided it's still running fine by Friday he'll then replace the system for 450e.

Seems like a steal after Audis input!

Any opinions on this good or bad?

Cheers

Has the car had the emission recall done?
If it hasnt , send the car in for the recall .They are meant to give you a 2 year warranty on the egr and the injectors/injection pump. Then get them to replace the EGR valve inder goodwill/warranty

Gazzmonkey

rex-x wrote: »

It would be a waste of time, that happens day in day out in the main dealers. Wrong part sorry didn't fix your issue but pay anyway.... might be the ecu: another €1500 please but that also might not work... but hey i'm not complaining we get serious work out of it

Erm…. no

When I went back to Audi with very expensive parts they mis-sold due to wrong diagnosis, they were happy not to charge, the parts were originally ordered through my mechanic who has an account with Audi which probably helped.

Also one of the parts was the primary BCM which cost €600 not €1500

porsche boy

9935452 wrote:

Has the car had the emission recall done? If it hasnt , send the car in for the recall .They are meant to give you a 2 year warranty on the egr and the injectors/injection pump. Then get them to replace the EGR valve inder goodwill/warranty

I'd avoid the emissions updste if i were you.