nc_a62.7t

Yes, I do take the car, once in a while for highway trips. The longest I've been was to Wash DC, about 350 miles/one way.Once a month I do maybe 100 miles on the highway...

I don't think that the NC law requires passing an emission test, I could ask. The car had passed each year the required state inspection.

Also, I have bought some system cleaner, made by Chevron and added to the tank; then I added about 10 gallons of fuel. When I'll be down to 2-3 gallons, I'll repeat the thing. Maybe it will help.

The main problem is that AUDI service is telling me that the car is within parameters. How can I prove them wrong? They can see...but apparently are not willing to do anything...

nc_a62.7t

What's that..TROLL??

ar2002

...they are not driven hard (to burn out the carbon). Your dealer is correct, the engine needs to be flushed; there is a TSB out on this, I understand. Dealers have a machine that directly injects combustion-chamber-cleaner directly into the intake, which is much more effective than the stuff you put in your gas tank.

While it is recommended by Audi that owners who experience this problem should have their combustion chambers cleaned, the dealer should pay for this service while the engine is under warranty. Search the boards and you can find others who have had this done.

I don't know about the brakes, but it seems there is a problem there, too. Your dealer should happily fix the problem for free, as dealers do for other owners.

It seems Audi, and other manufacturers too, have a long way to go in providing a decent dealer network. I've heard of similar dealer-service horror stories with just about every make out there, and the other makes I just haven't heard about.

Potomac-Greg

Troll refers to a posting that is made largely to elicit some sort of response. Usually its a provocative statement designed to tweak. Generally there is little or no truth behind it. I don't see it here.

However, there may be user error here:

(1) I think most 2.7T owners have a cold stumble that lasts about a minute, and we use that minute to stumble our way to work or whatever our destination may be. Cars warm up much faster under a load than idling. Maybe the idling did allow carbon deposits to form, leading to the many other problems.

(2) I wouldn't be surprised if the brake problem was just a question of dealing with high (cold) idle speed and the tendency of the car to buck a little when it is in that cold mode.

2.7tDallas

I just talke to nick on the phone, and he is a very nice guy. I recind my Troll statement

Potomac-Greg

... can be the result of the idling of the car. If you do a lot of short trips (and few long ones), combining this with idling, you would be laying down a TON of carbon. This would make the car: (i) run rough, (ii) use more gas, (iii) leave clouds of black smoke when you gun it.

If so, then you should get a carbon flush, but mroe importantly don't idle the car, and make sure it gets warmed up fully.

nc_a62.7t

O.K....but the car can get warm ( if not idling) only by being driven. When I drive it, without the warm up, the brakes are not as effective ( unless I press them really hard ) and the car is choking....

I have talked to 2.7t_dallas on the phone and he had suggested a few things. Maybe I'll be able to get AUDI's attention on this thing.

Finman

in addition to getting your brakes fixed...they should work instantly. But, clearly none of this is normal or tolerable...

Find a different dealer, but give it to them the night before and get the tech to start it up first thing in the morning to experience what you experience...if it is warm when you bring it to them, then it is harder to figure out what is going on.

nc_a62.7t

Finman,

Define hard drive.

Also, that hard drive is supposed to eliminate the excess of carb ..which will, in return, make the rear bumper even dirtier, would it not?

nc_a62.7t

Had anybody had this procedure done on their AUDI and the dealer paid for it( while the car was still in warranty)?
I looked for it on the forums and I could not find it....