wax4183

I’m looking at buying a 2000 Audi a6 with a 2.7T with a 6 speed with around 100,000 miles on the body. However, the motor is not the original one and was swapped in after the original motor snapped the timing belt. The new motor was installed and then the car sat for a while. The problem it now has is that the cluster doesn’t work and when shifting it makes a beeping sound. Also you can’t get any readings from the obd port. Any ideas or should i run from this project. I do have experience in other turbo cars and doing motor swaps and installs however I have never worked on an Audi, so any ideas of suggestion would be greatly appreciated, Thanks

-Rob

GTA_Driver

The entire instrument cluster does not work, or just the odometer reading?

If something beeps, it could just be a warning to the driver. Could be anything, from a burnt out bulb, to a faulty ABS module.

However, I don't know why it wouldn't read anything from the scanning port. Are you using the correct cable?

wax4183

the whole cluster isnt reading and about the cable i'm not sure cus im going off what the owner is telling me.

4Driver4

Parts car. Skip.

These cars are old enough and cheap enough that you should be able to buy a nicer example for reasonable money. A basket case is rarely a good deal.

wax4183

The car runs and drives fine other then the gauges

Teutonix

The point is that there are so many weird, unknown problems with this car that it could cost you several thousand dollars to make right.

On top of that, it's very likely that the more typical issues(control arms, weak turbos, oil leaks, etc etc) are also present on a car like this, hiding in the shadows of the obvious issues. I would never knowingly buy an engine swap car unless it was very well documented and done at a shop that I know and trust. I've seen it before where a small independent shop puts in a different year/code engine and "makes it work". What a nightmare.

People sell cars like this because they've given up on fixing them. Quit while you're ahead.