2005 A4 1.8T Manual - several issues
06-19-2007, 06:09 PM
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2005 A4 1.8T Manual - several issues
Hello all:
I recently bought a 2005 A4 1.8 Manual. Since then I have been recognizing a couple of problems. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on these:
1) After driving 400 km between two cities, my "coolant low" light came on, and I immediately stooped the car to find out that I had no visible level of coolant in the tank. I took the car to the nearest Audi service; they topped it up and sent me away. There was no visible leaks under the car when I stayed for the night. Actually, there was no leaks before, so I assume that this only happened while driving. Upon arriving to my city, the coolant level was significantly lower than last time, and I took it to the service. They did something and said it was ok now (they did not give any proper explanation). I recognized that they filled the coolant above the max. limit (I have no idea why). Next couple of weeks, I had pinkish/white discharge coming out of a valve behind the engine oil cap. When I showed it to the service, they said it was o.k. to see this after coolant service I had (I can describe the location better if you don;t know what I am talking about). Now, the coolant level is back to normal (no more leaks as far as I can see), and the pinkish/white residua seems to be all over my engine. I really don't like the situation, especially the way the service is handling it. Could you please let me know if there is anything I should be worrying about here? Is this normal?
2) I also have a VW GTI and, understandably, the first gear response is many times better in GTI than A4. However, I was expecting a better response from A4 in the first gear. Until the turbo kicks in, I find it quite unresponsive. Perhaps I am not driving it right (maybe I need to rev it up more before I lift my foot from the clutch, but I have been driving manual cars for 20 years now, and I am suspecting that this might be a problem with my A4. Is this a common observation among A4 drivers or it is just me having these thoughts, especially driving A4 right after getting of from GTI seat.
3) I also experience sometimes that 2nd gear ratio is too long. When I slow down at a corner (say in the third gear) and I want to speed up after turning in the second, I am getting quite an unresponsive pick. Again, I wait a while to rev it up and the the turbo kicks in and I go... Second gear is supposed to take care of this without this problem.Am I wrong?
4) The gear shift from the first and the second is not smooth. I feel that I am hitting something in the mid-way, and I can feel a clicking sound under my hand. Sometimes it gets so annoying that I pass it to neutral from the first gear and then move the gear to second so that I don;t hit the block. Any ideas?
Thanks for your answers in advance.
B.
I recently bought a 2005 A4 1.8 Manual. Since then I have been recognizing a couple of problems. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on these:
1) After driving 400 km between two cities, my "coolant low" light came on, and I immediately stooped the car to find out that I had no visible level of coolant in the tank. I took the car to the nearest Audi service; they topped it up and sent me away. There was no visible leaks under the car when I stayed for the night. Actually, there was no leaks before, so I assume that this only happened while driving. Upon arriving to my city, the coolant level was significantly lower than last time, and I took it to the service. They did something and said it was ok now (they did not give any proper explanation). I recognized that they filled the coolant above the max. limit (I have no idea why). Next couple of weeks, I had pinkish/white discharge coming out of a valve behind the engine oil cap. When I showed it to the service, they said it was o.k. to see this after coolant service I had (I can describe the location better if you don;t know what I am talking about). Now, the coolant level is back to normal (no more leaks as far as I can see), and the pinkish/white residua seems to be all over my engine. I really don't like the situation, especially the way the service is handling it. Could you please let me know if there is anything I should be worrying about here? Is this normal?
2) I also have a VW GTI and, understandably, the first gear response is many times better in GTI than A4. However, I was expecting a better response from A4 in the first gear. Until the turbo kicks in, I find it quite unresponsive. Perhaps I am not driving it right (maybe I need to rev it up more before I lift my foot from the clutch, but I have been driving manual cars for 20 years now, and I am suspecting that this might be a problem with my A4. Is this a common observation among A4 drivers or it is just me having these thoughts, especially driving A4 right after getting of from GTI seat.
3) I also experience sometimes that 2nd gear ratio is too long. When I slow down at a corner (say in the third gear) and I want to speed up after turning in the second, I am getting quite an unresponsive pick. Again, I wait a while to rev it up and the the turbo kicks in and I go... Second gear is supposed to take care of this without this problem.Am I wrong?
4) The gear shift from the first and the second is not smooth. I feel that I am hitting something in the mid-way, and I can feel a clicking sound under my hand. Sometimes it gets so annoying that I pass it to neutral from the first gear and then move the gear to second so that I don;t hit the block. Any ideas?
Thanks for your answers in advance.
B.
06-19-2007, 06:49 PM
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Re: 2005 A4 1.8T Manual - several issues
Wrong forum... this is the B7, not the B6. But anyways...
#1 - Not normal, see if you can take it to another dealership. If not, make sure you have everything documented, photo the issue if possible, etc. and write to AOA. Not sure how else you can handle this if this is the only Audi dealer you can get to.
#2 - The A4 is a heavy car, and it got heavier when the B6 came into the picture but had the same amount of power from the later B5 model. The GTI is a lot lighter remember. Plus with the turbo spooling up, it's something that is probably normal (I haven't driven a B6).
#1 - Not normal, see if you can take it to another dealership. If not, make sure you have everything documented, photo the issue if possible, etc. and write to AOA. Not sure how else you can handle this if this is the only Audi dealer you can get to.
#2 - The A4 is a heavy car, and it got heavier when the B6 came into the picture but had the same amount of power from the later B5 model. The GTI is a lot lighter remember. Plus with the turbo spooling up, it's something that is probably normal (I haven't driven a B6).
06-19-2007, 07:35 PM
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Keep your turbo spooled to get a more responsive feel. I don't know exactly what "recently" means...
...but a turbo is a different animal when it comes to finding the right power band on your tach. Practice makes perfect 
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