[Solved] Audi A6 C5 Avant 2.4 V6 Manual: Reliability, Maintenance Costs, Gas Conversion Tips & Advice

Hello, I am trying to buy an Audi, I caught the eye of the V-engine 2.4, of course manual (I'm not interested in the subject of the machine), gas with gas so-called. Avant, I wanted to ask you how it is with this engine, is it very emergency, which usually breaks down, I will add that I never had this brand, and I do not want to buy something about which I have no idea about the operation of parts and maintenance costs, let me read a lot on various forums but most of them are arguing over what better than to advise, I also thought that I would post my own post, and certainly someone will also be useful, of course the pre-lift game is involved because the po-litt is not in the current moment I also expect answers. I also ask you, without stupid comments, of the type, "gas is for lighters not for the car", because not everyone can afford to ride on "clean gasoline". Thanks greetings.

If bad department, then please move to the appropriate department.

How to take it 2.8, the cons in these cars is expensive timing service.

Search with 1.8T 20V, here in the case of 2.4 or 2.8 road service, such cows especially at 2.4 somehow sensational not going, smoke like a dragon, etc ..
For this service - timing, leaks, power drops

As for me, 6 gars are just a BMW 320i, etc..323i

V6 from VAG was ok as young after years is sometimes bad, and the cost of expensive services.

Also, take 1.8T is the usual old 1.8 turbo, 6 gars is always more expensive.

Regardless of the engine, watch out for the suspension, because on good parts it costs easily from 2,000 to A3 on the Golf disc

An additional thing is the rumors that the coils like to sit down quickly.

Generally bad this engine is not but costs can be huge.

It depends on how it goes, I will find 2.8 in the manual I will buy it, if not I will stay at 2.4, 1.8T, I'm not convinced about turbocharged cars, that's why I chose 2.4 without turbo, I know 1.8T can be turned up even for 180-200km but as I say I'm not convinced about the turbo, maybe sometime in the future, but not for now, just as I do not have problems with the services because I have my uncle mechanics also prices will not be high, only I mean the prices of parts more or less expensive for this car and failure rate.

You ask about the prices of parts - and what will go wrong?
I used to have a five-year A8 - today even 25-year-olds are and I probably would not have decided to buy - 3.0 tdi spare parts a few thousand zlotys.
But when I had the Bmw e39, for example, I never made timing and I was forced to buy a water pump and worked for a long time for PLN 100.
So it's hard to deal with something - 1.8t, according to some, is 2 weeks cheaper to maintain, average 12l smokes, the turbo is maintenance-free and goes better than 2.4. Works with lpg.
But everything can really be compared on the a6 forum.
Buy in good condition will be low spending - easy to write.

How to take a V-6 is with power above 200 horsepower, not 165/170 horsepower. Burning may not be big, but it does not go, expensive timing, candles, ignition system too, and there is nothing to go especially in a large car such as A6. On the plus side is the working culture, but the engines are average and unnecessarily complicated (eg 30V).
How should I take the V-6 from those years and in terms of operating costs, it's only Japanese (maxima, legend lexus GS etc.). 3.0-3.5L engines, 210-270 hp and combustion lower than this 2.4.

DaniLo_RS wrote:

As for 1.8T, I'm not convinced about turbocharged cars

Why are not you convinced? Turbine today is not a problem, remember that in 1.8T there is a "only" turbine, in such a 2.4 or 2.8 there are many things that can hit your pocket and the cost of services are high
Do as you think and, above all, find something neat, because there is no shortage of offers for a couple of thousands of such 2.4, not without reason.

I'm just not convinced and that's it, I will not explain it because too much writing , friend again said that his was a 1.8T nothing was going where in the a6 1.8T engine has 150 and 180 km, a3 is much lighter than a6. I do not know myself anymore and I have a dilemma.

As for a colleague who writes about v-6 above 200 km, I will remind you again what I wrote at the beginning, DO NOT GIVE ME ANYTHING WHAT IS FOR ME WHILE ATTENTION, it is necessary to add a minimum of 5-6 thousand for eg 3.0 v6 220km, most often it's polyfts, I do not have that much money and I can not afford everyone, I'm only asking about 2.4 and 2.8 because in total the same engines are only 20-30 km more ...

DaniLo_RS wrote:

I'm only asking about 2.4 and 2.8 because in total the same engines are only 20-30 km more ...

... and some 4 liters of LPG more per 100km.

Just 4L more burning is somehow not a cosmic price, 10 PLN more, I honestly now have a Honda Civic 1.6 V-Tec 125km (without confusing with 1.6 V-Ti 160km), but with a "boot" it can take a little gas as any car, it also depends on how much you slept.

DaniLo_RS wrote:

, DO NOT GIVE ME ANYTHING WHAT IS FOR ME IN THE MOMENT OF THE PRESENT EXCEPTIONAL,

This is why you are pushing yourself into maintaining the engine and (not always justified) expensive brand,. Buy a sonata W R4 2.4 164 hp (not much less than 2.4 audi) replace the oil, timing and "weld the mask" for 15 thousand. for the next exchange. For 12,000 you will buy the audi from 2000, and the sonata 2005-6. When it comes to reliability, I would prefer a sonata, with a small extra charge with a reliable 3,3 235 hp, timing chain and burning of 11 gasoline / 13 gas in the machine, 40 HP more than 2.8 with audi ... So sometimes it can be worse and cheaper. Well, unless it must be an audi and end
I assume that if it has to cost and burn, let it go though.

I say yes, I do not only look at the car going, I like the car and it does not have to be a speed demon, for example panamera gts 450 km, as for Sonata, I do not like the car so what is the sense of buying it for me? ?? Why should I spend money in something I do not want? I just asked about the audi because firstly I want to try a new brand, and secondly, I already had a Japanese car, I do not know why you can not find anything on the forum about a given engine, everyone pushes in any other cars ... maybe it was better not to ask just buy and after the problem ...

You want to buy it and buy it anyway, no one will forbid you to spend your money on the forum as you like, but do not compare the V-6 from Japan from those years with German - in my opinion the difference was very large, especially in reliability.
To sum up 2.4, the average engine, not without flaws (frequent leaks, ignition system failures), relatively complicated ("multi-valve" did not give anything except production costs and complications, just like the twin spins alpha). Advantages: suitable for LPG, relatively high work culture (like most V-6s) a slightly higher torque (achieved at lower revolutions) than similar R4 units, ease of access to used parts, because new and original ones are not as cheap as that it might seem. European engines have power on the shaft, and Japanese (certainly on the US market) power on wheels and hence the impression and real performance of cars with engines of the same power and mass of cars on the plus for the Far East.
The WV group from popular petrol engines except outdated but durable 1.6 and 2.0 8V engines had one successful one: the 1.8T mentioned, the rest of them were quickly verified by the reality of duds.
In addition, when you decide on audi you buy a car older by 5 years than other brands with a mileage probably 100kkm and even more, because the countrymen buy this brand in the dark with eyes closed, in the evening at gas stations in the light of the "soda" - I have seen more than once.
Asking about the costs of exploitation I personally would not take an 18-year-old car, being able to buy 12 years for this price, and what is different to the majority of German compatriots, and practicing - I miss the "German" for years with a wide arc .
Buddy had once C4 with 2.8 30V 193KM, and the cost of original candles, WN coil, coils were huge for this time (I know, because then we exchanged comprehensively the entire "ignition", as then I had the "invention" sigma 3.0 12V 177HP to my everything was 3 x cheaper.
Both cars in the estate, but the Mitsubishi surprisingly got better despite 16KM less power and 18 valves less.

I understand, but anyway I will stay with the audi, everyone is young and wants something new in life, I never had an audi I want to try this brand and the end, I have Honda, is much older than the audi I want to buy because from 1993, I ride this and I am very happy, I do not have anything to Japanese cars, what's V-Tec is great, it gives a lot of fun, the costs of maintenance can not be big like in audi, but I want to change to audi, I will definitely buy audi for sure Honda again but at the moment it is unattainable for me Honda Accord VIII in the Type-R version because this car is my dream, one of the two brands that I love from the Japanese market, the other is the Nissan Skyline R34.

DaniLo_RS, if you have an uncle mechanic and he is supposed to service you this car then you can not ask him about the costs of maintaining this car? Everyone tells you that the 2.4 engine is not the best choice in this car model, and you insist that you buy a car with this engine, so I think the whole discussion is pointless, because you know better.
Since you do not have money for a younger / different car, ask yourself if you can afford to maintain this car, and only think about buying it. For this, if you are a young driver and you want to buy a car with such a large engine, also take into account the cost of the insurance, which for a young driver may not be small.

Uncle only repairs cars, has never been an audi user, how does he know how much it costs, everyone who comes to him has parts with him, does not look at who paid how much for parts, hardly told me about the car, only that The timing can be a bit expensive, unless I put together parts from the upper shelf of fields SNR + INA can be cheaper, he also mentioned the rocker, I also preferred to make sure in the forum, secondly I can spend up to 10,000 on the car, there is a lot 6-10 cars, even if I buy for these 6 thousand I prefer to buy cheaper and do everything myself and be sure than to trust someone just and give over 10 thousand for a car, secondly, in the question is written that no can I afford this car ??? I wrote that I can not afford a post-it is true that I have to give from 14-18 thousand of what I have been looking at, and I am generally about failure, not about how much a given part costs, I do not know if it is so difficult to read with understanding...

Do not buy something from the lowest price level ... For life you will curse the brand ... As you do, buy something tucked, but sensibly .

DaniLo_RS wrote:

I understand, but I will stay with the audi anyway, everyone is young and wants something new in life, I have never had an audi that I want to try this brand and the end,

Another topic from the series: "I have an idea and admit to me that I am right, I do not expect other statements".
As you are determined - buy, I also had 18 years old and older cars, everyone, even older cars can be driven and be satisfied, especially with a certain portfolio and technical culture. Good luck.

The car has been purchased, I chose the 2.4 engine, I have more than half a year and I am satisfied, the prices of the parts are also not large, from what friends wrote above, the subject can be closed, thanks to everyone for the info. Greetings.