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19th October 2014, 11:58 AM
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Potential purchase - iffy diesel injector
Hi all.
I'm off to view a 2005 4.2tdi soon. The owner has indicated that 1 injector may be on its way out! He said there's white/grey smoke when the car has been sat in traffic for a while. During normal driving, there's no issue. The car recently went through an Mot with no problems, but, the injector fault has been diagnosed by a garage. After doing a little research, it seems there were issues with 2005 and 2006 Audi diesels? My train of thought is that, if 1 is on its way out, there's potentially 7 more to follow. I believe 1 injector costs around £200 - £300? Has anyone had any experience or can offer advice re this potentially expensive subject? I have not owned a diesel before but the 4.2 sounds like its a good power plant. I previously had a 4.2 petrol d3 which was great. Thanks
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19th October 2014, 04:28 PM
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A common problem <2007, especially 2004-5
I too agree it's best to get them all done as the problem generally affects the whole set - seller would probably get that done if just one was duff, but all 8 would be way over £1000 even at cheap DIY prices ebay germany often has good deals. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...c&LH_PrefLoc=2 Last edited by snapdragon; 19th October 2014 at 04:32 PM.
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19th October 2014, 07:41 PM
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27th October 2014, 06:24 AM
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Gamble taken......car bought!
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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27th October 2014, 06:45 AM
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From our phone conversation Chris it does not sound like its much of an issue, perhaps something to sort in the future.
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