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In the meantime, the engine starts to make a pinging noise like if you were using poor quality gas, and there is a spongy delay feeling everytime you depress the accelerator. A few days later, the oil pressure light is now coming on and you have about 5-10 minutes of engine life left, the engine starts behaving like a diesel engine and the thing blows in your face exactly like a Fomula 1 engine (blue smoke and all). I never asked to be a Formula 1 driver...Wanted to share this with you.
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Moderator. I didn't know where to post my question... Feel free to move it to another thread if I'm posting in the wrong place.
tidester, host
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so brought my car in at 4300 miles (also had 5k serviced) seems ok now... didn't they tell u guys about this software upgrade recall ???
tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper
Nice car, nice ride, I will be interested to see how they react.
Engine metalic noise and oil in dashbord happened at 4.800 miles some times... I took the car to dealer : engine seized destryed and audi is not helping me being evasive etc etc my car was bougth at milenium audi texas dey do not care i had to import all spares camshafts bearing rods etc etc including the oil pump,i wrote to audi etc etc my Q7 is now my nigthmare. Tho change the oil pump you have to remove all engine down and transmission dismount the tension chain etc and i do not believe it is the solution as the angolan audi dealer filipino mechanic is saying the possible cause maybe is a oil retention val bolted to the engine block under the cilynder head if so my engine is going to the destryed aggain ! Can you hel is the oil pump the cause or that oil rettention valve bolted to engine upper just behind the cilynder head gasket ???? can you help
jorge.da.cruz@gmail.com
Every time you hear the noise(metalic) and you see the oil ligth is your engine being destroyed...
Do something!!! they do not want to hear you because seems UNBELIEVABLE BUT ITS TRUE there is a lack of lubrication in the mornings for 3/5 seconds i do not know the reason yet but to change the oil pump you will have to remove all the engine down unbolt the transmission etc etc.
jorge.da.cruz@gmail.com
Its a lot of work to put a new oil pump you will have to dismount 37% of the car empty the ac sytem etc etc etc......... a mechanic nigthmare !
Still can't believe the engine would just go poof like that. No over temp, etc. Knocking in the morning was definately a give away in hindsight but still, poof goes engine.
I leased my Q7 3.6L at the beginning of June 2007, and now have about 2600 miles on my Q. I have noticed that each time I start the car (after it has been sitting for more than 2 hours) the engine seems to knock for a good 2-3 minutes. The engine then begins to idle with a different, and much more smooth and quiet sound. Was this the type of knocking sound that you experienced? At what point did your oil light start coming on? I have not yet seen the oil light come on, and each time I do use the "check" button, everything comes back fine. At what mileage did your issues start to occur? Is Audi providing you a loaner car while yours is in the shop?
I leased my Q7 3.6L at the beginning of June 2007, and now have about 2600 miles on my Q. I have noticed that each time I start the car (after it has been sitting for more than 2 hours) the engine seems to knock for a good 2-3 minutes. The engine then begins to idle with a different, and much more smooth and quiet sound. Was this the type of knocking sound that you experienced? At what point did your oil light start coming on? I have not yet seen the oil light come on, and each time I do use the "check" button, everything comes back fine. At what mileage did your engine issues start to occur? Did Audi provide you a loaner car while yours is in the shop? What other issues did you experience with your Q7?
The funny thing about the issue is just as you describe, the engine goes back to normal. That is what makes this so bizarre. You won't have anything major to give you a signal. The light will pop on. Then it will go off and you can go on your way. This will occur (in my case for only about 2 days) for a very brief period and then the car will shut itself down with no other warning or indication - no high temps, etc. Very very bizarre.
Yes, they have provided a very nice loaner.
Also, did Audi provide you a loaner car when you first took it in for service? My 2 closest dealers (where I did NOT lease my Q7) will not provide loaners unless you bought the car at their dealership.
As for loaners, my dealership has been excellent about providing me with loaners. When I bought it, they said in order to ensure a loaner car when I had it in for service I needed to make an appointment about a week in advance, but I've just stopped by to drop it off and they've had a loaner for me. Of course, my car still only has 1,800 miles on it!
You may want to rate them with Edmunds' new Dealer Reviews and Ratings service.
So cat3126...did they replace your board or the entire steering column? How'd it go?