Great I've been an audi technician for 9years is always good to look and learn more..even though I ran across these issues..maybe it can be the cats..

Great video just in time, just started having misfires on my a6 as well!

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck!

@KollynJ

2 ай бұрын

What was it???

@Surfur16

2 ай бұрын

​@@KollynJIt was the spark plugs!

@KollynJ

2 ай бұрын

@@Surfur16 what ones did you use? Bosch or ngk plat I’m gonna use

@Surfur16

2 ай бұрын

@@KollynJ NGK, no problem with them, immediately noticed much better ignition and power, also cleared my check engine light on start up and the misfire. I'm sure Bosch are just as good but I've always just preferred NGKs

Sounded concerned about the misfire. Please keep us updated.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

I will.

@reillydowd5366

Жыл бұрын

All sounds good with your video but why why were you reving past redline to hear how it sounds? That doesn't make sense. The mechanical ability of your engine quickly drops off at or before redline. Peak power is before redline almost always. Like any machine, it's harmless within operating speeds. As soon as you go above redline by say 500rpm, you risk doing permanent harm to your engine. My friend once downshifted to 2nd in a 2007 Saab 9-3 on the freeway, meaning to take 4th. It went straight to 8000 rpm and the entire valvetrain ate itself. The head had to be replaced. Car ended up being given away for nothing. Perfect HO 210hp 220tq 6 speed manual car driven by a pretty lady in her 40s first time a young guy drove it he exceeded redline and destroyed an engine that was taken care of for so long

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@reillydowd5366 You are right. Revving past the red line is not good for the engine. However this 3.2 FSI quattro engine takes it like a boss! I have done this many many many times in the past and have done so recently with the exhaust installed. The sound is just incredible!!! I wouldn't advise anyone to do it too. I just can't help doing it sometimes when I am enjoying the sporty drive with the windows down. I put it in neutral while the car is still rolling and rev it past the limit a few times, vroum, vroum, vrouuuuuuuuuum! I let the rpm get down and I go back to sport mode then I floor it! Fueewww!!! It flies like a rocket!😅 I love this car...

@peterg6638

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy i can also affirm what African Audi says. The 3.2 can take the high revs, even downshifting at high speeds, the gears on the quatro system ensure seemless downshifts almost to good for the price of the car. Sounds like a true sportscar, and people do get out of the way when they hear the revs coming.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@peterg6638 People getting out of the way is the best part 🤣

Hey! Great video! I wanted to see if you ever saw P21A1 on Audis? It appeared on my Audi Q2 2012 3.2L and I have no idea what it is :D

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You mean Q5, right? I haven't seen that code before but I just researched it and it seems the description for it is "cylinder imbalance" meaning the air/fuel ratio in one or more cylinders is different than the other cylinders. Try using some injector cleaner for some time to see if it helps.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

It seems P21A1 is reporting air/fuel ratio issue in cylinder 6 specifically.

@ivbun

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy yes Q5, exactly! Sorry for typo. The fun thing is that the code actually appeared after using Lucas fuel injector cleaner! I did some other work on the car and wasn't sure if it could be air leak. I think I will try adding some more injector cleaner (maybe some particles got stuck or something). Thank you for your reply!

Nice. Video

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

Glad it was only the spark plugs !

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

I was lucky indeed 😅

Changed the spark plugs and power coils on my 2008 audi a6. It’s been 6 months and just got a P0304 code. What do you think the cause is since everything has been changed out?

@KollynJ

2 ай бұрын

Scary I’m looking at used and hoping that’s cause of misfires pending. What was it?

@mikechen8910

2 ай бұрын

@@KollynJ I opened up the cylinder and it was bone dry so it wasn’t oil leaking into the spark plug compartment. I did change the oil and the code hasn’t come back. I’m figuring I have to change the oil now every six months now since the car is so old.

Got any recommendations on a P0306 it keeps saying I have a cylinder 6 misfire but have changed the spark plug and coil???

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Could be the injector. Try some injector cleaner in your fuel for some time. Follow the instructions on the bottle. Add the appropriate amount when refueling and give it time. You may need to do this over a few thousand miles to see improvement.

@CanizalesCSR

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy okay I was figuring it might just be that and didn’t know if I should just get new injectors but can definitely try that instead just annoying cuz it idles rough when I turn the car on and have been losing mpg a lot more

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@CanizalesCSR Good luck!

I was wondering how you got the engine to rev past redline, you have modified ECU or transmission? I have the same car which has a softlimiter when stationary at 4K rpm and when driving, it doesn't shoot over 7K rpm. Downshifting it doesn't allow if the revs will be at 6700rpm or higher when it would be in the lower gear, just like upshifting when the revs are barely above 1K rpm. I guess the computer calculates the rpm for given speed and gear or maybe it recalls from a set table of when allow or block actions inside the TCU. EDIT: Also I think it would be weird if you rev the car that your symptoms would come from oxygen sensor since I think any fuel injected car would go into open loop not requiring the O2 sensors when flooring it. Then returning back to closed loop mode to be more efficient. You can see that in OBD scanner when CL or OL is active. But I can be wrong ofcourse.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

While the car is rolling, shift to Neutral, and then you can rev it as high as you want. Not recommended though as it may accelerate engine wear.

@surena9451

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy Oh I didn't know that. Thank you.

I have also 3.2 Q5 and Had Missfire on Cylinder 1 plugs sind coil change but still have the Problem any idea?

@ThatAfricanGuy

6 ай бұрын

Did you change the spark plug too?

@amarbektas7708

6 ай бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy yes change spark Plug and coil and the injector Make compression Test is 14 Bar.Problem i have only this Code sometimes cylinder 6

@ThatAfricanGuy

6 ай бұрын

@@amarbektas7708 I suggest you remove the lower intakes and visually inspect them and also inspect the intake ports.

@amarbektas7708

6 ай бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy ok i Look that thank you

Up to 7200rpm is fine but no more than that

Maybe because you were working on the car but throw a battery tender on the car at 2A until the voltage gets to 14-14.3v; either your battery is getting weak or starter is getting near it's end.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

You are very correct. The battery replacement was due. I installed a new battery yesterday 😎

@ali1t

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy keep your old one and pop the caps if you can and add some distilled water, keep it on a slow charge at 2A, should still be good for about 30-60Ah, will come in handy for other projects or boosting yours if you need.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@ali1t I am keeping it. It's right behind me as I am typing. I will be using it on my older 1997 C5 Audi A6 until it dies completely.😈 It's a sealed one so I can't add distilled water unfortunately.

@ali1t

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy You're right it is a sealed AGM, but there are indeed covers underneath the stickers. You can pop them, make sure it's distilled (de-ionized) water.

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@ali1t I am not using AGM. I've been procuring my batteries locally. They are the best I can find here but are far from the AGM quality. They last only 2 years. I am on my third one after the original one gave up. They've been consistently failing after about 2 years. I installed the last one in August 2020. By November 2022 this year it started showing signs of weakness. I think the original battery which was AGM lasted more than 10 years! The battery management system on this car is great though! The shop says these batteries last for most people only a little more than a year. Mine always lasted a little more than two years 👍🏾

Hast du deinen audi C5?

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Ja: kzread.infok0YWaFNk6t8?feature=share

@34TC24

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy könntest du einen Video machen Innenraum von dem C5 und C6 thanks Brother

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@34TC24 Der C5 kaputt ist. Ich muß es repariert.

@34TC24

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy oh ok Schade was hat der wie ist dein neue A7 der 4f ist ein schönes auto

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@34TC24 Wirklich schade. Ich hoffe, es zu beheben. Dem A7 geht es gut. Der 4F ist in der Tat ein schönes Auto. 👍🏾