Good job as always, buddy! Always super useful for an Audio noob like me. :) Replaced my vacuum pump a couple of months ago, because it had been leaking since before I got the car. Very interesting summary of everything it does - I'll be going over the whole thing to check for bad vacuum lines now that the weather is better. Keep it up!

Thank you well done, greatings from Bavaria.

Well done Keli, no worries about your new vaccum pump, my original one, looks more like your new one rather than the old one. On mine, I took it apart to service it and kept same gaskets, but I put Permatex Gasket Maker (Cooper one) cause I didn't want to wait for the parts. At first was temporarily, but now I won't bother since it's been more than 20k and not leaking yet! Out of the 3 mounting holes (the ones on the pump) one of them i broke it. I made an improvisation and it still holds. I'll send you some pictures soon. Great video, thank you for sharing it with us!

your videos and so detailed and good, your commentary is also good as you describe many things. bravo

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the feedback and I am happy they are useful.

i just installed my new pump today. had trouble lining up the key way with the camshaft. i just turned the engine over manually until it lined up then tightened down the 3 bolts. your videos are awesome brother.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Well done! You do not have to turn the engine though. If you are having trouble lining it up, take a picture of the cylinder head opening to see the grooves inside the camshaft then turn the end of the vacuum pump to match it. While installing it, when you place it straight and it still does not line up, just twist it left and right and it will engage 😉

I enjoy all your videos, I just purchased a 2007 Audi A6 and will need the help 😀

@RomanTrollanski

3 жыл бұрын

That's why we are here for! I also own a 2007 A6. I have money for a newer one, but I really like my S line Avant, where i live, it's a very hard combination to find. Anything you need help with, ask here! Cheers.

Well done as always.;)

10/10

You are a genius.

Suddenly, all those subtle symptoms make sense. My brake pedal is hard after 1 application, the car appears slow and has distinctive low notes sound (pleasant but not usual) and shifts got rougher than before.I'm orderimg mine tomorrow.

I admire your work especially how you don't give up... I have the same car with symptoms almost as yours -hard to start when it's cold, and it starts with 1100 rpm and it goes down to normal in less than 5 minutes -the most annoying one: permanent white smoke which smells like gas at start.... And definitely more consumption of gas I changed the injectors, clean carbon, test the pressure in the cylinders and nothing changed, and now I think I have either vacuum leak or failed vacuum pump or oxygen sensors Thank you for the help If you read this comment, I wish to know did you have a white smoke or no

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment. No I did not have a white smoke. My problem ended up being clogged catalytic converters. Watch this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXiFm4-lorDLnaw.html

10:02 on my A6 that vaccum hose goes to the front driver side wheel housing. That hose broke a few times, got shorter and shorter until I decided to replace it with some generic one. I paid $10 for a really long one,I have left for the other ones when they do break eventually. Also, for the vaccum pump... I would use the old gasket instead of the new one that looks a lot more thinner than it's supposed to be... I found 8t very hard to put it back, before I came up with the idea to file down a bit the edge of the part going in... I broke one of the 3 holes... I pinched it and tried to bring it in while screwing it down... It wasn't properly lined up, so I broke it. I used a file, rounded it up a bit, went in by hand, than made a little of improvising... And it's safely secured in place. 20k later it's still there...

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

That hose does connect to a flexible hose under the driver's side headlight and the flexible hose goes to the rear wheel housing. It is likely there is a metal hose in between under the car. Mine also broke. Here is how I replaced that vacuum hose with an original one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mG2oqNt_dNiWcZs.html

@RomanTrollanski

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy just watched the video, on my A6 that pipe it's a lot shorter than yours, and I would say a lot thinner. It goes from the intake to no more where the oil dipstick is, then continues with flexible hose all the way to the driver's side wheel housing, then so on. I replaced with a generic one, flexible, from a plumbing department, it does the job...

good luck you are amazing

Nice job ....

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Perfecto:)

Once again i love your videos. They are soooo helpful. I had the same problem as you, my pump and i wanted to do the same, replace the seals. But i broke it while doing it and had to buy another one. I heard you say you read the repair manual. Do you know how i can get one ?

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and sorry about your vacuum pump. I found this PDF manual online a few years ago and it's the one I've been searching to find the information I need. It is very long and is fuzzy in some sections but is better than nothing right? Plus it's free: www.broing.planet.ee/audi%20service%20man/Audi_A6-C6_2004-2010_0911/Audi_A6-C6_2004-2007/

@puyoles5

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !! Keep it up !

@pauliusu

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. After replacing vacuum pump any improvement on the braking? Brakes better or the same? Thanks

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@pauliusu No change in breaking. It was mostly better engine response and better shifting. If your brakes are underperforming, you may be due for a brake fluid flush. Watch this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJ15ms-JfazOo5s.html

@pieternaude3000

Жыл бұрын

I just broke my new pump also. Seems the oring is too big. The old one didnt have annoring in it. Are we sure it needs one? It seems the fit is super tight even without the oring

Greeting from Ukraine. Good job!

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

First of all great job filming! 👏 I have a 2007 3.2 quattro can you tell me where is the MAF because I took off the air filter etc. Couldn't find it but when I take off from a dead stop my acceleration hesitates and takes a second to get going?

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

The MAF is integrated to the Intake Manifold and cannot be removed separately. I also have the delay when accelerating or from a stop. I think the car was tuned to respond with such a delay. Normal behaviour.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

From further reading, I have found that there isn't a MAF at all. Engine management is performed without an air flow sensor on the 3.2 FSI. The mass air flow is calculated from the engine speed and the intake manifold pressure.

@billwilliams9517

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy I figured as much so maybe do you think the intake manifold needs cleaning? What would you do?

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@billwilliams9517 I would not do anything if the concern is only a lag when accelerating hard. My car always acted this way and I thought this was normal. But I could be wrong. I don't see how the intake manifold could be cleaned. A replacement is all I could think of. It's just so expensive! I do need a replacement IM however. I will explain why later in another video. Thinking of buying a used one.

@billwilliams9517

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy I appreciate you help bruh💯

Dang bro. You gave a class on the whole car. Great job!! 👍🏽 So we now both have new vacuum pumps. You got the exact same one that I got a little over a week ago. Did you get it from FCP Euro after I told you that’s where I got mine? Not sure you would have gotten it that quickly. I broke my original one by trying to force it in by tightening the bolts and snapped 1 of the 3 portions where you insert the bolts. I did not know that I had to turn that propeller thing to a certain position to allow it to be inserted in the the end of the cam/head area. Silly me. Great video.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason! Yeah, we both now have a new vacuum pump. I actually ordered it a few days before you mentioned it. Pure coincidence. I was planning on replacing it since a few months now. I purchased mine from EuropaParts. So you did not adjust the end of it, that's why you broke your old one. It inserts into the end of the exhaust camshaft which has a groove inside. Did you replace your vacuum pump before or is this the first time?

@jasonpatterson7266

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I didn’t know that I had to line up the grooves. I was just thinking that it was being stubborn. I leaned a valuable lesson. I need more patience to recognize that when something does not seem right, it probably isn’t right. It was my first replacement. I, like you, rebuilt the ok’d pump by replacing all of the gaskets and o-rings but broke the pump before I could get it installed back on the car!! LOL. So I had to get a new one.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonpatterson7266 Haha I guess the pump did not want to go back in 🤣🤣🤣

@jasonpatterson7266

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. No. It did not. That was its way of telling me that it was an unserviceable part like you say in your video. That prevented me from having to redo the job and having to purchase a new pump somewhere down the road!! 👍🏽

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonpatterson7266 Yep! 😅

Pierburg is oem supplier to audi so this is a good choice pump trust me.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming this. 👍🏽

@kikkoman2473

3 жыл бұрын

Also not sure what part number your original pump was, but on my a4 3.2 audi discontinued the original part number and replaced it with an updated pump with new part number. I was at my local junk yard yesterday and found this pierburg pump on an a6. And sure enough it had the new audi part number to reference. Was stamped 10-2016 so im happy with my find :)

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@kikkoman2473 I just had a look at the original one. It is made by LUK. The part number is 06E 145 000 D. The new one is 06E 145 000 T. The only difference is the revision number. D vs T.

@kikkoman2473

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ok. In my case the original part number ended with C. But was told it was discontinued and replaced with T because of too many problems. Btw love your videos! Lots of great information. I currently have engine and trans out of my a4 3.2. Currently doing gaskets and timing chains. I also plan on doing a manual trans swap but have had a little difficulty sourcing a decent local trans.

@ThatAfricanGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@kikkoman2473 Good luck with the maintenance 😎

It is bit old question, 3 orings can be purchased for maintenance but other than O ring, what makes this part fail?

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

The rotating element inside is made of plastic which will wear over time. In my case however, my old pump was fine. I eventually found out that the problem was clogged catalytic converters.

@jameswan670

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy thanks bro!

Is it worth the wait to buy this part new or can I please try change the gaskets and cleaning it out first

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I think you should leave it alone if it is not leaking.

@lilblue101

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy I was told by the auto shop it's leaking oil on my belt

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilblue101 In that case you need to replace the gaskets inside as well as the one outside. Check the links below. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e55txaaOmLKZc8Y.html www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-s6-c6-platform-discussion-58/fixing-oil-spark-plug-other-engine-oil-leaks-3-2-a-2987300/page7/#post25425213

OEM-Original Equipment Manufacturer.

Pulled old pump and trying to replace w/identical new pump/ gasket. Unable to get it to seat. Ideas? Thx!

@ThatAfricanGuy

Жыл бұрын

Try lubricating the nose where the o-ring sits with some engine oil.

@pieternaude3000

Жыл бұрын

I have the same issue. Cant get it in and eventually broke one of the ears. Did you figure it out?

@tommyaldridge9933

Жыл бұрын

I thought I had aligned the lobe to match the old but it was off just enough to keep the pump from setting. Take a mirror/light and check the cam end and use trial and error adjustments and it will eventually mate. Just don’t try to force it to seat.

@tommyaldridge9933

Жыл бұрын

Forgot to note, I replaced the pump w/new OEM. Figured since I wet to all the trub, why not go new.

Hi, I have the same car. CEL has come up with a p0456 code which is a small leak in EVAP. Everyone says it may be related with either gas cap or valve. Can it be related with bad vacuum pump? (Service had told my vacuum pump wasn’t working properly a month ago.)

@ThatAfricanGuy

9 ай бұрын

Does your engine refuse to start sometimes?

@kivanc5407

9 ай бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy No, never. Actually, service had told me that there was a leak at the vacuum pump

@ThatAfricanGuy

9 ай бұрын

@@kivanc5407 Oh okay. Sorry about that.

@kivanc5407

9 ай бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy Do you think the bad vacuum pump and p0456 be related?

@ThatAfricanGuy

9 ай бұрын

@@kivanc5407 The vacuum pump supplies vacuum to the EVAP system. If you are sure there isn't any broken vacuum hoses, it could be either the purge valve or the vacuum pump.

Would the vacuum pump cause p2007/2006 ? I checked the flaps and their attatched and the vacuum line is good. Im running out of ideas. Maybe I need to do a carbon clean? Also smoke comes out of my exhaust when I do high revs and my car loses power when driving hard. But no oil consumption.

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Are your vacuum lines okay? I have shown them in the video. Inspect them and make sure none of them has cracked or is disconnected.

@JailbreakTips21

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy I will check them again tomorrow. I will take off the Intake manifold and check those vacuum lines. Those are the only ones I haven’t checked. Your videos are very helpful man keep up the good work.👌🏼😁

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@JailbreakTips21 I appreciate. You don't have to remove the intake manifold to check the vacuum lines. Just check them around it. The one that runs beside the oil dipstick tube is the one that usually cracks first.

@JailbreakTips21

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy When I got the car that vacuum hose was brand new and replaced. I cant find any cracked vacuum lines at all. Maybe my flaps are bad

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@JailbreakTips21 Beside the P2006 and the P2007, do you get any other codes related to the intake manifold?

I have only buzzing in cold start 2 or 3 minutes and after that all it is ok. What you think ?

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by buzzing? Can you explain? 🤔

@autodjelovi2092

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy at cold start have noise engine 2-3 minutes

@ThatAfricanGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@autodjelovi2092 What kind of noise? Like this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/eaB5j5ipm9GrncY.html

@autodjelovi2092

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThatAfricanGuy yes !!

@autodjelovi2092

2 жыл бұрын

I think sound is VACUUM PUMP