My favorite topic is your honesty. No a lot of people come forward telling their subs that it was their own to blame. Yes when it rains it pours but what is left after the storm is nothing but greatness 🙏🏽

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man 🙌🏻

@B1gC7Gang

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners you l😊

Extremely pleased I found your channel, I plan on getting my hands on either an A6 or A7 (C7 obviously) in a couple months. I feel a lot more confident with all that content I can look through to take care of it. I’ll definitely support this channel at some point.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Good luck getting your C7

Audi had a TSB for 1-2 gear hesitation. The solution was to update TCM sw. Meanwhile, try resetting transmission adaptation and letting it readapt. If it can’t adapt or fault codes persist then it’s definitely internal mechanical issues.

@tehgzizlauw1787

Жыл бұрын

If I plan on getting a TCU tune, do I need to get the TSB update or will that overwrite it? I do have a slight jerk when shifting from 1-2

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

The 1-2 jerk is normal in these cars. A tcu tune will help (and negate the oem software update). What will help even more is getting a jxb performance driveshaft carrier upgrade.

@tehgzizlauw1787

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners thank you so much for the reply bro. Just got a 2012 A6 and was kinda worried about this. Compared to the BMWs I've driven before with the zf8, the A6 shifting is too jerky and mellow. I guess a tune and driveshaft carrier is up next

@tehgzizlauw1787

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners by the way, on the b8.5 SQ5 and newer S line Audis with the ZF 8hp there is a "DSG fart" while shifting in higher RPMs. Even tested a few BMWs with the same transmission that make the same noise on shift. Do you know if the TCU tune would do the same thing for the C7 A6? I was kinda disappointed that the pre facelift C7 A6 didn't make that noise on shift. I'm looking at the 034 TCU tune bundled with the stage 2+

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

It does at times

Tbh I follow you more than FCP euro lol, please keep your head up and continue to bring amazing content! My 2013 3.0t A7 had rod knock, I just got the motor swapped with a engine from a 2014. No more rattles, but it cost me about $7,000 for everything :(

One thin you might consider in the future is when you want to do some spirited driving in sport , shift back to dynamic by just pulling back on the shifter when slowing down so the clutch packs don’t drag on downshifts while stopping or slowing down , I do this with my dl501 .. GL

Wish you had the funds to change the chains while the tranny and engine is out. Appreciate your love of Audis. Most people just don’t get it. ✌️💯👍

Hey man sorry to hear that, I am from europe and watching your vidoes since a long time. I got an A6 Allroad C7 with a 3.0T but with a 7-Speed Stronic, but the mounting is exactly the same as is the trans tunnel for space. I had to renew my flywheel and therefor dropped the transmission and i can tell you that you DO NOT need to remove the engine but a two post life is needed. Btw: i know in US you only get the ZF-8 Speed and the stronic only in the S4 .

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to know. I really don't want to remove the engine lol

Since our zf8 has a built in TCU into the valve body which is adapted to your car have you researched about what kind of adaptation is needed to get the trans running after the physical install?.. Or are you planning on swapping valve bodies?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I actually swapped my original tcu to the replacement trans. No issues at all

Thanks for you video sir! Just one more short question, do you know how much it will roughly take to replace engine mounts for A7(C7)? My car is shaking like crazy during idle.

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

Lots of for both mounts at an indy shop should be around 350$

@boostnicho6891

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners Got it! Thanks for replying!

Helpful tips - my 2018 SQ5 has a ZF8 transmission so I was very interested in how you drive yours. I'm at 85k miles and I've only used the manual function maybe 5 times. But I also drive pretty gently. As part of Audicare my transmission fluid was swapped at 80k, but I think it's only an ATF fluid drain and maybe the ATF filter check vs. full replacement. I have the ATF replacement filter as well as undertray and plan on doing a full transmission fluid swap at 95k myself. Have you already done a separate swap of the "lifetime" fluids of the rear differential? My 2018 SQ5 has the sport LSD option so I had to look up how to do a fluid swap on it (it takes both ATF/driver's side and manual fluid/passenger side of the rear differential. If you have this then you may want to perform a fluid swap on it as well.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done the diffs yet but I plan on it

Curious about the liqui moly ATF you switched to. Did you do a multi change to completely change from the ZF fluid to ATF 1800 or just the standard? FCP Euro says they should be able to mix, but there's literally no information out there from people that have made the change.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

You can absolutely mix the 1800 with the oem fluid or any other atf that is up to spec for your trans.

@waynechen8254

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners Thx dude and best of luck with your tranny replacement/rebuild!

Sorry to hear what’s going on man, I’ve been having a lesser similar issue with 1st and 2nd where it’s shifting very clunky. I hope to do the zf fluid service this summer to get the shifts back to normal.

@damian_jasiu

2 жыл бұрын

By clunky, do you mean something like it shifting very weird into second gear? Revs almost slightly “bounce” twice in second gear and then it shifts into 3rd? I’ve been having this issue for almost 2 years now in my car…

@ItsmeChristoph

2 жыл бұрын

My 16 when cold only does it once coming out of my neighborhood. It will feel like it shifts from 1st revs a bit then catches in 2nd. Shifts great other than that only 68k. Stock tune

@liangyichong3156

2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsmeChristoph same thing happened to me here as long as my car warms up stationary a little bit longer like 1 or 2 more minute it won't happen. 100k stock tune as well

@tehgzizlauw1787

10 ай бұрын

​@@damian_jasiuI'm having that exact issue with my car as well, the revs bounce twice in second before shifting to third, and the same thing in third as well. Did you manage to resolve that issue?

@damian_jasiu

10 ай бұрын

@@tehgzizlauw1787 No, never resolved it. I did a fluid & filter change on the trans and the old fluid looked good nothing alarming. Also have the car as well as transmission tuned now and it also didn’t change how it acts. Really annoying and no one knows what it could be. I gave up on trying to fix it I just deal with it now

Well I had the same problem. I got it serviced in October and then apparently the forgot to put the filter. I had a problem when going hard from 2nd to 3rd. Big hit and into limp mode. Changed all the clutch packs and the torque converter. It costed me around 2000$, but I live in eastern Europe.

Hello I have an A7 134k miles on it. I have heard that changing your transmission fluid can affect how the transmission works . Do you think that might be one of the causes of your problem with your transmission? How many miles did you car had when you first got it ? I Saw you did your transmission fluid about 3 years ago

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

No. You need to change your trans fluid. It's absolutely necessary

Sucks to have the issues. I was expecting a higher price for a replacement trans though so could be worse I guess. The only interesting things my trans does is when the car is cold the 1-2 shift driving normally feels like the line pressure is turned up. Also every once in a while if I put it in drive and just barely touch the gas, the 1-2 will occasionally slam 2nd. I've had the car for a year now and it's only done that a couple of times so not sure why. Smooth sailing for the most part.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Just keep up with fluid changes

I got the DSG on my 2012 Audi A6 C7 can i swap it to ZF-8 as i’m having some issues. Is it direct fitment ? Or need some modifications?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know 100%, but I'd imagine it would be very difficult to swap to zf.

@Audi c7 Owners International - I have a 2016 and I have a situation that happens intermittently where only on the 1st start up for the day the car will not shift out of 1st until almost 3-3.5k rpm and then it will violently shift to 2nd. Anyone have any ideas if a fluid change would help, thoughts?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest it doesn't sound like a fluid issue. That sounds like a valve body issue.

Where are you relocating the PCV to? Also, just a thought, you could put your complete build list on your about page for people to look through and have links to related videos in the description.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Check out our video on it 👍🏻

@TheWarawaj

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners lol,....I will

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

It's too much to type lol

@TheWarawaj

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners fair fair. I have a moded 2012 A7, and I really enjoy your content.

That’s unfortunate man, do you have a tcu tune?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I do, but it didn't contribute to this failure

I think you said north cal rep... Are you in norcal? Can you tell me the shop that you used to do the work?

@AudiC7Owners

11 ай бұрын

North Carolina lol

Recently replaced tje Zf8 fluid , car had 119k miles , I believe it was first time of this service. The two filter magnets had a bunch of metals particles, just like dust , no big parts. Does it mean I have a transmission problem? Or just normal for the mileage, ? no issues with transmission, just little hard 1-2 gear shifting.

@AudiC7Owners

7 ай бұрын

Nope. That's normal to have some debris. If you're trans is functioning correctly then you are good to go

@luiszubillaga1463

7 ай бұрын

@AudiC7Owners ok 👍. Thanks man, keep up the great videos!!

We have the same year, miles and mostly the same mods. This is adding more gray hairs to my head. I did decent PMs and don't drive as hard as it sounds you so there's that. Hope that's enough to keep me from going through this.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

The issues I'm having are very rare with the ZF

Hey man, what problem can my transmission have? First of all after I tuned my tcu when I launch from first and it goes to shift 2nd gear the gears go blank on the dash. Then I turn car off and on and it’s as nothing happened. Only happens once in a while when I launch. Could it be time for a fluid change or goes into safe? It shifts smooth still and doesn’t give me any other problems. Only code I get it accelerating to high which is due to the tcu tune revving higher. Thanks for your help man! Btw I have 112k miles. According to service records fluid never been changed. It’s a 2012 Audi a6 c7 3.0t

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

First thing I'd do is scan the car for codes to see what it says. If you are at 112k miles & never had the fluid changed then you should Def do that service.

I bought a 14 c7 tdi at 140k miles im the second owner, first owner a woman never did any transmission fluid change , and all the services done at the dealership, i see no problem with transmission so far also got Unitronic stage 1. What would you suggest at this point for the transmission fluid?

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

I'd suggest changing it & the filter

@jon8066

Жыл бұрын

Happened to my 2015 q5 tdi at 120k, you really have to watch the downshifts with the 3.0 diesels, creates a lot of torque very quickly.

My ZF TCU just decided to go dead on me last month. No early sign whatsoever, one morning when i try to start my car there's simply no communication with the TCU. Check all wirings and seems ok. Had to change the TCU. Any idea why is this happening? Can wrong use of fluid that resulted to high temp of gearbox caused this?

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

Did you scan for codes? If you're trans coolant valve went bad the coolant can go up the harness & into the tcu killing it

what could be the problem . sometimes when i come to a hard stop, if feels like a got hit from behind, like a love tap, but otherwise the trans shifts fine?

@00LHay

2 ай бұрын

I’ve thought this should be a meme for zf owners: Thought I got rear ended but then I remembered I have a ZF transmission

Are the magnets in there from factory or have you added them in?

@AudiC7Owners

Ай бұрын

They are built into the filter

I used to have a c7 about a year ago and it had insane trannny slips at around 2200 rpm in 1st andmaybe 2nd also it would jerk insane it was really bad it did it for about 2 years until I got rid of the car nothing happened to it

what ive been hearing is mixing the Liqui moly with the ZF fluid is risky?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

That is false. That's like saying mixing different synthetic engine oils (that meet the same specs) is risky.

My issue is slipping in second and third gear if I accelerate it sharply since approx 50.000 miles. (Bitdi zf8). Oil change didn’t do any change in behavior, so most likely will do a transmission replacement soon if I find a good deal.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@valentin7436

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners thank you 🙏

@valentin7436

Жыл бұрын

I finally got to the real problem and fixed it. Transmission was perfect. Problem was, I had a turbo hose leak and when I was accelerating the car sharply, the transmission slipped every time. Now everything is perfect!

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

Cheap fix too! Nice

@valentin7436

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners Yep, the car has more power too, love it!❤

Bone stock my A6 clunked hard from 1-2 first shift of the day every time. Became less after I did all the drivetrain inserts. About gone after Integrated Engineering ZF TCU tune. I contacted IE and they didn’t recommend and additional PM outside of the stock interval.

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

The 1-2 clunk is notorioys in the zf-8

@OhioBahn440

Жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners I thought I was crazy at first. ive been in a few ZF mopars and they all felt smooth. a few years newer than mine

Did you check all the solenoids while in there?

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

Yep. The original mech unit looked great. No indication of solenoid failure

If you don't mind me asking how many miles do you have on car?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

127k as of this week

@TremainSr

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners I'm coming up on that mark. Maybe, I should get ahead of the game.

If you don’t mind me asking how much miles you have??

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Almost 130k

I did the same thing man to my q5 diesel with the zf 8.

Can there be such a thing as an oil catch can for the transmission?

@nataliegrn17

2 жыл бұрын

And do you think changing the transmission fluid much earlier would have significantly reduced this issue? And wow, sorry this happened to you. I feel your depression. :(

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard of a transmission catch can... Doubt that is a thing. And no. This was from driving habits.

@nataliegrn17

2 жыл бұрын

In wonder if such a thing could be helpful?

I'm replacing my transmission right now. I would get this weird "grinding/whining" noise when accelerating, my torque converter was lazy to lock up, and on cold starts for the first 2 mins my TC wouldn't lock up at all. I would be accelerating and when letting off the gas revs would drop back to idle. Also launch control would short shift into second because TC would be lazy to lock up and then once at top of revs (7,400 RPM) it wouldn't shift into 3rd until I let off the gas. I will say removing the transmission and reinstalling wasn't too big of a hassle, besides getting things out of the way. Very doable without loosening subframe or removing the engine, though there is prep work like removing steering column. Transmission should be ready to go installed tomorrow.

Sorry about this news, dude! Getting me a bit worried with my SQ5. 1st to 2nd has been clunky lately. Might be time to buy the ZF fluid kit from FCP Euro. Only 10k miles since I changed it last

@jonathangipaya

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if my problem might be ZF related or something else? I've heard some 3.0T folks have clunkiness that was solved with a trans mount?

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

A little bit of clunkiness is normal between first and second gear. Drivetrain inserts definitely help it.

How can you tell if you have a ZF or DSG Trans. I have a 2015 a6 c7

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

You have a ZF. Only S cars got the dsg in the US

@brandonk73

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners thank you for the quick response 👍

Didn’t it end up being your TCU tune?

@AudiC7Owners

8 ай бұрын

No

Try Integrated engineering ZF8 TCU

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

I have a tcu tune that I'm very happy with already

That sucks your transmission is not acting right, you will get it straightened out soon.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so!

I would invest in better bolts. The torx hole is bigger than the bolt so there isnt much support.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

If you are referring to the pan bolts, the oem ones are just fine. Just don't over torque them.

@clutchpack1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@AudiC7Owners yea the ones you got in the bag. I would use a 6pt bolt over those torx.

Hello guys, im reaching out for help right now. Mechanics i've talked to told me that car drives normal and all, but here's the thing... There are few indication that something is wrong and i really dont know what is. When i start to drive my car away from my garage and the car is completely cold it feels jumpy, sometimes even trying to 'catch' the second gear but after a few miles its okay. Sometimes also happens that when i drive and stop and let it be in D, cars starts to lose rpms (jumping from 950 to 800rpm few times then stops) After some abuse it also starts to shift very hard and i am worried a bit. The car we are talking is Audi A7 3.0tdi quattro 2016 8speed 320hp mapped to 400 i think, I have 250kkm on a clock I really hope that there is no big issue, as i just got the car

@AudiC7Owners

8 ай бұрын

I'd start with a transmission fluid/filter change to see if that helps

Yeah "fluid is for life" meaning (life of the transmission). MEANING: 100K miles or so, then dies and you have to pay big money for a rebuild or worse buy a new transmission. Always, i repeat, always change the transmission fluid EVEN if you drive your car slowly etc every 50-60K miles change it, quality fluid and you're good to go for a long long time! Changed the fluid in my ZF bmw 4 series now, castrol transmax and, car's almost 150K miles and changes gears like new. Don't listen to the brand or stealerships...

@AudiC7Owners

2 ай бұрын

Facts

Idk how you pulled it off but you look just like Adam Sandler in the thumbnail

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

3.0 TFSI for lyfe

Love your car and it will love you. Beat your car and it will beat the crap out of your wallet.

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

I may have beat on it, but I take care of my car. Nothing is impervious. I've seen plenty of stock cars have far more failures than mine even with the way I drive.

@nataliegrn17

2 жыл бұрын

Stock cars, or Audi A6 C7 stock cars? ;)

Hi guys, I need advice. I have A6 C7 2012 3.0 Tdi s tronic. Im having a problem with driving of from standstill position, if I accelerate gently everything is fine but if Im standing at a round about and I need to get in faster, I press the accelerator a little bit harder and the car seems to shake, does anyone know what could be the problem?

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

You should scan the car. Sounds like a possible glow plug issue

@gytisfitness

Жыл бұрын

I did and and it did show one plug to be faulty so I changed it. Went to a gearbox company and they said there's nothing wrong with the gearbox too. I personally think it's the gearbox, but I hope Im wrong.

@gytisfitness

Жыл бұрын

Just another thing, my manifold gasket was leaking, so I changed that at home and now my dpf is blocked, I took the dpf out and I've sent it off to a company to clean it out, once it's back il put it back in and see how she runs. Do you think it could be a dirty throttle body? Or Iam I just overthinking it now at this stage. Thanks for replying.

@AudiC7Owners

Жыл бұрын

I think you are maybe jumping the gun a bit on the TB. Get the dof back & see say happens. Assess things 1 part at a time.

@gytisfitness

Жыл бұрын

​@@AudiC7Owners okay, thanks again. Will let you know how Im getting on once it's back in the car.

It cost to live like this

@AudiC7Owners

2 жыл бұрын

True

Transmission abuse

you said only drive in manual? god dam

@AudiC7Owners

6 ай бұрын

I drive in manual 90% of the time

Well anyone who actually belive that the oil is lifetime for real should only drive horse and buggy....