Glad it's not the car
G-box failed day after service
G-box failed day after service
Yup, it has finally got me 102k miles and gearbox has failed. I thought to myself, do I change the oil or do I leave it. Well got the van on the ramp, carried out full service and changed g-box oil. Drove down to supermarket on the way home, Started to come home and really bad noise from box. Got to work again yesterday and bloody noisy again
Glad it's not the car
Glad it's not the car
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
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posterboyj
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Re: G-box failed day after service
Rebuilding + refitting by yourself?
Cornishmoocher wrote:Buying an RS6 and then worrying about the fuel consumption is a bit like buying a boat and worrying about getting it wet.
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Yup, well think so. I started removing it yesterday afternoon. Not sure if they will just give me a new van as i'm due one at the end of the year or get it repaired. Sounded like the bearing on the input shaft has gone. Nobody can believe how long I have gone without needing a clutch or box, I had 3 clutches and 2 boxes before 70k in my last van!
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.
Now - Empty garage
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!
Re: G-box failed day after service
Shat my pants then. I thought you were talking about the 6.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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So, can you use the 6 as a temporary van replacement and claim business mileage? 
Recycling dinosaurs for fun
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Phew - thought it was another 6 box problem!!!
I used my Avant to collect a load of stuff from our local builder's merchant the other day. 10 sheets of plasterboard on the roof, various bits of timber and fixings, a selection of plumbing bits and bobs and a few sacks of plaster.
Lad in the warehouse who helped me load reckoned it was the fastest builders van he had ever seen!
RS6 Avant - the only car / van you'll ever need!
I used my Avant to collect a load of stuff from our local builder's merchant the other day. 10 sheets of plasterboard on the roof, various bits of timber and fixings, a selection of plumbing bits and bobs and a few sacks of plaster.
Lad in the warehouse who helped me load reckoned it was the fastest builders van he had ever seen!
RS6 Avant - the only car / van you'll ever need!
*SOLD* - currently looking for a replacement
03 Missano Red Avant
Silver Leather, H&Rs, Dension iPod Connection kit
85k miles
03 Missano Red Avant
Silver Leather, H&Rs, Dension iPod Connection kit
85k miles
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I bought an exhaust for the missus Peugeot (feckin car!) and put it through the ski hatch/bag. Sweet!
Hope you can fix the van chunky!
Hope you can fix the van chunky!
Daytona RS6 Avant
Rule #36 - At least one gear shall be dropped for every tunnel travelled
** NOW AVAILABLE ** C5 RS6 Cambelt Tool kit rental (also fits other models 3.7/4.2 V8 engines)
Rule #36 - At least one gear shall be dropped for every tunnel travelled
** NOW AVAILABLE ** C5 RS6 Cambelt Tool kit rental (also fits other models 3.7/4.2 V8 engines)
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It's proper bent how all our hearts sunk for the ole' Chunkster, I shat it too. Ain't nobody got time for your pranks, well done for ruining Friday, mate.
2009 Audi RS 6 Saloon V10 - 420mm Ceramics, Keyless, Soft Close, Adaptive Cruise, Glass Sunroof, Blinds, Twin Pane & UV, Freeview & DAB, High Beam Assist, MTM bits, Audi Exclusive Bits, MRC, Milltek, GYEF1 ASY2's, Bluetooth streaming music to AMI mod - 753PS, 1021 NM
2016 Audi S3 Saloon S-Tronic, Sepang, B&O, Tech Pack w/connect, 19" 5 Arm Wing Alloys, Comfort Pack, LED Light Pack - Company Car
1995 Audi A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport
2016 Audi S3 Saloon S-Tronic, Sepang, B&O, Tech Pack w/connect, 19" 5 Arm Wing Alloys, Comfort Pack, LED Light Pack - Company Car
1995 Audi A8 4.2 V8 quattro Sport
Re: G-box failed day after service
^^ the fruit of a degree in English Literature, ladies and gentlemen.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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May I scalp an easy one?
*sunk
*sunk
No matter where you go, there you are.
Re: G-box failed day after service
Swing and a miss.
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Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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I'm liking your work there!chunky79 wrote:Yup, it has finally got me 102k miles and gearbox has failed. I thought to myself, do I change the oil or do I leave it. Well got the van on the ramp, carried out full service and changed g-box oil. Drove down to supermarket on the way home, Started to come home and really bad noise from box. Got to work again yesterday and bloody noisy again
Glad it's not the car
I think I've finally started to enjoy my 6 without thinking about any slight noise or is that a possible issue moment which to be honest I always have in the frost few months of ownership unless I've bought from new.
The hours of homework I carried out to enable me to sort the chaff from the wheat also made me a little paranoid but like anything in life nobody ever comes on a forum to regale how reliable their car is so I would like to think there might be a large percentage of reliable 6's out there?
I saved mine from a fate worse than death as somebody else wanted to buy it to tow their horsebox. I suggested a RR and while they considered stole mine from under them
Current:
2004 RS6 Avant, 1999 Range Rover, 2008 Iveco Daily (faster than the 6 hands down)
Past:
2008 Jaguar XK, 2006 S4 Avant, 2009 Mini Cooper S (Wifey's daily drive)
2004 RS6 Avant, 1999 Range Rover, 2008 Iveco Daily (faster than the 6 hands down)
Past:
2008 Jaguar XK, 2006 S4 Avant, 2009 Mini Cooper S (Wifey's daily drive)
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The 5 stages of RS6 ownership:
1. Denial - My gearbox / DRC won't fail. It's all hyped up by the forums. Ling Longs will be perfectly adequate for the kind of driving I do in a 500hp car.
2. Anger - Fcuknuts, my car's losing water, running lumpy and now my Ling Longs appear to be down to minimum after 450 miles.
3. Bargaining - Come on guys, what else could it be other than a head gasket?
4. Depression - I should have bought a 335d, why does this always happen to me?
5. Acceptance - Yes, Mr Bank Manager, just tell me when you'd like me to spread my legs.
1. Denial - My gearbox / DRC won't fail. It's all hyped up by the forums. Ling Longs will be perfectly adequate for the kind of driving I do in a 500hp car.
2. Anger - Fcuknuts, my car's losing water, running lumpy and now my Ling Longs appear to be down to minimum after 450 miles.
3. Bargaining - Come on guys, what else could it be other than a head gasket?
4. Depression - I should have bought a 335d, why does this always happen to me?
5. Acceptance - Yes, Mr Bank Manager, just tell me when you'd like me to spread my legs.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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FIXED.Shoppinit wrote:The 5 stages of RS6 ownership:
1. Denial - My gearbox / DRC won't fail. It's all hyped up by the forums. Ling Longs will be perfectly adequate for the kind of driving I do in a 500hp car.
2. Anger - Fcuknuts, my car's losing water, running lumpy and now my Ling Longs appear to be down to minimum after 450 miles.
3. Bargaining - Come on guys, what else could it be other than a head gasket?
4. Depression - I should have bought a 335d, why does this always happen to me?
5. Acceptance Anal Rape - Yes, Mr Bank Manager, just tell me when you'd like me to spread my legs.
No matter where you go, there you are.
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Mr Footlong
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Re: G-box failed day after service
Personally, I thought the post was great, didn't have a clue either until I read it again.
Current:
23' C8 RS6 Vorsprung - 23' RS E-Tron GT Carbon Vorsprung
Gone:
"Brutus"- C5 RS6 Avant - MRC stage 2 - Milltek non-res + 100 cell cats - Wagner ICs - PSS9 - H&R ARBs - OZ Superturismo LM - C6 Custom brakes - HD RNS-E - Various other bits - 555PS/832Nm
"Taz"- C7 RS6 - MRC stage 2 745PS/1095Nm
12' Cayenne Turbo, B7 RS4, S3, Cupra R, XJR, EVO VII, STI8,5,2&WRX, 106 GTI&XSI, other crap.
23' C8 RS6 Vorsprung - 23' RS E-Tron GT Carbon Vorsprung
Gone:
"Brutus"- C5 RS6 Avant - MRC stage 2 - Milltek non-res + 100 cell cats - Wagner ICs - PSS9 - H&R ARBs - OZ Superturismo LM - C6 Custom brakes - HD RNS-E - Various other bits - 555PS/832Nm
"Taz"- C7 RS6 - MRC stage 2 745PS/1095Nm
12' Cayenne Turbo, B7 RS4, S3, Cupra R, XJR, EVO VII, STI8,5,2&WRX, 106 GTI&XSI, other crap.
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