Category: Audi

During one of our complementary safety inspections, we found the control arms on this 2008 Audi A4 with 86,000 miles to have damaged inner control arm bushings. This is a common concern for almost all Audis manufactured in the last 25 years. The rubber bushings serve to isolate the vehicle from road noise, allow the…

This customer brought their 2007 Audi Q7 in with a concern that their battery was dying overnight. They had just installed a new battery and it was dead in a matter of days. We have seen several power-related concerns with these Audi Q7s. The root cause is usually a clog in the sunroof drain or…

This 2009 Audi A4 with a 2.0 turbo engine had excessive oil consumption and black smoke coming from the tailpipe at 129,000 miles. After confirming the oil consumption and checking the crankcase vent valve it was determined that the pistons and rings must be replaced. This is a common problem on all early Audi TFSI…

This 2006 Audi A4 Avant had a slipping clutch before it stopped completely and the pedal fell to the floor. We could tell immediately by the clutch friction material fibers falling out of the bellhousing that the clutch had completely come apart. We proceeded to remove the transmission to find the clutch disc had lost…

Bent 1.8l valves Timing Gear Head back from the machine shop Almost ready to drive again This 03 Audi TT with 1.8l engine had a timing belt failure with 76k miles on the odometer.  We have seen this several times.  Although Audi recommends the timing belts be changed on these 1.8l engines anywhere between 80k…

Doing a brake job on an Audi A4 seems like a pretty simple job, and its certainly no problem for our factory trained technicians.  Its the details that make sure the end result is a quiet, safe brake repair that restores the original Audi factory performance to you braking system.  At DART auto we only…

The Audi A4 2.0 is generally a very reliable engine.  They have had some problems with their high pressure fuel pumps and the associated camshaft drive lobe, but the motors themselves, like their 1.8l predecessors are pretty reliable.  This particular engine was over reved and broke a rocker arm and dropped a valve down into…

Audi S4 4.2L V8 Timing Chain Replacement – Audi Repair Denver This Audi S4 came in with camshaft timing errors in the ECU at around 100,000 miles.  Tests revealed we had a problem with the camshaft timing and suspected boken timing chain guides.  To repair the timing guides the engine must be removed.  We ended up…

Audi CV Joint Cover Replacement – Audi Repair Denver This is one of the most common repairs we do on all vehicles with front wheel drive axles. (This includes 4 wheel drive cars) The rubber covers over the cv joint tend to wear out due to age, heat, turning forces and exposure to the environment.  Once…