Drive it home Then : Project Car Sleeper Ls Swapp it Just pit a Junkyard Ls truck engine in it and 2 turbskies and make it 1000Hp But keep it as a Sleeper 🙃 Then race Cleetus in his Cronwn Vic 👌🏻🙏🏻
That’s real wood trim. I cracked one apart once. If its not real wood, then its fibrous splintery plastic that has a unique grain pattern from car to car.
That thrown belt in the driveway is a sign that the Audi gave it her all, and held on for dear life to make sure you got home safe and sound. She deserves to stick around after that, if you ask me.
His attitude about the engine is exactly what causes engine failure! Also the 6-speed manual is the hood one no one sells those unless they're real bad off, but they are worth recovering and keeping for a million miles. That exact engine tranny combo is the most desirable and reliable Quattro for any purpose, economy or extreme up tune! In the allroad body a rare and exotic gem!
Absolutely. This guy is a noob and talks general internet based bullshits. What happened? He bought a totally neglected, misstreated but complex 20 year -old luxury Audi and finally he drove 1200 miles... yep, the most unreliable car / or Audi ever... At least he should have download some very basic material e.g. google ssp198, 242 or 243
Our 2003 Allroad went 120k+ with only minor maintenance costs before it was traded in for a Q7 and was a fantastic car. Brought all three kids home from the maternity ward in that car. That thing could drive circles around anything in a heavy snowstorm. I will always love the Allroad.
you'd be understeering like the devil while doing them circles... God bless you for not noticing 🤣🤣🤣 "great handling" ye for scrubs that don't know how to drive in the snow and on ice.
@@SalimKhan-gk1fh no lol, he said it cus of everything that goes wrong on them... from the electrics to the air suspensions... They drive like a tank, the engines n drivetrain are all solid for most parts. It's everything else. LoL and the horrible understeer... 🤣🤣
Well my Audi A6 C5 (the same as on video, but not Allroad) with 1.8T and Multitronic which is believed to be the worst gearbox ever made (reliability) went over 430k miles and is still going. Ture, I had to renovate the engine after 372k miles due to piston rings, valve seals etc were exploited, but it's and petrol turbo engine. Gearbox never was fixed, it never failed me and took me a couple times across the Europe. They are not bad cars, allroad is unreliable due to pneumatic suspension and because they were mostly sold with 2.5TDI V6 engine which had problems with camshafts, they worn out too quickly if you didn't put a good oil in time. People just don't like german cars for some reason.
Idk how to tell you this but the 2.7 with the 6 speed is one of the most reliable Audi setups you can have for the c5 era. It’s just they get a bad rep cause most people who originally owned them beat the shit out of them and neglected them.
They are american and thats it. We, Europeans have tons of these cars and we know about reliability of Audi C5. We know too about reliability of bulletproof 2.7bit.
Exactly. Thank you! And 2.7 never had 30 valves It had 24. Tuners always swap the cylinder heads from the 2.8 with the 30V Source: owned and worked on multiple 2.7 2.8 1.8s
That's fully right my dad had 3 of these A6 C5 but with the 2.5 TDI BDH Engine and he drove with them over 200k Kilometers and they never broke down never. When I can buy my fist car it will be a A6 C4 2.5 TDI Avant Quattro Frendly grettings from Austria it's next to Germany
My dad had an 03 allroad with the 2.7 and it had around 253,000 miles and still ran perfect. It was also in great condition and the only thing that went wrong over the years was three of the shocks had leaks at some point but he put some cheap China air shocks in it and they worked perfect. I have yet to see an allroad with more miles.
Yes. This guy knows absolutely nothing about this car. The 2.7 biturbo he got is also famous for withstanding 450 hp reliably with stock internals. The car is also known for its great rustproofing
Yes for a "car guy" he really seems to be dim witted. the losing power and stopping he should of just put it into neutral and turned it off, count to 10 " for the electronics to reset" turn the key on and put it into 4th or 5th and drop the clutch to restart it. doing it like this also thumps the fuel tank a bit to get the fuel pump running again "the way it was shutting down seems like fuel pump is on its way out" another way is to floor it and deliberately hit a few bumps or if the car is on the side of the road find something to hit the fuel tank a few times
@@tavarish Always try that using common sense and safety in mind.. But at the end of the day in this situation any vehicle losing power on a busy road is extremely dangerous. In Australia they have been putting barriers too close to the side of the road meaning if you break down your hard up against the moving traffic so its unsafe to stop in the emergency lane
As an owner of 4 '03 - '04 Allroads, all of which were reliable and delightful (two let go when I moved continents, one because my daughter did not stop in time for a turning motorist who did not signal). I am surprised at the negativity. These are glorious vehicles.
Your experience with that Allroad is exactly like mine. She may struggle, and scare you at times but she always made it where she needed to in time. They are fun and have a quirky personality. Nice to see you've grown fond of it and you are actually keeping it as a project. 🤘🏽
One of the coolest cars in its day. Well-off farmers, who didn't want to drive their utilitarian pick-ups, used to drive them into town to conduct business. This before the whole SUV and luxury pick-up craze.
Why you Americans insist on calling all of the cars "she"...?? So weird. For instance this one, I mean Audi doesn't even remotely sound like a female name...
@@Schuler789 Still see 'old money' examples creeping about the leafy suburbs, countryside and inner cities. Usually mint condition other than a scraped corner or three.
The reliability issues of the 2.7T have been blown wildly out of proportion by the Internet. My family owned an '01 A6 sedan with the same drivetrain, and the only major issue we ever had in ~150K miles was the secondary water pump blowing up. As for working on the engine... Yeah, forget it. As you pointed out, the allroad's Achilles heel was its air suspension. The engine, on the other hand, will last forever-on original turbos-if you treat it right and maintain it properly. I even tracked the A6 for five years, running the turbos hard, and they held up. You just have to be sure to let the oil warm up before getting on it, and then cool it down before shutting the engine off.
If you take care of them, they are super cheap to maintain. Shouldn't spend more than $2000 on broken Allroad and same amount of money done yourself all the work or less will have it just as reliable when new. I have 4 A4s, S4, and an A8
@@pauliewalnuts240 Heres a example: Would you leave lasagna to crust over and dry on your plate over night or wash it a hour or so after done eating. Remember, when you turn off the engine, there is no flow, you may have a after run coolant pump like 2.7T have, but that's not doing much. The proper way to cool down a turbo car or any car even, after you beat the shit out of it, is to not race it it home and park it, turn it off, and go watch TV. You should atleast take it slow or normal speeds for about a few to 5mins and give the car like 20seconds to catch up on cooling in the driveway, thats the safe way (This was why turbo timers were invented) Ask me how I know. My S4 I raced it from Fort Lauderdale to up north 3 hours, now even I went easy on it for solid 15mins before I parked it. But those turbos were rebuilt at one put and my constant bashing of the car in excess of 1xx left the seals to shrink overnight just from how much heat the car probably still had. IT ALSO doesn't help that it went from 74f when I parked it to 50f overnight. I go to start it next morning and it sounds like the Kazoo kid was under my car, no boost. I go down the road and floor it and *pshshhshsh*.... it looked like James Bond just left a smoke screen. It has been sitting Since November now because of that, and me working on my other cars.
I will admit I am jealous of the things you get to experience. Driving this Audi was not one of them other than a quick visit with Jared. Glad you made it home safe and exhausted.
I also buy cars impulsively when my flight is delayed... Typically the diecast variety but, I guess I could start stepping up my game and go for something on a bigger scale.
I used to love doing the timing belts on in-line engined Audis. Yes, you had to take the front end off, but that was pretty easy and it didn't take long (worst part was refilling/bleeding the coolant system afterwards). But it meant you saved time and stress on the actual belt job cos it was so much easier to access everything and ensure you got the job done right first time. Audi had a set of pins you could use to slide the front forward and support it, but I preferred dumping it all on the ground to get it completely out of the way. Most other European front wheel drive vehicles have a transverse engine and gearbox, so doing a belt on those was a pain, as there was always an inner wheel arch in the way and you maybe had to drop the engine mount as well.
@@zzoinks You could get those out of the way without disconnecting them, just make sure you don't damage any pipework and support the heat exchanger and you don't need to worry about recharging or leaks.
@@nickmaclachlan5178 Darn, I wish I knew that. I had thought that it was required to disconnect the a/c lines and deal with properly doing it. We were thinking about fixing up our Audi but decided against when I thought that taking out the front of the car would be a big deal.
I'd honestly watch more driving travel vlogs like this, I felt like I went on this journey with you but without the pain of of actually sitting for 20 hours!!
@@jonanderson4474 Agreed, VGG does a lot of these, except it usually also involves getting the car running in the first place, as he focuses on older cars that have been sitting for a long while.
I had a v8 allroad for 11 years and about 80k miles. We loved it. It never let us down. Sadly it flooded when parked and the insurance company wrote it off. My wife still complains that our new car isn’t as nice. I really enjoyed this video and hope you do more with it. We drove safely home in catastrophic flooding during hurricane Irene in our allroad, it has a major place in our hearts.
@@halogod0298 with proper maintenance these things can drive 400k.... here in germany most Allroads are still on the road and in good condition. You just need to care about your cars.
Tavarish - I know the guy that won the multi colored Allroad you used in the competition a few months ago. The drivers side head gasket blew but he’s fixing it and doing the timing and water pump as well.
The Audi got you home , it deserves to be fixed . Looking forward to see if you fix it up and see how long it will last . Awesome video , felt like I was there with you but without the headaches 😆
I so much prefere this kind of video, these are cars I can relate to and that are within my own financial reality. I just cannot look at a supercar, Lotus, Lambo or other vehicles in that realm. Love those lovely utterly unreliable Audis.
I’m the same way, if I had unlimited money, except for something like a gt3rs my dream garage would have rare old European or JDM cars. Super cars are cool, but not relatable the slightest
The only part of Allroads that really gave them the rep for being unreliable was the air ride suspension which just sucked . It was a fix one part and another would break system till you finally give up on it . If you find one like this one that's been changed to struts and springs it's no less reliable than any Audi from this era. The timing belt issue is like most major service on these cars it's an engine out which is why it cost so much for the labor . But if you can learn to do the work the parts are relatively cheap and available even to do big upgrades on the 2.7twin turbo . PS to find one with a manual trans is a huge bonus they're super rare with the manual and pretty fun too .
i just got into my dads old audi a4 avant from 06. i’ve done so much research into them to know their common faults, what is most likely to go wrong, buying the parts i know need some tlc. 183k miles on a 2L turbo petrol. she’s done us good so far. as long as she lasts another year or two, i’d be happy with the time with her.
I loved how this video was so different from the formats you typically release. I would bet most of your subs enjoy watching you actually drive your cars/projects, whatever the car, as much if not more than they do just watching you wrench on them video after video or hearing about a new project you're undertaking while the others sit. Just my opinion.
I have a 2005 allroad. As long as I keep to the recommended maintenance schedule I have had no mechanical problems. One of the best automobiles I have owned.
If the motor is still strong and the transmission is OK, fix it and keep going. You have already removed the suspension problems and the belt is likely an alignment or tensioner issue, both are minor. The interior is bad but not totaled and I bet the same vintage Passat has some cross over. I have an 03 and an 08 Passat wagon and my dashes look the same.
@@TheModManu B5 A4 shares a lot with the B5 (96-05) Passat. Heck the Haynes manual for both is literally the same book due to how much crossover there is.
The Allroad shares very little with other cars in terms of body and interior parts. Some mechanical parts are also exclusive to the Allroad and are now a little difficult to find.
First thought when you said it helped to keep the tank full, theres probably a feeder pump in the left chamber of the fuel tank (tank is split over the diff/driveshaft) which pushes fuel over to the side with the main fuel pump in it. If the feeder pump breaks, you get issues around half tank..
The fuel issue almost reminds me of my dad's old truck. He had to drop the tank, and inside it, he found some of those "helicopter" leaves in the tank, they kept getting sucked up into the fuel line, and would drop back down, and act fine for a while.
@@ianmontgomery7534 depends on the location. Most cars don't have in line filters anymore. If ive gotta drop the tank to get to the filter, it's not gonna happen until a failure
@@jonothanbarker9247 I like how some cars, like the Audi TT, I believe, you can access it underneath the back seat. For once, Audi did something to make the work simple.
33:20 - As European, im in 90% sure, that you do it for purpose and take off belt to make video more "dramatically". Audi almost NEVER took of belts themself and that belt looks very good.
Keep it and restore it. May well be an unreliable engine, but it’s an awesome one attached to a manual transmission and AWD in a cool body. It’s earned it.
Can’t wait to see what you have planned for it! No surprise that you’ve grown quite attached to it, old cars like this usually have a charm that can’t be explained. And it was a heroic performance, getting you home safe with 2 hours left to spare. Held on bravely till the finish line, proper car.
I have 2 Allroads (C5 2.7T manual and C6 3.0TFSI Tiptragic). They are like old dogs. They have a lot of things going wrong all the time and are high maintenance but they are fun to be around and very endearing. I have a lovely love/hate relationship with them... 😅
I had a B7 A4 2.0T and it was amazing. Great Quattro system, super ergonomic, but really frustrating at times. I want to own an old Audi with a Torsten diff again
Incredible luck. I took a weekend trip last year in my E60 M5 (high mileage mind you) from Chicago to St Louis and back - entire trip was flawless, until the M5 threw it’s accessory belt 1 mile from my home. Turns out the tensioners were utterly shot, it could have gone at any time. Haven’t felt so lucky in my life before or since.
@@piketfencecartel pretty sure that most people who can‘t get into right lane drive all kinds of cars The thing is the bmw would be probaly less a problem since usually bmw drivers drive fast
Taking the front off (assuming the service position) is a 15 minute job on that car. You don't have to take it off entirely, just take off the bumper cover and slide the core support a little forward.
You can change the starter w/o doing a nose pull, but you have to pull the alternator first, and then slide the starter forward. Been there ... done that on a 2000 Audi S4 2.7T. The "front end of the car has to come off" service position gives you superb access to the timing belt, cam sprockets, and water pump.
I have had several C5 AllRoads, my favorite had 380k on the original drivetrain, yes it was a manual, I loved that vehicle and it always took care of me, never left me stranded. $3k was a bit expensive for that example.
I love the whole “it’s so bad” you keep saying that hen introducing the car. Bad paint, missing interior bits, leaks a ton, has a weird no start/hard start issue, no ac, the list goes on. But you have to remember there are a ton of people that drive much worse cars. I’ll take that “terrible” Audi over my 94 f150 with nothing working, every light on the dash for your own personal light show, one of the 2 tanks with no good fuel pump, a transmission that is about to ejecto seato cuz itself out of my life, and the engine misses so bad ou don’t need a radio because it sounds like terrible mid 2000s dubstep. So I would love to have that Audi lmao.
I'd love to see Freddy tow it to the shop and try fix the gremlins (flush the tank / replace fuel pump?, sort the belts, etc...), get rid of the check lights, re-wrap or paint it, trim black it, polish out the headlights, clean & wrap interior...and take it in for a valuation 🤓
That would be fantastic, and who knows, in today's market it might pay off! A rare, V6 manual Audi Estate (Wagon) fully sorted would definitely appeal to someone.
for anyone doing the dumping the clutch to start the car , dont use first gear , use 2 or 3 gear and u can use revers gear also if ur going backwards .
Funny thing everybody says it's so unreliable? How? It's a bulletproof engine, it's a great gearbox, great 4WD system, funky styling, comfort better than new cars from 2022 and with that weight & power unbeatable in all weathers. So I don't see the hate. I've had one, and it's one of the better cars I've ever had. Sure it had issues, but NEVER failed on me.
I think that thing has an inline fuel filter, probably needs replaced. I'm glad you got home safely, with it throwing the belt in your driveway it made it on a wing and a prayer! And financially this may have come out in the wash, but seeing Jared and having a great road trip experience is always priceless.
Can't believe you found an Audi with such a chill soundtrack. Played you a serenade all the way home ☺! I'm sure it hid all the other rattles, squeaks, and knells of death. Love that you took this on; keep it up!
I had one of these! I bought it 4th-hand 10 years ago with 75,000 miles on the clock for around £3,800 ($4,500). I replaced the battery once, and a couple of tyres, and that was it in terms of maintenance. And it ran faultlessly for 7 years! Go figure. The most unreliable Audi? Not in my experience! (I loved it)
Did your car also have the bi-turbo V6 like this one and air suspension? Based on what I`ve seen online among european owners, it seems like these things` poor reputation is an american thing, with the european counterpart being generally solid (though probably because most eu cars are either a petrol 4 cylinder, or a tdi)
I have personal experience with these too , amazing cars . Definitely not what they are made out to be . Great power and handling and reliable. You can beat on it all day without any issues . The air suspension isn't perfect , the bags do give up , but oem parts last long , 15 years+ .
@@andreanastacio9548 It was indeed the V6 bi-turbo, albeit in RHD. Eventually the air suspension did fail, but I found a 3rd-party kit online to replace the air struts with better aftermarket ones. I got the kit for the fronts only and it was about £280 ($335) I think. I guess I got lucky with the engine on that one.
Back in 1997, I tried driving a 1986 Chrysler LeBaron from Chicago to New York. It took me longer than 24 hours to do it (I was too burnt out after 10 hours of driving), and the car broke down about 150 miles west of New York (I threw a rod in the engine, the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree). That was such a hunk of junk. God, do I miss that car...
Whilst the allroad air suspension is unreliable with age and a pig to work on, the c5 platform with quattro is one of the toughest cars on the planet. Once you've taken the front off once it takes about 20 minutes next time. I've just put new front subframe bushes on my manual 2.8 quattro, all the front end is rebuilt, starting on the rear end now, and when I've done that I've got a 40 valve s6 V8 to drop into it. I'll be looking out for more vids on yours👌👌
I’m glad you said “it smells like crayons in here”. I’ve ALWAYS thought since I was a kid that Volkswagens and Audis smelled like a box of crayons and people always looked at me weird
I had the previous generation of this wagon… and it was one of the best cars I ever owned, minus the $600 radiator, the $400 keys, the $350, $1000 for all wheel drive maintenance, the $1500, other miscellaneous work that had to be done and the quart of oil and power steering fluid it drank a week; but seriously… I loved that damn car.
Nice video. The car does deserve to be rescued. They are not bad cars. They just need lots of care. I have a 2000 a6, with the 2.5TDI and it never left me in trouble. It has like 260k miles. But still like a bunker from the inside, minimal rattles. Lets be fair, yes, the front end needs to come off for many things, but it is like 30 minutes to do. They used v6 engines to save space for the passanger compartment.
quick advice, i've pushed started more than enough cars back in my days.... you dont put it in first, you put it in 2-nd it is waaaaaay less agressive and a lot less likely to brake off a tooth of the gearbox
*Break not brake. 2 very different meanings. Makes you sound less credible. Maybe English isn't your first language, if so pay attention. There are a few correct spellings and usages in this reply.
You could possibly break a tooth on the gearbox, burn the clutch if you do this often to a car, and the worst is that you could break the timing belt I've seen some of them cases of broken timing belts and boy oh boy...
@@lightningkahn1981 Burn the clutch I can see, but I can't see a tooth in the gearbox giving out before the motor turning over or the clutch giving. If that happens you had issues to begin with. If you break a timing belt by jump starting something is really messed up. The timing belt is off the other side of the engine and doesn't care if the power came from the gas or not.
@@14truk About the timing, if the belt is old and hasn't been changed, the engine will snap some teeth off of that belt And about the gearbox side, more likely to just eat trough the tooth on the drive gear , but it would take a long time
I think you came out on top. Think of it this way... almost unlimited luggage capacity (Airlines LOVE to charge people on this!), more relaxed self-paced travel (maybe in a different car), and you can sell it for what you paid for it. A thousand miles isn't going to effect the price on a car with 200k on it anyway.
Great video! Love my 2003 Allroad 6MT with 270k miles on it. Absolutely not reliable at all, and the parts are made out of unobtainium, but so fun to drive up into the mountains and back!
Drove my B5 S4 (same engine as the allroad) from El Paso Texas to Seattle Washington. Only problem was my brake caliper got loose so I had to stop and tighten it. It had 210k miles at the time and it’s still my daily today. I truly believe the negativity towards them is unjustified!
Had a MAF sensor going bad on me once and had to drive half-way across NC about 10 miles at a time very similar and it was extremely hot then too. It would lean the motor out until it shut off and would come back to life after everything cooled down a bit and it was off the to races for 10 mins again. I think you did wiggle the wire to it so that may have helped instead of the frequent fuel stops.
I already know you’re going to replace everything in that engine bay, but please do a rock crawler build with it. Maybe try to find a TTRS 5 Cylinder or RS5 V8
Here in the UK I have had a 2002 C5 Allroad 2.5V6 Tdi Auto with fully working air suspension, no warning lights and total reliability since July 4th 2021 and covered 14,000mls, apart from putting a new battery on and 1 rear suspension airbag @ £137 total it has literally cost me nothing to own and is worth more today than the 13 months ago since I bought it. I also run a 1997 A4 1.9TDi auto as a spare car but because of the current high fuel prices I tend to use the A4 more as it returns about 47mpg compared to the Allroad's 26mpg but they both get used every week. It has to be the cheapest way to have guaranteed transport at zero depreciation I can think of, I love running old Audi's
The B5 S4 also had the same shoehorned 2.7t engine, but that front end removal you talked about was pretty quick/easy to achieve and planned pretty well. It is called "service position" as I recall. Not sure if it translates to the allroad. Either way it is a fun but frustrating platform. I look forward to seeing where it goes.
That's right "service mode" remove: bumper, grill, undertray, rad support, rad, and condenser (yeah recharge a/c)...don't forget your triple-square bits
I've have mine from new (2001) the biggest problem is that suspension system. Switch to coilovers now I can drive with confidence. To many things to go wrong with that system. Mine has a 5speed tip great shifting trans but reverse drum made out glass. Also geared wrong for hwy 65 mph @ 2400 RPM. The engine leaks oil due to the fact to many seal's. After watching this video definitely going to convert it to a manual. Going to pull out engine anyway for turbo (k04) replacement. I really enjoy driving the allroad still. Thanks for a great video and sharing your experience.
The 4.2 versions of these held up well but were rare. One of those with a conversion to steel suspension is actually a really good car. The air suspension was the allroad’s party trick but 20 years later it’s not worth the hassle
The bags plus most of the parts prone to leakage are easily changed within one afternoon even if You have no lift or pit, just a high reaching hydraulic jack. In Europe there's a bunch of aftermarket versions to avoid the Audi prices for those bags even. No big deal, and sooo much better than the iron suspension.
It worth and no hassle at all. Just one needs to adhere to manufacture directives. I have mine since 12 years and there is no hassle at all. Quite reliable.
@@RealNikoBellic based on the date of manufacture. They usually also have the new style trunk badge, and new style s4 logo in the gauges. Mine was mfg. June ‘01.
Quite a ride .. WAY back in the day we had an old Audi (FrontWheelDrive) 100.- it was fast, and fun.. Love how it held out til the dirveway - it got you hame and it got you some clicks - maybe you SHOULD fix the poor thing up, for light use?
Between these and the S4 Avant I remember when they came out and I was like dude I love these and they were available in a manual. Outside of my price range then however. Looking over how they held up years later, yeah it was a dream I don't mind never coming true. I'd rather any 5 cylinder Volvo turbo from that era if I needed to depend on it getting me home cross country. They have their various issues too, but are much simpler to work on and far more reliable. Glad you made it! :)
I know its rare in fuel injected cars, but my first thought was it acting like it was vapor locked...its a ridiculous temp outside, hot engine, and hot asphalt. Seems like he lets it cool and then it starts up again.
I own an S4 with the 2.7T. This engine is not the easiest to work on, but it was stuffed into an engine bay not originally designed for it. That's where much of the hating comes from. Timing belt? That''s a 100K maintenance item, quite normal. The factory K03 turbos have something of bad rap, possibly undeserved. Upgrading to the K04 off the RS4 is pretty common.These engines are strong. Factory rated at 265 HP, 600 HP is considered the maximum. Upgrade just the rods and it can go much higher. This car is not for everyone, but when is any car? All I can say is that reving a 450 HP, 6-speed manual, up to a 7100 RPM redline is something special.
I almost bought an automatic version of this for my first car, however the JDM ancestors must've been watching over me because the trans blew up on the test drive. I ended up buying a Prelude and it was definitely a solid choice
It would be interesting to see a full renovation of this, as it would be unique and something else than a lot of the run of the mill rebuilds out there.
I had a similar problem with my Odyssey. Turned out to be a cracked solder joint on the fuel pump relay. Once it got hot it would open and the fuel pump would shut off. After the van sat and it cooled off it would crank right back up. Took the relay apart and reflowed the joint and haven't had an issue since.
@@IHateMyAccountName my point is”aside from PTO or $” a road trip is far more like living than the whole flight and airport experience. This from some one who had had hundreds of flights and road trips
Always put it in second when jumpstarting a stickshift European car. And if you get stuck somewhere (like a traintrack) and you need to get away fast put it in 1st gear, start without pushing the clutch and it will get you out of trouble.
This seems like an issue with the vacum transfer connection beetween the two gas tanks. @16:07 edit - The fact it runs okay with a full/ more then 1/2 tank as stated @20:10 confirms this. It should make for a fun repair video :)
Same with the Passat and Golf of that time (I had both). The front, if done correctly, slides forward on two 8 or 10mm pins and hangs there quite happily giving you the room to work.
Wondering if the "fill every quarter" was really necessary. The Premium Gas DEFINITELY wasn't. A can of Heet (to pull any water out) and a can of fuel system cleaner probably would have done fine.
I had a 2004 Audi allroad. I loved that car, but it was a money pit. I had the good sense to pay $3,600 for an extended warranty when the factory warranty ran out. The warranty company paid out $5,100 in repairs, so I'd say the warranty purchase was a good idea. Since I know the whole history of the car since new, I know what went bad. Fluid leaks were a recurring problem. I lost two air suspension bags, but that was after 6 years of use. The most expensive repair was when the plastic cooling fan self-destructed, and took our every hose and wire in the path of the shrapnel. That was 3,000 bucks. CV boots were another recurring expense. It never overheated, though, and it spent 8 years in Texas. I sold it for $12,000 when the extended warranty ran out.
Congratulations! I made the impossible possible, I bought a bmw 328i 1999 500$ and drove it from Montréal Quebec Canada to Vancouver British Columbia Canada in 2 days and 12 hours alone with 2 dogs and I totally understand your missing sleep! Congratulations again! Keep up your good work! Love your channel!
as a german autobahn driver, this video really hurts. I dont get how it is so hard for some people to stay in the right lane and only take a road further to the left if you are significant faster or overtake someone. also in germany you can only overtake someone on their left. It is so much more chilled driving the autobahn is seem from watching the video because everyone know how to drive and behave
This was the best car I loved/hated to own. I bought it four years ago with 160k in Colorado. Despite dropping the engine to complete 40 hours of work, the check engine light never went away. The suspension was temperamental and the engine was problematic, but god I loved that car. It was so comfortable for long trips, could haul an entire twin bed set, and made it through every snow storm with ease. It was probably the best all-around car I’ve ever had and the engine sounded amazing. I was rear ended by a Mazda CX-5. The Mazda was nearly totaled and all I had was a busted taillight. Unfortunately, the body shop found filler and damage that was unreported in the rear and it was deemed totaled. The car was still so damn solid. I fixed the light, and sold the car to a friend in need. It’s still running strong with well over 200k.
Im litteraly driving an Audi C5 1998' 1.8T for the last 12 years. Its now at 400k km and it has been the most reliable car I ever heard of. Even being abused it has not left me on the road even a single time! Only the most minor repairs and servicing ever required. That is for the last 12 years or 200 000 km. No need to insure as its an older car. Its probably cost me less than if I used the bus. Ive got an LPG system, so its like 6$ to drive 100km. In the city the 1.8 petrol engine is very nimble thanks to the turbo. Its been only service from this car, zero attention required.
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If your calling this the worst you should have at least gotten a b5 s4
You are not the first guy who bought audi 😁 i did the same thing 10.2021 and since then i repair it
Is the treatment working?
Drive it home
Then : Project Car
Sleeper
Ls Swapp it
Just pit a Junkyard Ls truck engine in it and 2 turbskies and make it 1000Hp
But keep it as a Sleeper 🙃
Then race Cleetus in his Cronwn Vic 👌🏻🙏🏻
That’s real wood trim. I cracked one apart once. If its not real wood, then its fibrous splintery plastic that has a unique grain pattern from car to car.
That thrown belt in the driveway is a sign that the Audi gave it her all, and held on for dear life to make sure you got home safe and sound. She deserves to stick around after that, if you ask me.
Don't make him start another unfinished project 😂
I agree with that.
@@NotUrDJ facts!! 💯🤣
💯
Or atleast a low budget (3k or less) project: bugout/overland.
"I'm not going to check the oil because I don't need that kind of negativity in my life." is my new favorite quote.
Underrated comment.
Wow wot a comment lmao ♍🦂🇬🇧
What a clown. I want my 4 minutes 6 seconds back.
Also attributable to BMW when they made that M3 that didn’t have a dipstick
SAME 💀💀💀💀💀
His attitude about the engine is exactly what causes engine failure! Also the 6-speed manual is the hood one no one sells those unless they're real bad off, but they are worth recovering and keeping for a million miles. That exact engine tranny combo is the most desirable and reliable Quattro for any purpose, economy or extreme up tune! In the allroad body a rare and exotic gem!
Your exactly correct. I have one currently but it's an auto. Stage 1. The car has been awesome
he talked it way worse than it is! I also find it hard to believe that belt came off like that, as it looks perfectly fine.
@@retsu4262 Probably a frozen idler/tensioner pulley. The mileage + extreme heat in that engine bay probably caused the bearing to bind up.
Absolutely. This guy is a noob and talks general internet based bullshits. What happened? He bought a totally neglected, misstreated but complex 20 year -old luxury Audi and finally he drove 1200 miles... yep, the most unreliable car / or Audi ever...
At least he should have download some very basic material e.g. google ssp198, 242 or 243
@@troylogan3653I got a 2001 allroad stage 2 Catless down pipe
I’m glad that people are still scared of the 2.7t. It helps keep parts cheap for people that know what these motors can do
See the arlows RS4 Limo !
Agreed!! 😁
I’d rather the 2.7 then the 4.2 in the b7 generation 😂
@@bigzkiller123 i have 4 audis with 4.2 and have never had an issue in any.
@@bigzkiller123 one being an A8 with 220k miles
Our 2003 Allroad went 120k+ with only minor maintenance costs before it was traded in for a Q7 and was a fantastic car. Brought all three kids home from the maternity ward in that car. That thing could drive circles around anything in a heavy snowstorm. I will always love the Allroad.
Same here Brian my 2004 was fantastic I’m in the UK and over here we have the V6 diesel engine which is awesome
Always that one guy who because he was in the minority thinks that all that car was good because his was 😂
@@toddrobertson1398 They are a great car in general I take it you’ve driven one and you don’t like it??
you'd be understeering like the devil while doing them circles... God bless you for not noticing 🤣🤣🤣
"great handling" ye for scrubs that don't know how to drive in the snow and on ice.
@@SalimKhan-gk1fh no lol, he said it cus of everything that goes wrong on them... from the electrics to the air suspensions...
They drive like a tank, the engines n drivetrain are all solid for most parts. It's everything else. LoL
and the horrible understeer... 🤣🤣
The fact it has lasted for 18 years and 200000 miles must say at least something positive about this cars longevity
Well my Audi A6 C5 (the same as on video, but not Allroad) with 1.8T and Multitronic which is believed to be the worst gearbox ever made (reliability) went over 430k miles and is still going. Ture, I had to renovate the engine after 372k miles due to piston rings, valve seals etc were exploited, but it's and petrol turbo engine. Gearbox never was fixed, it never failed me and took me a couple times across the Europe.
They are not bad cars, allroad is unreliable due to pneumatic suspension and because they were mostly sold with 2.5TDI V6 engine which had problems with camshafts, they worn out too quickly if you didn't put a good oil in time. People just don't like german cars for some reason.
@@s0beIT_SS i swear like american gearbox hold better
And the original owner
They're great looking cars. Audi mastered the restrained Teutonic look in this era.
I feel like if you maintain and dont abuse it. It should last
"I'm not checking the Oil, I don't need that level of negativity" - You owe me for cleaning my computer screen Freddie - Funny!
This needs to be a sticker or shirt.
It totally should be on a shirt!
Get that clickity clackity negativity outta here
l did the same from England to Hungary. :)
you know that he checked the oil OFF Camera..LOL..theres NO WAY that Tavarish didnt check the oil..come on GUYS..LOL
Idk how to tell you this but the 2.7 with the 6 speed is one of the most reliable Audi setups you can have for the c5 era. It’s just they get a bad rep cause most people who originally owned them beat the shit out of them and neglected them.
They are american and thats it. We, Europeans have tons of these cars and we know about reliability of Audi C5. We know too about reliability of bulletproof 2.7bit.
Exactly. Thank you! And 2.7 never had 30 valves
It had 24. Tuners always swap the cylinder heads from the 2.8 with the 30V
Source: owned and worked on multiple 2.7 2.8 1.8s
That's fully right my dad had 3 of these A6 C5 but with the 2.5 TDI BDH Engine and he drove with them over 200k Kilometers and they never broke down never. When I can buy my fist car it will be a A6 C4 2.5 TDI Avant Quattro
Frendly grettings from
Austria it's next to Germany
Why is there always someone who says the worst car is the best? Like do you think every other person is wrong and you’re right?
@@halogod0298 bro there’s literally a cult following to these
My dad had an 03 allroad with the 2.7 and it had around 253,000 miles and still ran perfect. It was also in great condition and the only thing that went wrong over the years was three of the shocks had leaks at some point but he put some cheap China air shocks in it and they worked perfect. I have yet to see an allroad with more miles.
Yes. This guy knows absolutely nothing about this car. The 2.7 biturbo he got is also famous for withstanding 450 hp reliably with stock internals. The car is also known for its great rustproofing
my 6mt is currently at 266k and still running great!
If Hoovie made more sales like this one to you, his dealership never would've closed.
Hoovie has a dealer's license again.
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo looks like maybe he learned from his past mistakes. Or...used car prices are so crazy he can't fail.
@@mphilleo Well, he did sell his first car with a $50 loss...
so true!
LOL yeah I dunno how he's gonna sell this back for $3k later on, but shows just how nuts the car market is/has been the last year or two.
Using 2nd gear to pop the clutch when you're on a nice incline makes for a smoother transition.
Yes for a "car guy" he really seems to be dim witted. the losing power and stopping he should of just put it into neutral and turned it off, count to 10 " for the electronics to reset" turn the key on and put it into 4th or 5th and drop the clutch to restart it.
doing it like this also thumps the fuel tank a bit to get the fuel pump running again "the way it was shutting down seems like fuel pump is on its way out"
another way is to floor it and deliberately hit a few bumps or if the car is on the side of the road find something to hit the fuel tank a few times
@@javic1979 what you just wrote is incredibly dangerous and I hope you never do that on a populated highway.
@@tavarish Always try that using common sense and safety in mind..
But at the end of the day in this situation any vehicle losing power on a busy road is extremely dangerous.
In Australia they have been putting barriers too close to the side of the road meaning if you break down your hard up against the moving traffic so its unsafe to stop in the emergency lane
Exactly what I was thinking, was kind of disappointed he didn't know this being a car guy
Actually you want to use the second highest gear, in this case 5th gear since it's a six speed.
As an owner of 4 '03 - '04 Allroads, all of which were reliable and delightful (two let go when I moved continents, one because my daughter did not stop in time for a turning motorist who did not signal). I am surprised at the negativity. These are glorious vehicles.
Your experience with that Allroad is exactly like mine. She may struggle, and scare you at times but she always made it where she needed to in time. They are fun and have a quirky personality.
Nice to see you've grown fond of it and you are actually keeping it as a project. 🤘🏽
One of the coolest cars in its day. Well-off farmers, who didn't want to drive their utilitarian pick-ups, used to drive them into town to conduct business. This before the whole SUV and luxury pick-up craze.
@@Schuler789 Mo
Why you Americans insist on calling all of the cars "she"...?? So weird. For instance this one, I mean Audi doesn't even remotely sound like a female name...
@@TermlessHGW I'm French you dimwit... In French the word for "car" is feminine so we often use "she" to talk about them. Get over it!
@@Schuler789 Still see 'old money' examples creeping about the leafy suburbs, countryside and inner cities. Usually mint condition other than a scraped corner or three.
The reliability issues of the 2.7T have been blown wildly out of proportion by the Internet. My family owned an '01 A6 sedan with the same drivetrain, and the only major issue we ever had in ~150K miles was the secondary water pump blowing up. As for working on the engine... Yeah, forget it. As you pointed out, the allroad's Achilles heel was its air suspension. The engine, on the other hand, will last forever-on original turbos-if you treat it right and maintain it properly. I even tracked the A6 for five years, running the turbos hard, and they held up. You just have to be sure to let the oil warm up before getting on it, and then cool it down before shutting the engine off.
Someone speaking the truth!
If you take care of them, they are super cheap to maintain. Shouldn't spend more than $2000 on broken Allroad and same amount of money done yourself all the work or less will have it just as reliable when new. I have 4 A4s, S4, and an A8
Yup! Agreed!
What does cooling it down before turning the engine off entail? Is that only if the temps are elevated above normal operating temps?
@@pauliewalnuts240 Heres a example: Would you leave lasagna to crust over and dry on your plate over night or wash it a hour or so after done eating. Remember, when you turn off the engine, there is no flow, you may have a after run coolant pump like 2.7T have, but that's not doing much. The proper way to cool down a turbo car or any car even, after you beat the shit out of it, is to not race it it home and park it, turn it off, and go watch TV. You should atleast take it slow or normal speeds for about a few to 5mins and give the car like 20seconds to catch up on cooling in the driveway, thats the safe way (This was why turbo timers were invented) Ask me how I know. My S4 I raced it from Fort Lauderdale to up north 3 hours, now even I went easy on it for solid 15mins before I parked it. But those turbos were rebuilt at one put and my constant bashing of the car in excess of 1xx left the seals to shrink overnight just from how much heat the car probably still had. IT ALSO doesn't help that it went from 74f when I parked it to 50f overnight. I go to start it next morning and it sounds like the Kazoo kid was under my car, no boost. I go down the road and floor it and *pshshhshsh*.... it looked like James Bond just left a smoke screen. It has been sitting Since November now because of that, and me working on my other cars.
I will admit I am jealous of the things you get to experience. Driving this Audi was not one of them other than a quick visit with Jared. Glad you made it home safe and exhausted.
I also buy cars impulsively when my flight is delayed... Typically the diecast variety but, I guess I could start stepping up my game and go for something on a bigger scale.
Same here! 🤣
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Tavarish was really living a quarter mile at the time 😂😂😂
I used to love doing the timing belts on in-line engined Audis. Yes, you had to take the front end off, but that was pretty easy and it didn't take long (worst part was refilling/bleeding the coolant system afterwards). But it meant you saved time and stress on the actual belt job cos it was so much easier to access everything and ensure you got the job done right first time.
Audi had a set of pins you could use to slide the front forward and support it, but I preferred dumping it all on the ground to get it completely out of the way.
Most other European front wheel drive vehicles have a transverse engine and gearbox, so doing a belt on those was a pain, as there was always an inner wheel arch in the way and you maybe had to drop the engine mount as well.
Did you have to deal with a/c lines too?
@@zzoinks You could get those out of the way without disconnecting them, just make sure you don't damage any pipework and support the heat exchanger and you don't need to worry about recharging or leaks.
@@nickmaclachlan5178 Darn, I wish I knew that. I had thought that it was required to disconnect the a/c lines and deal with properly doing it. We were thinking about fixing up our Audi but decided against when I thought that taking out the front of the car would be a big deal.
I'd honestly watch more driving travel vlogs like this, I felt like I went on this journey with you but without the pain of of actually sitting for 20 hours!!
Check out vice grip garage.
@@jonanderson4474 Agreed, VGG does a lot of these, except it usually also involves getting the car running in the first place, as he focuses on older cars that have been sitting for a long while.
I had a v8 allroad for 11 years and about 80k miles. We loved it. It never let us down. Sadly it flooded when parked and the insurance company wrote it off. My wife still complains that our new car isn’t as nice. I really enjoyed this video and hope you do more with it. We drove safely home in catastrophic flooding during hurricane Irene in our allroad, it has a major place in our hearts.
this allroad has 200k.
There is always a guy who says the worst car did them well
@@halogod0298 when they barely drove it 😂
@@topdollarmobile7460 yea
@@halogod0298 with proper maintenance these things can drive 400k.... here in germany most Allroads are still on the road and in good condition. You just need to care about your cars.
Tavarish - I know the guy that won the multi colored Allroad you used in the competition a few months ago. The drivers side head gasket blew but he’s fixing it and doing the timing and water pump as well.
The Audi got you home , it deserves to be fixed . Looking forward to see if you fix it up and see how long it will last . Awesome video , felt like I was there with you but without the headaches 😆
I so much prefere this kind of video, these are cars I can relate to and that are within my own financial reality. I just cannot look at a supercar, Lotus, Lambo or other vehicles in that realm. Love those lovely utterly unreliable Audis.
I’m the same way, if I had unlimited money, except for something like a gt3rs my dream garage would have rare old European or JDM cars.
Super cars are cool, but not relatable the slightest
The only part of Allroads that really gave them the rep for being unreliable was the air ride suspension which just sucked . It was a fix one part and another would break system till you finally give up on it . If you find one like this one that's been changed to struts and springs it's no less reliable than any Audi from this era. The timing belt issue is like most major service on these cars it's an engine out which is why it cost so much for the labor . But if you can learn to do the work the parts are relatively cheap and available even to do big upgrades on the 2.7twin turbo . PS to find one with a manual trans is a huge bonus they're super rare with the manual and pretty fun too .
i just got into my dads old audi a4 avant from 06. i’ve done so much research into them to know their common faults, what is most likely to go wrong, buying the parts i know need some tlc. 183k miles on a 2L turbo petrol. she’s done us good so far. as long as she lasts another year or two, i’d be happy with the time with her.
I loved how this video was so different from the formats you typically release. I would bet most of your subs enjoy watching you actually drive your cars/projects, whatever the car, as much if not more than they do just watching you wrench on them video after video or hearing about a new project you're undertaking while the others sit. Just my opinion.
“The most unreliable car you’ll see on this channel for a long time” that’s saying a lot Tavarish!
Doesn't he say that every other video though?
@@Dragooneyez yeah. But I think he actually meant it this time. And I think he’s probably right. Those things were horrible!
Oh noo, what about the Lotus project then?
@@TheBibliofilus IIRC that's on WED channel.
@@TheBibliofilus The Lotus would need to actually run before it could be considered unreliable.
I have a 2005 allroad. As long as I keep to the recommended maintenance schedule I have had no mechanical problems. One of the best automobiles I have owned.
If the motor is still strong and the transmission is OK, fix it and keep going. You have already removed the suspension problems and the belt is likely an alignment or tensioner issue, both are minor. The interior is bad but not totaled and I bet the same vintage Passat has some cross over. I have an 03 and an 08 Passat wagon and my dashes look the same.
I don’t think the Passat is the right counter part - that would probably be the B5/B6 A4. Although this got the same engine.
@@TheModManu B5 A4 shares a lot with the B5 (96-05) Passat. Heck the Haynes manual for both is literally the same book due to how much crossover there is.
@@FCoFix ... B5 and Passat B5 only share front suspension and engine components and maybe some drivetrain stuff, besides that no.
@@TheModManu yes this is a C5 chassis Audi, not B5 or B6 like a Passat
The Allroad shares very little with other cars in terms of body and interior parts. Some mechanical parts are also exclusive to the Allroad and are now a little difficult to find.
First thought when you said it helped to keep the tank full, theres probably a feeder pump in the left chamber of the fuel tank (tank is split over the diff/driveshaft) which pushes fuel over to the side with the main fuel pump in it. If the feeder pump breaks, you get issues around half tank..
Usually we use the second gear for push start a car in Germany. It's even easier to revolve the engine.
The fuel issue almost reminds me of my dad's old truck. He had to drop the tank, and inside it, he found some of those "helicopter" leaves in the tank, they kept getting sucked up into the fuel line, and would drop back down, and act fine for a while.
do people change the fuel filters when they buy a used car>
@@ianmontgomery7534 depends on the location. Most cars don't have in line filters anymore. If ive gotta drop the tank to get to the filter, it's not gonna happen until a failure
@@jonothanbarker9247 I like how some cars, like the Audi TT, I believe, you can access it underneath the back seat. For once, Audi did something to make the work simple.
33:20 - As European, im in 90% sure, that you do it for purpose and take off belt to make video more "dramatically". Audi almost NEVER took of belts themself and that belt looks very good.
Probably not belts but definitely some timing chains 😂
He also push started from 1st gear only asking for disaster and revved the crap out of it even before issue.
Also intentionally pulled off the cup holder trim
Keep it and restore it. May well be an unreliable engine, but it’s an awesome one attached to a manual transmission and AWD in a cool body. It’s earned it.
Can’t wait to see what you have planned for it! No surprise that you’ve grown quite attached to it, old cars like this usually have a charm that can’t be explained. And it was a heroic performance, getting you home safe with 2 hours left to spare. Held on bravely till the finish line, proper car.
I have 2 Allroads (C5 2.7T manual and C6 3.0TFSI Tiptragic). They are like old dogs. They have a lot of things going wrong all the time and are high maintenance but they are fun to be around and very endearing.
I have a lovely love/hate relationship with them... 😅
I had a B7 A4 2.0T and it was amazing. Great Quattro system, super ergonomic, but really frustrating at times. I want to own an old Audi with a Torsten diff again
@@jooei2810 mine started slipping around 200k so I changed the fluid and then it was fine. No clue how
Incredible luck. I took a weekend trip last year in my E60 M5 (high mileage mind you) from Chicago to St Louis and back - entire trip was flawless, until the M5 threw it’s accessory belt 1 mile from my home. Turns out the tensioners were utterly shot, it could have gone at any time. Haven’t felt so lucky in my life before or since.
But, I have to say, you’re an excellent driver T. Sticking to the right lane when not passing. That’s a skill that not many people have.
He's not driving a BMW.
From what I’ve seen, Audi drivers are quite possible the arch nemesis of BMW drivers
When you have a car that might break down at any moment, there is even more reason to do this.
Right lane what is this witchcraft you speak off? :)
@@piketfencecartel pretty sure that most people who can‘t get into right lane drive all kinds of cars
The thing is the bmw would be probaly less a problem since usually bmw drivers drive fast
Taking the front off (assuming the service position) is a 15 minute job on that car.
You don't have to take it off entirely, just take off the bumper cover and slide the core support a little forward.
Yup i cringe a little every time i hear people say it's a big job. It really isn't.
@@skrillah6259people are just hating for little to no reason I feel.
You can change the starter w/o doing a nose pull, but you have to pull the alternator first, and then slide the starter forward. Been there ... done that on a 2000 Audi S4 2.7T.
The "front end of the car has to come off" service position gives you superb access to the timing belt, cam sprockets, and water pump.
I have had several C5 AllRoads, my favorite had 380k on the original drivetrain, yes it was a manual, I loved that vehicle and it always took care of me, never left me stranded. $3k was a bit expensive for that example.
Not checking the oil...
"I don't need that kind of negativity in my life "
...🤣🤣🤣
I’ll never forget hitting 138mph in mine as a high school student, jumping it, and climbing some insane Colorado mountain trails. Then it blew up😂
I love the whole “it’s so bad” you keep saying that hen introducing the car. Bad paint, missing interior bits, leaks a ton, has a weird no start/hard start issue, no ac, the list goes on. But you have to remember there are a ton of people that drive much worse cars. I’ll take that “terrible” Audi over my 94 f150 with nothing working, every light on the dash for your own personal light show, one of the 2 tanks with no good fuel pump, a transmission that is about to ejecto seato cuz itself out of my life, and the engine misses so bad ou don’t need a radio because it sounds like terrible mid 2000s dubstep.
So I would love to have that Audi lmao.
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I hear yah i lost my car after the car cancer got to bad and i had no choice but to retire her now i walk like a man lol
I'd love to see Freddy tow it to the shop and try fix the gremlins (flush the tank / replace fuel pump?, sort the belts, etc...), get rid of the check lights, re-wrap or paint it, trim black it, polish out the headlights, clean & wrap interior...and take it in for a valuation 🤓
That would be fantastic, and who knows, in today's market it might pay off! A rare, V6 manual Audi Estate (Wagon) fully sorted would definitely appeal to someone.
@@abarratt8869 Turbo V6. 2.7T. If you talk about 5 speed A6 C5 with the 2.8 or 3.0.. those are undesirable.
for anyone doing the dumping the clutch to start the car , dont use first gear , use 2 or 3 gear and u can use revers gear also if ur going backwards .
Funny thing everybody says it's so unreliable? How? It's a bulletproof engine, it's a great gearbox, great 4WD system, funky styling, comfort better than new cars from 2022 and with that weight & power unbeatable in all weathers.
So I don't see the hate.
I've had one, and it's one of the better cars I've ever had. Sure it had issues, but NEVER failed on me.
Almost nobody here had audi with this engine. Americans like to tell myths and bs.
1.9TDI definitely more bulletproof lol
I think that thing has an inline fuel filter, probably needs replaced. I'm glad you got home safely, with it throwing the belt in your driveway it made it on a wing and a prayer!
And financially this may have come out in the wash, but seeing Jared and having a great road trip experience is always priceless.
Can't believe you found an Audi with such a chill soundtrack. Played you a serenade all the way home ☺! I'm sure it hid all the other rattles, squeaks, and knells of death. Love that you took this on; keep it up!
I had one of these! I bought it 4th-hand 10 years ago with 75,000 miles on the clock for around £3,800 ($4,500). I replaced the battery once, and a couple of tyres, and that was it in terms of maintenance. And it ran faultlessly for 7 years! Go figure. The most unreliable Audi? Not in my experience! (I loved it)
I had one. Loved and hated it.
Did your car also have the bi-turbo V6 like this one and air suspension? Based on what I`ve seen online among european owners, it seems like these things` poor reputation is an american thing, with the european counterpart being generally solid (though probably because most eu cars are either a petrol 4 cylinder, or a tdi)
I have personal experience with these too , amazing cars . Definitely not what they are made out to be . Great power and handling and reliable. You can beat on it all day without any issues . The air suspension isn't perfect , the bags do give up , but oem parts last long , 15 years+ .
I think the US ones are made over there as well, not Europe.
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@@andreanastacio9548 It was indeed the V6 bi-turbo, albeit in RHD. Eventually the air suspension did fail, but I found a 3rd-party kit online to replace the air struts with better aftermarket ones. I got the kit for the fronts only and it was about £280 ($335) I think. I guess I got lucky with the engine on that one.
Back in 1997, I tried driving a 1986 Chrysler LeBaron from Chicago to New York. It took me longer than 24 hours to do it (I was too burnt out after 10 hours of driving), and the car broke down about 150 miles west of New York (I threw a rod in the engine, the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree). That was such a hunk of junk.
God, do I miss that car...
Whilst the allroad air suspension is unreliable with age and a pig to work on, the c5 platform with quattro is one of the toughest cars on the planet. Once you've taken the front off once it takes about 20 minutes next time. I've just put new front subframe bushes on my manual 2.8 quattro, all the front end is rebuilt, starting on the rear end now, and when I've done that I've got a 40 valve s6 V8 to drop into it. I'll be looking out for more vids on yours👌👌
I’m glad you said “it smells like crayons in here”. I’ve ALWAYS thought since I was a kid that Volkswagens and Audis smelled like a box of crayons and people always looked at me weird
I just looked at one and was like.
wtf is that smell
@@sasquatchcrew I swear it’s crayons lol
“I’m not gonna check the oil, because I don’t need that negativity in my life” 😂
It's engine's fault . 👏🤣
Speaking of Keeps, I'm glad you're gonna keep the Audi, she pushed to the limit to get you home with two hours to spare, she deserves some TLC
I had the previous generation of this wagon… and it was one of the best cars I ever owned, minus the $600 radiator, the $400 keys, the $350, $1000 for all wheel drive maintenance, the $1500, other miscellaneous work that had to be done and the quart of oil and power steering fluid it drank a week; but seriously… I loved that damn car.
I have never loved driving a car more than my GTI. I was grateful to my mechanic when he told me to sell it
Power steering fluid... Ever considered a new rack/hydraulic pump lol
4:05 "Everything looks kinda oily..." That just means it won't rust, right?!
Probably has that sweet self lubricating chassis system. 😆
Nice video. The car does deserve to be rescued. They are not bad cars. They just need lots of care. I have a 2000 a6, with the 2.5TDI and it never left me in trouble. It has like 260k miles. But still like a bunker from the inside, minimal rattles. Lets be fair, yes, the front end needs to come off for many things, but it is like 30 minutes to do. They used v6 engines to save space for the passanger compartment.
quick advice, i've pushed started more than enough cars back in my days.... you dont put it in first, you put it in 2-nd it is waaaaaay less agressive and a lot less likely to brake off a tooth of the gearbox
*Break not brake. 2 very different meanings. Makes you sound less credible. Maybe English isn't your first language, if so pay attention. There are a few correct spellings and usages in this reply.
@@dwarf365 Apologies buddy, this is the internet and I wasn't aware that spelling matters when giving advice.
You could possibly break a tooth on the gearbox, burn the clutch if you do this often to a car, and the worst is that you could break the timing belt
I've seen some of them cases of broken timing belts and boy oh boy...
@@lightningkahn1981 Burn the clutch I can see, but I can't see a tooth in the gearbox giving out before the motor turning over or the clutch giving. If that happens you had issues to begin with. If you break a timing belt by jump starting something is really messed up. The timing belt is off the other side of the engine and doesn't care if the power came from the gas or not.
@@14truk About the timing, if the belt is old and hasn't been changed, the engine will snap some teeth off of that belt
And about the gearbox side, more likely to just eat trough the tooth on the drive gear , but it would take a long time
I think you came out on top. Think of it this way... almost unlimited luggage capacity (Airlines LOVE to charge people on this!), more relaxed self-paced travel (maybe in a different car), and you can sell it for what you paid for it. A thousand miles isn't going to effect the price on a car with 200k on it anyway.
Great video! Love my 2003 Allroad 6MT with 270k miles on it. Absolutely not reliable at all, and the parts are made out of unobtainium, but so fun to drive up into the mountains and back!
Drove my B5 S4 (same engine as the allroad) from El Paso Texas to Seattle Washington. Only problem was my brake caliper got loose so I had to stop and tighten it. It had 210k miles at the time and it’s still my daily today.
I truly believe the negativity towards them is unjustified!
They are usually awful. Yours was ok.
"I'm not checking the oil, I don't need that kind of negativity in my life" = Schrodinger's forbidden milkshake.
Ya but I heard his cat had kittens..or did it?? 😅
Had a MAF sensor going bad on me once and had to drive half-way across NC about 10 miles at a time very similar and it was extremely hot then too. It would lean the motor out until it shut off and would come back to life after everything cooled down a bit and it was off the to races for 10 mins again. I think you did wiggle the wire to it so that may have helped instead of the frequent fuel stops.
I feel like, a good chunk of the success to that entire road trip was just the fact that the Allroad was a 6MT lol
The automatic in my old 2.7t a6 lasted way longer than I expected it to without another converter or solenoid valve set
That being said I always wanted to do the 01e swap
I already know you’re going to replace everything in that engine bay, but please do a rock crawler build with it. Maybe try to find a TTRS 5 Cylinder or RS5 V8
2.5TFSI actually will harder fit instead of V8. There is no longitudinal application for this engine.
Here in the UK I have had a 2002 C5 Allroad 2.5V6 Tdi Auto with fully working air suspension, no warning lights and total reliability since July 4th 2021 and covered 14,000mls, apart from putting a new battery on and 1 rear suspension airbag @ £137 total it has literally cost me nothing to own and is worth more today than the 13 months ago since I bought it.
I also run a 1997 A4 1.9TDi auto as a spare car but because of the current high fuel prices I tend to use the A4 more as it returns about 47mpg compared to the Allroad's 26mpg but they both get used every week.
It has to be the cheapest way to have guaranteed transport at zero depreciation I can think of, I love running old Audi's
The B5 S4 also had the same shoehorned 2.7t engine, but that front end removal you talked about was pretty quick/easy to achieve and planned pretty well. It is called "service position" as I recall. Not sure if it translates to the allroad. Either way it is a fun but frustrating platform. I look forward to seeing where it goes.
Yes, the front ends are put into service mode relatively easily. That 2.7 still sucks to work on though, trust me lol.
@@jkish14 No need to trust. I've had one for 17 years! 🙂See my user icon lol.
Yea, the B5 is not too bad. I did my 1.8T timing belt 3 times and it wasn't that bad.
That's right "service mode" remove: bumper, grill, undertray, rad support, rad, and condenser (yeah recharge a/c)...don't forget your triple-square bits
@@weaksignal8009 You don't need to recharge the AC by going into service mode.
Perfect driving sir, staying to the right unless to pass, using blinkers, good speed!
@@lapurta22 that’s just bad policing
I've have mine from new (2001) the biggest problem is that suspension system. Switch to coilovers now I can drive with confidence. To many things to go wrong with that system.
Mine has a 5speed tip great shifting trans but reverse drum made out glass. Also geared wrong for hwy 65 mph @ 2400 RPM. The engine leaks oil due to the fact to many seal's. After watching this video definitely going to convert it to a manual. Going to pull out engine anyway for turbo (k04) replacement. I really enjoy driving the allroad still. Thanks for a great video and sharing your experience.
The 4.2 versions of these held up well but were rare. One of those with a conversion to steel suspension is actually a really good car. The air suspension was the allroad’s party trick but 20 years later it’s not worth the hassle
The bags plus most of the parts prone to leakage are easily changed within one afternoon even if You have no lift or pit, just a high reaching hydraulic jack. In Europe there's a bunch of aftermarket versions to avoid the Audi prices for those bags even. No big deal, and sooo much better than the iron suspension.
It worth and no hassle at all. Just one needs to adhere to manufacture directives. I have mine since 12 years and there is no hassle at all. Quite reliable.
I have a 2001.5 Audi B5 S4 with 278000 miles original turbos and original clutch.
Same motor as the all road. Been a great car. 👍
How do you know if its a .5? I have one as well with 180k(3rd owner) but it misfires like no tomorrow.
@@RealNikoBellic based on the date of manufacture. They usually also have the new style trunk badge, and new style s4 logo in the gauges. Mine was mfg. June ‘01.
Exception not the rule
Quite a ride .. WAY back in the day we had an old Audi (FrontWheelDrive) 100.- it was fast, and fun..
Love how it held out til the dirveway - it got you hame and it got you some clicks - maybe you SHOULD fix the poor thing up, for light use?
just want to say thank you Freddie for keeping me entertained for all these years, i have been here since the 180 mph without a ticket times
7:03 you can stand on the wheel spoke, which gives you leverage to move the car. Then on pavement you have less rolling resistance.
Between these and the S4 Avant I remember when they came out and I was like dude I love these and they were available in a manual. Outside of my price range then however. Looking over how they held up years later, yeah it was a dream I don't mind never coming true. I'd rather any 5 cylinder Volvo turbo from that era if I needed to depend on it getting me home cross country. They have their various issues too, but are much simpler to work on and far more reliable. Glad you made it! :)
I know its rare in fuel injected cars, but my first thought was it acting like it was vapor locked...its a ridiculous temp outside, hot engine, and hot asphalt. Seems like he lets it cool and then it starts up again.
Freddy gotta save that car. It deserves to be rewarded for taking him home
I own an S4 with the 2.7T. This engine is not the easiest to work on, but it was stuffed into an engine bay not originally designed for it. That's where much of the hating comes from. Timing belt? That''s a 100K maintenance item, quite normal. The factory K03 turbos have something of bad rap, possibly undeserved. Upgrading to the K04 off the RS4 is pretty common.These engines are strong. Factory rated at 265 HP, 600 HP is considered the maximum. Upgrade just the rods and it can go much higher. This car is not for everyone, but when is any car? All I can say is that reving a 450 HP, 6-speed manual, up to a 7100 RPM redline is something special.
I know what you mean. 2002 allroad 6 speed 510hp 7200rpm daily driver
Its good to hear you connected with the car a bit on the trip, i was hopeful you would keep it because i think you could actually make it really nice
I almost bought an automatic version of this for my first car, however the JDM ancestors must've been watching over me because the trans blew up on the test drive. I ended up buying a Prelude and it was definitely a solid choice
Fourth or fifth generation?
@@Florida_as_Fuck i have the third gen with the all wheel steering 4WS
It would be interesting to see a full renovation of this, as it would be unique and something else than a lot of the run of the mill rebuilds out there.
I had a similar problem with my Odyssey. Turned out to be a cracked solder joint on the fuel pump relay. Once it got hot it would open and the fuel pump would shut off. After the van sat and it cooled off it would crank right back up. Took the relay apart and reflowed the joint and haven't had an issue since.
I’m with you. A questionable road trip is always better than a flight
The cutoff for me is 10 hours, that or under I'm driving. Over I'm flying. I don't have enough PTO to waste driving.
@@IHateMyAccountName my point is”aside from PTO or $” a road trip is far more like living than the whole flight and airport experience. This from some one who had had hundreds of flights and road trips
Always put it in second when jumpstarting a stickshift European car. And if you get stuck somewhere (like a traintrack) and you need to get away fast put it in 1st gear, start without pushing the clutch and it will get you out of trouble.
This seems like an issue with the vacum transfer connection beetween the two gas tanks. @16:07 edit - The fact it runs okay with a full/ more then 1/2 tank as stated @20:10 confirms this. It should make for a fun repair video :)
Even though it seems like a hassle, the front end was made to be taken so that servicing the car was easier
Same with the Passat and Golf of that time (I had both). The front, if done correctly, slides forward on two 8 or 10mm pins and hangs there quite happily giving you the room to work.
@@terencejay8845 The Golf? The engine in the Golf was mounted transverse?
@@rkan2 Yes.The full engine range.
@@rkan2 pretty much every fwd car has it.
I have a 2013 Allroad and it’s been a dream car. They sorted all the problems and some. It’s a diesel, super fast and does 40mpg.
Wondering if the "fill every quarter" was really necessary.
The Premium Gas DEFINITELY wasn't.
A can of Heet (to pull any water out) and a can of fuel system cleaner probably would have done fine.
I had an allroad. As a german we got the 2.5 v6 Tdi and I havent had a Single Problem With it
i believe it was the gearboxes that went bad on them
Yes gearboxes go bad and the 2.5 was not the best. But still a million times better than a lot of the junk they sell in usa
@@zlide engine, auto gearbox, suspension...
The v6 tdi used to eat up camshafts
Same here… on my 4’th… never Any big problems
I had a 2004 Audi allroad. I loved that car, but it was a money pit. I had the good sense to pay $3,600 for an extended warranty when the factory warranty ran out. The warranty company paid out $5,100 in repairs, so I'd say the warranty purchase was a good idea. Since I know the whole history of the car since new, I know what went bad. Fluid leaks were a recurring problem. I lost two air suspension bags, but that was after 6 years of use. The most expensive repair was when the plastic cooling fan self-destructed, and took our every hose and wire in the path of the shrapnel. That was 3,000 bucks. CV boots were another recurring expense. It never overheated, though, and it spent 8 years in Texas. I sold it for $12,000 when the extended warranty ran out.
Freddy, my personal preference for a bump start is 2nd or 3rd gear. It’s a lot less violent and works just fine lol
You needed Jared along to be John Candy to your Steve Martin! (Planes, Trains and Automobiles)
Congratulations! I made the impossible possible, I bought a bmw 328i 1999 500$ and drove it from Montréal Quebec Canada to Vancouver British Columbia Canada in 2 days and 12 hours alone with 2 dogs and I totally understand your missing sleep!
Congratulations again! Keep up your good work! Love your channel!
It's just something about the older german cars that I love. This one served you well. I hope you keep it and get it fixed.
As Jared says all the time “always make questionable choices”
as a german autobahn driver, this video really hurts. I dont get how it is so hard for some people to stay in the right lane and only take a road further to the left if you are significant faster or overtake someone. also in germany you can only overtake someone on their left.
It is so much more chilled driving the autobahn is seem from watching the video because everyone know how to drive and behave
Always use second gear bump starting it's easier on everything 👌
you can also use the reverse gear in a pinch, have done it myself
This was the best car I loved/hated to own. I bought it four years ago with 160k in Colorado. Despite dropping the engine to complete 40 hours of work, the check engine light never went away. The suspension was temperamental and the engine was problematic, but god I loved that car. It was so comfortable for long trips, could haul an entire twin bed set, and made it through every snow storm with ease. It was probably the best all-around car I’ve ever had and the engine sounded amazing. I was rear ended by a Mazda CX-5. The Mazda was nearly totaled and all I had was a busted taillight. Unfortunately, the body shop found filler and damage that was unreported in the rear and it was deemed totaled. The car was still so damn solid. I fixed the light, and sold the car to a friend in need. It’s still running strong with well over 200k.
Im litteraly driving an Audi C5 1998' 1.8T for the last 12 years. Its now at 400k km and it has been the most reliable car I ever heard of. Even being abused it has not left me on the road even a single time! Only the most minor repairs and servicing ever required. That is for the last 12 years or 200 000 km. No need to insure as its an older car. Its probably cost me less than if I used the bus. Ive got an LPG system, so its like 6$ to drive 100km. In the city the 1.8 petrol engine is very nimble thanks to the turbo. Its been only service from this car, zero attention required.