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The allroad was without doubt nice looking vehicle in my eyes,but you don't see many around now, probably due to the costs that have been mentioned in this topic .
I have no experience of actually owning an A6, but I have driven a good number of 2016 - 2018 A6 3.0TDi auto Allroads. From a driving perspective, they are a very enjoyable place to be - an extremely comfy drive on long distances, with a wonderful performance combined with an addictive engine note when making progress! The Allroad models are absolutely superb in the snow - most vehicles with broad tyres are questionable in snow covered conditions, but the Allroad is a totally different beast, and when needed handled extremely well in snow and on quite steep snow covered gradients.
This is obviously going back a few years, and I have no experience of more recent models, unfortunately. I personally prefer the appearance of the models from the era when I used to drive them quite regularly, and they weren't riddled quite as much with the 'newer' technology which doesn't do much to enhance the driving experience in my humble opinion.
Entwood was really impressed with the towing ability of his A6 3.0 Tdi Allroad.I have the A6 Avant, which is a large comfortable cruiser but handles remarkably well when pushing on.
If you look at a 3.0 Tdi, be aware that they have a cam chain (3 actually), so if it needs a new cam chain or tensioners, the engine will have to come out as the chains are at the back of the engine. It's an eye watering expensive job.It supposed to be a lifetime chain(s) but some have them checked/changed anywhere between 80K and 120K miles, so ask the seller to prove the history if it's a high mileage example.
Only the RS and BiTdi get the 8 speed proper auto box, the others get the 7 speed S-Tronic/Tiptronic/Multitronic box. The MMI/NAV system speed isn't a patch on bmw software but it's still a nice comfortable place to be.
Thanks for the reply.
Apparently the ZF 8 speed box has a much higher torque rating hence the swap.
How reliable and the DSG boxes ?
Is it down to maintenance ?
I've no experience of A4 so can't comment.
I'm casting about for a big estate and this thread prompted me to check out A6 Allroads, and I've seen quite a nice looking one nearish to me which seems to be at a reasonable price as well, so I might go and have a looky see.
Don't know why, but Audi's have never really floated my boat though.I think the sloping tailgate limits the load carrying space in the rear and I've always had a perception that they would be expensive to fix...
My mate had a Q7 which was nice, but he said it chewed up tyres like he'd never seen before. The A6 Allroad would have the same 4x4 Haldex system as the Q7 I think?
You need to be checking wiring, connectors and sensors, some live data when driving would be useful if you have a scan tool that supports it as I would expect you to see a zero reading on that wheel?
If it was reluctor rings then you would see an incorrect/implausible signal DTC as if corroded, cracked, or fallen off, the sensor characteristics are detected but the signal is not as per the module expects to see.
You are getting an open circuit DTC, so you need to focus on the above
is it possible to swap sensors to see if the fault moves?
if you cannot find any specific wiring or connector damage then i would think you have to find the pinout at the abs module connector and check all 4 sensors from there . hopefully one will be missing a resistance and be open circuit.( this is definately preferable to finding all circuits complete here !) then working back to the faulty corner .
sorry if all this makes sense anyway and was what you were going to do !
Not sure if it applies to Honda, but some cars require all the wheel sensors to be changed...
Not sure if it applies to Honda, but some cars require all the wheel sensors to be changed...
No specific info on the Honda, but the sensor is usually a coil and magnet, plus a castellated steel ring attached to the axle or hub. As the peaks and troughs of the steel ring pass in front of the coil, it induces a voltage in the coil. This voltage is AC and quite small - a few tens of millivolts to perhaps a volt.
