It was sitting almost for 2 years (1 year and 10 months) and it was last started in summer (in video was first start after year). 2001 Audi A4 Avant 2.8 Quattro
Dude, these older cars are hidden gems! Underrated automotive gold! Built to last years, especially with care! They just don't make them like they used to! #nostalgia #childhood
Glad to see an old Audi not being forgotten, I had an Audi A6 1999 with a 2.4l V6 engine in Germany for 5 years. Bought it for 800€ with 280k km in 2015. Sadly I moved to Austria in 2020 and had to give it back to my old boss with 430k km! Imagine that!!! A tank of a car!
My mercede w124 e280 was standing about 5 years,when i was to turn him on one of my friends did not belive that car will work,all i need to do is to knock fuel pump and the engine turn on.his words was"how much money you ask for this car"
That always seems to be a common problem with VW products is things related to coolant (thermostats, coolant temperature sensors). I’m amazed at how smoothly it ran.
Love those B5's! Very nice to see it being rescued and put back on the road! One of the last good NA engines very robust model, too bad they don't make them like they used too. Greetings from Portugal!
Love the channel. You make it all look so easy. My B5.5 Passat would sit for 2 days and have double the problems. It was pristine yet always behaved badly.
The A4 B5 is a classic, a wonderful design with a superb balance of backseat and boot space. Even after all these years it still looks modern. We have an 1996 A4 1.9TDi 90BHP auto in the family and I cherish it , even if it demands a lot of LTC these days.
Great car, had that engine on an A6. Best car i've ever driven. Very nice to see it rescued, however that noise that comes from the engine during cold start could be the camshaft chain tensioner going out and making those rattlings by letting the chain slip. If you plan on keeping the car it wouldn't hurt to check that. Anyway, great video!
Yeah, this is a common thing and with that much rattle at start it should be replaced. Also I think i heard some exhaust leaks? Good to see another b5 back on the road and I am glad that you let her got home on her own wheels. 😉 That chain tensioners are a little pain in the butt as easiest way is to replace it is to take engine out as they are at the back of the engine. Also common thing are the leaks from camshafts covers. Many people complain about oil consumption in those engines, but once I sealed leaks like this there is almost no oil losses between changes. I have it in Manual and I track day it from time to time. On my channel you can see an onboard video.
Handsome cars these A4s. This was a gem, ran like a peach after the initial tapping from the valvetrain cleared up. Well done on putting her back on the road.
Hello Flexiny, Thank you for sharing this video of a top-of-the-range Audi A 4 model. It is a model that we still see a little on our roads, especially in its TDI version.
Good save there! Turned out to be a really nice avant too. I had two V6 Syncro Passat's with that same engine. One was an auto and one was a manual. I think the engine is better suited to an auto, as there really isn't anything at the top end of the rev range apart from more noise 😂 whereas the zf 5spd auto keeps the engine in the power band better. Couldn't see from the service history booklet, but if it hasn't been done, the auto box would work even better with an oil and filter change. As those 5spd zf boxes are pretty robust too. 👍😎
Looks nice for a 21 years old car and it have a very good engine, amazing work, I love your videos, I recently discovered your channel and I can't stop watch their.
Such beautifully made cars. They exude quality in a way none of the newer ones do. Built to be owned and cherished, not leased and replaced every 3 years.
Wjat a lovely car, its wonderful how it started first try after sitting all that time. It's cleaned up very nicely too, and I'm pleased you managed to pull out the dentin the front wing. Great work
They didn’t get a line wrong in these cars. Audi styling in the late 90’s - early 00’s was top notch! These are increasingly rare in the USA. Most have succumbed to years of deferred maintenance and neglect. I never understood why even premium home market European cars of the period often had crank windows in the back. We didn’t get this in the US. Lovely car
Hi from uk 👋👍 great gem this one a had b6 1.8 quattro which was standing for over year 👍that first start tho was hard on my ears and soul cos when some sit for will oil tensioner loses its values and needs to rebuild pressure. this one tho came up really well👌 its got the bottle and brush detail rather than usual quick scrub up so good job👍 that dsg gearbox was great to but I noticed the fuel went from nearly full to near empty (take it you drove this one a bit👌 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
the Audi A4 B5 for me is one of the best Audi ever built together with the B6 and B7. Cars built to last over time. I had the B7 1.9 Tdi 116 Hp and I did 500,000 km without ever having a problem. Audi always Audi❤
Dude, got the same car and I really hate when people are lazy enough to remove the passenger part of the lower windshield cover to remove the battery. Its way easier and you do not brake the cover. So happy you did that at least when you put the new battery. I kinda relate, because I bought a car like this, blue after 3 years of sitting outside. And its perfect.
Estos autos son excelentes,yo tengo uno del 2008 y es fiel a pesar de que lo encontré muy deteriorado logré salvarlo y ahora no falla.y creo que tengo auto para rato.saludos desde Chile.👏👏
Man, that is a nice car! I'm surprised at how clear the headlight lens covers are on so many of these vehicles you find. Here where I'm at most of the older vehicles have clouded, fogged over lens covers.
Wow! Unlike most cars in this channel, she ran out her bed herself without a glitch! And the 2.8 petrol engin is smooth like a VIOLIN! I bet the initial yelling was the hydraulic valve system getting lubed first time...
I used to work with a lady who drove one of these. The only difference is that her car had a manual transmission. Otherwise, it looked just like yours. Great video!
A very nice Audi !!! These models are so much better than the new models. Whe drive the same Audi but than a 1.9 TDI diesel and the engine whas super, 535.000 km when whe sold here, but the new owner is restoring the car so it will be a real oldtimer !! Nice video !!
I'm beast. This Audi A4 is the newest car to be rescued so far. If the translation is ok, the brakes defect, it was air in the system!!! silly defect. The temperature sensor, even on the Volkswagen Gol in Brazil, has 4 pins (there is a version with two pins). His position, on top, excellent!! As for the light on the panel, even with the sensor changed, if you didn't have the VAG-COM, the ideal would be to remove the battery terminals and leave it for about 5 minutes without it, reconnect it, and turn it off, every two or three starts. In my car (a Volkswagen Gol), this happens, I don't know if in Audis, it's the same procedure.