I had once Low Oil Pressure warning came before 5,000 miles service and after service I did not have any problem until today which is 9,000 miles. I have the metalic noise every morning, but since I am leaving in Boston, I was thinking about cold weather. I can see that many people have similar problems and I like to hear ot get advice before I go to dealer. I learned from my past experinces that dealers are not capable of finding real problems. So ,please let me klnow if you guys know any recall or posting in this subject.

Build Year 09 06

09 06

I read all the stuff in this matter, but does not look like nobody has concrete solution.

There is a software update for the oil pressure light, mine in the shop right now having that taken care of. No metallic sounds yet, knock on wood.

Dear metro please tell me did you ever changed the oil???

Is your car ok still no more problems and oil ligths since last service are you sure that you are not losing the engine a litle bit every morning like no lubrication dry engine no oil in cold starts ?
Mine was imported from texas seems that the emgine is lost 5 000 miles.

Build of my car 08/06 3,6 lots of metal particles in oil filter housing, now it sounds toc toc toc also its in the dealer local i live in Angola Africa my car was bougth in texas momentum audi mine and my brother *

Dealer does not believe engine is lost left it there i am upset with them .

I guess that's a relatively early production date.
Good luck with this, I hope Audi will take care of it for you!

I'm scheduled to get the valve replaced with a one way valve sometime during the first two weeks of July. I'll update everyone then.

Yes, service changed the oil at 5000 miles and I had my software update done the same time. I am not sure no oil in the engine or the starter chain. I am taking my to Audi Service in Nashua and they have been extremly friendly about the subject.

I had that update done few months back. My light came only few times but noise is there

So far they have been very friendly

I don't have any sense of engine is lost. This engines has chain starter, I think that sound has to do with it. I am taking mine in to shop next week and I will update you

Dear friends can you help me ? ...

Please note a friend of mine (GILBERTO OCTAVIO) bougth for me A aUDI Q7 3.6 V6 and another for my brother....
VIN : WA1AY74L97D039497 Both cars were bougth at....

Millennium Audi
17815 N. Freeway
Houston, TX 77090


My car has been making a metalic noise in the mornings( last 3 weeks) and the oil ligth was showing up on dashbord ! Low oil pressure... For 3/4 seconds some mornings once a week at least...

I took the car for the local audi dealer wich was relutant to acceptit because it was not sold by them ( very current here in Africa) after some beeing insistant they accepted the car and made a check up change the oil service date and Km for 8.000 Km noted nothing anormal and charged me $500 for that ...( it is a very expensive car here and service also)

Came to my home and engine noise and ligth oil! in dashbord was again there.

Chenged the oil for a 10W40 bradhall syntetic and it was ok for some days. I found that the oil was on its upper level (maximum)

Changed the oil filter and my mechanic ( i have an entreprise who has trucks (mercedes)and does waste management ) came to me and showed me some very thin metal particles on the oil housing saying maybe they are normal its a new car and its the first oil change. I didn't accept but he is a mecanic better than me...

The noise was gone for 5 / 6 days .... it came again and on idle now i was feeling a thump/thump/thump ..... very umperceptible....

I got realy upset took the car again to Audi dealer M'Bakassy autos and left-it there after that again i was remembered that it was not sold by them and etc...
A guy there chief mechanic aceppted the car for him in the morning listening to the engine noise... Its a Filipino Guy Mr casabar very nice guy, he and also another mechanic Mr Juanito Also filipino keept the car and investigated listened to the noise checked the oil pressure and when the noise was present it was a very low pressure inferior than the 2 bar audi suggest....

The final diagnostic is ....

ENGINE DAMAGE due to insuficient oil pressure for 3/4 seconds on cold start ups.


Oil pump to change...

Seals etc, Camshafts Two of them ....

Crankcase bearing rods to change etc etc

Tensioner etc all that it seems that i wil have to pay for the diagnostics.... I do not know how much...

Order the spares by my own as they do not have them...

removal of all engine and reassembly .....

A tragedy ... i can

Take the car out of Audi (Dealer Mbakassi autos ) shown at Audi world site, and get-it repaired at my own expenses, We do not know yet the cause of such tragedy, or at least pay them and have it repaired there by them but with my spares etc....(they do not have spares)

So what to do?????

Gilberto Octavio bougth the both cars from you for me and my brother the white one and the black one

Atached is a list and pictures (Given by M Bakassi Audi ) of the spares we need to repair the engine....

They didnt dismount the oil pump nad cylinder head yet but by the valve cover removal both intake exhaust camshafts are damaged also .... what to do please help me at least with the cost of the spares i can pay the mechanics at M Bakassi Audi or if you help me putting some pressure on Audi germany they can ask M Bakassi here to repair the car for me at low cost on mechanics as is a failure somewhere inside of engine but not caused by me....

Its now turning to a desilusion and a spiral of extra costs and bad luck please help....

Jorge da cruz

Mine is in the Audi Dealer as we speak. They told me that they will listen the Engine and they will let me know. Apprentely, they have few other cars with same and the found the problem.I will only be able to tell you more agter I will pcik up and see what they will do

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My car is now repaired and at home

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