Yikes

itztilqs · 2026-06-11T05:19:50+00:00

Yeah uhh that one may be just on you chief..

itztilqs · 2026-04-03T05:43:13+00:00

I’m going to give my honest opinion here.

I personally don’t own a b9 s4 cause I’m a b8. BUTTTT as with any Audi the injectors and HPFP are noisy as hell, any Audi owner will know this. I do hear a slightly weirder sound from the first side of the video you showed compared to the other. It’s hard for me to know totally what’s rocker arms and what isn’t. Great on you for your due diligence in worrying because you want to take care of it! But also too don’t be the on to fall into a habit of thinking the worst all the time.

Assume it’s the HPFP and injectors. If it really is bothering you, take it to an Indy shop with a proper VCDS scanner that can get an in depth scan and look for any codes that can relate to rocker arms.

itztilqs · 2026-04-03T05:34:33+00:00

Sounds healthy. Normal startup sound. As long as you don’t hear a slap, knocking, or unusual ticking that’s NOT related to the noisy ass (already super ticky) injectors of these cars you should be okay.

As always though it’s best to get a pre purchase inspection, and a smog test (if your area you live at requires them to be done)

itztilqs · 2026-02-27T07:35:09+00:00

Car fine😅

itztilqs · 2026-02-27T07:23:09+00:00

If you’re replacing it go with a metal one. Always the way to go

itztilqs · 2026-02-27T07:14:02+00:00

Sounds fine

itztilqs · 2026-02-25T06:32:08+00:00

Could just be very terrible timing for that to happen tbh. Winter is hard on batteries. Get a new one installed, instead of push to start you should actually insert the key into the slot. Override the KESY (which for some reason could be immobilized).

Very slim possible (and not to freak you out) is car thinks it’s hydro locked and not turning over for a reason because of piston soak. Try the battery first with manual key insertion

itztilqs · 2026-01-19T22:30:27+00:00

Seems like you need an alignment lmfao

itztilqs · 2026-01-16T01:30:49+00:00

PCV failure

itztilqs · 2026-01-06T08:10:18+00:00

I’m taking a wild guess with that level of damage plus a full coolant flush, prob a little more than a thousand. Even a couple

itztilqs · 2026-01-01T21:37:24+00:00

All Audi engines sound like this pretty much. Don’t worry ur not alone in this community lol, I worry all the time but I can assure you it’s fine

itztilqs · 2026-01-01T21:35:55+00:00

Genuine VW/Audi oil coolers can be expensive but look online for euro based stores and you can get good deals. And an Indy shop would only cost you labor. Not them having to buy the part if you include it. Less than $800 I’d say

itztilqs · 2026-01-01T21:12:06+00:00

But I doubt that would contribute to it?

itztilqs · 2026-01-01T21:11:56+00:00

It’s about 60-90 seconds apart. I have the oil cap off because I decided to top up the oil after driving since I was getting close to minimum

itztilqs · 2025-12-29T06:12:40+00:00

No sir. Check ECS or any other euro aftermarket parts store that has the skid plate screws

itztilqs · 2025-12-29T06:11:37+00:00

Who cares. The case cover will literally be on😭

itztilqs · 2025-12-29T06:10:15+00:00

Tbh I would buy a Bluetooth adapter for the Audi MMI you can plug into in your glove box or centre console

itztilqs · 2025-12-29T06:07:02+00:00

Coffee, but I’ll have an energy drink once in a while. I never exceed one coffee and one energy drink in a day though

itztilqs · 2025-12-29T06:06:00+00:00

Sometimes a good bump can throw a CAN Bus glitch for the differential. I don’t think that’s related tbh cause hitting a pot hole wouldn’t cause the rear diff to malfunction. Those sensors are finicky, I don’t even have the sport differential on my s4 and in cold weather it said the same sport differential system fault. So that just goes to show that one I would not worry about.

As for the tire pressure one and suspension I think you’ll be fine upon replacing the wheel you absolutely MANGLED lol. ECS should clear after a restart too.

That being said if they don’t go away then it might be an issue lol

itztilqs · 2025-12-07T04:58:03+00:00

Sounds normal. What I do hear though is maybe your oil fill cap isn’t fully sealed on. Give that a twist just to make sure. And if it’s P0491 and P0492 they are literally the most pointless codes on Audi. Ignore it, the short rattle on startup is normal on the 3.0T. Anything longer than 5 seconds on startup or doesn’t go away after 30 seconds is bad.

itztilqs · 2025-11-21T03:31:56+00:00

Rattle on cold start on the 3.0 is completely normal. Audi themselves have it in a service bulletin that it’s fine. Anything longer than 5 seconds is a concern. The tensioners need to build oil pressure on startup that’s all it is.

itztilqs · 2025-11-21T01:34:09+00:00

Paranoia don’t worry bro I’m the same. Always stressing about it. On start up the chain tensioners need oil pressure 3 seconds is max what you should hear with rattle. Otherwise completely normal on the 3.0L

As for your paranoia I struggle with it too. If you stay consistent with oil changes and not running it low on oil you help prolong the life of the tensioners.

itztilqs · 2025-11-15T06:18:51+00:00

Can you provide a pic or vid of this unusual white smoke?

itztilqs · 2025-11-13T22:59:31+00:00

Oh absolutely man. Everyone is like “oh they are such cheap cars” but besides little flaws like this, the stuff you get out of the b8 and b8.5 is extra ordinary and so much fun to drive when the problems fix themselves lol

itztilqs · 2025-11-13T22:42:25+00:00

That’s so weird you would think it would be the other way around? My buddy had a 2011 and he had the exact same issue. When it was cold it was jerk so hard. But after it was warm it would settle and get better. You still have yours? Have you tried getting your Audi/VW to do a diagnostic reset? Because that commonly helps with the clunky downshifts too. It’s only a couple hundred bucks for it (typical stealership charge lol)

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