Common problems?

[rocket1420]

Is there a "best" year B6?

The 02 3.0 Quattro manual came with the 01E transmission. Best manual they made AFAIK.

If you don't care about that, the 04 or 05 is probably "best." The fuel pumps on 04+ were revised and are less likely to fail. The 1.8T manuals were 6 speeds. Not sure about the 3.0s.

[Spike00513]

The 02 3.0 Quattro manual came with the 01E transmission. Best manual they made AFAIK.

I wanna know why. Out of curiosity. Because I just happened to never drive that variant yet.
I think someone on B5 S4 subforum might've said his shifting felt more like an agricultural tractor. I'm not sure if that was caused by gear oil choice, abused 2nd shift collar, slop, worn synchros, or what.

Or any others actually. Like early 01A 5spd.
Or the 0A3 that comes on the S4 and RS4. And I hear there are even further differences, within the type, such as 0A3. 0A3 is a type.

I'm not sure which Torsen center diff is in it. T2 or T3. Or what that even really means, honestly.
For example, I heard that on the R8 AND RS4, they tried to make it more rear-biased for handling, and to help control the car with the throttle.
I'm not sure if the A4 feels like the front pulls it more in a straight line, or if the RS4 feels more like a push from the back wheels.

And I hear they went even further on the B7 S4 25quattro edition. There is even a partout for one of those right now. I read that it can send up to 100% of the power to any single wheel.

The fuel pumps on 04+ were revised and are less likely to fail.

Did not know that.

The 1.8T manuals were 6 speeds. Not sure about the 3.0s.

04-05 3L is GJV 02X-type 3.889:1 Final Drive Ratio.

Be careful to not use the infamous old not-yet-fixed Jet Jockey ratio chart post, because it has a typo where it accidentally switches GJV (3L) and GJW (1.8T).
No offense but where would you rather get your information source from. Audi themselves? (ELSAwin)
Or somebody typing on a forum.
Murphy's Law. What can go wrong, will go wrong. Anyway, I digress.
My point about that is, I don't care what someone on a forum says. I care that I can go climb under my car right now and see the code literally engraved right there on the gearbox.

I am not blaming people. Just warning you to be careful so that you don't break your car.

[rocket1420]

I wanna know why. Out of curiosity. Because I just happened to never drive that variant yet.
I think someone on B5 S4 subforum might've said his shifting felt more like an agricultural tractor. I'm not sure if that was caused by gear oil choice, abused 2nd shift collar, slop, worn synchros, or what.

Or any others actually. Like early 01A 5spd.
Or the 0A3 that comes on the S4 and RS4. And I hear there are even further differences, within the type, such as 0A3. 0A3 is a type.

I'm not sure which Torsen center diff is in it. T2 or T3. Or what that even really means, honestly.
For example, I heard that on the R8 AND RS4, they tried to make it more rear-biased for handling, and to help control the car with the throttle.
I'm not sure if the A4 feels like the front pulls it more in a straight line, or if the RS4 feels more like a push from the back wheels.

And I hear they went even further on the B7 S4 25quattro edition. There is even a partout for one of those right now. I read that it can send up to 100% of the power to any single wheel.



Did not know that.



04-05 3L is GJV 02X-type 3.889:1 Final Drive Ratio.

Be careful to not use the infamous old not-yet-fixed Jet Jockey ratio chart post, because it has a typo where it accidentally switches GJV (3L) and GJW (1.8T).
No offense but where would you rather get your information source from. Audi themselves? (ELSAwin)
Or somebody typing on a forum.
Murphy's Law. What can go wrong, will go wrong. Anyway, I digress.
My point about that is, I don't care what someone on a forum says. I care that I can go climb under my car right now and see the code literally engraved right there on the gearbox.

I am not blaming people. Just warning you to be careful so that you don't break your car.

Right, 04-05. Just like I said in my post. I have no idea to which chart you are referring. I just know that 04-05 1.8T quattros can have a six-speed manual transmission, which is what I said.

You've been on here a long time. I don't know how you don't know that the 01E transmission is built with far beefier parts than anything else for the B6 chassis, especially the 1.8T 6 speeds (which, to reiterate, are 04-05 models).

If forums are such a waste of time, why do you bother posting here? After all, everything there ever is to know about the B6 platform is apparently in ELSAwin. Does it really have common parts that fail, broken down by MY, and full troubleshooting information?

"0A3 is a type." And?