Where can I sell my Audi Q7 with a busted engine. HELP!

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all - to give an update on this one for those who have been curious :wink:

I decided to get it repaired myself for $9k - got a new cylinder head, all new injectors, intake & exhaust valves, gaskets etc, Didnā€™t need a new engine block (which is what Audi tech at the dealership recommended). I plan to keep it myself at least for the time being.

I figured cost of replacing this one with another (newer) Audi/German would be much much more than repairing this itself.

like someone said above - there was no easy answer here. I am just happy to get this back on the road.

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so was there something wrong with the head?

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Good luck. Hope the repair does the trick and that the car is trouble free for at least a few yrs!

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yes, bad injector caused the intake valve to break down. debris got in and scratched the head loosening the seals.

That is all i could understand from the mechanic. :laughing:

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@sam_bans thankful for your post because this JUST happened to us a week ago, 2017 3T Prestige Q7. HELPPPP!!! We are in Charlotte and canā€™t find anyone who really wants to take this repair on and have quoted us $15k minimal to drop a new engine. Plan is to try to do a similar fix as you did and trade it in immediately! Our vehicle is financed and we owe $30k, now facing a total loss. How does Audi get away with this?!!!

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What do you mean

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Maybe worth googling to see if thereā€™s been any goodwill from Audi and also whether any law firm is trying to put together a class action against this

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I have a family member with a 2017 and they just submitted docs to a law firm lol good luck with that :joy:

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glad you got it repaired, and not to the extent initially quoted

now do yourself a favor and shop extended warranties, as it is almost certain something else will happen. german vehicles have a domino effect lol

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Extended factory warranty ship has sailed. You could get a 3rd party warranty, but odds are youā€™ll have a difficult time if thereā€™s any further motor issues.

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I am sure that extended warranty wonā€™t be cheap for a 6+ year old car with 73k miles on the odometer that recently had an engine repair.

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Do you mind sharing more details? What car, what issue, which law firm? I would love to become part of one if possible

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What region are you in, I know a mechanic in AZ that is small/local and buys blown cars and fixes them up/sells them.

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Lots of remanufactured engine places nationwide that you can search Google for. A good indy shop and a good block would be half the cost of a dealer.

Before you do anything do yourself a favor and go where the Audi peeps are on audizine.com, make an account and ask on the Q7 forum and elsewhere as that engine has been used in different models.

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Pretty sure they are going to lose
Audi going to be like you never serviced the car based on the service guidelines good bye!

Iā€™ll visit this when thereā€™s a decision

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VW/Audi lost the 1.8t class action IIRC.

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This thread reminds me why I would never buy an Audi.

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German Precision Engineering: starts breaking down the day after the warranty expires.

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Is this the turbocharged or supercharged 3.0 for these years? I havenā€™t heard of these types of failures on the 3.0 from Audi. Real bummer.

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Precision engineering of your money out of your wallet. :joy: