AudiA62Noob

So I did some research into the 2 litre, petrol, manual Audi A6 / C6 engine, 2010 which has a BPJ engine code. When I traced this back, this is an Audi EA113 turbocharged engine discontinued in 2008, not the EA888 from 2008 onwards which I believe is the engine with piston ring issues. This means I believe it drinks some oil (but not insanely so), has some weaknesses (principally cambelt changes every 30,000 miles) but is unaffected by the total engine, piston ring rebuilds of the EA888. The piston ring, total engine rebuild was my biggest concern but it appears the Audi A6s, even in 2010, were fitted with the earlier engine, slightly detuned for torque rather than the newer, EA888 which suffered issues. Before I open the champagne, is this correct?

I've just been through this and bought a 2.0l TFSI petrol, manual A6 with leather. It's a 2010 with 62,000 miles on the clock. A couple of things about it are that firstly, I 'fall in love' with cars. It's ridiculous, I know, but that's how it is and this is a car I really wanted to buy. I only have one recommendation which is unlike some other manufacturers, if they have a FASH, you can call Audi customer services to find out the entirety of the service history which is exactly what I did. The vehicle I bought only had one service from a non-Audi dealer and Audi gave me a complete list of everything that had been done to it. This included a cambelt change which was interesting as this was not included in the paperwork! Finally, if you come across a 2.0l petrol, TFSI, 2008 - 2010 model, they are almost the same price as a, for example, 2006 model. What's the catch? Well, there is a risk because at the time, Audi had very expensive issues with the piston rings on this type of engine. However, I called Audi and asked them directly if any of the A6s were affected and they claimed only the A4s, A5s and Q5s were affected. My local dealer also told me this was the case but I found one BPJ-prefixed engine which was and it is still a risk that in a few months, I will have a big bill. I'm prepared to take that risk because of the price but it's something to watch for.

Looks OK, keenly priced because of the risk of the oil issue so fingers crossed. About to discover whether the oil issue also relates to the A6... Stay tuned...

Thanks Steve! I think I might buy it because I've always wanted one, ever since someone drove me around in Dubai. The 'feel' was phenomenal and if I buy it, I hope it holds together. I tried calling Audi and they couldn't give me a believable answer: The question being have any A6s with this engine had the oil consumption issues or whether the pistons were manufactured differently so I could be the guinea pig... I'll let you know over the next year! It's a risk because either it's the bargain of the century or a complete disaster!

Hiya all. I'm a long time lurker as am looking to replace my BMW Z4 with something with four seats and a gigantic boot to do some motorway mile munching. A manual, 2010 Audi A6 looks perfect (those interiors are amazing) and potentially looking to buy a 2.0 TFSI A6 this weekend. However, the question I wanted to ask is if the A6 2.0 TFSI engines are similarly affected by the oil issue. I haven't seen any mention of this as the affected models seem to be A4,s A5s and Q5s but have never heard of an A6 being affected. Has anyone heard if 2010 A6 TFSIs are also affected and if not, why not? When I called Audi and my local dealer, they mentioned A6s were unaffected but I wanted to check on here, first. What do you know about this?