I would like to get some information relative to the TDI diesel power plants. I'm not new to diesels as my wife (Excursion) and I (F350) drive the 7.3L diesel powered trucks. I can work on them myself given they are relatively simple...turbo, injector, etc. upgrades. I also have the Forscan software which allows me to hook up a laptop to the OBII port and do system analysis when need be. Both trucks have intake/exhaust work done along with a programmer which I strive for engine life longevity and fuel mileage. I also have a diesel Kubota tractor to take care of down in south Texas.
I'm currently looking at getting another smaller diesel SUV for our youngest daughter who is 16 and driving a 2008 Ford Edge Limited. I'm trying to put her in a car to prepare her for when she goes off to college and in addition allow me to get familiar with it prior. We've been looking at the Audi Q7, but ruled it out since it's so big for her needs. So we've been looking at the BMW X5 35d and the Audi Q5 TDI...she's leaning towards the Q5 for now. I found a 2014 with the Prestige package in the color combination we want...white on tan. It has a few miles on it compared to others we found at 159k which had the dieselgate emission warranty work done at 57k in 2018, so I'm guessing the warranty has expried. The car has one previous owner from here in the Houston area thought the car is now up in the Dallas area at a smaller dealership. The Carfax shows no accidents with only 2 recent service records at a high end shop in town. The car looks well taken care of, and with the area adjacent I'm guessing the car was even garaged. The mileage doesn't necessarily concern me especially given it was driven an average of 14k a year rather than sitting, which I think a diesel needs. I'm assuming it has not been deleted and/or tuned, but don't know for sure at this time. It doesn't appear these TDI power plants are plentiful in the Q5 from what I've been able to tell.
I have looked over some threads here via the search feature, but want some better input:
Would this mileage concern you TDI guys even if the emission system is still intact?
Is there a software out there to load on the laptop to be able to connect to the car via the OBII port for codes and such?
What are the biggest concerns for engine longevity...fuel pump grenade, emission system clogging, etc.?
How reliable are the electrical system items on this car as it has alot and my philosophy is it's more to break, but we all know how this younger crowd is?
I will look to eventually tune and delete so wondering the cost of this if I DIY it?
The engine looks fairly straight forward to work on...minus all the emission plumbing...
I did consider the gasoline option of the 3.0L too, but is seems like the costs of it are compatible to the TDI. I would think resale would be better on the TDI later down the road too...
I'm currently looking at getting another smaller diesel SUV for our youngest daughter who is 16 and driving a 2008 Ford Edge Limited. I'm trying to put her in a car to prepare her for when she goes off to college and in addition allow me to get familiar with it prior. We've been looking at the Audi Q7, but ruled it out since it's so big for her needs. So we've been looking at the BMW X5 35d and the Audi Q5 TDI...she's leaning towards the Q5 for now. I found a 2014 with the Prestige package in the color combination we want...white on tan. It has a few miles on it compared to others we found at 159k which had the dieselgate emission warranty work done at 57k in 2018, so I'm guessing the warranty has expried. The car has one previous owner from here in the Houston area thought the car is now up in the Dallas area at a smaller dealership. The Carfax shows no accidents with only 2 recent service records at a high end shop in town. The car looks well taken care of, and with the area adjacent I'm guessing the car was even garaged. The mileage doesn't necessarily concern me especially given it was driven an average of 14k a year rather than sitting, which I think a diesel needs. I'm assuming it has not been deleted and/or tuned, but don't know for sure at this time. It doesn't appear these TDI power plants are plentiful in the Q5 from what I've been able to tell.
I have looked over some threads here via the search feature, but want some better input:
Would this mileage concern you TDI guys even if the emission system is still intact?
Is there a software out there to load on the laptop to be able to connect to the car via the OBII port for codes and such?
What are the biggest concerns for engine longevity...fuel pump grenade, emission system clogging, etc.?
How reliable are the electrical system items on this car as it has alot and my philosophy is it's more to break, but we all know how this younger crowd is?
I will look to eventually tune and delete so wondering the cost of this if I DIY it?
The engine looks fairly straight forward to work on...minus all the emission plumbing...
I did consider the gasoline option of the 3.0L too, but is seems like the costs of it are compatible to the TDI. I would think resale would be better on the TDI later down the road too...
