Can I Fix my Broken Supercharged Audi before the Dealer Charges me $5,000?
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After picking up a cheap Supercharged Audi S4 from the Auction with a transmission issue, we pull the mechatronic, and try repairing it on a budget, (hopefully before spending thousands of dollars and losing the gamble...)
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Stepmom has a tool that can fix anything
“Aces” on the exhaust tip is a shop local to me in Houston. They have a RUclips. Mexico racing league.
Samcrac ill buy the Audi from you for $500 cash today.
I’m glad the channel is back to normal 👌
Where is the Stepmom? Come on dude, she is the real star of your channel. Not Rich. Come on bro hook us up with some eye candy.
samcrac: the only automotive youtuber with 1M+ subs and no lift...
Mightycarmod no lift life
chris fix laughing rn
@@jorjesalazar1068 yea but thats the whole point pf his channel sam just doesnt have one cuz of money
ikr.. I'm not claustrophobic but dam, sam, get a hoist!
But he did say DIY friendly........If you are going to DIY it, most probably you don't have a lift.
What a steal of a deal after this fix. Man I want one. That thing shift fast!
Try finding a manual and you will fall in love with that car
@@norgesnuhu1484 we have them here in Europe as we dont like autos too much haha
@@organiccold agree, but americans use manuals more. I live in europe too
DSGs shift faster with the paddles than you can shift a manual. That's why they are on all the sports cars. CVTs (like mine, sigh) would be faster if they could take all the engine's torque in the equivalent of first gear.
Nobody would mind the drone of an engine at its power peak if it meant that the car was faster than an equivalent car with any other transmission! Toyota fixed this problem theoretically by adding a first gear to their CVT. Testing has not shown their implementation to be faster in standing starts (the only time that first gear is used), at least not yet. I think they will develop it and it will show up on their sports cars instead of a DSG.
@@BobPegram agree, but what is the pleasure of an automatic. I mean a curvy mountain road without heel and toe? Come on
I award extra points for performing this with the car 3” off the ground.
🤣
Agreed
Sam hires a summer intern! Always thinking outside the box Samcrac! Sage seems like a good kid and might be good luck 🍀 since I can’t remember the last time you nailed a fix on the first try. Congratulations!
Find a car lift used for cheap. Probably a business expense write off too.
You can get them installed brand new for 2000
Yes it's definitely an expense, the bigger expense is finding the place to put it
+1. Can’t see any reason not to.
@@Samcrac You can get portable scissor lifts that can be packed away. Definately better than ramps.
@@Samcrac build yourself a workshop on your land after all it's an business expense
I think it’s time for a lift I don’t think I could’ve lasted so long myself
Or build a concrete inspection pit. Gets the job easier to be made, and cheaper and safer than a cheap lift.
even a higher ramp with braces.
@@playtime5234 with an inspection pit, in a concrete floor, with access stairs from the back, you can do a lot of jobs, like oil changes, exhaust system, rust repairs, transmission removal or clutch replacement. Even to pull an engine is easier. If the pit is under a roof preferable with translucide panels, even better due to rain drainage.
I think he has a lift but it doesn't fit with the narrative.
@@RogerM88 lifts are only $2000
Sam: "This is a unit that can be rebuilt!"
Audi: "Don't worry boi, we're taking notes"
😂
Dual Pulley, IE Intake (Whine for days!), ECM/TCU tune (IE or EPL),E40 tune (stock fuel system can handle up to E35-E40), Heat Exchanger upgrade( Please do this, heat kills the stock internal supercharger cores and IAT on a dual pulley will also contribute to failure), transmission inserts (go for the polyurethane insert to keep NVH levels down) is what you need (as a past S4 b8.5 owner i would recommend). With all of those mods, you should be close to 400whp and running under 12sec 1/4 mile with plenty smiles per gallon!
Thats gonna be a bigger bill then I think he wants to spend, although I could see him getting all the parts at cost or free...
Just save time and money and go with the JHM 207 Crank pulley, I’ve been running that on my B8.5 and has not given me an issue. Gives the same 3.27:1 supercharger ratio as it would if you went dual pulley
Remove the Heat Exchanger and run a Interchiller or Killer Chiller. Put the A/C system to work other than making your ass cool. Also hit with nitrous oxide it will make well over 400 hp. You don't need trans inserts either, he needs a DSG tune to smooth out the pedal input.
You seriously need to get that car higher off the ground.
Gave me anxiety seeing it on those ramps 🙄
It’s more than time for a portable lift. I’m sure there is some company willing to work with you.
Yeh was thinking the same , no fun working under a car like that. With the amount of cars he buys a lift would be really handy.
Agreed, even a Harbor Freight lift would be better than what they did. Just nut up and buy a lift, I’m sure he makes enough $$$ from RUclips or his car sales to get a lift….maybe work it off from Stepmom?
Even a quick jack would be better than ramps and a jack
Couldn’t agree more, he has over 1 million subscribers, popular on RUclips so BENDPAC, send him a lift
Maybe doesn’t have the foundation to use a lift
With 90k miles on the clock and stage 2/3 Tune upgrade coming up, I recommend the following:
- Rear diff oil change
- Supercharger oil change and because you have to pull the supercharger out for the oil change do the Intake decarbon and Water pump and kill 3 ducks in one go.
- Front and rear tower brace+ rear sway bar (much better budget than a full suspension upgrade)
- Transmission tune for extra 1000rpm before upshifts
- bigger Heat exchanger
- Air intake
If you really wanna gogo do the bigger injectors and HP fuel pump for a E85 tune rocket.
Not even a suggestion to lower it?! I trust you already
I’ll be getting one this Saturday 🙏🏼. Gonna ask $11,500 on 104k miles. Maybe 12k. But it runs and drives with no codes 👀. Just dirty and needs tires
@@relatablehabitat7771how’d it end up going
@@rot_v wow bro. You threw me back to this. I completely forgot I even typed this up. It’s been an amazing 1yr and 8 months of ownership. I’ve bought the car for that 11.5k and since then I’ve done very little tbh to it. The car has been amazingly reliable other than the normal maintenance had me down for a month in that time. The only issue I had was the mechatronics….ill explain.
When I got the car, the previous owner mentioned he had got the mechatronics board replaced and had a receipt for it. Since then he’s completely ghosted me and never actually sent me the proof of the work. So one evening I lost all my even number gears and reverse. It was Autumn of last year. I’ve been meaning to d a video of the job but time constraints to how much time I could apply, lack of GoPro and light didn’t help either. But I did the job myself in a cold garage alone, borrowed a friends place with a lift. I took the whole unit out, board and servos, because there is a place called Ecutesting, they offer lifetime/ unlimited miles warranty. As long as they are the only ones to open/ service the actual unit (yes I can still drop the pan for the filter and do normal oil changes). So it costed me $170 in November of 2022 to get it sent to the UK and back with DHL. Mind you, you need to package it really well and damn near dry.
Put it back on myself and I’ve been driving since with 0 issues or codes. The car now has 135.2k miles as of today.
I’ve changed the pcv, carbon clean, both of the front wheel hub assembly’s (separate times), one set of brake rotors, 2 sets of tires, one front left wheel suspension spindle (I think that’s how it called) because I broke that notorious bolt that holds the upper control arms. Front upper control arm bushings just last month in October (not hard at all), plugs and plenty of oil changes.
Changed the thermostat and water pump out of preventive maintenance, I had absolutely no reason to since it was dry and not one issue prior. But like Matthieu said why not, kill three birds one stone. So I did the sc oil change too.
Now the little mods I’ve done:
Flush fit spacers from ECS (call them to get 10mm for the front. They fit way better
ECS high duckbill spoiler; gloss black
Maxton design front splitter and side skirts
Relocated the trans cooling to its individual intercooler located below the crash bar (JM Performace in New Albany, IN did the work).
The car came with a injen air intake and awe track axleback exhaust cause for some reason I still got the stock resonators on there before the x pipe.
And wrapped the roof gloss black to blend the sunroof.
I’ve hit a rough patch in life that’s left me to recently applying for a new job. The plan is to get settled as soon as possible so I can start putting money aside for various life choices. One of them being my s4.
I’ve had an extremely good experience owning this car, I’ve honestly never had a dull moment with it, in maintenance I’ve learned a lot, being my first v6 and sc. And I’ve had my fun/mischief every other month. Actually this weekend, basically tn I’m going to TN to drive the tail of the dragon for my first ever trip out there. Nov 3-5 with my brother. Super excited.
Thanks for asking bro. You’ve got me appreciating that I’ve actually owned the car for almost 2 years now and it’s been the best time of my career ownership so far. I highly recommend it to anyone
Edit: I almost forgot. I did also change the main pulley to another stock one as it was going bad. And I did it without removing the bumper nor the radiator rack. Don’t ask me how long I struggled for being lazy about it 😭
Lets get SAM to 2 million and this could be on a lift
2 videos 1 day apart? damn that's exciting. at least for me :)) i love audi's owned audi's my entire life and always did the work myself. last project was 1 y ago a 2012 a6 with the same engine as your(the engine needed to be replaced, i hydro locked it 2 y ago)
The plasti-dip needs to come off those wheels.
Asap
Painting/dipping peelers black is a fucking crime
If it's done right it looks ok and on some cars it looks good, but some just shouldn't have it. Like plastufip cars done right actually look good.
Integrated engineering upgrade kit about $1,500 for upper & lower pulleys, new serpentine belt, plus a tune. You will also need a new heat exchanger for the super charger fluid that's around $500.00. So for about 2K plus some wrench time you can comfortably achieve 450 Plus on 93 octane fuel ⛽. That's 100hp over stock. You can do a new intake for about $350 to $500 or just run a high flow air filter for about $50.
Tons of Audi 3.0 motors with ddg trans running around the world with these mods with little to no issues. Once you start playing with higher octane fuel and tunes that when you start break stuff more often.
Congratulations Samcrac, I’m glad this repair worked and I’m sure you will enjoy driving the Audi! By the way I wanted to compliment you on the Detroit Red Wings Shirt you were wearing in the video! I appreciate you allowing us access to your world 🌎 Sir. Stay Blessed 🙏🏾
Imagine the ease if you invest in a lift, would be great for videos too as you can show things fully underneath
Yeah that's more what I was thinking, that claustrophobic view under the car just brings back bad memories and gives me anxiety.
Also, I feel like Sam is the type of guy that probably has less of a chance of buying a lift the more we all say he should though; and I can respect that lol.
This is about what the average guy will experience. Not what is easiest. Easiest is drop it at the dealer. Nobody watches that. The info from doing it on the floor is valuable. Just like the info on the board replacement.
Loving this Sam. This is the stuff we want to see! Keep it up
I must say that watching along with you Samcrac - how you work on a project and score a win is really exciting. Great content man and much respect for your passion and skill with repairs.
“Price of a used Kia Sonata” 😂😂
I thought no one noticed😂
I almost threw up when he said that
I thought about that for a minute and was like does Kia have a new car? Lol
Damn kia sonata? Good thing I drive the Hyundai version
This reminds me of doing the valve body on my 2004 Volvo. That can be a roll of the dice too, so shops don't touch it. Some change just solenoids, some change the whole valve body. I changed the whole valve body and it fixed about 80% of my issues.
Samcrac invests all his RUclips money into his chicken farm, someone sponsor this man a lift.
You're an idiot. How many viewers or Audi owners have a lift? Why not suggest he just drop it at the dealer?
Pop solenoids out and clean, clean entire unit of sludge, test solenoids with ohms test. Dud one will come up wirh low reading. Online research or industry tech will give you the ohm value your solenoid shoyld read. That glittery stuff is what makes solenoids and other internals shit themselves. Hope this helps
very nice video, a lot of explaination along the way, but you are obviously a very seasoned professional , as you know exactly the piece to change when you open the transmission ! good Job, thanks for the video
Love that Audi S4 I’m glad you were able to fix it!!!!
Sell one of those cars in the field and buy a lift.
Kudos! Really enjoyed these two videos. And the i8 videos. I REALLY like that you repaired the old i8 engine, and you weren't shy about recounting your cam timing mishap.
Suggestion: make a playlist for each project. I ended up seeing then i8 videos way out of order. This usually happens because of how this system works.
Hey that's me and my car at the 2:38 mark thanks for the shout out samcrac 👍
Sage resting his elbow on the Jack was making me nervous!
I‘ll second the FCP Endorsement. I have been a customer for years Volvo and M3 parts....they ship fast and the parts are correct. And good price.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut sometimes....way to go Sam
Love Sam's content! Always helpful tips I can take away for my channel!
"Kia Sonata..." So we are just making up cars now Sam.
I mean, Hyundai and Kia are the same company, just different brands.
same shit really
Fluid in my ZF atmatik trans from my BMW X3 looked same,..jears ago and still runs great!
Regards from Germany
Omg Sam! Watched the first video today and can't believe it's done! This car is gorgeous if only if only, maybe some day!
Hey Sam, LOVE your channel, have watched for a long time, not overproduced, no annoying music and you are a genuine guy with great information. QUESTION: Why don’t you get hydraulic jacks to lift up the car when you work on it, laying down trying to work upside down is so hard and it would look so much better on camera if the car was raised up. Just a suggestion. Mark from Australia
7:01 I can't believe you didn't even put it on jack stands....
Agreed that is totally dumb
all the jacks are used on the Ferrari, no spare jacks :D
He drove it up on ramps, and they’re stable. The car isn’t going anywhere. Sam’s smarter than he looks…😎
@@terry-zi7eh it isn't about safety, it's about ease. It wasn't high enough for them to even work properly under there. That's fine for a quick oil change but damn....
“Kia Sonata”....yeah 🤨
As someone who's heavily modified there's. Go with a cts 205mm crank pully and leave the SC pully alone. But if you want the content go with 034 motorsports pullys to eliminate the troublesome stock crank pully. Also go with 034 engine and trans tunes. You will need to get rid of the cats if you swap pullys they will fail in a short period of time. Heat exchanger up front. Go with merc racing best bang for your buck out there. Then all you have to do is pray those clutches have some decent life left in them. Ps do a long tube header install its an uncommon mod just because of how difficult it is. But I want to see more header cars out there!
Bolt and glue some old fenceposts together to make a platform, make a small wooden ramp up to them and pop your Rhino ramps on top to give you an extra 4 or 5” of working room under the car. Neville.
Congrats on getting lucky with this car, looks like you dodged a bullet. It’s not always just circuit boards
Sam, my man! You gotta get a big garage and a lift!
Congrats. Fix the exhaust, fix the Windshield and DON'T mod it. Detail it to perfection and enjoy it for a bit....then on to the next one. You Rock.
11:17 picked up that same Husky Toolbox in the back from Home Depot.....money well spent 💰💰💰
Sam, you need a lift sponsorship.... just saying.
Totally agree. See BendPak elsewhere...
Everyday hobbyists buy $1000 quick jacks... He just needs to buy one, unless he's purposefully trying to look like a shadetree mechanic since his theme is "cheap".
only if they sell lifts at auto auctions
@@stevenbenitez1851 😂😂😂
And a glove sponsor. Oil is carcinogenic
Teh exhaust started sounding “kinda good” when you realized it was sellable haha just kidding.
What a score!!
Did this repair on my S4 as well. I was worried watching because I remember reading not to have weight on the wheels when removing the X brace. Probably just being over cautious. But glad the fix worked out for you. Mine was acting funny around 70k miles, threw codes at 90k. Did this repair and im now at 138k.
Did you have to have the car reprogrammed by audi after?
Finally finally finally...... The content that got me subscribed to this channel. No stepmoms, no walking around..... Actually purchasing and fixing an auction bargain! I'm back!
Great result mate looking forward to the mods 👍
You and me both!
@@Samcrac sounds like you got some good mods planned and with extra power you might want to think about upgrading the high pressure fuel pump while your there 👍
You really should put wheel chocks at the wheels in case it rolls back and squashes you underneath the car.
Love my B8.5 S4. I’ve been APR Dual Pulley for close to three years and have had zero issues daily driving the thing.
YES YES YES, Sam finally scored a good one! Congrats to you and your partner! Love this! Cheers!
It looked like you were panning for gold.
Damn Sam back to back i love this new you
yessss
Now he's not banging his stepmom he has lots of time 🤣
@@619racing haha
Glad it worked,you seem to have good luck regarding these sort of problems,although you do fully research problems and know all the good contacts to get your parts from,Best wishes to you all, from, Auckland, New Zealand.
So glad the fix worked, was routing for you! Great car :)
Well done Sam 👏 you deserved a win 🏆
You need to practice more safety procedures, like chocking the rear tires (both sides) so it doesn't roll back or forward and crush your head, a very basic rule! invest in a car lift.
I had a 1999 Audi A8 for two years plus. Never had a problem with it, but all the mechanics who I knew said they were glad I got rid of it.
What a Stella job Sam. Well done. Car sounds awesome. Can't wait for the Armytryx.
I like that he haven't installed a lift nor went and built a massive shop. It keeps the repairs more approachable to the average Joe and makes it more entertaining to watch.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
the constant shilling all the time sucks a bit of the entertainment out though
Kia sonata? Hope this fixes it.
Glad it worked, awesome find!
Glad to see the gamble paid off Sam! And don't worry, you're aren't the only one doing transmission work on ramps. Replaced the solenoids on my old 94 corolla's transmission sitting on ramps in the driveway. It's tight, but it works! For the haters, bugger off.
Shopped at FCP Euro for years and they are awesome lovely people. I don't often support people's sponsors, just my way of thinking that if they're paid to say it it's not legit but 10/10 FCP are awesome. Especially for someone out of the USA - they spent hundreds shipping me new parts after an order got mixed up AND were kind enough not to demand the old parts back. It would have cost me hundreds to ship them over to return. Really great people.
I love how regardless of how he does the job Sam till this day gets so much shi for not having a lift 😂
Perfect ending. Good job
I have one of those cars. Its been the most reliable car I have owned. lucky for me that mech unit circuity board fix was done under warranty before I bought it at 104K miles. It's currently at 141K and three years later all I had to do is change the DSG fluid, oil, spark plugs, front brake pads, tires and the pulleys, tensioners and belts since. Super great value.
This is what makes this channel great. Do NOT get a lift. Do not move from chickenville to an industrial park. Do it in the back yard like so many of us.
It's nice to see adam sandler go after his hobbies
SLAP SLAP, that's the sound of the two previous owners hands on their foreheads
Sam this is a great vid thanks and the S4 is stunning!! I love the way you manage to think outside the box and fix things that the official "stealers" want to rip you off for. Well done, more power to you, thanks!!!
Always like the content you upload Sam been watching your videos for a while now keep it up 👍
wow this was a great find. definitely preferable to a "kia sonata" :D
I can make a turbo Sonata whoop this car's ass it's not hard.
Guys in the Audi Club near me use Glasspacks for a Crazy smooth sound. you should really try this.
Glasspack... and smooth, never used in the same sentence. Maybe glasspack and irritating, or glasspack and annoying, glasspack and... you get my message.
These cars sound horrible with most exhaust setups unless you spend big money, coming from someone who owns one. Big ole doubt with a glasspack sounding good
I love your channel so much. Great content. None of the gimmicks .
Man I've been on the hunt for a SC S4 but had been leery due to these types of transmission issues. Thanks for posting these videos.
Well done Sam I'm happy for you.
Even a quick jack would be an upgrade at this point.
Awesome fix!!! So glad it worked out for u samcrac!
Very good job one thing I like is you really do your homework. That is a great deal you just got ,good going Sam
Definitely go with 034motorsports and dont miss out on the amazing “stage 2” transmission tune!
B8.5 > B8. The B8 has aged badly.
Hey Sam,i got big smile over my face when you floor it after rebuilding,nice job👋👋👋
Exactly, so did I Milos! He finally scored a good one! Sheesh!
bro all the work you do with just some jacks is inspiring
Ok, so I have a 2015 s4 in sepang blue. The windshields are stupid expensive due to the rain sensors but for mods, I have and recommend integrated engineering stage two plus with the dual pulley changes. Also, might I suggest a Roc-Euro intake, makes that supercharger sing!!
the remote u found that looked like a key in the previous video might be a valve on/off remote :)
Nah it’s the valet key
@@jackpatterson20could be 🤔
Valet key
Isn't this a surfers key? The idea is to lock your your primary key in the car with this one. It's a plastic key with no electronics in it that just unlocks/locks doors manually.
I‘m working at vw/ audi here in Germany and the dsg oil stinks so badly😂
Ohhh ja das tut es... habs an meinen R32 gewechselt... Öhhhm neee nicht nochmal...
@@TrekZero und des alte wenns gut schwarz ist wegen abrieb🤭 himmlisch🤮
@@fatihog2843 Witzigerweise roch das alte kaum... bzw nur wenig, das neue (Teste gerade mal Mannol DCT im DQ250 ) -> 🤮
@@TrekZero ok nice, aber es gibt 3 oder 4 verschiedene bei oem ölen
"the keys are in the trunk and they take them out and give them to you at the gate" Oh I wish I could see the face that came up with that ingenuous way of handling things XD
I had an estate version of this it was a fantastic car pulled like a train in every! gear.
Also very easy to chip for more performance
Sam what are you laying on the floor with little clearance to do anything when you could use those pneumatic jacks that raises the vehicle on both sides and then you can work smarter not harder?
Sam needs a grooming endorsement deal!
That setup is very similar to a Mercedes Benz 722.6 5 speed auto trans with the infamous conductor plate above the valve body that more often than not fails and does weird shit with trans shifting and sets codes. Cost through FCP Euro was $150 for the conductor plate, trans filter, connector assembly, pan gasket and all the o-rings to reseal everything. Mopar wanted almost $700 for just the conductor plate. Very simple to install the AMG blue top shift solenoids and really firm up shifts.
Good find!
S4 b8 is a beast a really reliable car too had one for over 4 years zero issues
Congratulations on being lucky
with this.
So easy,
Even a Caveman can do it.
Great vid sam.. I have the same problem with my Audi A5 Quattro.I will definately be fixing it myself in the near future. Huge thanks for this one.. 😀😀.
Can't say enough good things about FCP! I didn't check the engine code for a Volvo I had and I ordered the wrong timing kit... They refunded my money even thought it was open.
2:45 "Used Kia Sonata" 😂😂
What's funny you elite troll? Sonta N-Line makes 290 hp. I can easily get 300+ out of a first gen Sonata Turbo/Optima SX.
@@dj4monie it’s not about the power. He said Kia Sonata. Kia doesn’t make a sonata. Hyundai does
Knowing Sam it will probably end up 90% finished
it's all due to chip shortage :P
Tremendous series bro- appreciate the vids