I bought a cam follower for an 06 Audi A4 for $11.00. I know it was not a crappy part 'cause it's brand name FEBI. I bought it at qeautoparts.com. My car has been working great ever since. try it out guys i highly recomend it. later.

 

Wow thats cheap!!!!!! i looked at the DIY $11 is actually worth doing all the labor myself

 

whats the part number or the hyperlink to it. i cant seen to find it on the site

 

Audi hasn't released what the cause of the cam tensioner issues are but from what i have seen at the dealer is the late 05-06 models are the ones suffering from worn intake cams. Some of the ones i have replaced were under 20,000 miles. Oil does play of factor of course, but changing it every 5k isn't going to fix the problem i think. Im assuming its a problem with the lifter/pump, or maybe even a weak cam lobe on the cam. Audi was well aware of the problem in early 06 so they might have made a design change for the 07+ models, god only know what they did until they finally release a recall or TSB repair for it. Who knows really, im just grabbing at straws and speculating, i don't know for sure. Best case scenario is to check it if you own a pre 07 model and make sure you're car isn't being affected.

 

There is a TSB for the cam problem. # 2013147/7. I think there was an update with the number# 2013147/8, but I am not sure.

 

dang mines at 68,000 2006. whats the symtoms?

 

Car will die. No symtoms. You have to check the follower or you will not know. You most definitely need one with your mileage.

 

You would develop severe misfires, but if you do its too late, the cam is toast.

 

Everyone should do themselves a favor and change this part. I personally am not lol because i'm trading the car and I'm CPO up to 100k. If you love your car and want to keep it problem free though....DO IT.

 

When I brought my US Spec'd A4 to a German Audi here for its first 5000 mile oil change, they thought I was nuts! They told me that German Audi's (no different than US Audi's except lights and Tacho) get their first oil change at 30tkm's (18tmls). I of course said hell no, I have to follow the maintenance schedule. Audi here uses long life oil (what that means I do not know) and apparently their oil changes are not as frequent, which I find kind of strange. If you ever come to Germany and cruise the Autobahn, 60% of the cars going over 120mph are Audi's (always in the far left lane). Nor do they seem to have these problems with cam wear from what I have seen...so far.