2008 Audi Q7 after 500 000 km / 310 000 mi - Detailed Review & Issues

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Detailed Review of a used Audi Q7 4L equipped with a 3.0 V6 TDI engine.
I bought a used first gen. Audi Q7 2008. A Q7 with 500 000 km which is equipped with one of the best and most reasonable engine it was available with - 3.0 TDI V6 (CASA engine code). In this video you will see how I bought it, the exterior, interior, suspension condition, the engine, how it drives, what parts were replaced by the previous owners, maintenance tips and also what kind of issues I had with it + what kind of issues this particular model with this engine can have.
Audi Q7 used car review
3.0 TDI V6 engine issues
Audi Q7 2005-2015 used car review
0:00 - How I bought it
1:20 - Equipment
2:24 - Exterior & Rust
3:30 - Panel Gaps & Sagging Doors
4:48 - Signs of Crash
6:13 - Interior Review
11:02 - Panoramic Sunroof
12:31 - Underside & Suspension
18:46 - Engine information
20:24 - Driving Review
25:39 - Parts Replaced in the past
26:54 - Issues I got
32:00 - Maintenance Tips
36:22 - 3.0 TDI ENGINE ISSUES
39:32 - ENDING-Capitalists nightmare
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[@peterwache1320]

Man I love your editing style. It is so unique. No one has similar style and is funny and educational at the same time. I hope you keep making videos because you are great at doing so.

[@JayMaverick]

These are the only car reviews I care about on KZbin.

[@VirtualDogWalks]

I have a 2010 Audi Q5 2.0 Tdi with 324,000 miles. Drove it from UK to Germany last September. Drives superb, slight bubbling on front arches but no other issues whatsoever. Replaced the Cambelt at 320,000 miles. Oh it never had the 2017 VW “Fix” and is on the original DPF and regenerating faultlessly! I think these cars were built to an amazing quality👍🏻

[@karraguer]

The accent is amazing. We your followers love it. Greetings from Spain

[@martinp8427]

Great video! I love your editing and humor :D Very thorough review of the car and you cover in great details what to look for when owning/buying one. Keep up the good work!

[@randlecycling2462]

Been checking everyday for the upload. Thank you thank you

[@radixmoto]

Man, I watch a lot of car contents on KZbin, this review should be one of the best. I planing to buy one of these and you covered all the stuff I (as a buyer) should care about. THANKS

[@markstone7142]

Wow - I have a 2006/7 Q7 BUG 3.0 TDI with 300k on it - love the car but wondered about the mileage... looks like plenty to go. I had an issue with the steering lock last year which cost AUD6k since the whole steering shaft needed to be replaced as a unit, but otherwise a great car if you keep up the TLC. Many thanks for this intimate detail on the G1 Q7. This is the best vid I've seen so far.

[@TheAgTeam]

Now this is what you call comprehensive informative entertainment

[@olegk455]

Excelent review. I watched it to know more about the updated newer 4L, which i have. Good point on height level sensors lubrication. I gotta take mine out and grease them preventatively. Same with wiper linkage.

[@lucksonmanganibanda4357]

Great and detailed video... thank you for always giving straight up information. In the future please do a review for the range rover evoque 2012 to 2016...

[@NENTECHM57]

Love you accent, you must be from Scandinavia. Like the editing style,knowable

[@MyJarrus]

for that mileage it is in very good condition tbh

[@smithjohn2416]

VERY INDEPTH VIDEO AND GREAT EXPLANATIONS ON THE VEHICLE OF TOPIC. 500,000 KM IS A HECK OF NUMBER FOR KILOMETRES... PROPS TO THE OWNER FOR CARING FOR IT

[@liquido11]

Best review and tips for the owners of Q7.

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

EDIT: at 36:57 the newest 3.0 TDI - CJ, CR, CL, CN was available also with a power output of 176 kw (240 hp)

[@matejunsagris]

i used remanufactured/ refurbished tourque converter with 2 year warranty still runing fine i love sporty drive style

[@kgugala98]

God, this channel is amazing! Great videos!

[@imperator9180]

Remélem, gyakrabban jönnek még ilyen, tartalmas, jó videók mester ✋🏽

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

hát meglátjuk mit hoz a jövő, jelenleg nincs tervbe másik detailed review

[@wolfgangezeh2221]

Well-put together car and video!

[@matthewgibbons4525]

Fantastic detail 👍👍

[@charlesd3a]

Thank you very much for your video clip. It's very informative.

[@rrr...512]

Great. Keep it up. Funny and informative. Thanks

[@PureDrivingExperience]

Nice review ans great car condition after so many kilometers 😮😮😮👌

[@1702din]

Super review i realy enjoying

[@jjbtheflyguy]

The GTA TYE INS ARE SO DOPE

[@RF-qq1ud]

perfect review 👍👍👍❤️

[@edmunddjokoto6397]

These Vag suvs are well built.

[@z13ghost]

i just buy this car couple days ago, Q7 3.0TFSI 2012 with 128.000 KM on it and it run great but have some issues that i know i will fix. first issue is slightly leaking front air suspension, second is just a little oil leak between engine and transmission (already planing to fix it aswell to refresh some of it component) and the last is plastik clip for third row sunroof shade

[@ariellubonja7856]

Excellent work! Which car do you plan to do next?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

Not sure yet

[@justinfufun5483]

Wow my Q7 runs rings around that one. No bubbling interior or exterior. No chips in paintwork anywhere no rust anywhere. My seats look like new. No stretching like that and yes it's S-line with Verano leather and Bose. Oh and it only has 136700 kms and one owner driver from new. No sunroof. Full towing package so extra large transmission coolers. No body flex or creaks. Inside of my original tail pipes are so clean you can wipe them with your finger and lick it. Yes they are really that clean. I do have slowly sinking front suspension one side. And I do have really clean swirl flap intake manifolds but yes I get the swirl flap limit exceeded fault and light. I paid 101400 euros for it new except I didn't. I sold shares in a bank that cost me 7500 to buy it... and then the bank went bust so I would have lost the money if I had not bought the car. I thought I had an ECU fail so I took it out and set it to ECU testing in the UK, turned out to be a fault in the throttle body. It was failing to detect its position during rotation but not showing any codes. (Magnetti Morelli replacement for the OE VDO which wore out its gears) It's been a joy to drive for 18 years and I don't know what to get next. For now I intend to fix my residual valve leak and maybe try those aftermarket limiters for the swirl flat actuators. Thanks for the video.

[@e234rt]

Wrong place to comment, but could you do a review of the MB W166 GLE? I couldn't find any of the W166s in your videos. I'm debating between a F15 X5 35i (2016-2018) or the W166 GLE 400 or 43AMG (2016-2018)

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

Formally requesting a video on the Mk4 VW Caddy

[@amaaa1136]

Can you please make a video on 2013 to 2016 mercedes GL and 2010+ lexus gx 460? Thank you

[@louisjames1062]

Great engine when maintained

[@louisjames1062]

Audis own designed engine

[@plumerault]

It'd be cool for you to tell us which SUVs are the most reliable please !

[@Et_2_Brute]

Base on this review I say pretty reliable car

[@jackpattinson5983]

So should I buy one or not? I'm a uni student and I really like this car.

[@lesibasimonmuthwa5328]

This channel is very much helpful and thanks.My Q7 3.0 TDI Sline Quattro model is having engine knock and where I took it they are telling me about to replace engine while other guy said the knock is injectors so I should take them to engineering for test as the car didn't have power when I heard the knock. What might be the problem?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

if it would be a serious problem like worn crank bearings then you would have metallic chips in the oil filter, so you can first inspect the oil filter for metallic particles injectors in very bad condition can be easily checked thru a good OBD scanner/diagnostic program which can in this case show you clear signs like injector related fault codes or bad injector readings (however a slowly failing/badly performing injector can't be checked like this, and also you can't predict the lifetime/sudden failure of the injector by this procedure)

[@montgomeryha4921]

enough is enough. We want reviews of frensh cars

[@younglee4924]

Could you please do one for b8 b8.5 audi rs5

[@ismar6110]

Are your revs fluctuating all the time or only when you release the throttle. Mine does this only when going downhill without any throttle

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

I had fluctuating revs+slight vibrations+slight grinding noise mainly when: -travelling around 50-60 km/h -gearbox in 5th gear -very slightly pressed throttle to maintain speed -revs under 1600-1700rpm in this case if I switched to manual mode on gearbox - the fluctuation stopped but the vibration+noise remained I didn't have any fluctuation when going downhill without any throttle

[@jamesbissonette]

can you do range rover velar?

[@ayalaganping]

awesome video with lots of good advice. i just bought one with 140k km but have a starting problem. even after replacing the battery, when i start it when the engine is cold, it starts without problems but if i stop the engine and try to start again when is hot, it struggles to start. after several start attempts it sometimes starts or i have to wait and try later. it feels like the starting motor is not turning fast enough/struggling. the strange thing is that if i use jumper cables, it starts easily either when cold or hot. amy suggestions are appreciated

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

try to check / eventually replace the ground wire which goes from engine to body - it can be corroded or broken from the inside

[@DashCamSerbia]

It could be that the head gasket had failed, and the coolant is accumulating in the cylinders and hydrolocking the engine.

[@dzava]

Fiha, to je asi prvá mega hĺbková recenzia z našich končín. Chcel by som sa spýtať ako je to s tými strešnými oknami - sú nočná mora? Lebo bolo mi povedané, že v servise by sa to malo prečistiť a "prefúkať" s kompresorom. Je to niečo, čo klasický servis zmákne? Vďaka :)

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

nočná mora to nie je, no je pravda že voda z upchatých odtokových kanálov sa može lahko dostat do elektrických modulov a poškodit ich - čo sposobý značnú škodu jednoduché čistenie v tomto prípade nestačí, kedže treba skontrolovat/opravit napájanie odtokových hadíc na konci strešného okna (cez to uvolnené napájanie dokáže voda stiect po vonkajšej strane hadice a natiect rovno do už spomínaných electrických modulov) čiže najideálnejšie je: dat dole strešný tapacír, odpojit 4 odtokové hadice, vyfúkat ich kompresorom + opravit to horné napájanie na každej hadici (niketo použil silikon, niekto lepidlo a niekto trochu prerobil to napojenie) už opravené a zabezpečené odtokové hadice sa potom pravidelne 1-2x ročne prečistia napr kompresorom klasickému servisu by som to dal len vtedy ak s týmto konkrétnym autom/problémom už majú predošlé skúsenosti

[@dzava]

@@differentcarreview-dcr auto stálo vždy v garáži, v dáždi sa to veľmi nepohybovalo, neviem o probléme z minulosti s niečím podobným, avšak bolo mi povedané, že ich mám prečistiť kompresorom v servise, lebo strešné okno sa takmer vôbec nepoužívalo tak sa len preventívne pýtam

[@mv3616]

Is this car better then a volkswagen touareg quality

[@fengjiechen473]

I had np if my 2013 last 500 000KM!!! my if 120000KM already had injector problems

[@waltergotz6411]

Mein Tuareg 3 TDI 225 PS Bj 10.2007 331.000. Km

[@JustasG]

Great, I will not be now afraid to buy used Audi, but need to save money. Till then maybe honda crv 2nd gen 2005-2006 or 3rd gen from 2007. Could you make videos about these two?

[@gitgudchannel]

better gaps than a new 100000€ tesla

[@anthony6006]

So the previous owner has driven 33.000km a year. Is 30.000km per year a average number for all cars?

[@Random-nf7qb]

No, average is about 15-20k

[@DashCamSerbia]

@@Random-nf7qb 33.000 km per year on average. Of course average number varies between the car types. Small city cars will do 5-15K km a year usually. Big diesel sedans will do around 50K km a year, because are mostly used for highway driving. And it varies by country, of course. Petrol cars usually do about half the km a year compared to the diesel ones.

[@yyz125]

I have an 07...and yes, the power side mirrors fail and the control is in a horrible spot

[@user-do9ii1xk8n]

Is it better than the X5 E70 in general?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

it is definitely built better than the X5 however the X5 has much better handling and you can't feel the weight of the car that much, I also have to mention the 35d version which leaves the 3.0 tdi Q7 behind when it comes to dynamic -but the Q7 is more comfortable, has better quality, in most cases better reliability and overall it feels like a tank, the X5 feels like a plastic SUV with great handling

[@bossycool]

AARREA 😊

[@DashCamSerbia]

Хвала!

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

Thanks for the support man, much appreciated !

[@lt.lasereyez8891]

Highway miles car, easy to spot. If you want to keep this car alive then change the torque converter ASAP, it is dying and slipping everytime the revs fluctuate at cruise speed causing metal shavings to enter the ATF, not great but not terrible, yet. By manual shifting you put the car into sport mode or whatever preventing lockup but increasing fuel economy.

[@louisjames1062]

Planned obsolescence, first gen was 100% the best one

[@DashCamSerbia]

Not realy, just cost savings. German car quality has peaked at mid 2000s. After that it is going down hill, and usually the newer the german car model is after that, the lower the quality it is.

[@matejzatko787]

Tá panorama je veľmi jednoduchá oprava, mali sme ten istý problém a oprava zaberie doslova 5 minút, tá zadná sedačka, máme ten istý problém, že hrkoce, aj lakťová opierka

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

zadná sedačka hrkoce kvôli väčšej vôli v kolajnici na ktorej sa posúva, stačí zobrat väčšie kliešte/kombinačky a "pritiahnut" jednu stranu kolajnice - no nie na max, nech sa dá sedačka posúvat

[@DashCamSerbia]

Do Italian and French cars, please. 939 Alfa Romeos need an updated video.

[@kiathoongngooi7011]

As Scotty says.. Money pit lol

[@kize32]

I wouldn't even touch a car with less than a milion km Where is Range Rover? Did you sell it?

[@DashCamSerbia]

:D

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

Range is long sold. Actually not that long time ago there was a 2009 audi A6 C6 for sale which had 1 million km. It had the same engine as this q7, but they asked 5000€ for it which is madness

[@Lordosvk]

mate. your web side didnt work so well

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

aky je problém so stránkou?

[@antistiolabeo8950]

Is something forcing him to switch every "w" for a "v" or it this some kind of playful statement in accordance with the ironic nature of the video? I'm asking in total sincerity since I'm new to the channel.

[@randlecycling2462]

W is pronounced as V in German. BMW is spoken as BMV for example.

[@hughjanus3899]

@@randlecycling2462 isn't dcr Polish though

[@antistiolabeo8950]

@@randlecycling2462 I don't think he's German to be honest. Plus, I know I bunch of Germans who have no problems in pronouncing the W-sound.

[@DashCamSerbia]

@@hughjanus3899 He is Slovak. :D

[@DashCamSerbia]

@@antistiolabeo8950 Volkswagen is actually pronaunced as Folkswagen (as "people's car"). Only English speakers pronounce it Volkswagen.

[@overtaxed3628]

German cars - bottomless holes . Yes I own Audi and Im sick of it, every year same problems; camshaft sensor, throttle valve, all that seems minor but all those repairs aint worth lower fuel consumption of a diesel and all that money you give for repairs can buy you so much fuel tanks of gasoline. So belive me, diesels are bottomless holes, that's why auto mechanics love them, more money for them and less for yourself.

[@justinfufun5483]

Put Dipetane in your fuel and your car will run clean. I have a Q7 for 18 years.

[@preez3560]

So u bought a very high km old German. U prob paid too much. U wasted time money nd sweat fixing random prob. Nd u ended up selling at loss. Amazing journey

[@martinp8427]

Just out of curiosity, what would you have bought? For less money with less issues and then sell at a win?

[@kleabirin3713]

Was the timing chain ever replaced ?

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

no

[@kleabirin3713]

Mine is at 300.000 , do u think its safe to go another 100k km

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

it mainly depends what engine you got and if you got a chain rattle at start up or not

[@kleabirin3713]

Mine rattles some time at the beginning for like 3 sek , i got the same engine 3.0 tdi audi a4 b8 2010

[@differentcarreview-dcr]

thats a long rattle, in this case I would replace the chain mechanism and generally speaking its a good idea to replace it at 300 000 km anyway since the plastic guides and the tensioners are gonna be worn to some extent + the chain is gonna be stretched more or less