A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the 140
bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges etc????

Cheers,

Peter

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

"AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message news:<EcT%a.15045$yl6.4654@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>...
> Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the 140
> bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges etc????

I am quite certain we've had this discussion before, but let me repeat
- google.com is your friend.

A web search with the following parameters brought a link:

audi, 2.5, TDI, 140HP;
http://www.audifans.com/archives/1995/07/msg00753.html

I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.

Good luck.

Spider

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

In message <73da2590.0308171959.7537391f@posting.google.com >
beelzebubba@hotmail.com (Spider) wrote:

> "AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message
> news:<EcT%a.15045$yl6.4654@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>...
> > Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the 140
> > bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges etc????

[Snip]

> I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
> can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.

This has to be one of the least helpful replies! I think Peter has
already determined that it is a 5-cyl lump (see the Subject header for
a clue!). What he wants to know, given that it *is* a 5 cylinder, is
whether it is the 115bhp or 140bhp version of the engine.

--
Peter Bell - peter@bellfamily.org.uk

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

> > Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the
140
> > bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges etc????
>
> I am quite certain we've had this discussion before, but let me repeat
> - google.com is your friend.
>
> A web search with the following parameters brought a link:
>
> audi, 2.5, TDI, 140HP;
> http://www.audifans.com/archives/1995/07/msg00753.html
>
> I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
> can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.

And how exactly is that of any help? FWIW I did have a brief try with
google, but didn't have a lot of time, so thought I'd post a request here.

I am able enough to tell whether or not an engine is 4 cylinder or 6
cylinder by looking at it, but there was never a 2.5TDI engine made in 4-pot
guise, and the 6-pot engines didn't come along until the newer model A6s in
1997, and this is a 95/M reg (first of the 140bhp models), so a very slim
(read non-existant) chance of being a freak "new engine in old model car"
situation that occasionally happens.

Also, as an aside, is the 5-pot 2.5TDI a V5 or straight-5 design?

Peter

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

> > > Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the
140
> > > bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges
etc????
>
> > I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
> > can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.
>
> This has to be one of the least helpful replies! I think Peter has
> already determined that it is a 5-cyl lump (see the Subject header for
> a clue!). What he wants to know, given that it *is* a 5 cylinder, is
> whether it is the 115bhp or 140bhp version of the engine.

You are correct Peter (not that it was hard to properly read the OP,
Spider) - since then I've had a bit more time to search and have found this
page:

http://www.audilinks.co.uk/info/a6_overview.asp

......which tells me that the 140bhp models have a red "I" on the badge
(assuming someone hasn't changed the badge!).

Peter

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

"AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message
news:1i80b.15560$yl6.12320@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...

> I am able enough to tell whether or not an engine is 4 cylinder or 6
> cylinder by looking at it, but there was never a 2.5TDI engine made in
4-pot
> guise, and the 6-pot engines didn't come along until the newer model A6s
in
> 1997, and this is a 95/M reg (first of the 140bhp models), so a very slim
> (read non-existant) chance of being a freak "new engine in old model car"
> situation that occasionally happens.

You posted this in July. If you look in Google, though, you'll find my reply
on the subject of engine codes. It was posted after 29 July, because that
was when I returned from holiday and saw your posting :-) The 140 bhp code
is AEL.

> Also, as an aside, is the 5-pot 2.5TDI a V5 or straight-5 design?

It's a straight five - 2460cc

Jonathan

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

> You posted this in July. If you look in Google, though, you'll find my
reply
> on the subject of engine codes. It was posted after 29 July, because that
> was when I returned from holiday and saw your posting :-) The 140 bhp code
> is AEL.
>
> > Also, as an aside, is the 5-pot 2.5TDI a V5 or straight-5 design?
>
> It's a straight five - 2460cc

Cheers Jonathan - you posted that reply on 7th August and I can see why I
missed it, as around that time (or possibly a bit before) my hard disk on my
desktop packed up and I switched to using the laptop, and I probably just
clicked 'catch up' on the audi group and forgot to look back. Most useful
info - cheers.

Out of interest what do you drive?

Peter

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

"AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message news:<b190b.15612$yl6.9729@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>...
> > > > Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the
> 140
> > > > bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges
> etc????
>
> > > I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
> > > can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.
> >
> > This has to be one of the least helpful replies! I think Peter has
> > already determined that it is a 5-cyl lump (see the Subject header for
> > a clue!). What he wants to know, given that it *is* a 5 cylinder, is
> > whether it is the 115bhp or 140bhp version of the engine.
>
> You are correct Peter (not that it was hard to properly read the OP,
> Spider) - since then I've had a bit more time to search and have found this
> page:
>
> http://www.audilinks.co.uk/info/a6_overview.asp
>
> .....which tells me that the 140bhp models have a red "I" on the badge
> (assuming someone hasn't changed the badge!).

Which means that my message has actually been received! Halleluia!

My apologies for not knowing by magic of which model year you wished to know.

Spider

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

Peter Bell <peter@bellfamily.org.uk> wrote in message news:<d3a9d8234c.peter@iyonix.earley.fourcom.com>. ..
> In message <73da2590.0308171959.7537391f@posting.google.com >
> beelzebubba@hotmail.com (Spider) wrote:
>
> > "AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message
> > news:<EcT%a.15045$yl6.4654@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net>...
> > > Just wondering, how would I go about determining that this car is the 140
> > > bhp version, and not the 115?? Any distinguishing marks/badges etc????
>
> [Snip]
>
> > I think, if you look very closely at the engine within the car, you
> > can determine if it's a 4-cyl. or 6-cyl. lump.
>
> This has to be one of the least helpful replies!

Indeed? I got him to actually look up the info, which was my point,
in case you missed it.

Since I didn't know which model year he wanted to know about, I took a
stab at it. If you or he don't like it, you are certainly both
welcome to stuff it.

Hope that clears up the confusion,

Spider

Re: A6 2.5 TDI 140bhp (5-cylinder)
 

> > > This has to be one of the least helpful replies! I think Peter has
> > > already determined that it is a 5-cyl lump (see the Subject header for
> > > a clue!). What he wants to know, given that it *is* a 5 cylinder, is
> > > whether it is the 115bhp or 140bhp version of the engine.
> >
> > You are correct Peter (not that it was hard to properly read the OP,
> > Spider) - since then I've had a bit more time to search and have found
this
> > page:
> >
> > http://www.audilinks.co.uk/info/a6_overview.asp
> >
> > .....which tells me that the 140bhp models have a red "I" on the badge
> > (assuming someone hasn't changed the badge!).
>
> Which means that my message has actually been received! Halleluia!

And like I expained already, I didn't have time to search when I originally
posted, hence tapping into other people's knowledge with the hope of the
answer being there when I got back (now remind me what the point of usenet
was again?). No useful answer was there, so I then found a semi-useful
answer on the web, then a bit later a genuinely useful answer appeared. But
thank you for your continued interest in my posts all the same.

> My apologies for not knowing by magic of which model year you wished to
know.

Don't worry. It'll come. The clue was in "5-cylinder" - they put the last
of the 5-pot diesel lumps in the old shape A6s.

Peter