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mikemhg · 08-05-2021, 05:39 PM

Posting for a friend here, as he's looking to a mechanic that can diagnose/repair his engine here for a decent price.

TLDR - He had his Audi tuned to Stage 1, ended up driving the tuned vehicle for a few weeks and started to hear knocking, which he ignored for a number of weeks. Finally one morning the car threw a bunch of check engine lights, he got it scanned and it turns out there's an internal valve leak, and cylinder 5/6 misfire.

Compression test was done, borescope revealed a wet cylinder.

All in all, I'm thinking this is going to cost him some serious change here, engine pull, and so forth. I recommended he get the car fixed, and sell it at this point.

Any recommendations of a decent shop that won't destroy his pockets on the repair? As an FYI he had his vehicle tuned at PG Performance, they've informed him they don't have the tools to fix his engine, and warranty has been denied by VW/Audi.

08-05-2021, 05:39 PM	#1
mikemhg HELP ME PLS!!! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Burnaby Posts: 5,691 Thanked 8,264 Times in 2,946 Posts Failed 296 Times in 129 Posts	Mechanic Recommendation? - 2018 Audi SQ5 Posting for a friend here, as he's looking to a mechanic that can diagnose/repair his engine here for a decent price. TLDR - He had his Audi tuned to Stage 1, ended up driving the tuned vehicle for a few weeks and started to hear knocking, which he ignored for a number of weeks. Finally one morning the car threw a bunch of check engine lights, he got it scanned and it turns out there's an internal valve leak, and cylinder 5/6 misfire. Compression test was done, borescope revealed a wet cylinder. All in all, I'm thinking this is going to cost him some serious change here, engine pull, and so forth. I recommended he get the car fixed, and sell it at this point. Any recommendations of a decent shop that won't destroy his pockets on the repair? As an FYI he had his vehicle tuned at PG Performance, they've informed him they don't have the tools to fix his engine, and warranty has been denied by VW/Audi.