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Oct 20, 2005 | 10:53 AM

DLam

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what is the life capacity of an audi motor?
do they last very long with no problems or are they gonna be hassle to take care of if the motor has 50k miles or more on it>?

Oct 20, 2005 | 10:58 AM

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they'll run forever if you take care of them. Timing belt every 60K and oil change every 3k

If you have a turbo car, those'll need replacing every 75k or so, correct me if i'm wrong.

Oct 20, 2005 | 10:59 AM

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I have almost 130,000 miles and it runs nearly as good as new...

going past 200,000 miles shouldnt be a problem, as long as you take good care of it.

Oct 20, 2005 | 11:02 AM

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I dont realy agree with turbo replacement every 75,000...

yes mine was shot at 76,000 but i think that is more the exception rather than the rule (and also 97s are prone to that failure). Id adequate cool down time is given and regular oil chnages are done the turbo should be good for 100,000 or more. There must be people on here with over 100,000 miles and still on the stock turbo.

Oct 20, 2005 | 11:05 AM

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I don't agree with the oil change every 3K but synthetic is a good thing.

Oct 20, 2005 | 11:08 AM

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My K03 got a good 150k of mostly petroleum oil and half that mileage was chipped

that seems to be toward the upper limit of turbo life around here. Turbochargers on these cars seem to be a crap shoot, though. It's not unheard of to exceed 175k miles, but they can go as early as 50k.