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anglertoo 06-19-2019 10:31 AM

Blew my turbos at 29,000 miles. At only $3K the extended saved me $12K in repairs. I'm sold!

bravo659 06-21-2019 11:28 AM


Originally Posted by anglertoo (Post 25332370)
Blew my turbos at 29,000 miles. At only $3K the extended saved me $12K in repairs. I'm sold!

How you managed blowing your turbos?

anglertoo 06-21-2019 03:15 PM

Plugged oil screen.
In their wisdom the German engineers neglected to add a 'plugged screen' bypass.
ONLY use Mobil 1, and change oil regularly.

By the way the warranty extension was "First Automotive" sold by "North Bay" in East Windsor, CT.

bravo659 06-24-2019 12:18 PM


Originally Posted by anglertoo (Post 25333328)
Plugged oil screen.
In their wisdom the German engineers neglected to add a 'plugged screen' bypass.
ONLY use Mobil 1, and change oil regularly.

By the way the warranty extension was "First Automotive" sold by "North Bay" in East Windsor, CT.

Wow the new Audi's should this preventative feature I'm sure. I'll definitely keep it in mind upon my next audi a8.

anglertoo 07-10-2019 12:20 PM

Deteriorated turbines??
 
After new turbines were installed on my 2015 A8L 4.0, I noticed a substantial INCREASE in acceleration when pushing it.
My gut tells me that the 'old' turbos had deteriorated before failure by a noticeable amount ( tip clearance ?).
Has anyone else noticed this?

09S5 07-22-2019 01:27 PM


Originally Posted by Dizenman (Post 25288472)

I’m definitely on the fence in it. The less expensive warranty is inclusionary rather than exclusionary, so I don’t think I want to go that route.

Did you ever get your warranty squared away?

If not look into Plateu warranty check my last post they paid for everything with no hassle.

So far they paid about $ 10k in warranty claims since ownership again no hassle.


anglertoo 07-23-2019 11:12 AM

As I posted previously, my $3500 extended warranty covered EVERYTHING but a few little gaskets. Super job on the repair.
From now on, best oil changed at 5000 mile frequency.
Good luck with yours.

09S5 07-23-2019 11:22 AM

5K MILES oil change is the way to go Im sitting @ 116k miles. ouch car runs strong..

anglertoo 07-23-2019 02:25 PM

Good luck with the higher miles - keep us informed.

bluextc 07-24-2019 11:39 AM


Originally Posted by blazej01 (Post 25288199)

$6800 is a lot of money for extended warranty.


that's a lot better than $16,000 in twin turbo replacement.


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