Reggie

Loosing so much oil - saw a problem over at AW that you should look at too:

http://forums.quattroworld.com/rs4b7/msgs/94499.phtml

ELEVENS

Good one Reggie, that's a rather common problem and could account for some of the problem. People usually see a puddle of oil under the car when that happens.

SAFE4NOW

Excellent PSA for sure, though I have already checked those as well.

Great minds think alike,

S

SAFE4NOW

Monday AM BUMP , car is still at the Dealershiop, holding on process.

I've requested AoA assistance before approving 50+ hours diagnosis and estimated repair time. ( Oh, + parts )

S

ELEVENS

Seriously good idea. Authorizing 50hrs is precisely what the stealership wants to hear: the proverbial blank check. Good luck, keep us posted. Very interested to hear what develops.

gibsonl

50 hours!? They do know they're just looking at the motor and not rebuilding the
whole car right!?

Reggie

Fingers crossed for you

SAFE4NOW

Updated Last Night:

The shope foreman had me come by and take a look inside cylinder #1 with a digital borascope.

He showed me an example of what the bore should look like and then showed me what the bore in cylinder #1 looked like.

Cylinder #1 looked " etched " even pitted almost.

Their stand is that whatever chemical was used to perform the carbon service, is what caused the " damage " as seen inside the bore.

I thanked them for their time in showing me their findings ( and NOT tearing the entire engine down yet ) and left.

On my way home, I started thinking... IF it was the chemical that was used... why wasn't it in ALL or at least other cylinders too? AND , why wasn't wasn't there damage to the head / intake area where it was applied and allowed to soak ( directly ) vs over spray so to speak.

Anyways, with it being " outside influence " it would be 100% on me to cover the cost of the long block.

@ $25k+ , I'm thinking I should start looking for a stroker / super charged engine replacement, no sense in replacing it with exactly what's in it now, right? ( Half Joking )

More to follow,

S

p.s. The shop that performed the carbon service is contacting their shop insurance company regarding a possible claim. ( I still have questions regarding the failure to think it's 100% the carbon service that " caused " it as MANY other cars have had the same svc performed, not counting all the ones online, etc )

SAFE4NOW

Anyone else ever even heard of the inner liner / bore / "coating " failure like this?

S

G35Dalf

FWIW, you may want to check out

http://www.autoshoppingcenter.com/Vo...block_3.6.html

I've never used them but maybe others know about them?
See the entry on the bottom: $10,600. Not great but less that $25k (if you don't count labour costs).

Also, just wondering about your CC, did they use chemicals or walnut shell blasting?
Either way, they may have left a valve open for cyl 1 and some chemical or shells breached into the cylinder? If they didn't clean it out before starting up, could it possibly have damaged the coating...?

Man, that sucks. I feel for you.