is this true on 2000 s4's???????
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is this true on 2000 s4's???????
from a good source in the industry...
" many of the 2000 s4's turbo's go bad/blow prematurely????
PLEASE SAY IT AINT SO!! I JUST GOT THIS DAMN CAR COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO!
HE WENT ON TO add, that on 01's they made the adjustment and added heat shields and some other stuff, larger inlets, etc......
Ray '00s4 ( one worried 2000 s4 owner
....)
" many of the 2000 s4's turbo's go bad/blow prematurely????
PLEASE SAY IT AINT SO!! I JUST GOT THIS DAMN CAR COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO!
HE WENT ON TO add, that on 01's they made the adjustment and added heat shields and some other stuff, larger inlets, etc......
Ray '00s4 ( one worried 2000 s4 owner
....)
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It's not all gloom and doom.
The archives have a ton of debates on this subject. Changes were made during the period that you mentioned but there is already evidence that this still may not have helped the situation. If you look around you will find many relatively high mileage 2000/2001 cars (many even chipped) which have had no turbo problems.
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A friend of mine inside audi, along with many other here, believe....
that it all has to do with how you warm the car up, how you cool it down, and which oil you use.
Here are my (and his) and others recomendations:
1) let the car warm up. wait until the car's oil temp gauge (NOT water temp gauge) indicates 175F before you hammer it.
2)let the car cool down after driving it "in the boost" anytime within a few minutes before shutting it off. Example: If you've been hammering the car, let it idle for 2-4 minutes to let the turbos spin down and to keep the oil flowing through them
3)ONLY use synthetic oil, preferably 0W-40, 0W-30 or 5W-30, in that order. This will help prevent oil "koching" or burning and turning to tar, on the turbo's impeller bearings.
Mike S
Here are my (and his) and others recomendations:
1) let the car warm up. wait until the car's oil temp gauge (NOT water temp gauge) indicates 175F before you hammer it.
2)let the car cool down after driving it "in the boost" anytime within a few minutes before shutting it off. Example: If you've been hammering the car, let it idle for 2-4 minutes to let the turbos spin down and to keep the oil flowing through them
3)ONLY use synthetic oil, preferably 0W-40, 0W-30 or 5W-30, in that order. This will help prevent oil "koching" or burning and turning to tar, on the turbo's impeller bearings.
Mike S
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