Considering S4

[Ti Kan]

Kneale Brownson writes:
> Sorry, should have thought of "NEW"  S4.  I was thinking of the early 90's 
> S4, which had little turbo trouble.
> 
> At 02:50 PM 01/02/2001 -0700, Brad Wilson wrote:
> >Kneale Brownson wrote:
> > > I doubt the turbo would be a concern. Transmissions, maybe, but not the
> > > turbo.
> >
> >Both the 1.8t and 2.7t apparently have, so far, a not-so-good record of
> >failing turbos, and dealers who don't want to do the right thing when they
> >fail.

I am not sure that the 1.8t or 2.7t engines, especially the current ones,
have any inherent turbo problems.  I would speculate the majority of the
problem cases are with those who chip or otherwise modify their cars.  These
cars have such a large tuning aftermarket and clientele that invariably
you're going to hear about people who push things too far and cause failures.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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