What do I look for on a 5000CS quattro?

[Joshua Van Tol]

>  >
>>  How about these problems:
>>
>>  Cracked exhaust manifold
>>  worn valve stem seals
>>  bad fuel injectors
>>  bad fuel pump
>>  Plenty of leaks, from hydraulic lines, diff seals, engine seals,
>>  valve cover gaskets, oil cooler lines, master cylinder grommits,
>>  clutch master and slave cylinders, etc.
>>  Heater blower fan
>>  worn suspension bushings, strut inserts, rear tie rods, etc.
>>  broken electrical doo-dads (radio, power seats, dash lights, etc)
>>  coolant recirc pump
>>  braking system rebuild
>
>Except for the exhaust manifold, and the resirc pump, those sounds like
>"Olde Car with High Mileage" problems, not 5kcsq problems.

True, but virtually all 5k's are now old cars with high milage.
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Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com