Any opinions regarding 1982 5kt automatics?

[Peter Berrevoets]

Had an '83 non-turbo 5000. Loved the car and the ride, had no problem
finding parts but...
the engine started burning oil and after a while it was intolerable. Finally
took it in and found (was told) that the cylinders had worn oval. Cost to
repair made the car worthless.

I was told that this was an Audi problem with these earlier 5 cylinder
blocks. Truth or fiction I do not know, but the styling was good enough for
ET's 'Mom' and I really would have liked to have kept it on the road.

GL & HTH

Peter Berrevoets
1990 200TQ
Toronto, Canada

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> >[mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> >Behalf Of Leah and David Mueller
> >Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 9:27 PM
> >To: quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Any opinions regarding 1982 5kt automatics?
> >
> >
> >Just wondering if there are any listers or sites that can give some
> >"objective" opinions and or help regarding the old 1982 5kt
> >series.  Any
> >particular weak spots?  Are they warm in winter?  Parts
> >available?  How are
> >the racks,
> >auto tranny, and turbo system on these?
> >
> >Thank you
> >David 4kq
> >
> >