smoky 1.8t

[Dave Aukerman]

Go to another dealer.  The fact that a repair is labor intensive makes no
difference if it is under warranty.  Performance of the contract (i.e.
waranty) is still required.  A complete failure should not be the
requirement for action.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Nimmer" <george164 at earthlink.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: smoky 1.8t


> I know someone with a '98 VW Passat which has the 150hp 1.8T engine.  I
> know this engine was also sold in the A4 and the TT in 150hp, 180hp, and
> 225hp variants.
>
> The problem with this Passat, is that it has "only" 97k miles on it, but
> it produces a *voluminous* amount of blue smoke when it is cold
> started.  It stops producing a massive volume of smoke after running for
> ~30 seconds or so.
>
> Being a turbocharged engine, this clearly sounds like worn piston rings
> or valve seats (or both).  This car was purchased new, and had the full
> 100k extended warranty option purchased with it.  It is still within the
> 100k extended warranty, however the dealer refuses to repair the
> problem, saying that it is very labor intensive, and that it must get a
> whole lot worse before they will fix it.
>
> My questions to the 1.8T (vw or audi) owners of the list are:
> - Is this amount of smoke normal for a 1.8T with "only" 97k miles on
> it?
> - Is the dealer right in refusing to repair it even though it is within
> the extended warranty?
> - Has anyone else had this experience, and what was the response from
> the dealer when you asked to have it repaired under warranty?
>
> All comments are appreciated!
>
> Thanks
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