smoky 1.8t

[George Nimmer]

Thanks for the reply.  Yes, it only smokes when starting the engine from
cold.  If the engine is warmed up, it starts cleanly without smoking.

The worn valve seats/piston rings is just my theory, although I can't
think of anything else that would cause such symptoms.  Especially since
the dealer said that the problem would be "labor intensive" to repair,
which rings and valve seats always are.

Thanks
George


On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 01:19, TM wrote:
> George-
> No, this is not normal-
>
> It's outrageous for the dealership to refuse to fix the problem because
> it's
> "labor intensive." What a crock. Does it only smoke upon cold startup
> and never
> any other time?
>
> Worn rings and valve seats in 100k is pretty bad for a VW/Audi product.
> If this is
> under factory extended warranty, go call up VWoA and bitch at them, as
> well as the
> service manager of the dealership. No, I've not heard of this- blown
> turbos, yes, but
> not rings or valve seats at this kind of mileage.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of George Nimmer
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:24 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> 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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