reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T

[Tom Love]

Ahhh but the fun of changing the oil filter on the 1.8T vs the 30v 6. Now 
we're getting oil all over the place.
20V is a pain in comparison with the 30V. I'm speaking of Audi here.

I follow a few A4 groups and there seems to be a lot more problems (engine 
and turbo failures) with the 1.8T 20v than with the 30V V6. I rarely see 
anything about the 30V not getting you home. Both motors will share the same 
problems such as t-belt and cooling failures but in most cases it is the 
owner to blame for not properly maintaining the car.

I would rather put up with predictable oil leaks at 60k and still get to and 
from during the problem than worry about the 60-100k kaboom of the turbo 
motor and be left stranded. With a few ounces of prevention the 1.8 
potential problems can be prevented provided you want to spend a little more 
time around the engine. More frequent oil changes and a turbo timer are just 
a couple.

Most of this said in respect to reliability and not problem prone.

The turbo is a fun car but I am enjoying the V6 and at the end of the month 
I seem to put out a little less $$ on my 30V Avant than my son does on his 
1.8 A4

My .02

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <iain.atkinson at tesco.net>
To: "Dan DiBiase" <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; "Evan Parker" 
<evan at nextgenrealty.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Re: reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T


>I would agree even the later 30v v6 cars leaked oil, rocker cover gaskets 
>being a major culprit.
>
> Iain
>>
>> From: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
>> Date: 2006/01/24 Tue PM 04:15:35 GMT
>> To: Evan Parker <evan at nextgenrealty.com>,  quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T
>>
>> Evan Parker <evan at nextgenrealty.com> wrote:  reliability for a well 
>> maintained 1.8T vs a 2.8 V6?
>>
>> i know theres that sludge concern, but lets pretend thats been taken care 
>> of, synthetic oil, good owner etc.
>>
>> I'm also curious about other concerns between models, i love my V6's, but 
>> the 1.8t is cheaper...
>>
>> Evan,  the sludge issue is pretty much an owner-caused issue, in my view. 
>> Those owners that believed Audi's 10k oil-and-filter change intervals 
>> using dino oil (along with a small oil filter) had issues, not those of 
>> us that adhered to a 3-to-5k interval with synthetic. The change to a 
>> slightly larger oil filter helped as well. The issue that I have heard 
>> about with the 2.8L V6 is oil leakage from various points (a topic I am 
>> very well versed on as I also own old British sports cars). So, I would 
>> personally rather have a well-maintained 1.8T than a well-maintained 
>> 2.8L V6 which could start leaking through no fault of my own!
>>
>>   Dan D
>>   '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>>   Central NJ USA
>>
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