reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T

[Arthur Marks]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dan DiBiase 
  To: Arthur Marks ; quattro at audifans.com 
  Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:58 PM
  Subject: Re: reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T


  Arthur Marks <aamarks at cox.net> wrote:
    Interesting too that you are such an expert on oil that you wouldn't believe the engineers at Audi, but you'd ask for advice here on Oil Color and whether oil should turn black in your engine.

    --Art

  I never claimed to be an oil expert. It's just that I have personally always adhered to a 3 - 5k mile oil/filter changes. That's considered the 'normal' oil change interval... And since Audi has changed their regimen as well, beginning with the 2004 models (first change at 5k instead of 10k) perhaps they don't know as much either... ;-)  As I noted in my other post, the sludge issue is more owner-preventable (maybe that word is more clear) compared to oil leaks.

  Dan D
  '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
  Central NJ USA




I'm a little sensitive on the issue as I am the not-so-proud owner of a sludged 1.8T. In this case due in some part to the previous owner's maintenance, but I feel it's primarily due to the poor specs from Audi.

--Art