reliability A4 V6 vs 1.8T

[Dan DiBiase]

Arthur Marks <aamarks at cox.net> wrote:               
      ----- 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

My apologies,  Art, I certainly didn't intend to insult you... I can understand your  frustration, though, because I'm not sure what Audi was thinking about  when they wrote those maintenance intervals... Are you able to get  anything from Audi to help fix it?
  
  Dan D
  '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
  Central NJ USA