reliability of the allroad? or 2.7T

[thejimrose]

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 I'll add my own data points and opinions. I have both a 2001 S4 and a 2004
allroad 2.7T-- same motor in both of them. When I got the S4,
there was a fair reputation for blown turbos. I mostly dismissed it as
1) spanker kids chipping the heck out of it; 2) lack of proper warm-up
and cool-down; and 3) rumored turbo oiling problems in the early 1999
and 2000 MY motors.
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hmm. I recall reading that the early a6 2.7t was the car with more turbo
related issues [vs s4tt], despite having an airier engine bay. am i
remembering wrong?

also i find it unlikely that, when these cars were new and +$40k[which is
when these turbo problems came up], there were too many 'spanker kids'
driving them. more likely yuppies that didn't even know the car was
turbocharged.

also you can't 'chip the heck' out of the car. you can 'chip it' but there
aren't levels. all of the chips are available from VERY reputable tuners
with countless hours spent optimising a detuned car. i have several friends
with chipped s4's, one with 120k and chipped since 25k [apr] and not a
SINGLE turbo issue. And he drives that car like he stole it every time he's
in it. this gets on my nerves.. if 'chipping' [i hate that term, when we
mean optimising air / fuel mapping] a vehicle really effects reliability,
then the roadside should be LITTERED with blown up cars [and motorcycles].
it aint.

i also don't agree that chipping cars will cause premature turbo death.
enthusiasts tend to chip., they also tend to be better about maintenance,
proper warm up and cool down, etc. how many soccer moms with stock cars have
NEVER done either? i know which owner i'd rather buy from.

the 2.7tt turbo issues have been VERY well documented [not "rumored"] as
being oil line related - return is too small and oil cokes and starves the
turbo. hence the recalls and  updates around MY 01.5.

that said poor ownership certainly won't do anything to help the turbo out.
80-100k seems to be the service life for the k03/k04 from what i read on the
forums.

objects in motion tend to stay in motion, objects at rest..

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I'll add my own data points and opinions. I have both a 2001 S4 and a
2004 allroad 2.7T-- same motor in both of them. When I got the S4,
there was a fair reputation for blown turbos. I mostly dismissed it as
1) spanker kids chipping the heck out of it; 2) lack of proper warm-up
and cool-down; and 3) rumored turbo oiling problems in the early 1999
and 2000 MY motors.