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Sat Jan 17 18:26:15 PST 2009

Do you have any more details of the recall? The service history for mine 
just has "Carried out bearing arm recall" in 2004 - I got the impression 
the recall was for the steering control arms, rather than any of the 
lower suspension arms. If the lower arms got replaced then, they wore 
out again in 30k miles :/. Anyway, interesting you've done all the front 
links - I wish I'd done that to start with...

Looks like the waterpump didn't get done on mine at the last cambelt 
change. (Obviously, it got a new cambelt when the pump got replaced...) 
Thanks, previous-owner: I enjoyed my afternoon sat on the hard shoulder...

mike wrote:
> On mine the water pump was done with the cambelt at 80 & 160k so hopefully no problems there.
> 
> I had the lower arms done under recall at 160k and recently changed all of the front links, one of the top joints was worn but a full kit of links was reasonable money and i didn't fancy taking it apart more than once.
> 
> I'm Bedford based
> 
> 
> --- On Sat, 17/1/09, Richard van der Hoff <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk> wrote:
> 
>> From: Richard van der Hoff <quattro at rvanderhoff.org.uk>
>> Subject: Re: Back to Audi
>> To: mikemk40 at yahoo.com
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Date: Saturday, 17 January, 2009, 2:02 PM
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> That's interesting - my '99 S4 has 175k miles,
>> which I thought was the highest S4 milage in the world...
>>
>> Again I'd say it's been very reliable, however it
>> sounds like I've had more issues than you. The turbos
>> are both original, but it needed a new water pump 5k ago,
>> and I'm still chasing some clunking from the front end
>> after having 3 out of 4 of the lower arms replaced, and
>> I'm getting bored of paying for the labour involved in
>> taking it apart...
>>
>> Whereabouts are you, out of interest?
>>
>> Cheers, Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> mike wrote:
>>> I’ve got a ’99 S4 which is at 195k (miles not km)
>> and all is fine. 
>>> Paperwork shows a replacement dealer turbo at 70k, I
>> thought they were replaced in pairs? but the bill says one
>> and the cost supports this.
>>> Other than that it’s only had normal servicing, oil
>> & filter @ 6k, cambelt etc at 80k, lower arms (ball
>> joint issues?) were done free by the dealer at the 160k belt
>> change and I’ve just done the rest of the front suspension
>> arms as it was feeling a bit sloppy on the front end.
>>> Assuming A6 is similar I’d recommend them as safe,
>> fast enough, and reliable.
>>> I do remember something about early 6 speeds having a
>> weak 1st gear but I expect all these will have been sorted
>> by now    
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 16/1/09, John Cody Forbes
>> <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>>>> From: John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Back to Audi
>>>> To: "LL - NY"
>> <larrycleung at gmail.com>, "Mark R"
>> <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
>>>> Cc: "Tihol Tiholov"
>> <t.tiholov at gmail.com>, quattro at audifans.com
>>>> Date: Friday, 16 January, 2009, 3:52 AM
>>>> The boxes in the RS6 had cryo-treated gears, but
>> yeah were
>>>> essentially stock. Funny enough the S4 trannies
>> were leftover 200
>>>> Trans-Am transmissions.
>>>>
>>>> -Cody Forbes
>>>>
>>>> LL - NY wrote:
>>>>> FWIW, from what I recall at the Speedvision
>> Cup dinner
>>>> we had with
>>>>> the RS6 boys in their final visit to Lime
>> Rock, they
>>>> used (rules
>>>>> mandated) stock S4TT gearboxes in the
>> RS6's they
>>>> ran. I'm sure they
>>>>> rebuilt them often (I can't recall), but
>> if they
>>>> could handle that
>>>>> torque and power run in anger for an entire
>> series for
>>>> 3 years
>>>>> running, my guess is they gearbox
>> shouldn't be an
>>>> issue.
>>>>> LL - NY
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/15/09, Mark R
>> <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I can chime in.  It's the same
>> driveline as a
>>>> 2K S4 (basically).
>>>>>> 6speeds seem to be rock solid.  Clutches
>> are fine
>>>> if not abused.
>>>>>> Chip +exhaust is in the 330 HP range (up
>> from 250
>>>> stock).  Electrics
>>>>>> (sound system, etc.) are generally the
>> issue. 
>>>> With the driveline,
>>>>>> you have a couple of major items:
>>>>>> The biggest (by far) is that the 2000
>> Turbos had
>>>> some (casting, I'm
>>>>>> told) issues.  They probably would've
>> failed
>>>> by now, but mid year
>>>>>> 2001 there was a
>>>>>> change.  When my car was in for it's
>> warranty
>>>> replacement in late
>>>>>> 2001, there were 3 other 2.7T cars in for
>> the same
>>>> thing.
>>>>>> Otherwise, it's y-boot and f-hoses
>> (both
>>>> easily replaced).  Also, the
>>>>>> bypass
>>>>>> valves fail (which can overspin the
>> turbos). 
>>>> Replacing both with an
>>>>>> aftermarket (Baily, Forge, etc.) is a good
>>>> investment (and helps
>>>>>> keep the boost up during shifts).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The 2000 has a big advantage for someone
>> sporting-
>>>> NO ESP.  ESP kick
>>>>>> in under heavy braking (even if turned
>> off), so if
>>>> you're thinking
>>>>>> track events
>>>>>> or the such, the 2000s are the car to
>> have.  For
>>>> daily commuting,
>>>>>> ESP is a nice safety feature (which cuts
>> out ALL
>>>> of the fun- at
>>>>>> least how Audi has tuned it).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In electrics, the head units and IC
>> (center
>>>> display) are known weak
>>>>>> links.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A complete VAG-COM scan would be
>> worthwhile prior
>>>> to purchase.  It's
>>>>>> not uncommon to see some sporadic codes,
>> which can
>>>> be ignored in
>>>>>> certain modules
>>>>>> (radio, etc.).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I absolutely adore my 2000 S4.... yet I
>> don't
>>>> drive it much... so
>>>>>> might be selling it soon.  If you find the
>> right
>>>> car, you'll LOVE
>>>>>> your A6 2.7T.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark Rosenkrantz
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Tihol
>> Tiholov
>>>> <t.tiholov at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 'sohrite with me to talk re: other
>> cars
>>>> but, please, help an
>>>>>>> Audi-less guy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Would like to ask re: MY 2K A6 2.7T,
>> 6-sp. 
>>>> Does anyone have BTDT
>>>>>>> re: reliability, sources, horror
>> stories,
>>>> related?  Pondering
>>>>>>> getting 1. TIA,
>>>>>>> Tihol
>>>>>>>
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