Sludge

[Cody Forbes]

It seems that that issue was resolved, I've not seen it yet and that includes some pretty high mileage cars.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)

On May 30, 2013, at 2:18 AM, Snoopy <snoopy at noway.lt> wrote:

> Does the sludge issue still apply to ~2008 2.0 fsi/tfsi engines?
> 
> On 2013.05.29 01:38, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>> Steve, not sure if you have any service history with the car, but the issue was caused by 1) a smaller oil filter used than optimal and
>> 2) Audi's recommended oil change interval of 10k miles. If the PO was diligent about oil changes at, say, 5k miles and switched to the
>> larger, 4.5 quart filter, you may be ok. I believe that you can see the effects of sludging by looking inside the oil filler - there shouldn't be
>> any varnish-type substance on the bottom of the cap or the insides - should be realtively clean. I don't know how else you couldd tell
>> without taking the engine apart.
>> 
>> Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
> 
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