[s-cars] B6's OK?

[David Kase]

I should have mentioned - its a 5 speed manual...

Thanks for the info Kent.

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> dbkase at gmail.com wrote:
> > I found a nice B6 A4 1.8T 5 speed for my nephew. The car can be had for
> > $6500 with 118k on the clock and maint. records.
>
> a) I'd want to know when the timing belt was done. At 118K, it's almost due
>    and will need to be considered.
> b) The LED driver info display tends to lose the LEDs, line by line.
>    Replacement is not easy or cheap. Loosing mine made me miss a low oil
>    level warning, which cost me an engine in my '99.
> c) That era +/- turbos had sludge problems. Check the maint. records to see
>    how often the oil was changed, with what kinds of oil, and look for
> sludge
>    under the oil cap.
> d) Audi automatics are not know for being robust. My '99 has a leak, which
>    wouldn't be so much of a problem but there is no dip stick and filling
>    it is done from the bottom of the transmission. I think by '02 they've
>    gotten better, but make sure it shifts smoothly in all gears and there's
>    no lag between shifts.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
> 1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
> 1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"
>
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