[V8] ARGH! NAC

[Justin Bowers]

My brother-in-law HAD an A6 2.7t...I warned him before he purchased that
that particular model had shown a fairly high percentage of issues - he
found out after he purchased that I hadn't exaggerated!  I must admit that
early on I was intrigued by the possibilities of the 2.7t, but overcame my
initial desire based upon the reviews I had read regarding reliability.

Still loving my V8,

Justin
90 V8q - 193k and I'm still not looking to replace her.  (The wife has had 4
new cars in the same period that I've owned my v8!)

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Buchholz, Steven
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 6:43 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] ARGH! NAC

... a friend and coworker of mine had the transmission problem that is also
fairly common to the Taurus/Sable models ... funny, he used to have the
Sable and a T-bird SC ... now he's got an A6 2.7T and a Mini.  I must say
that his A6 has not been the most trouble free though ... 

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
> 
> Classic 3.8 failure.  Coolant mixes into the oil and takes out the crank.
The
> other "feature" to the Taurus 3.8 head gasket failure is inflation and
ruin
> of both the heater core and radiator.  Replacing the heater core on a
Taurus
> is
> a PITA, just like an Audi V8.  Ford many unhappy 3.8 customers that they
> bought back cars and extended the warranty to 7/100.
> Craig Nicol
> You ever have one of those days...?
> 
> First I had the head gaskets done on my wife's Taurus (the evil 3.8l)
along
> with a bunch of other tuneups, belts, pumps, gaskets and fluid swaps to
make
> it
> happy... to the tune of nearly $2500.  Then, on the way home from the
shop,
> it spins a bearing...
> 
> AUUUUGH!
> 
> Sorry, just needed to vent, and reassure everyone that fixing something
often
> breaks something else on stuff besides our V8s...
> 
> Anyone got a 3.8l Ford laying around... I could just move all the new
stuff
> over since it has about 30 miles on it :(

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