[V8] High-milage V8

Tue Apr 10 10:30:48 EDT 2007

I got one with 180k, burns no oil soon as it is at the right level. Owned by 3-4 before me. Hits redline multiple times a day and is driven hard. mine gets finicky when it is driven easy for a week. I would say the v8 will easily make it to 220k, maybe 250k. Audi built some stout motors.

My old '95 jeep wrangler was a highway queen needed a complete rebuild at 120k
'97 ford expedition needed a rebuild around 85k.
'97 hummer only needs head gaskets every 60 to prevent failure due to heat. Just put some prototype mls gaskets on at 153k, still had factory honing marks! Now that motor is beat on a daily basis

Andrew W. Schlueter
'90 V8 MQuattro MSnS-E
'90 Jetta VR6TT Quattro
'91 200 VR6T Avant project
www.huasofdub.com

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From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Coleman, David
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:44 AM
To: Kent McLean; Brian P.
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] High-milage V8

Since most of us didn't own our car (or at least the engine) from new, I
doubt many will see more than 175k miles before rings and such wear to
the point of burning oil faster than what most would tolerate (operative
word being "many").  Show me a 200k V8 with nothing starting to wear to
the point of rebuild, and I'll show you a car that has a downhill
commute both ways...

Just my thoughts.  I'm SURE to hear about everyone's car or buddy's car
who went 250k and it ran as good as ever.   In fact, a friend of mine's
'91 5-speed has about 220k when he sold it, and it didn't burn a drop
and ran at least as good as mine.  However, he's a fanatic, owned it
from new, and was always and without exception serviced by the same
single person, who was the lead porsche/audi tech at the dealer.

Lastly, there's a difference between needing rings and blowing a rod
through the block.  If that's the yardstick, these things can go 250k no
sweat!

-dc-

> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kent McLean
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:10 AM
> To: Brian P.
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] High-milage V8
> 
> Brian P. wrote:
> > Hello. Well I'm about to put about $1500 into my V8 and it got me 
> > thinking will it be worthwhile. A few fellow Audi fans told 
> me the V8 
> > engine wasn't like the 5 cyl. that could go well over 250k. I'm 
> > wondering, if taken care of and such, how long will this 
> engine last me?
> 
> I don't have an answer to the engine longevity question, but 
> I'm with Scott on "value".  If you sell your V8 for what, 
> $3K? and add in your $1.5K, what are you going to get for 
> $4.5K to replace it?  Something that needs $1500 of work.
> 
> If you were to go out and lease a new car, that $1500 gets 
> you about 6 months of new car.
> 
> Take a 2-year view -- even if you put 25K miles/year on the 
> V8, that gets you to 250K miles, college graduation, a new 
> job, new income, and a new car.  And a V8 beats the crap out 
> of the '65 VW Bug I drove for my last 2 years of college.
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100S Avant, "Moody"
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
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