Re: longevity questions...

[desousa@cisco.com]

While on the topic of reliability, has anyone out there had there 
engine rebuilt?  I'm asking cause a friend with an 85 4000Q had to
have his engine rebuilt due to a broken piston ring.  His car only
had 120K miles on it.  I felt silly after telling him that the 5cylinder
motor is good for 200K miles.  After all, our 84 4000Q has 170k miles
on it and doesn't even consume oil.  But then his car looks like its
been thrashed a little.

thanks in advance,
Carl DeSousa 

> From: JGOEKE.UNIX11@mailsrv2.eldec.com (JGOEKE)
> 
> To: AUDI
> 
> This is my second attempt to send this to the list.  I don't think it got
> their the first time, so if you have read this already, sorry.
> 
> Hi, I'm new to the list and just wanted to say hello.  It's great
> to find a list that knows my car! :-).  I've been wanting to ask other
> quattro owners what the longevity of the car was.  I have had my 84 4000S
> quattro since 86, and it now has 162K miles on it.  It has been real
> reliable so far, but I'm starting to get nervous on long trips with this
> kind of mileage.  It was my only car until 92 when I bought a miata, so now
> I use it mostly for only skiing and moving people and such (I call it:
> The Mule).
> 
> So, I was wondering what items tend to go first.  What to keep an eye on,
> and any additional recommended maintanence for the car.  This is what
> I've done so far:
> 
> Plug wires, 35K
> Front outer CV boot covers, 60K,120K
> Few sets of plugs, caps, rotors
> Couple of batteries
> Pads, 65K
> Shocks, 80K  (for auto-x)
> Muffler, 80K  (for auto-x)
> Hydraulic clutch pedal master cylinder, 90K
> Overhead cam timing belt, 90K
> Brake job, 120K (new front rotors, spun rears, pads, fluid) mainly for
> auto-x
> Water pump, 135K
> Valve cover gasket, 150K
> 
> My god, the thing still has the original clutch in it.  I doesn't seem to
> use any more oil than when I got it (about 1 quart every 3K).  The only
> thing that I've noticed, is that the 2nd gear sycro might be getting
> tired (cannot rush the 1st to 2nd shift).  I auto-xed it for about 4
> years, had in on race track once.  I have been changing the oil every 3k
> (castrol) but just started using SYNTEC and plan to change it every 7.5K.
> The trany and diff fluids get checked/changed every 20K since 100K.
> The air conditioner finally craped out last year.  They say I need a new
> condenser.  Everything else still works, even the sun roof (slow, needs
> help, but works).  Cars never been to a shop except for timing belt and
> air conditioner.
> 
> Well, enough.  Thanks in advance for any help or info. :-)   ---JCG.
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> ELDEC corp.  Joe Goeke    CAE Application Eng.
> address:     jgoeke@eldec.com
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