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Re: Turbos around town




It was written recently, on 2 occasions,

>All Turbos built by audi since 1984 are water cooled

>Water jackets added to turbos starting model year 1985 according to my
>bentley, includes all turbo apps (FWD,AWD, DIESEL CANADA)
>PDQSHIP@AOL.COM

These statements are in error, the 83-85 US model year 
quattro/ur-quattro/turbo quattro coupe did not have a water cooled 
turbocharger, it has the plain-ol' oil cooled one. A number of owners are 
replacing these with the water-cooled S4 or RS2 variety though.
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Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com