Re: Turbo care

[Mike Loeks <mloeks@columbia-center.org>]

At 11:14 AM 10/30/96 -0500, you wrote:

>1985 was the switch over year, yours might have had it.....   I have in the
>past few weeks tried to sort out why audi did the model year switches that
>they did, no rhyme or reason, so you could have had an early 85 that didn't
>have the water cooled bearing housin...  I came to the conclusion that it was
>a parts availability thing....  1985 was a good year for retrofitting the
>dual filters, they were dual filtered and had water cooled bearing
>housing....  IN 1986 audi dropped the second (turbo only) filter in favour of
>an afterun pump system for the antifreeze in the turbo....  This was not a
>state to state variation BTW......
>
>Scott
>
Hmmmm, I had an '85 5kst which did not have the dual filters. Looked all
over the place for that sucker. Not there. I also have an engine from an '85
5kst that has the dual filters. Turbo is not water-cooled. Just a data
point. I'm starting to think that every Audi is a unique. What with all the
running changes etc...
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               Michael Loeks
               '86 Audi 5kcstq - Red w/ Fuchs/D60A2 1.8 bar boost
               '85 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible 
               '84 Ford F350 dually flatbed (For Sale soon)
               Warren, Oregon


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