Re: Quick checkout list needed for 4000

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Mike Arman writes:
> Tomorrow AM as Audi expert-in-residence (Wha? Who, me?), I get to go look
> at a 1986 Audi 4000 which a friend of mine is interested in buying. 100K
> miles, 5 speed, 4 cyl, sunroof, probably 2WD or the seller would have
> mentioned it's being Quattro.

It's not a quattro if it's got a 4-cylinder engine.

> Need a short list of known trouble spots on these cars - I know my way
> around 5000's fairly well, but am only a "fellow traveler" when it comes to
> 4000s.

Well, there is basically no glaring weak points in the late 4000s.
Just ddo the standard checks for used cars...  Make sure that the car
has been well maintained.  My aunt has a 86 4000S 1.8 and it has been
quite reliable.  The only things needed attention were mufflers, brake
pads and rotors, tires, a slightly leaky fuel regulator, and trunk shocks,

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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