Re: '92 100 common problems

[Chris Newbold <Chris_Newbold@transarc.com>]

David Torrey wrote:

> At 60K miles my Audi dealer replaced my timing belt  on my 93
> 100CS Quattro Wagon and found that my oil pump was leaking.  He
> claims that the oil pump casting was porous during this manufacturing
> period. I don,t know if this was a problem in the 92 model year.  I


Your dealer is playing fast and loose with his facts. Some 1992 and
1993 V6s did get oil pumps with porous castings. This caused them to
leak _internally_ (i.e. they failed to pump any oil). It did not cause
any oil loss.

Furthermore, if you actually did have one of these pumps with porous
castings, Audi should have paid for the repair. There's a TSB about it.

It sounds to me like he's trying to cover up a botched job...

-Chris
1993 90CS 5spd 72k miles