RE: A4 turbo failure?

["Paul Wilson" <pwilson@ma.ultranet.com>]

> 	here's my $100 bet that chipping your a4 voided just about
> 	any warranty you had, especially wrt the turbo.  maybe you
> 	can "unchip" it before taking it in for warranty service,
> 	though.

Legally speaking, the burden is on Audi to prove the modification caused the
failure.  Realistically speaking, Audi and/or the dealer is going to give
you
hell on this if they find out you chipped it.  The fact is that the waste
gate
rod fails a lot on non-chipped cars so it probably wasn't the chip.  I'd
dechip
it if possible and bring it to the dealer for repair.

As for chipped engines wearing faster than non-chipped, the 1.8T *was*
designed for more power and this is evident in other countries where 180HP
is either the norm or a dealer installed option.  I'm sure the engine would
wear out faster at a higher output level but the difference is probably
statistically insignificant.

Paul Wilson
'98.5 A4 1.8TQS (unchipped purely because a recent house purchase has sucked
up
all discretionary income)