Re: hOW TO CHECK DAMAGE ON 1.8T MOTOR

[-=Bob=- <mx@snet.net>]

isham-research.freeserve.co.uk@pop.pol.net.uk wrote:

> > My stolen A4 1.8T has been recovered by the police . The thieves have
> > driven 9000 km and I would like comments as to what to look for /
> > determine damage to car /engine which the insurance company will have
> > compensate me for
>
> a) 9000km is a fair distance.  Did the thieves miss any service
>    intervals?  If so, ask your local 'Blue Book' company what impact
>    missing a service has on the second hand value.

Good advice.  To add to that though...  9kK is a long enough distance where
if it were abused you would see other issues. A leakdown test/compression
test will look at proper warmups etc. As far as tranny issues, best bet is
probably see how it feels when cold. Does the clutch slip?
Does the A4 keep over rev's in the computer dump codes?
Bob