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Old April 14th 06, 09:10 AM posted to alt.autos.audi
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Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of
200,000 miles realistic?

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Old April 14th 06, 10:19 AM posted to alt.autos.audi
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> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
> are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
> expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
> maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of
> 200,000 miles realistic?
>


$$$$$M question.........

so many relationships to consider,

previous use, life, way driven, services, etc etc.


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Old April 14th 06, 01:46 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
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Oil leaks from the head gaskets is the only pervasive issue I've heard
of.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

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Old April 14th 06, 09:44 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
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> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
> are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
> expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
> maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of
> 200,000 miles realistic?
>


200k is just run in

A 1.8T will do 200k on the same turbo, the 2.8 v6 30v is pretty bullet proof
and should see well in excess of 200k


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Old April 15th 06, 01:16 AM posted to alt.autos.audi
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> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
> are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
> expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
> maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of
> 200,000 miles realistic?


Oil leaks are the biggest problem on that engine. TB replacement is costly.
200,000 miles is not unrealistic IF the engine is well-maintained with
regular oil and filter changes.


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Old April 15th 06, 04:57 AM posted to alt.autos.audi
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"iws" > wrote in message
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> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Does the 2.8V6 30V engine have any known 'weaknesses'? If yes, which
>> are its weaknesses or high cost maintenance items? What mileage can be
>> expected (under normal circumstances, normal driving + good
>> maintenance), give or take 20,000 miles. Is a life expectancy of
>> 200,000 miles realistic?

>
> Oil leaks are the biggest problem on that engine. TB replacement is
> costly.
> 200,000 miles is not unrealistic IF the engine is well-maintained with
> regular oil and filter changes.
>
>


he said DON'T MENTION MAINTENANCE...........and something about smokin'.



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Old April 15th 06, 03:36 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
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Thanks! this helps.

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Old May 13th 06, 09:25 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
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I sold my Audi A4 last year and the engine was still good.
It's the other parts which failed and convinced me to sell the car. The
catalysts, suspension, airbags went wrong.
I was still on the original clutch and the interior looked still good.
Hope this helps

--
G. Tarantino - Switzerland
2001 Audi A4 3.0 Q 167,000 km (104,000 miles)
2001 BMW 325 xi 155,000 km (96,000 miles)
1997 BMW 535 257,000 km (160,000 miles) (sold)
1997 Audi A4 Q 247,000 km (153,000 miles) (sold)


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Old May 13th 06, 09:34 PM posted to alt.autos.audi
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On Sat, 13 May 2006 22:25:39 +0200, "GT" > wrote:

>I sold my Audi A4 last year and the engine was still good.
>It's the other parts which failed and convinced me to sell the car. The
>catalysts, suspension, airbags went wrong.
>I was still on the original clutch and the interior looked still good.
>Hope this helps

Hi,

Just out of interest - at how many miles did these part failures you
experienced happen?

Thanks

Steve
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Old May 14th 06, 07:14 AM posted to alt.autos.audi
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"GT" > wrote:
>
>>I sold my Audi A4 last year and the engine was still good.
>>It's the other parts which failed and convinced me to sell the car. The
>>catalysts, suspension, airbags went wrong.
>>I was still on the original clutch and the interior looked still good.
>>Hope this helps

> Hi,
>
> Just out of interest - at how many miles did these part failures you
> experienced happen?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve


Hi Steve!

The suspension failed twice. If I remember well, the first time at about
130,000 km and the second at about 230,000 km. The front suspension had to
be replaced (control arms, etc).
The airbags had to be replaced at no cost at about 120,000 km and they
failed again at about 240,000 km. One of the two catalysts was broken (the
sound is horrible) at about 240,000 km. I couldn't find a second hand
catalyst, and I wasn't keen on buying a new one for CHF 1200 + about CHF 300
manpower (total about $ 1200). That last problem pushed me to get rid of the
car for a small amount (about CHF 4500 i.e. $ 3500).
Hope this helps.
Regards
Giovanni


 




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