If you're thinking of buying an Audi with the 1.8T, run away from it. This is the most problematic motor in history and has many design flaws. Google Audi and sludge and look what thousands of owners have been through.
Zero tolerance timing belts are a joke. I have already been through that class action lawsuit.
I'm involved in ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT for a SLUDGE problem I fixed out of pocket. Audi does not stand behind their products. A regional Audi service rep. confirmed the SLUDGE PROBLEM 2 years ago but wouldn't do anything about it except take more of my money to try and fix it. I got another settlement claim form for the sludge lawsuit 2 months ago.
$20,000+ for 4 years of driving is totally not worth it for a car with 70k-120k miles.
That works out to over $2.00 for TCO. (total cost of ownership. should be .50 cents).
Audi refuses to acknowledge engineering problems and would rather let owners collectively sue them and then pay them off with a settlement.
MANY problems with the A4 1.8T.
DON'T BUY ONE!!!!

 

hahaha

 

@eaglerock...what's funny?

 

If you spent $20k and 4 years and STILL couldn't fix a sludge problem, then you suck worse than your Audi

 

lol, I agree. Sounds like neglect on the owners part.

Audi has acknowledged this problem along time ago. Theres been a standard sludge repair aslong as their is no bearing damage for along time as well.

Aslong as you can provide service records, Audi will replace the engine for you.

I've done it probably 25 times. I've done the repair even more.

But news flash.

Audi isn't the only manufacturer with sludge problems. Since you like Google so much. GOOGLE any manufacturer and the word sludge and watch what comes up.

 

Your saying that you've replaced the engine more than 25 times? Lmfao.

 

i think he works for a repair shop and has replace 25 engines..... that is my guess


and chris... that troll in the pictar resembles you an awful lot

 

ok this is the b/s behind the sludge problem. have i seen the problem....yes i have. does audi say 10,000 mile intervals on changing oil.. yes they do. should you wait 10k... no synthetic oil changes every 5k miles YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A SLUDGE PROBLEM. period. i work on a few customer cars with close to 300k on them. some i have had to repair internally for other reasons. has there been any sludge found at all? NO. actually the engines were spotless. ask for some of the hoses needing replaced. every company has this issue. rubber hoses with hot oil in them break down and become soft and goey over time. i have also seen sludge problems with bmw. do you know they say 15k for services... they are usually clanking and ticking right out of warranty. when they roll into my shop they usually get 2 cans of engine flush and a couple oil changes and we advice them on 5k changes from here on out.

 

You honestly joined an Audi forum to tell people with audi 1.8t's their cars suck

 

^lmao