hey guys, I am the proud owner of a 2001 S4, which i love almost more than life itself. it is a early 2001 model, so it had the old turbos with smaller oil lines on it. the previous owner caught the turbos whinin before any damage ocurred, and they were replaced only 5k miles ago. How long should the new ones last? i dont race the car or even drive it really hard. Also, the water pump and timing belt were replaced at around 40k, which sounds to me like it was a bit earlier than necessary. the car has 73k on it now, and i have warranty to 100k. How soon will it be prudent to replace the water pump and timing belt again? i obviously want to do it before 100k so it is under warranty, (at least the water pump) and i will pay for the timing belt while the front of the car is off. Finally, how long should the clutch last, and how much will that cost to replace (im hoping that if it is ever necessary it will be under warranty.

Thanks guys

Hunter

 

like every 65-90k mi. I would stay at 70 or 75k mi. and ur turbos shold last around 80k mi if u do cool downs and maintain them well.

 

sorry for the dumb questions, but im new at this. as far as cool downs go, how long should i cool them down before turnign the car off, even if i have only run the engine up to 2500-3000 rpm for the whole trip? is there a turbo timer or something thaat is easy to install that would take care of it? what other turbo maintenance is necessary other than frequent oil changes?

 

You only need to cool the turbos down for 1-2 minutes if you have been running the engine hard. For normal driving like what you said it's not really needed.

 

i ouwld say just try for teh last minute ot 2 drive it at around 2000 rpm. that will be even better, but ur right a cool down is really only needed if u drove it hard.