What kills these Motors the most (I have an 01 S4). Is it due to excessive heat or what? I have been reading that the turbo's sometimes go or other such problems. Is cooling even an issue on these cars?

 

Theres list of common issues in the FAQ somewhere. MOST issues are smallish things. generally the most serious problem you will encounter with a b5 is blowing turbos, It dosnt really kill the engine, you just buy new turbos. The stock k03's just tend to fail, especially if you decide you want more performance out of your car (chip!). Thats why we replace them with K04's, garrets and hybrids. The extra couple hundred HP is just a side effect but like every car anything could happen, its not common to completely kill a motor though

 

EDIT: Ugh. double post. sorry

 

Problems hp? i think you post too much

 

On the turbos note, one thing that really helps kill those is to drive it hard when first starting up. Wait til your oil temp is around 170 degrees (first notch on the gauge), and then give the car a cool down time after driving it hard. Or just buy a turbo timer and that will do that for you.
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Haha yeah probably i just have no life. I live 3000 miles form home with out my car and i have like 2 hours of class a day. If im not out burning or getting inebriated im here

 

dang worse than me I just live on my computer at work, so i always get to check it. Come to think of it this damn page is always up

 

lol yeah this site is always up rigth after email in the morning, but in regards to the question. I have seen a lot of ppl post that taking short drives willshorten the life ofthe motor and turbos.

 

From what I've heard, the 2.7t engine is like bulletproof. People have been racing it without changing any internals and the engine just keeps going and going.

 

I know a guy who took a 2.7t motor with stock internals and ran a T-88 turbo on it with all fueling for dragging and the turbo dropped and **** to bed before the internals did but he's got big money so it dont matter to him he does scca and nopi dragging. Lots of sponsors