I ran the stock turbo on my 2010 B8 for 110,000 miles without an issue. I only removed it to replace it with a forged engine and a GTX3071R... The EA888 is a SOLID engine and over engineered, but no engine lasts forever... I suspect a lot of the failures are caused by owners being cheap when it comes to maintenance. It's definitely capable of high horsepower, too. Audi, as a manufacturer, is one of the best for standing behind what they make.
Naptown, you are the best Audi resource on RUclips. I had that same P2099 code on my 2.0 VW Tiguan engine and it was the same issue as you stated. The wastegate linkage has been an issue for a while on these turbos. My engine only had 55k miles on it. I watch your channel to get info on my VW 2.0. One day maybe I’ll get an Audi. Thanks for giving us an education.
Luv how u break stuff down for even plebs like me to understand, so I can have a good d.i.y crack at it, without having a brain fart! Keep it up my man!
Our Saab 900 Turbos from 1986 to 2010 and hundreds of thousands of miles had only oil cooled turbos with no failures. Used Mobil 1 oil exclusively. Valve covers in the four cylinder 16 valve engines were so clean you could eat out them!
I love all 4 of mine 2010 a4s I don't have oil consumption or nothing I change my oil every 3000 mi and tune it up I try to keep the inside of my motor clean and my car runs great I did the timing and got great power I have done the injection pump and pretty much all the stuff that people tear up buy not using the right gas and the right oil if you use the right stuff they run great
Seems you found your stride my guy. I like the videos of you spitting knowledge with out that character in your first vids. Let’s ride dirt bikes some time mate
Before my 2010 A4 went out of warranty, the dealer checked it all out to see what they might claim under the warranty. Because my grandpa dad & brother are mechanics, I know enough to keep them honest. I trust that the dealer really just wants my old car to run at its peak level. But I honesty gone to the dealer in over 7 years simply because of their retail cost.
Thank you for this video! I have a 2014 Audi A5 Convertible 2.0 with about 72k miles. After arriving home I pulled in garage. Went in house for 10 mins or so. Walked back into garage and there was a nice size puddle of antifreeze on my garage floor! I had my car towed into Audi after hours so they will see my car when they open. What do you think it could be? I didn't get the letter re the turbo but I did get one recall letter on the fire hazard issue which I did get done, in 2 parts (I had to do 1 part and come back at a different time to do the other). I noticed my plastic antifreeze reserve container went down to the minimum mark when usually it's at the maximum mark which makes sense as it was all on my garage floor. Will this be under this turbo warranty you speak of or is this something else, like a pump or a hose leak? I did pop the hood after I noticed the antifreeze was all on the garage floor and heard a faint hissing sound which I assume was coming from the area the antifreeze was seeping from. I just hope Audi takes care of me. Any advice? Thank you for your time❤
pay up haha its expensive but he is super knowledgeable. I live in Indiana and when mine goes he is the man I'm calling. *note not saying he overcharges at alll its just an expensive fix.
@@Lovely_planet What's the "fix"? I got my A4 B8.5 (2015) in October 2021 at 86,000 mi. No oil consumption at first. Now at 115K I use a quart about every 500 miles. It's my third Audi; the second one was a buyback (lemon) that had the consumption issue that VW fixed under warranty before I got it. I ran it for almost 200K before consumption started to show, and not nearly as bad as the current car. So, what's the fix? And what's the chance of Audi paying for it? The problem is so widespread that it seems like anyone who has the problem should get a free fix.
I just bought a 2014 Audi A4. I am trying to learn what it takes to keep my car in great condition. I want to know the best oil to run it in, since I have to top it off with quart of oil every so often. Also, I looked up my vin on the website and this came up, should I get it looked at?
Question on different topic. I'm currently working on a swap 09a auto to 02m 6 speed. Should I keep the after run coolant pump? Or delete it? Any negative effects by removing it? Thanks.
I save the more ridiculous videos for “performance mods” I should probably bring him out again though because I’ve been sitting on more than a few performance mods that need installed.. even though I think I’ve kinda outgrown that phase of my life.
I have a 2013 Q5 2.0 US edition that has recently came up with a P0299 code and contacted the local Audi dealership for support and they informed me that I was covered under the extended warranty for the turbo. I really hope so cause I think a peace of the turbo broke loose and ruined cylinder 3 (no compression/bad valve) and put a hole in the diffuser. I purchased this vehicle only 4 months prior but absolutely loved every second in it, while working properly. Do you think I could be one of their good will, or whatever they call it, cases? Also any advice would be greatly appreciated. Love your videos, I've learned a lot from watching them.🤘🍻😬🤞
As far as I know it’s 7 years 70k miles so if it’s been extended again that would be good but I have a hard time believing that the p0299 could have damaged the engine
Can you make a video on tuned cars? Have you ever encounter a blown turbo due to too much boost from tuning? What are cautions for tuning a turbo'd car?
I did not pay for piston job, out of warranty, but I did pay for the water pump. You win some you lose some, I did come back to them, bought 3rd new Audi. If you have a long relationship they will treat you right.
@@bryan-th3xf don’t skimp on maintenance, maintain at dealership, keep buying their cars and accessories, they will protect you. Also, if s@#t happens, chill.
@bryann7 My situation.....After I bought my b8 and noticed oil consumption was bad I called my salesman and he said it was normal. Searched forums and found that Audi replacing pistons so I called Audi USA corporate office and told them my issue. They called dealer for them to run oil consumption test and sure enough it was bad so they replaced mine under warranty. If you feel dealership neglect call corporate!
@@Order-in-Chaos I track all car expenses in my company and beside regular maintenance I paid $4500 excluding regular maintenance, brakes, tires, insurance and gasoline. That is for 7years ownership of A3, 2 years owner ship of Q5 and 9 years ownership of A4. All cars were new with audi care.
Im on my 4th water pump on my 2012 A4 quattro, somehow no one can figure out what makes it fail.. its a love/hate relationship cuz the car drive so well! Grrr
Hopefully they are being installed correctly, that’s definitely not typically. Make sure they aren’t knock off China pumps (I don’t care what the brand name says). If you don’t buy it from a reputable source it could be counterfeit
Now my friend watches you 'cause of the new clean like look . We like the new you. Without Audi's failings it wouldn't get better and better. Soon there won't be any failures on Audi's. But then what will you do because you're the world's best Audi mechanic professor. We all know that.
A little off topic, but seeing the flex fuel variant at the beginning sparked a question. How safe is running a blend of let’s say E85 + 93 for performance purposes in a non-flex fuel variant? It’s my understanding that E85 is corrosive to some extent, wondering how quickly it could cause problems from prolonged usage in a non-flex fuel variant.
Personally I dislike e85 and I don’t think it should have any benefit unless you have a race gas tune, in that case I would run race gas. E85 doesn’t have lubrication like gas and I tend to believe it wears things out faster. E85 is not a more powerful fuel it’s actually just more resistant to knock so you can run more boost in performance applications. that’s why you need a cold start injector for e85. Also you get worse fuel mileage from e85 so no benefit unless it’s a performance vehicle. I’ll do a video on it when I get a chance. When I was going to drift events some guys would run e85 to allow for more boost / less chance for detonation.
@@NaptownTuner I have a non-flex fuel variant 2.0 Q5 stage 3 with hybrid turbo and supporting mods, ran a blend brining the octane up to 100 with an Integrated Engineering map out of curiosity the other day. The car felt more alive like it was raging, would need to run on a dyno to see if it makes any real power gains. It peaks at 20 PSI boost and averages 19 or so PSI under WOT with the current tune.
Hey Naptown.. I have that same B8.5 flex it’s plastic H2O Pump and intake, it’s in the year of that class action suit.. it’s a 2013 A4. Will I get a letter? I bought it off a dealer I’m not the original owner.. since you have Audi dealer experience should I contact them about this? Wow this topic is really interesting to me and dude I trust you as the primary point of contact on Audi.. great video thanks.. 👍🏻
@@audikris ahh yes correct ..I had myself confused with a different B8 I had that had the “5th injector” it was the Al .. yep my current B8.5 is plastic non flex. Thanks..
I have the underboost code due to the waistgate but I have a test pipe and down pipe and after market air intake. Would they still replace the turbo? I was about to go stage 2 when I got the code and if I’m gonna buy a turbo I want a ko4 kit but that’s 3k I don’t have right now lol
The linkage on the b8.5 turbos are strait trash I compared b8 waste gate to b8.5 when I had em side by side and surprisingy the b8 waste gate had way more material on it.
@@Japplesnap 200000kms on my b8 turbo with very little shaft play/ perfectly sealed waste gate and 60000kms was on a stage 2 map. But I do agree when I got my K04 the build quality kills stock along with having an adjustable waste actuator.
@@Japplesnap I think you can just get a rebuild kit but I don't play around with those. pressure the actuator and torch the arm till it's glowing red and do a hit or two with a hammer and socket extension. A lot off people do it instead of replacing the turbo.Easier and safer with the turbo out of the car fyi.
I run about 10k / 1yr for ever service as well as ever car I’ve ever serviced with full synthetic never seen it do anything abnormal to any turbo in my experience
@BuckRogers20011 Project farm did a good video on synthetic oils and got them tested after extended use. It’s been awhile but he did the independent science. I think this is the one. ruclips.net/video/T-yt5a1cWd4/видео.html
@@BuckRogers20011 my dude i try to change it as close to 3,000 as I can with that Castro’l 5-40 w b8.5 A4 cough had to ad Quattro :)stage 1 1/4 13.5 u should be worried I think about oil dilute yes and no injectors psi is higher than cylinder compression but injectors shoot at a angle but not sure if that helps with that it’s more of combustion
I'm late posting this 4-27-21. AUDI builds car's for the Germans. Germans do and expect totally different things from there car's than us Americans. If AUDI wants to sell a lot of car's in America, follow what the Japanese and Koreans are doing. Audi's are NOT quality car's nor is MERCEDES or B M W. You know they have a bad reputation on cost of matinance and repair.
Hey tuner, I’m in the northwest side of Indy and looking for the Audi A4 b7 2.0t FSI timing tool to hold the cams for rent; do you know of a place? Thanks!!!
If you take the spark plugs out and are careful you can probably turn it with the bolt, just one cam gear in the front on this one. I made my own but I have a welder
@@NaptownTuner I’m replacing the chain and tensioner, coolant flange, oil filter housing and oil cooler gaskets, thermostat and probably rebuild the turbo. I did the oil pump, timing belt and water pump a couple of years ago; figured it’s time for the timing chain.
Oh ya you’re doing the chain in the back, I was thinking belt. I’ve always used the factory drop in tool for that one. I don’t have one. I really don’t work on those anymore
@@NaptownTuner I think that I may have to buy the AST tool, I already have the spline drive bit. Was hoping for a little more snow to play with Quattro 😬 Thanks for your videos brother!
@@ramonovazquez4351 that special spline bolt in the back of the exhaust cam gear likes to strip out. Better be super careful, I like to put valve grinding compound on the head of the tool before attempting to remove it and bust it loose perfectly strait no angle
Yes that can be the case! Also try to figure out what service advisers are good and who is worthless. A lot comes down to the service manager and how they run the specific show at the specific dealer. For instance they had this thing called capping it where they would just get things approved but it comes down to management/ dealer relations. I’m not really all that informed on how it exactly works but sometimes they are over the budget
All I know is sometimes I would expect to get customer pay for a job and I’d be getting warranty pay most of the time. I was heavy line so I did a lot of work for Audi warranty pay that should have been full price customer pay.
@@NaptownTuner yup they fixed my piston rings under warranty when I was about to be out of warranty by about 5000 miles. They still took me in because I had a folder full of preventive maintenance done with them. I was also surprised when they suggested I update my timing chain since my energúmeno was gonna be out. I thought that was nice of them
Nap - I had a catastrophic engine failure a few months ago in my B8.5 A4. I couldn't figure out the culprit (running stage 2 apr). $8,000.00 and a motor swap later, the shop couldn't give me a conclusive answer as to why she blew. They borescoped it and said it looked the innards of the motor had ran from excessive heat. Audi confirmed my after run pump hasn't been swapped. Any chance this is related?
The shop should have known why, without any information as to why the engine needed replaced you won’t ever know what might have caused it. The after run coolant pump would be the last thing I would expect. Top picks are timing chain / tensioner, bearing failure, broken piston
@@NaptownTuner Haha well I didn't have them open it up. Have it on a stand at home and will open soon. The price for the whole repair was greatly exacerbated by having to rent a car for a month. Well I can tell you the timing chain/tensioner is fine. The exhaust valve was partially shattered (not bent). So... maybe something made contact.
@@Waynesright it’s a burnt valve if a piece is missing.. I’ve seen it a few times, as far as I’ve seen so far it hasn’t scratches the cylinder wall and the piece finds it way out, a cylinder head might have fixed it but it is difficult for a shop to make those kinds of decisions, they would rather replace the engine with known good. They should have at least known one cylinder was at a loss of compression then a leak down test to see if it was top end or bottom end then cylinder head remove to inspect the cylinder condition. After the leak down test they should have given you the two options, tear the head off to inspect for repair or another price for replace
@@NaptownTuner I did a pressure test before I took it in. Nothing from cylinder 2 and relatively low pressure from cylinder 1. Took it in they came back with basically the same results. I did not want to have them disassemble the motor just to tell me it was beyond being re-honed. Cylinders were scoped which did not look to be in terrible condition (relatively young motor at 57k or so). Although one thing that was very peculiar is that the spark plug tip in cylinder 2 blew off. The catastrophic failure happened one day after I swapped plugs and coils. So one theory is that that piece may have been what shattered the exhaust valve when it was ejected down into the motor. The whole situation was very bizarre. At this point I will try and rebuild the original motor. I was trying to do some research for after market internals for the gen2 EA888 but it doesn't seem like they ever developed too much.
Most of the time I try to just work on my own stuff, maybe once I get caught up I can do some work for other people again but it’s gonna be at least a month until I clear my current plate. Recovering from a thumb injury on my dominant hand slowed me down the past month
Where are you located I’m at New York Staten Island I’m new to Audi I brought from action 2010 Audi A5 I can’t start is you can some help call me when you get chance 9174548251 thanks
ruclips.net/video/eACH26jr-SE/видео.html
I ran the stock turbo on my 2010 B8 for 110,000 miles without an issue. I only removed it to replace it with a forged engine and a GTX3071R... The EA888 is a SOLID engine and over engineered, but no engine lasts forever... I suspect a lot of the failures are caused by owners being cheap when it comes to maintenance. It's definitely capable of high horsepower, too. Audi, as a manufacturer, is one of the best for standing behind what they make.
Naptown, you are the best Audi resource on RUclips. I had that same P2099 code on my 2.0 VW Tiguan engine and it was the same issue as you stated. The wastegate linkage has been an issue for a while on these turbos. My engine only had 55k miles on it. I watch your channel to get info on my VW 2.0. One day maybe I’ll get an Audi. Thanks for giving us an education.
Luv how u break stuff down for even plebs like me to understand, so I can have a good d.i.y crack at it, without having a brain fart! Keep it up my man!
I appreciate you making a video like this.
Giving it straight. 💯 %! 👍
Our Saab 900 Turbos from 1986 to 2010 and hundreds of thousands of miles had only oil cooled turbos with no failures. Used Mobil 1 oil exclusively. Valve covers in the four cylinder 16 valve engines were so clean you could eat out them!
I look forward to your videos keep up the good work.
Cool new look brother!
Thank you for the insight
Interesting topic 👍👍
Nice content. Keep it up!
I went to Vag Central last night! lol
thanks bro i just got my letter yesterday and I was kind of confused about it, i didn't get a warranty so im not really worried about it
I love all 4 of mine 2010 a4s I don't have oil consumption or nothing I change my oil every 3000 mi and tune it up I try to keep the inside of my motor clean and my car runs great I did the timing and got great power I have done the injection pump and pretty much all the stuff that people tear up buy not using the right gas and the right oil if you use the right stuff they run great
I have 2013 A4 I run her hard. She runs perfect. So far. 🤞🏼thank you I’m subscribed
Seems you found your stride my guy. I like the videos of you spitting knowledge with out that character in your first vids. Let’s ride dirt bikes some time mate
I need to! What do you ride
Before my 2010 A4 went out of warranty, the dealer checked it all out to see what they might claim under the warranty.
Because my grandpa dad & brother are mechanics, I know enough to keep them honest. I trust that the dealer really just wants my old car to run at its peak level. But I honesty gone to the dealer in over 7 years simply because of their retail cost.
Thank you for this video! I have a 2014 Audi A5 Convertible 2.0 with about 72k miles. After arriving home I pulled in garage. Went in house for 10 mins or so. Walked back into garage and there was a nice size puddle of antifreeze on my garage floor! I had my car towed into Audi after hours so they will see my car when they open. What do you think it could be? I didn't get the letter re the turbo but I did get one recall letter on the fire hazard issue which I did get done, in 2 parts (I had to do 1 part and come back at a different time to do the other). I noticed my plastic antifreeze reserve container went down to the minimum mark when usually it's at the maximum mark which makes sense as it was all on my garage floor. Will this be under this turbo warranty you speak of or is this something else, like a pump or a hose leak? I did pop the hood after I noticed the antifreeze was all on the garage floor and heard a faint hissing sound which I assume was coming from the area the antifreeze was seeping from. I just hope Audi takes care of me. Any advice? Thank you for your time❤
Dude I love your content and I would love for you to fix my B8’s oil consumption issue
pay up haha its expensive but he is super knowledgeable. I live in Indiana and when mine goes he is the man I'm calling.
*note not saying he overcharges at alll its just an expensive fix.
@@Lovely_planet What's the "fix"?
I got my A4 B8.5 (2015) in October 2021 at 86,000 mi. No oil consumption at first. Now at 115K I use a quart about every 500 miles. It's my third Audi; the second one was a buyback (lemon) that had the consumption issue that VW fixed under warranty before I got it. I ran it for almost 200K before consumption started to show, and not nearly as bad as the current car.
So, what's the fix? And what's the chance of Audi paying for it? The problem is so widespread that it seems like anyone who has the problem should get a free fix.
I just bought a 2014 Audi A4. I am trying to learn what it takes to keep my car in great condition. I want to know the best oil to run it in, since I have to top it off with quart of oil every so often. Also, I looked up my vin on the website and this came up, should I get it looked at?
Question on different topic. I'm currently working on a swap 09a auto to 02m 6 speed.
Should I keep the after run coolant pump? Or delete it? Any negative effects by removing it?
Thanks.
I was hoping to get turbie's opinion on this!
I save the more ridiculous videos for “performance mods” I should probably bring him out again though because I’ve been sitting on more than a few performance mods that need installed.. even though I think I’ve kinda outgrown that phase of my life.
I have a 2013 Q5 2.0 US edition that has recently came up with a P0299 code and contacted the local Audi dealership for support and they informed me that I was covered under the extended warranty for the turbo. I really hope so cause I think a peace of the turbo broke loose and ruined cylinder 3 (no compression/bad valve) and put a hole in the diffuser. I purchased this vehicle only 4 months prior but absolutely loved every second in it, while working properly. Do you think I could be one of their good will, or whatever they call it, cases? Also any advice would be greatly appreciated. Love your videos, I've learned a lot from watching them.🤘🍻😬🤞
As far as I know it’s 7 years 70k miles so if it’s been extended again that would be good but I have a hard time believing that the p0299 could have damaged the engine
What engine model 2017 Audi TT has?
Can you make a video on tuned cars? Have you ever encounter a blown turbo due to too much boost from tuning? What are cautions for tuning a turbo'd car?
I’ve had many turbo cars myself and I’ve fixed many of them. I’ll go through them and explain what I found sometime soon
I did not pay for piston job, out of warranty, but I did pay for the water pump. You win some you lose some, I did come back to them, bought 3rd new Audi. If you have a long relationship they will treat you right.
how do u get them to do ur piston rings?
@@bryan-th3xf don’t skimp on maintenance, maintain at dealership, keep buying their cars and accessories, they will protect you. Also, if s@#t happens, chill.
@bryann7 My situation.....After I bought my b8 and noticed oil consumption was bad I called my salesman and he said it was normal. Searched forums and found that Audi replacing pistons so I called Audi USA corporate office and told them my issue. They called dealer for them to run oil consumption test and sure enough it was bad so they replaced mine under warranty. If you feel dealership neglect call corporate!
@@Order-in-Chaos I track all car expenses in my company and beside regular maintenance I paid $4500 excluding regular maintenance, brakes, tires, insurance and gasoline. That is for 7years ownership of A3, 2 years owner ship of Q5 and 9 years ownership of A4. All cars were new with audi care.
Im on my 4th water pump on my 2012 A4 quattro, somehow no one can figure out what makes it fail.. its a love/hate relationship cuz the car drive so well! Grrr
Hopefully they are being installed correctly, that’s definitely not typically. Make sure they aren’t knock off China pumps (I don’t care what the brand name says). If you don’t buy it from a reputable source it could be counterfeit
VW should have had too give us New 2.0 tsi engines for the Oil consumption chain water pump issues!! Truly a bad design or just Junk parts
Now my friend watches you 'cause of the new clean like look . We like the new you. Without Audi's failings it wouldn't get better and better. Soon there won't be any failures on Audi's. But then what will you do because you're the world's best Audi mechanic professor. We all know that.
Damn who is this? Sure imitates NaptownTuner for real
😂
A little off topic, but seeing the flex fuel variant at the beginning sparked a question. How safe is running a blend of let’s say E85 + 93 for performance purposes in a non-flex fuel variant? It’s my understanding that E85 is corrosive to some extent, wondering how quickly it could cause problems from prolonged usage in a non-flex fuel variant.
Personally I dislike e85 and I don’t think it should have any benefit unless you have a race gas tune, in that case I would run race gas. E85 doesn’t have lubrication like gas and I tend to believe it wears things out faster. E85 is not a more powerful fuel it’s actually just more resistant to knock so you can run more boost in performance applications. that’s why you need a cold start injector for e85. Also you get worse fuel mileage from e85 so no benefit unless it’s a performance vehicle. I’ll do a video on it when I get a chance. When I was going to drift events some guys would run e85 to allow for more boost / less chance for detonation.
@@NaptownTuner I have a non-flex fuel variant 2.0 Q5 stage 3 with hybrid turbo and supporting mods, ran a blend brining the octane up to 100 with an Integrated Engineering map out of curiosity the other day. The car felt more alive like it was raging, would need to run on a dyno to see if it makes any real power gains. It peaks at 20 PSI boost and averages 19 or so PSI under WOT with the current tune.
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Hey Naptown.. I have that same B8.5 flex it’s plastic H2O Pump and intake, it’s in the year of that class action suit.. it’s a 2013 A4. Will I get a letter? I bought it off a dealer I’m not the original owner.. since you have Audi dealer experience should I contact them about this? Wow this topic is really interesting to me and dude I trust you as the primary point of contact on Audi.. great video thanks.. 👍🏻
The flex cars don't have a plastic intake.
@@audikris ahh yes correct ..I had myself confused with a different B8 I had that had the “5th injector” it was the Al .. yep my current B8.5 is plastic non flex. Thanks..
They do have a plastic diffuser though.
I have the underboost code due to the waistgate but I have a test pipe and down pipe and after market air intake. Would they still replace the turbo? I was about to go stage 2 when I got the code and if I’m gonna buy a turbo I want a ko4 kit but that’s 3k I don’t have right now lol
Please let let me know you’ve posted multiple video since and I’m sure your busy I just don’t want to go without my cat if it’s gonna be a problem
man, meanwhile my 2008 c350 still has its original waterpump with 350k
Maybe they should recall the 2.0T again
I don’t think my SHO has a coolant pump for the turbo.
The linkage on the b8.5 turbos are strait trash I compared b8 waste gate to b8.5 when I had em side by side and surprisingy the b8 waste gate had way more material on it.
@@Japplesnap 200000kms on my b8 turbo with very little shaft play/ perfectly sealed waste gate and 60000kms was on a stage 2 map. But I do agree when I got my K04 the build quality kills stock along with having an adjustable waste actuator.
@@Japplesnap I think you can just get a rebuild kit but I don't play around with those. pressure the actuator and torch the arm till it's glowing red and do a hit or two with a hammer and socket extension. A lot off people do it instead of replacing the turbo.Easier and safer with the turbo out of the car fyi.
You have to change your oil every 5k miles or sooner if you want your turbos to last.
I run about 10k / 1yr for ever service as well as ever car I’ve ever serviced with full synthetic never seen it do anything abnormal to any turbo in my experience
@@NaptownTuner I worry about fuel dilution at over 5k. Just being paranoid probably.
@BuckRogers20011 Project farm did a good video on synthetic oils and got them tested after extended use. It’s been awhile but he did the independent science. I think this is the one.
ruclips.net/video/T-yt5a1cWd4/видео.html
@@BuckRogers20011 my dude i try to change it as close to 3,000 as I can with that Castro’l 5-40 w b8.5 A4 cough had to ad Quattro :)stage 1 1/4 13.5 u should be worried I think about oil dilute yes and no injectors psi is higher than cylinder compression but injectors shoot at a angle but not sure if that helps with that it’s more of combustion
I run Motul in mine.. by 5k I've run at least 3 quarts of fresh into it, all it needs is a filter and it's all good : )
I'm late posting this 4-27-21. AUDI builds car's for the Germans. Germans do and expect totally different things from there car's than us Americans. If AUDI wants to sell a lot of car's in America, follow what the Japanese and Koreans are doing. Audi's are NOT quality car's nor is MERCEDES or B M W. You know they have a bad reputation on cost of matinance and repair.
Hey tuner, I’m in the northwest side of Indy and looking for the Audi A4 b7 2.0t FSI timing tool to hold the cams for rent; do you know of a place? Thanks!!!
If you take the spark plugs out and are careful you can probably turn it with the bolt, just one cam gear in the front on this one. I made my own but I have a welder
@@NaptownTuner I’m replacing the chain and tensioner, coolant flange, oil filter housing and oil cooler gaskets, thermostat and probably rebuild the turbo. I did the oil pump, timing belt and water pump a couple of years ago; figured it’s time for the timing chain.
Oh ya you’re doing the chain in the back, I was thinking belt. I’ve always used the factory drop in tool for that one. I don’t have one. I really don’t work on those anymore
@@NaptownTuner I think that I may have to buy the AST tool, I already have the spline drive bit.
Was hoping for a little more snow to play with Quattro 😬
Thanks for your videos brother!
@@ramonovazquez4351 that special spline bolt in the back of the exhaust cam gear likes to strip out. Better be super careful, I like to put valve grinding compound on the head of the tool before attempting to remove it and bust it loose perfectly strait no angle
The quality sux. Especially when you consider what Audis cost.
There’s two dealers near me and one has definitely gone above and beyond and there’s one that is total trash.
Yes that can be the case! Also try to figure out what service advisers are good and who is worthless. A lot comes down to the service manager and how they run the specific show at the specific dealer. For instance they had this thing called capping it where they would just get things approved but it comes down to management/ dealer relations. I’m not really all that informed on how it exactly works but sometimes they are over the budget
All I know is sometimes I would expect to get customer pay for a job and I’d be getting warranty pay most of the time. I was heavy line so I did a lot of work for Audi warranty pay that should have been full price customer pay.
@@NaptownTuner yup they fixed my piston rings under warranty when I was about to be out of warranty by about 5000 miles. They still took me in because I had a folder full of preventive maintenance done with them.
I was also surprised when they suggested I update my timing chain since my energúmeno was gonna be out. I thought that was nice of them
Nap - I had a catastrophic engine failure a few months ago in my B8.5 A4. I couldn't figure out the culprit (running stage 2 apr). $8,000.00 and a motor swap later, the shop couldn't give me a conclusive answer as to why she blew. They borescoped it and said it looked the innards of the motor had ran from excessive heat. Audi confirmed my after run pump hasn't been swapped. Any chance this is related?
The shop should have known why, without any information as to why the engine needed replaced you won’t ever know what might have caused it. The after run coolant pump would be the last thing I would expect. Top picks are timing chain / tensioner, bearing failure, broken piston
Also people need to find me before spending 8k$ ! NaptownTuner@yahoo.com
@@NaptownTuner Haha well I didn't have them open it up. Have it on a stand at home and will open soon. The price for the whole repair was greatly exacerbated by having to rent a car for a month.
Well I can tell you the timing chain/tensioner is fine. The exhaust valve was partially shattered (not bent). So... maybe something made contact.
@@Waynesright it’s a burnt valve if a piece is missing.. I’ve seen it a few times, as far as I’ve seen so far it hasn’t scratches the cylinder wall and the piece finds it way out, a cylinder head might have fixed it but it is difficult for a shop to make those kinds of decisions, they would rather replace the engine with known good. They should have at least known one cylinder was at a loss of compression then a leak down test to see if it was top end or bottom end then cylinder head remove to inspect the cylinder condition. After the leak down test they should have given you the two options, tear the head off to inspect for repair or another price for replace
@@NaptownTuner I did a pressure test before I took it in. Nothing from cylinder 2 and relatively low pressure from cylinder 1. Took it in they came back with basically the same results. I did not want to have them disassemble the motor just to tell me it was beyond being re-honed. Cylinders were scoped which did not look to be in terrible condition (relatively young motor at 57k or so).
Although one thing that was very peculiar is that the spark plug tip in cylinder 2 blew off. The catastrophic failure happened one day after I swapped plugs and coils. So one theory is that that piece may have been what shattered the exhaust valve when it was ejected down into the motor. The whole situation was very bizarre.
At this point I will try and rebuild the original motor. I was trying to do some research for after market internals for the gen2 EA888 but it doesn't seem like they ever developed too much.
Do you have any rebuild 2.0t motor for sale
Most of the time I try to just work on my own stuff, maybe once I get caught up I can do some work for other people again but it’s gonna be at least a month until I clear my current plate. Recovering from a thumb injury on my dominant hand slowed me down the past month
Where are you located I’m at New York Staten Island I’m new to Audi I brought from action 2010 Audi A5 I can’t start is you can some help call me when you get chance 9174548251 thanks
You have any audis for sale?
I posted an s6 about 5 days ago here on RUclips. I’ll have at least a couple cars done by next month
Ok thanks.
I'll keep an eye on your videos. Like your videos. I'm into audi too.
Compare an Audi to a ford. I don’t want to but I bet you don’t respond.
Audi is far more expensive to fix 😖
Audi sucks