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Originally Posted by RWebb
I'm not sure Tim's comment re hours from the nearest Audi dealer is important - it is out of warranty & a shop will just order OE or OEM parts if/when it needs a fix. Am I missing something? Does it require a special engine computer that only the dealer has?
It has an oil smell after driving it - the used car guy said they had a valve cover replaced, so I'm not sure what really means. Maybe it is about to blow up...
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I was told that replacing both turbos would cost somewhere in the 6-8K range at a dealership (I would have done it myself had I needed to for less than half along with a couple weeks of beotching and moaning about it). Even with the front end off and the car on a lift, I was never able to put an eyeball on either turbo buried in my 2.7 V6 twin turbo.
I purchased Ross Vag-com for my lap top to work on mine. I think a shop would need it also to work on these cars. (even checking the level of the trans fluid requires the car to be on a lift running in drive while monitoring trans temps with the diagnostic software while filling by pumping the fluid up through a standpipe hole in the pan).
Mine smelled of oil inside also when warm due to either cam seals and or valve cover seals. Replacing both is not a walk in the park, but do-able when the front end is off for a timing belt.
Also be prepared to have some of the suspension arms up front replaced as they WILL go bad (while you have the suspension tore off assuming you are able to drive the b@stard pins out, be sure to replace the front CV boots as they cannot be removed without pulling the front suspension back apart which is a PITA).
I just gave you some legitimate info.... do with it as you please....
That said, part of me hopes you buy the d@mn thing.
