2.8V6 30V engine reliability

$$$$$M question.........

so many relationships to consider,

previous use, life, way driven, services, etc etc.

Of course, we all know people that smoke and still live, but we also know that smoking is a health hazard. I am fully aware of that, I only want to know if there is a common denominator, a design flaw, something that clearly could be improved in this engine, as far as reliability/long term cost of ownership is concerned.

Oil leaks from the head gaskets is the only pervasive issue I've heard of.

Dan D '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6 Central NJ USA

A 1.8T will do 200k on the same turbo, the 2.8 v6 30v is pretty bullet proof and should see well in excess of 200k

Oil leaks are the biggest problem on that engine. TB replacement is costly.

he said DON'T MENTION MAINTENANCE...........and something about smokin'.

Thanks! this helps.

I sold my Audi A4 last year and the engine was still good. It's the other parts which failed and convinced me to sell the car. The catalysts, suspension, airbags went wrong. I was still on the original clutch and the interior looked still good. Hope this helps

Hi,

Just out of interest - at how many miles did these part failures you experienced happen?

Thanks

Steve

Hi Steve!

The suspension failed twice. If I remember well, the first time at about

Are you saying that all parts for the front suspension had to be replaced all at the same time: all 8 control arms, both sway bar links, and both tie rod ends?

No, that was not that bad. I think it was 2 control arms on each side, but that was quite expensive (in the range of $ 1000). I changed once the front shock absorbers at 230,000 km. There was a recall for the control arms, but as my car had more than 200,000 km, Audi paid nothing!

Regards Giovanni

Thanks for that. My 3 year old A4 has 65,000 km at the moment but I plan to keep it for a good few years yet so it's not particularly encouraging to hear of your fairly major problems starting at only