>Do you know
I wouldnt, and I wouldnt hazard a guess when seeing two identically looking replacement parts. Part A that came from the storage room is of the older design, or part B is from same storage room manufactured later, when issue has been fixed (material slightly changed).
t. not an mechanic or expert on manufactured parts difference throughout the model years
Most likely the replacement OEM part will have just as a longetivity as the original part.
LMAO
OP here. Just chatted with a service rep from my local Audi dealer's website. Here's what wisdom he had to share:
"I was advised that the timing chain for your vehicle's engine would cost $17,500 they would have to drop the engine and separate it from transmission and this service needs to get done every 100k miles."
Fuck. That.
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I knew it was bad, but that is BAD
Figures, the parts alone cost 3k. An independent shop would still charge like 10k for the whole thing.
On a side note, the RS4/R8 engine is very similar but doesn't seem to have the same problems, it's only on the 340hp engines.
Wait until they depreciate, they said.
Buy a sports car for third of the price, they said.
>17k
tip top kekkeroni
Makes me wonder what guys do when they buy this car without doing research, stumble upon said problem(s), then get that bill and start panicking.
Of course the instinct would be to just dump it on some other poor fuck, but how noticeable are the symptoms?
A rumbling noise coming from the back of the engine, like balls in a ball pit, is usually the first sign.
Then it gets progressively worse, misfires, going into limp mode, and finally (when the timing gets knocked completely out of whack) bent valves/grenaded engine.
Just get an IS F. Luxury/performance. No bullshit. Good to go.
This. You also get the benefit of not having the engine in an utterly retarded location.
Only bad thing I've heard about these is they go through the factory brakes at a ridiculous rate. Replacing with aftermarket should do the trick.