S4 B5 Strong cars???
Discussion
As with most cars, if they have been maintained well and not thrashed they are totally reliable.
I've had mine for over four years and nothing, absolutely nothing, has gone wrong with it.
The engine block is (except for the turbos, intercoolers and ancillaries) exactly the same as the RS4, so the car can easily cope with the standard power (270 bhp) and modest remaps (to around 320 bhp with exhaust). It's only when you're going upwards of 400 bhp that stronger internals are recommended. In short, it's bulletproof!
The K03 turbos are perceived to be the weak link, but if treated to some mechanical sympathy, i.e. carefully warmed up and down they can (and do) last well beyond the 150,000 mile mark. Air leaks are a big contributor to turbo failures, so it pays to have the system pressure/leak tested regularly, especially if the boost has been increased from a remap.
They're not all high mileages though
I'm looking to sell my 56,000 mile Nogaro Blue Avant shortly (I'm in the process of putting the private plate on retention, giving it a service etc...) PM me if you'd like further info before I put it in the classifieds.
I've had mine for over four years and nothing, absolutely nothing, has gone wrong with it.
The engine block is (except for the turbos, intercoolers and ancillaries) exactly the same as the RS4, so the car can easily cope with the standard power (270 bhp) and modest remaps (to around 320 bhp with exhaust). It's only when you're going upwards of 400 bhp that stronger internals are recommended. In short, it's bulletproof!
The K03 turbos are perceived to be the weak link, but if treated to some mechanical sympathy, i.e. carefully warmed up and down they can (and do) last well beyond the 150,000 mile mark. Air leaks are a big contributor to turbo failures, so it pays to have the system pressure/leak tested regularly, especially if the boost has been increased from a remap.
They're not all high mileages though
I'm looking to sell my 56,000 mile Nogaro Blue Avant shortly (I'm in the process of putting the private plate on retention, giving it a service etc...) PM me if you'd like further info before I put it in the classifieds.Edited by option click on Thursday 1st July 09:05
Edited by option click on Thursday 1st July 09:06
Annoyingly the search in here won't elt you look for something with only two cahracters but there have been a couple of really good threads on these cars recently, if you've got 10 minutes to scroll through it could well be worth a read.
A nicely taken care of S4 is still a great car, I really like driving them.
A nicely taken care of S4 is still a great car, I really like driving them.
Dr G said:
Annoyingly the search in here won't elt you look for something with only two cahracters but there have been a couple of really good threads on these cars recently.
Try this search in Google:audi s4 -sales -classifieds site:pistonheads.com
Edited by MrLou on Thursday 1st July 09:50
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