fubarad engine?

[Dave Hedgehog]

VAG 2.5 TFSI, 5K on the clock, eaten 0.5 ltrs of oil in 400 miles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qjhkyZSAOw&fea...

[B'stard Child]

Doesn't sound good

Best of luck

[Johnboy Mac]

It sounds like top end problems, anyway ain't good that's for sure. Love to know what exactly happened with only 5k on it.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Death rattle...

[rb5er]

Vags seem to be getting worse and worse

[Dave Hedgehog]

turned it over long enough to record it and switched it off, about 20 seconds

audi tech turned it over for 5 seconds and just said it has to be recovered and must not be started ...

im glad i hadnt chipped it yet ...

[anonymous-user]

what car is it a rs3 or audi ttrs?

[Dave Hedgehog]

RS3

[Mastodon2]

Wow, that does sound like a diesel. Good luck with it, sounds like it's going to be in need of a major rebuild, but if it's only got 5000 miles on it I'd be asking for a new engine and a hell of a warranty from Audi. Think of the potential damage to the cars value too - a new engine would be a good thing but I think many casual buyers would be put off by an ad saying "car had a new engine at 5000 miles".

Is it too late to get your money back?

[Jimbo.]

Mastodon2 said:

Wow, that does sound like a diesel. Good luck with it, sounds like it's going to be in need of a major rebuild, but if it's only got 5000 miles on it I'd be asking for a new engine and a hell of a warranty from Audi. Think of the potential damage to the cars value too - a new engine would be a good thing but I think many casual buyers would be put off by an ad saying "car had a new engine at 5000 miles".

Is it too late to get your money back?

IME dealers aren't interested in rebuilding engines: too much time/effort, AND neither they nor the manufacturer have the facilities to do so. And there's no way in hell a manufacturer would have a third party rebuild the engine: too much trouble should a warranty claim (be it with the car or the work) arise.

It's goosed, anyway.

[anonymous-user]

I thought you spent 40k on a golf Mr hedgehog, did you swap for a rs3?

[soad]

Hymen said:

That sounds horrific!!

Just listened to that video clip!!

[J4CKO]

Thats fine if its in a Dumper Truck, otherwise that is the sound of Big Ends or something with clearances in the several millimetre range,

[Dave Hedgehog]

The Spruce goose said:

I thought you spent 40k on a golf Mr hedgehog, did you swap for a rs3?

its a golf platform

get feed up being told 1) all audi drivers are cocks 2) i bought the wrong car ie not a 1M

cars going for a little ride tomorrow on a low loader ...