I've always wanted to work on a 1.8T. I've been impressed since its inception. They're not so novel anymore with all of the other engine evolutions currently out. But the 20v turbocharged motor was still something that impressed me.
I've never heard of the A4 referred to as the German Camry. I like it. I like it -Les On 1/5/12 10:04 AM, "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> wrote: >My understanding is that the 1.8t in the Passat is a decent motor - in >the Jetta/Golf, due to the orientation of the engine, it suffered sludge >issues. I haven't heard many complaints about the B5 - most of which >were delivered with the slush-o-matic. > > >FWIW, the factory-fill for VW is synthetic - if it had anything other >than synthetic, that'd be a concern. So much for those old claims of >"Synthetic since X miles". > > >With low miles and only 1-owner, you'd should have no worries to 150K. >Normal maintenance is, well, normal maintenance for a VW which can be a >bit comprehensive. However, so long as that's been done, you should be >fine. > > >I recently acquired a Passat myself - a B4. As much as I hate to admit, >it's rather nice driving around in a German Camry... > > > > >>________________________________ >> From: Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> >>To: a2-16v <[email protected]> >>Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:38 PM >>Subject: [a2-16v-list] 2003 passat 1.8t automatic >> >>I'm thinking of getting a 2003 passat 1.8t automatic which my wife >>will likely drive most of the time, while I'll probably drive it on >>occasion. Is there anything I need to be aware of as far as >>reliability of major components on this car? The car has 70k miles. >> >>I don't have any experience with the 1.8t or any vw auto >>transmissions. Should it last to 150k miles without any significant >>concerns? I've been told the engine has been run with synthetic oil >>from the start... single owner car. >> >>Thanks. >>_______________________________________________ >>a2-16v-list mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >a2-16v-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
