The owner has every stick on accessory that ebay has

The channel should be renamed to "BUT WAIT , THERE'S MORE" LOL

Blown turbo because it was probably abused or tuned, or both. Also owner probably didn’t stay on top of oil changes

Thank you, Wizard and Mrs. Sad, I used to work for Audi/Porsche (1995-2005) and owed a '96 A6 (2.8L) that went 15 years 350k with regular maint (timing belt/water pump every 100k). You would think if you are spending an extra $10k+ you are getting your money's worth - NOPE.

For me, the funniest part of the big grills is that most of the time there is a small hole in the middle of a sea of black plastic. I see the cops driving Explorers in town and the hole for the radiator is less than 25% of the black space where the grill is.

When governments start legislating stricter CAFE standards is when you really see quality go down. There’s only so much mpg you can get out of an internal combustion engine so the only solution is to throw on a turbo, give it direct injection and lighten the overall weight, hence, plastic parts. Very few cars built today are built without these issues.

My son is an Audi enthusiast. He owns a 2015 Q7 TDI Prestige that (fortunately) was under an Audi Extended warranty when the fuel system went. Three weeks (mostly waiting for parts) and an almost $7K bill covered by Audi, it's back on the road for just over a year since and it's flawless. He also owns a 2008 Audi A4 Avant wagon that he has put $4-5K into over the past few years for repairs and maintenance. It's doing just fine for now. He says he'll be replacing it in a few years or so. Nice video M&M Wizard!

Like I said in previous video, I owned an auto repair shop for 40 years, we specialized in imports, and guess what, the largest number of cars we got for repair were the German cars, a lot of times the VW/Audi dealer was so busy with all the repairs they would send cars over to us to fix. Very few Japanese cars came to us with major issues, just routine maintenance most of the times. Made a very good living repairing German cars, happy retired since 2017, and oh, never owned a German car in my live.

If you work on VAG vehicles a lot, you should get a VCDS to diagnose them. Mine saved my engine (2.0 TFSI) when it detected valve timing problems, indicating a stretched timing chain.

Lesson learned, If you are on a budget, don’t buy an Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Chevy, GMC, Fiat, VW, Jaguar, ….

They (all) make’m cheap, sell’m high. Talking about plastic doesn’t like heat or cold, I’m the same way, LOL. I like how you explain everything.

C.W. My wife had this exact same car, down to the color. 2.0 Turbo. I had her sell it once it hit 60k. Thanks to you and your experience I’m much wiser with my car knowledge. Keep up the great videos and work

Can you show us the intake carbon cleaning process? Assuming you have a walnut blaster it would be cool to see what machine you use and also how you guys clean the manifolds!

That Cadillac coupe in the background looks very clean and amazing... Just saw a glimpse of it but looks amazing.... That generation is way way later than my time perhaps two gens but love those old cars Back when cars looked at their all time best with true class

My wife wanted an Audi, after seeing that water pump design I’m never buying one! Thanks for sharing the great information.

Really interesting to see whats changed and whats stayed the same against the earlier A4’s I have a 2004 with Quattro and the 1.8T, that little five valve is stout and really reliable. Im at 330,000 km on the original turbo, its only starting to take oil through the seals.

💯 correct after 2015 all companies starting to add plastic for everything

I just bought a '17 A4 in December, have warranty with it but it's been great with 150,000 km on it. Best vehicle I've owned by far!

Good job wizard. Appreciate your honesty. Mrs. W, good job on your interior overviews. You two make a great couple. The very best to you both.

That car is modified. Front grille, splitter, rear diffuser, paddle extensions, etc. i bet it has a modified tune. Perhaps that is why the turbo is gone

I'm glad that you point out these manufacturering details of plastic parts. It saves them (car makers) money, meanwhile the prices go up... Maybe VW and others will go back to using metal parts on critical components.

If you want to see a big bill, take an Audi V8 or V6 to have the ticking noise investigated! The timing chains (yes there are several) are at the back of the engine against the bulkhead. Chain tensioners are plastic and you know what that means. This can happen at a surprisingly low mileage!

I had an 86 BMW 325. They used a lot of plastic way back then. The tanks on the side of the radiator were made out of plastic and they broke twice in the 5 years I owned it.

That car is going to run so good when you’re done I know it’s expensive to do those jobs but it is worth it. I bought cars like that before people had given up on in fact, an Audi about five years older than than that one did all that and then some and enjoyed it for a while before selling it.

Used to sell Audi's and had a Quattro TT 225 with manual. As I told everyone, lease instead of buy, And definately sell by 100,000 miles.

Hey Wizard, Greetings from Australia. I just had my head under the bonnet of my Mercedes 280CE, not much plastic under there. Easy to work on, everything accessible. I wonder will this Audi still be going when it is 44 years old?

I've had an 06 2.0t A4 Cab with 90k (now 105k) miles for 3 years now. I picked it up for next to nothing during the pandemic. It's given me zero problems that I couldn't fix myself. I replaced a few suspension parts, bushings ect, like any car that age needs. I had one faulty relay near the ECU causing the engine to stutter, but a $5 part fixed that. Once you've figured out how to wire a bluetooth receiver behind old CD din and put a magnetic tablet holder in the CD slot, the difference between that and a new car is mainly the price and the fact you have physical buttons for important internal functions.

THIS is the video I've been waiting for. As always, great content.

I’ve had Hondas and Toyotas cost me a lot of money after 100,000 miles also. Struts, exhaust, axles, water pump etc.

Replaced my plastic water pump at 67,000 (2.0T). $1,800. Getting ready for more $$$. But as Wizard says, know what you are buying. ( my other two cars are Hondas).

Love your channel and appreciate your directness and honesty. Good qualities in a mechanic and in a human being. 😀

You put the fear of God in me, Wizard! Living with the same model year A4 quattro. Routine maintenance done but I'm not sure if any of these can be prevented or caught before it explodes on me.

Had the water pump replaced on my 2015 Audi S3 at 100k as well. I wanted to get a carbon cleaner but the shop I went to said they don’t do it so I’ll have to get that done very soon. Still absolutely love my car tho it’s my dream daily.

I wrenched on Audi’s and VW for 50 years at dealership level, at that mileage it sure can’t be the original water pump, and have seen a lot worse carbon buildup on the intakes. Don’t be surprised to have a timing chain concern in the future.

So glad I have '08 V70 and '10 C30 Volvos, Build back when cars were made out of metal and made to last. I live in rural ireland and treat the V70 like a pickup truck and it takes all Of it and gets stuff done Without complaining.

Love you videos wizard. Not posting this as a gotcha moment or anything just something to help you and future customers. GRAF and INA both make all metal water pump Assemblies for these cars. On my area WorldPac sells them. We've been putting these in for about 2 years and they're both great

That oil pan is exactly like the one on my 2017 VW Golf Alltrack. Once the drain plug strips (a tech at the dealership effed it up) the only fix is to get a new oil pan. Sadly, when that happened to mine I was beyond the extended warranty without any recourse on my part. Pissed me off to no end.

Judging by the red paddle shifter extensions and an RS4 bumper on an A4 this thing was tuned and beaten on. I agree the plastic is ridiculous though.

Love the Audi Content Wizard ⚡⚡

If you want to know expensive. I had the high pressure fuel pump fail in my A3 tdi at 105k miles. Total parts and labor to fix was around $8k. Luckily covered under warranty. These issues however are not just relegated to Audis. It is common with any car that has the same setup.

Wizard - finding other mechanical issues is not an up-sale. Up-sale is somethings like: window treatments, door seal treatment, nitrogen in the tires, cabin air filter, excessively expensive wipers, engine treatments...

Seems crazy that VAG builds dual injection (direct and port) EA888 engines for EU (thereby avoiding the carbon buildup problem), but only direct injection EA888’s for the US. Really like these “why it failed” forensic videos.

Thanks for the video and Stay safe ✌️.

several years ago I had an 19 a4. I just a recall notice last week about 17 to 21 a4 for water pump issues, I do remember at times smelling coolant. Now I know why. It had only 29 k on it when sold.

With aftermarket shift paddles, I wonder if the premature wear with the turbo and water pump was do to aggressive driving; nevertheless, plastic impellers seem prone to early failures.

My 2018 A5 convertible, 60k miles. Water pump and motor mounts $3,200. It's great to drive and the convertible is my way of life. Problem is that coming from a 2014 MB E350 (absolute tank), the Audi is clearly part of the new German manufacturing process. Disposable car.

There should be a water pump recall on those as its pretty common on the audi/vw with those motors. Carbon buildup is very common on Direct Injection motors like these and many other manufactures.

WIZARD! i will say this before watching thank you so much for covering the B9 A4, i was always looking forward to this i even commented asking for it on your last vid when i saw this A4 in the background. As always, love what you do!

Hello to you all, I usually don't comment that much on youtube but I just had the feeling that I have to shine some light on the issues concerning the 2.0 TFSI and other modern engines from the VAG group. Although I'm not a VAG guy or fan at all I just wanted to share this information with you so that owners of these vehicles get aware of the main issue with these newer engines and it does even apply to other makes and models to some extent 🤦‍♂ - believe it or not but the real issue is the oil pump, specifically the low oil pressure when these engines are below 3000 rpm! Many newer engines have so called variable oil pumps where they alter the pressure of the oil being supplied to the engine in certain RPM/load ranges so in low load or low RPM operation these engines just don't get enough oil pressure to supply the internals of the engines and also the periphery - so literally everything... - From the turbo bearings to the timing chain drive, the timing tensioner, the rod bearings, the crankshaft bearings, the piston cooling, the variable valve timing and even the bearings for the camshaft, all those get insufficient oil pressure for an extended period of time and that's the real reason why component after component starts failing in these engines and it'll eventually lead to a catastrophic engine failure once that damage has reached a certain degree 😐. Especially in the case of the TFSI engines, the oil pressure at idle and in the low rev range is around 1 to 1.5 bar and it keeps being so low until 3000 RPM, that's when the engine computer tells the oil pump to switch to a higher flow delivery rate and starts supplying the engine with sufficient or "normal" oil pressure of around 3-4 bars (which was standard for basically every older car when these variable oil pumps were not being used at all inside an engine) So you may ask what is this crazyness all about or why do they do it? - Unfortunately the reason is higher efficiency, lower fuel consumption and lower emissions, and the manufacturers nowadays are forced to be compliant with ever more restricting policies regarding these issues, especially in Europe. So they have no other choice but to optimize everything towards these aspects to be able to continue offering their cars to the market. I don't want to protect the manufacturers in any way and of course it is a horrible design that's gonna end up as a real misery for the owners but bluntly spoken, that's just the way it is and you have to acknowledge that it's not just the manufacturers to blame for that. If you're interested in more information, I will provide two videos for you that address these issues and also provide a solution. The videos are in German, but I think subtitles are available in English as well so you're welcome to watch in case you're curious. Best greetings from Germany and I hope that I could help someone at least with these information 🖐🥨 Video 1: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sM9oqJWWkr62eqs.html Video 2: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h56Pm6qU0MiuhJ8.html

10k mile oil change services kill Turbo's. 280k miles on my MK7 VW GTI just do the maintenance people. Most asian cars also have as much plastic, so don't think its just a European thing. Most new cars are like this. Change my oil every 5000 miles or 6 months whichever comes first. The water pumps are a known issue and are not that expensive to replace. Great cars when taken care of.

Used to have a 2001 twin turbo Audi A6, while under CPO warranty hardly broke. After the warranty expired, $4,500 to fix the leaking rear main, $5k to clean the heads, $2,500 for the timing service, $800 for a airbag module rebuild, all in 3 years. But it was a blast of a car to drive.

I’m a younger guy- I’ll admit it, and I’ll own my house this year. I was actually looking at an red Audi nearly identical to this with the manual transmission (my preferred way of having an vehicle.).. seeing this really makes me second guess my choices for a dream/idle car to own lol

I used to work at Audi lol, this failures happened so much. Also, a 2.0? It'll need a timing chain sooner rather than later

For the carbon on the valves do you do like a walnut blasting or something else? I don’t recall if we’ve seen a video on the channel about carbon cleanup yet.

Hey Wizard, can you show a video on how you maually clean the carboned up valves. Thank you!

In vehicles with timing belts that need to changed at say, 90,000 miles, often, the water pump needs to be pulled, so it makes sense to replace it, whether it is okay or not. Our Lexus waterpump was replaced during the timing belt service.

I have a 2019 Mercedes E300 and I love it. I think that a lot of the problems with German cars is that people buy one and then think that they can treat it like a Toyota Corolla

There is actually an upgraded metal water pump available. Metal oil pans are available too.

@11:09...well- even though the labor is the same- what's the cost of machining/repairing the turbo you have as opposed to buying a new one?

Wizard, So what’s your procedure on how to clean the valves? I have a 2018 2.0T and want to get prepared since I know it’s coming.

Those Aliexpress paddle extensions 🤣

Someone didnt keep up with preventative maintenance on that Audi, it seems.

Glad I now drive the crec 3.0T motor now - zero carbon build-up due to double the amount of injectors. So far the only known regular failures I had fixed are hydraulic motor mounts, thermostat,water pump, pcv valve (didn't have to but why not since the supercharger needs to be removed to access the thermostat). Other than those I mentioned, reliable compared to any of Audis 2.0T motors

Are the replacement OEM turbos any more reliable? This is the second highlighted VW product with a bad turbo wastegate.

6:35 . . .those red steering wheel transmission paddle extensions are a TEMU WISH add on ! lol

I have a 2019 Audi A5, which is basically an A4. Same engine and all that basically but slightly changed I think. Anyway, for this B8 generation there is a waterpump that is all aluminum from ECS if you're interested in an all metal one. It's a fun car to drive, it's zippy, makes decent power, and the DSG transmission is very fast. However I got it from Carmax with the Maxcare warranty. I'm hoping I don't have to use it, but if I do I'm covered to 100k, but I'll probably get rid of it before I pass that point.

Great video. Makes me want to check the turbo on my 1987 Mercedes with 755000 km on it

@CarWizard Do all GDI vehicles have the carbon valve problems?

Plastics are fine provided they are well made with the correct materials. I have a Toyota RAV4 from 2014 with lots of plastic parts in the engine. It’s still running like new after 225,000kms

My 2018 Audi S3 had a higher HP version of the same engine. I'm so glad I traded it in at 4.5 years old with 70K miles. The 7sp DSG started having issues and various other issues started creeping up. They only offered me $22K for it but I took that because I didn't want to keep that ticking time bomb.

Prior to your video coming on some company was selling a series something land rover converted so it now has Audi engine and Audi everything from an A4 . Soon as I heard that I skipped the rest of that ad.

I will say that my Lincoln MKS with the 3.5 eco boost had the same issues at 73,000. I knew that was a common issue going in but it’s such a comfortable and fast car

lol. “These engines when they’re working well” … said everyone with an Audi before the warranty expired.

i have a 2009 a4 avant, with the famous 1.8t problem engine, went to the dealer for the oil usage, they repaired the oil problem under leniency, when they teared the engine apart they saw the timing chained needed replacing, also the waterpump was starting to leak, they asked me what to do with it, i told them right away to fix it, not taking any chances. in the end i only paid 800 euro's for the chains and pump, that was luckily cheap. 60000 km later still no problems

I've just bought an Audi A3 ragtop, looks amazing, dark grey, black wheels, sports suspension, S-tronic flappy paddles, but it's been losing coolant since the day I drove it off the garage forecourt, only has 78k miles, nothing. It's been back in and had the coolant temperature sensor changed and the parking sensor too but again on the way back from the garage the coolant level warning came up. I thought maybe air pockets, topped it up, took it for a spin with the heating on full, but not long after getting home a small puddle appeared under the car, and the coolant smell. I only bought it because my Ampera (Chevy Volt) at 65k miles developed serious gearbox problems which would have cost a fortune to fix and I only bought the Ampera because my last two BMW 3 series had engines which packed up/blew up at not much past 100k miles. I really hope all the accountants and sales & marketing people who ruined BMW haven't all relocated to Audi. The guys at the garage are pretty cool and I have a warranty, but if Audi has done a BMW which would be a total disaster, then Audi aren't just screwing the used car buyers, they're screwing over dealers, first time buyers because of depreciation, and most of all because customers aren't stupid, in the long term they are screwing themselves over.

Can you get an aftermarket turbo? Would it last longer?

there is metal waterpump? idk this video your sounding a lot like scotty, these cars are known to be reliable if if you do 3 things maybe 4, 1. timing chain and guides, 2. waterpump 3. updated intake manifold 4. 5k oil changes

For 1200 or 1400 bucks the turbo isn't worth servicing but to do the cartridges usually only $200. The cartridges is between the two blades they're self-tightening so you can't really mess that up. The housing is covered the blades but the housings there's one for the intake side and then there's one for the exhaust side and there's usually like 4 to 6 bolts that hold them together. As long as you have clearance, you can spin it with your finger when you put the assembly back together. It's pretty much that simple if you bought a pre-balanced kit. The blades are self-tightening so they don't need to be over tightened when assembled. They just need to have enough that there isn't play so when it spools up it isn't going to slam tight and you don't want it to be hitting the inner side of the housing. As far as that shaft having play in it, you can usually machine that out and then insert a bushing and then reassemble it. And this is stuff you can do at home if you've taken it out yourself for you to do it as a shop when you're charging a couple hundred dollars I'd imagine per hour it's probably not worth it for somebody that has one of these vehicles. That center cartridge is what you have to get to and that controls the movement of the turbin blades, the exhaust, and the intake. They're on the same rotational shaft assembly. Sometimes I would like if you would elaborate on this but I understand why you don't as you are running a business and you're not trying to really help somebody who's doing the work themselves.

4 grand for another 100,000 miles doesn't seem too bad in the big scheme of things ,providing the transmission doesn't fail ! We all know heat is the big killer especially in compact engine bays with motors wrung out to produce high HP . The carbon is created by the emission controls on the engine ??

My 2011 VW GTi had the same turbo issue around little after 100k miles

Why? cause its an Audi!!!!!!!!!

Kind of enjoyed KZfaq putting an Audi Quattro ad in the middle of this.

Great video!

Vw used to have plastic blades on the water pump that would fail, i see they have improved on that design 🙃

So the important engine parts like the water pump is made from plastic but the shifter knob and rear diffuser is made from strong carbon fiber. Yeah that makes sense.

The Chinese loved big grills, VW were built there then Lexus and the other Germans copied them, basically for the Chinese market.

This engine is actually very good. Durable I should say. The core of the engine. It is designed very well. It’s the accessories that fail, like turbo and water pump. This engine has 2 main failure point. Water pump. And carbon buildup. Turbo, depends on the model. IS38 is very reliable and proven to be indestructible. That is found in Golf R. You wouldn’t find a Gold R with a shot turbo. IS20 and IS16, like found in GTI and I believe this Audi, are common to fail. Some VW Audi dealers recommend carbon cleanup service every 100k miles, even though VAG officially doesn’t mention it at all. Overall these are the only 3 failure points of this engine. If you keep an eye on them, they actually can last a very long time. Oh and timing chain issue isn’t present in 3rd and 4th Gen on these engines. If you buy one that is 2016+, you will be good.

I have a 2011 A5 S-Line Quattro, mine has given me issues and has plenty of plastic on the engine, but certainly not the oil pan or transmission cover, thankfully. As for the turbo wastegate, there is a clip you can install to take the play out of it and, from what I've read, can give you another 50,000 miles. But if I was replacing my turbo I would upgrade to the K04 over the K03. If you are looking for an engine to tune and upgrade this is a great base, can get to 400 horsepower with the right tweaks.

Our 2014 Audi allroad (a4) has 152k miles and just now I'm getting into repairs. Water pump is leaking, and had to replace the motor mounts. It's cost us less in repairs than our Toyota Highlander which has 102k...

I had 187,000 miles on my VW, and it was 2011. And my Mercedes is 2017 and that’s on 120,000 miles and still perfect! I just recognise that it’s probably treated worse over there. Maybe the fuel quality maybe the oil, but here in Europe it’s perfectly good to have hundreds of thousands of miles on a car here.

Does that A4 have PZEV emissions to where the turbo is covered? My 17 VW is covered to 150k under the emissions warranty

Why on earth does the turbo die so fast? I am thinking about possible oil starvation issue from long oilchange period and "long life" oil. Or maybe too much city use with a lot of cold running engine... The diesel turbos as I've heard can have a longer life when you leave them a bit i always let mine run for at least a minute to run and cool off or else oil might burn onto the hot shaft of the propeller.

A perk to ea888 gen 3 engine is that it’s reliably unreliable. It has well known problems that you can prepare for. Generally it’s pretty easy to work on.

I love my 2022 S5 but I’ll be selling it as soon as the 5 year warranty is up. I had a 2013 A4 cost me $20k in repairs because it was out of warranty.

While in this case you have to clean the valves, normally you can change the pump and regulator with the intake on. (The name of the black part on the water pump is actually no water pump. Its a complexer version of a thermostat.)

Seeing how recently this video was made, and the fact that I just got a 2018 Audi A4 that looks nearly identical, it makes me think about whether there's available aftermarket turbos with better components that are expected to last much longer?

My wife has a b8.5 A4 she’s put 75k on it and the only issues we’ve had has been a crank position sensor and a wheel bearing. I can’t complain at all.

Forget the Audi I want to see the beautiful red convertible on the side 😂

I was going to buy an Audi A4 b9 quattro like this one, however my 2008 2.0t fsi Jetta was in rough shape at 160k miles, leaking oil from the vacuum seals, engine starting to burn more oil (even with 6k oil changes, castrol edge). I said I had enough of VAG and bought a low idle hour, low mile 19' Dodge Charger Pursuit Hemi AWD instead for cheap.

How do you clean the valves from carbon? Do you use some kind of cleaner or take it apart?