Did You Know - Audi S4 B7 Edition

9 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A V8 Audi S4

It's horribly expensive to change the timing chain tensioners

When it comes to buying one of these cars, Awesome GTI’s Hassan Fazel has two main pieces of advice: make sure it’s been serviced at the proper intervals, and check carefully for excessive timing chain rattling on a cold start.

“If oil servicing has not been done, oil galleys can get blocked and this can cause issues to the timing chains,” he said. Once the tensioners start to slack, you could end up with a misfire and a check engine light for your troubles.

If the chain and tensioners do have to be changed, you’re in for a world of financial pain. The parts themselves are only “a few hundred pounds,” but for everything to be fitted, the engine has to come out, giving you a bill that will run into the thousands.

It’s something to bear in mind if you’re looking at an S4 that’s done over 100,000 miles. Want to prolong the life of the chain? Keep up with the oil changes, and make sure it’s the right oil ( 0w40 or 5w40). Waiting until it’s warm before you thrash it is going to help too, but hopefully you already know that.

There are other things to look out for

While a good service record and a healthy chain are the main things you need to be wary of, there are other things to keep in mind. If you’re buying an automatic, it’s worth getting the gearbox oil changed immediately as “the chances are it hasn’t been done,” Hassan says. “Trying to source a second-hand ‘box for one of these is very, very difficult,” he warns. It’s a good idea to get the rear differential oil changed, too.

Finally, make sure the air conditioning of your prospective S4 is working, as broken condensers are a common complaint and aren’t cheap to fix.

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Junkyard Gem: 1998 Audi A4 1.8T 

Turbocharging, 5-speed manual, and all-wheel-drive. Discarded.

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Long Live The Manual, Again, For Now

The 2017 Audi A4 Quattro Has A Manual Now; You Should Buy It Equipped Thusly

The 2017 Audi A4 is thoroughly updated from the previous-generation A4, even if it doesn’t look like much has changed. There is, however, one bright and shining ray of hope for all involved: this fall its all-wheel drive Quattro version will go on sale with a manual gearbox. You should buy it that way.

The A4 Quattro manual will start at $39,400 for the base Premium trim, and it’s one of the only luxury sedans you can get with all-wheel drive and a stick shift. (Update: Originally I said “only,” but I forgot the BMW 340xi can be had with a stick.)

(Jalopnik.com)

They See Me Rollin' - Audi Edition

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