Audi 1 8 T Oil Sludge

Audi agreed to settle that lawsuit by promising to compensate owners who had.

Audi 1 8 t oil sludge. Change oil again the same way cheap oil and filter and half a can of seafoam. Common problem in vw and audi 1 8t motors oil sludge caused by poor maintenance or poor quality oil used. In 2004 following numerous sludge complaints audi extended the warranty on some of the affected cars but a class action lawsuit said it didn t go far enough. That s how i desludged my 1 8t.

I think the stock filter years ago was smaller but now it s bigger and adds oil capacity maybe bumping total capacity up to like 4 7 liters or something. And in the past i. About another 100 change it minus the seafoam but full it with the good oil and filter. That s simply not a lot of oil to cool down this hot engine.

I might call a different audi dealer ship and ask directly for the service manager. 2000 audi a4 1 8t. I hear from some people that it does but others come back and argue that they disagree. From 1997 2005 audi 1 8 liter turbocharged engines came with a tiny 3 7 quart oil capacity.

Every time you change that oil it ll be coming out like tar. The audi sludge letter extended the warranty for sludge problems to 8 years unlimited mileage if records verified that oil changes occurred at the recommended intervals. I am new to the forums but i have read that the only way to really tell is to pull the oil pan and valve cover. Please like this video.

After another 100 change it again. That it does not. So does the 1 8t get sludge or not. I bought this certified pre owned 2004 passat gls 1 8t in 2007 with 54 000 miles.

I know there was a recall for engine sludge if my audi had official records or oil change i have over 156 000 miles and i had any major repair done at audi. Removing sludge from the audi 1 8t engine the audi sludge letter. And that the larger capacity filter audi switched to is supposed to help prevent that. The recommendation was originally for 10 000 mile oil changes with regular oil.

I haven t had any issues yet and i am almost positive that it has looked like this from the day i did my first oil change on it. Now has 87 000 miles.