"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
11/14/2016 at 17:16 • Filed to: quality control
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"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
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Why is there no class action lawsuit yet? Of the 8 people that I work with who own either a VW or Audi with this motor, as of today only one has not shit the bed with <80K miles on the clock. This is nuts!
Chasaboo
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 17:18 |
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Welcome to fine German engineering. It’s why we won the war.
I still maintain that all the VW fanbois are just made up dudes by Wolfsburg, Germany. No way can people love these cars that much while they tear through their wallets for repairs.
ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 17:24 |
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Are you talking about the new engines? Like the one I have in my 16 GTI?
Gawd dammit.
finn's arm
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
11/14/2016 at 17:30 |
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Yes. They have fairly short lifespans.
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Chasaboo
11/14/2016 at 17:31 |
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*Looks at S600*
Don’t worry baby, I’ll always love you, even if you take all of my money...
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Brian, The Life of
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
11/14/2016 at 17:39 |
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If the new GTIs still use the EA113, then yes (I think they do but I’m not 100%).
Tripper
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 17:41 |
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Define “shit the bed”. I’m having a tough time picturing 8 bad engines in the same office building, even if they were all different.
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Brian, The Life of
> Tripper
11/14/2016 at 17:51 |
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I think all were piston failure. Three of them also had the same problems with failing fuel injectors as well.
Land_Yacht_225
> V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
11/14/2016 at 18:01 |
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To be fair, as long as we keep a minimum 8 quarts of Mobile 1 in the pan and have functioning oil and water pumps, we will never have to worry about our pistons, cranks, valetrain, cams, blocks, or cylinder liners. And we have properly executed timing chains with metal guides and tensioners that should realistically never have to be serviced.
Our engines will never fail with basic maintenance. It is everything PERIPHERAL to the engine like tandem pumps, alternators, and turbochargers that fail catastrophically and with shocking regularity.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
11/14/2016 at 18:14 |
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Nah, you have the EA888 and those have been fairly good by VW standards.
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 18:14 |
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They use the new EA888.
PS9
> Chasaboo
11/14/2016 at 18:16 |
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You are underestimating gearheads love of the smell of their own money burning.
jkm7680
> Chasaboo
11/14/2016 at 18:31 |
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Scheisse! He knows!
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jkm7680
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 18:34 |
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We have an ‘08 A4 2.0t in the family with 90,000 miles and it’s been in the shop only for service intervals. They’re good engines, but you really have to be on it with maintenance.
My ‘16 Jetta 1.8t on the other hand, with only like 5,000 miles on it has spent 10 days in the shop. Three different times.
Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
11/14/2016 at 18:47 |
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For what?
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
11/14/2016 at 18:50 |
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Engine issue, transmission issue and a fueling issue.
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
11/14/2016 at 18:54 |
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Dang. It’s so new too!
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
11/14/2016 at 18:55 |
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Yup and I expect more issues out of it.
My 1997 A4 broke exactly zero times with 140,000 miles on it. Just goes to show...
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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Land_Yacht_225
11/14/2016 at 18:56 |
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It is a tank of an engine.
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
11/14/2016 at 18:58 |
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I’m keeping my eye on a 2013 Allroad that’s for sale near my house but I’m just getting pangs of nervousness when I think about VAG reliability.
wintermute
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 18:58 |
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Too many diesels in line ahead of them? Just guessing...
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
11/14/2016 at 19:00 |
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Those have actually been really reliable so far. I’d totally go for one.
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
11/14/2016 at 19:03 |
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Everything I’ve read has been related to oil consumption issues.
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
11/14/2016 at 19:06 |
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From what I’ve seen, those issues are mostly a thing of the past.
That looks really nice, love that brown interior.
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
11/14/2016 at 19:07 |
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I think the interior is what has me really interested in it.
Matthew Keyser
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 19:25 |
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I have a GTi with damn near 160,000 on it with no issues. You have to keep up on maintenance and keep a watchful eye on the cam follower, but apart from that I haven’t had much trouble with the engine.
bob and john
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 19:35 |
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GTIs and golfs have been using the EA888 engine for a while now...like over 7 years IIRC
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bob and john
> Tripper
11/14/2016 at 19:37 |
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something tells me this is either exaggerated or all of his coworkers are total morons when it comes to maintaining their cars...
My citroen won't start
> Brian, The Life of
11/14/2016 at 20:12 |
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The EA88888888888?
I was under the impression these were good motors.
bhtooefr
> Brian, The Life of
11/15/2016 at 00:23 |
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GTI switched to EA888 in 2008, although the 2013 Golf R had an EA113.
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bhtooefr
> Chasaboo
11/15/2016 at 00:23 |
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Don’t underestimate the power of Stockholm syndrome.
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Brian, The Life of
> bhtooefr
11/15/2016 at 11:03 |
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What about Audi? When did they switch? Two of these cars are A5 with the 2.0 and they both suffered the same issue as the vee dubs.
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bhtooefr
> Brian, The Life of
11/15/2016 at 11:28 |
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I believe they switched in 2008 as well, and the A5 has never had EA113 engines IIRC.
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Brian, The Life of
> bhtooefr
11/15/2016 at 11:56 |
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Then I assume the EB888 is having the same issues the EB113 had. Three of these cars are post 2008 Audis (the two A5s and one A4) the other 4 are all VWs, three EOS and one CC.