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To: AUDI This is my second attempt to send this to the list. I don't think it got their the first time, so if you have read this already, sorry. Hi, I'm new to the list and just wanted to say hello. It's great to find a list that knows my car! :-). I've been wanting to ask other quattro owners what the longevity of the car was. I have had my 84 4000S quattro since 86, and it now has 162K miles on it. It has been real reliable so far, but I'm starting to get nervous on long trips with this kind of mileage. It was my only car until 92 when I bought a miata, so now I use it mostly for only skiing and moving people and such (I call it: The Mule). So, I was wondering what items tend to go first. What to keep an eye on, and any additional recommended maintanence for the car. This is what I've done so far: Plug wires, 35K Front outer CV boot covers, 60K,120K Few sets of plugs, caps, rotors Couple of batteries Pads, 65K Shocks, 80K (for auto-x) Muffler, 80K (for auto-x) Hydraulic clutch pedal master cylinder, 90K Overhead cam timing belt, 90K Brake job, 120K (new front rotors, spun rears, pads, fluid) mainly for auto-x Water pump, 135K Valve cover gasket, 150K My god, the thing still has the original clutch in it. I doesn't seem to use any more oil than when I got it (about 1 quart every 3K). The only thing that I've noticed, is that the 2nd gear sycro might be getting tired (cannot rush the 1st to 2nd shift). I auto-xed it for about 4 years, had in on race track once. I have been changing the oil every 3k (castrol) but just started using SYNTEC and plan to change it every 7.5K. The trany and diff fluids get checked/changed every 20K since 100K. The air conditioner finally craped out last year. They say I need a new condenser. Everything else still works, even the sun roof (slow, needs help, but works). Cars never been to a shop except for timing belt and air conditioner. Well, enough. Thanks in advance for any help or info. :-) ---JCG. ---------------------------------------------- ELDEC corp. Joe Goeke CAE Application Eng. address: jgoeke@eldec.com ----------------------------------------------
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