I’ve never really been big with VW/Audis but the 2.0T 4 cyl does look like a solid engine. I understand the engine has been through a few revisions since 2005.
A friend of mine had an 06 and 07 A4 2.0t with around 150k miles. They were cheap beaters so it’s understandable that the timing failed on both. Then I’ve picked up a few newer 2.0T cars and all of them have issues. 2011 A4 2.0T timing jumped misfire, 2009 A4 with only 81k miles with no compression, and a 2011 VW CC 2.0T 110k that blew a rod out of the block for no apparent reason. Stock, wasn’t being redlined, just cruising at 70 and the motor stopped.
I did some research and apparently some of them(or a lot) leave the factory out of tolerances. Someone built a new 2.0T A4 and had to adjust valve clearances before putting his engine back together. This makes me believe why the 2.0T runs fine for the warranty period then blow sometime after. Even with strict OCIs that won’t correct timing issues.
I can’t find anything showing if VAG has corrected the reliability and durability issues of the 2.0T they put in just about every car they make. Does anyone know if they did?
A friend of mine had an 06 and 07 A4 2.0t with around 150k miles. They were cheap beaters so it’s understandable that the timing failed on both. Then I’ve picked up a few newer 2.0T cars and all of them have issues. 2011 A4 2.0T timing jumped misfire, 2009 A4 with only 81k miles with no compression, and a 2011 VW CC 2.0T 110k that blew a rod out of the block for no apparent reason. Stock, wasn’t being redlined, just cruising at 70 and the motor stopped.
I did some research and apparently some of them(or a lot) leave the factory out of tolerances. Someone built a new 2.0T A4 and had to adjust valve clearances before putting his engine back together. This makes me believe why the 2.0T runs fine for the warranty period then blow sometime after. Even with strict OCIs that won’t correct timing issues.
I can’t find anything showing if VAG has corrected the reliability and durability issues of the 2.0T they put in just about every car they make. Does anyone know if they did?