Blew my R8 engine.......AGAIN
11-02-09, 08:59 PM
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I'm extremely surprised by this. The 4.2 FSI is supposed to be bulletproof. It has been tested and tried in many of Audi's cars... it is about as widespread as the 2.0 TFSI, which is a very reliable engine. However, you're not the first to have experienced massive engine failure... but two in a row?
11-02-09, 09:04 PM
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This is going to turn me off to Audi more. I knew the older Audis were unreliable but I guess nothings changed but the date. No matter how much you love a car or how well it performs , this will turn you the hell off. 2 engines??? when was the last time you heard anything like that from a Japanese manufacturer. Now that I think of it I don't even think I would expect 2 blown engines from an American manufacturer
11-02-09, 10:09 PM
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I'm extremely surprised by this. The 4.2 FSI is supposed to be bulletproof. It has been tested and tried in many of Audi's cars... it is about as widespread as the 2.0 TFSI, which is a very reliable engine. However, you're not the first to have experienced massive engine failure... but two in a row?
11-02-09, 10:32 PM
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First off, there are always two sides to every story. Have you raced? What aftermaket things have you done to the car? What has the dealer said after inspecting everything? It's not just a matter of, "my car broke, I want this or that." The dealer and manufacturer needs to see and investigate this.
If all pans out legit, I'd make them get me a new car. Or at this point, I'd likely not want another R8. The fact that you want another, but with a bigger engine, scares me a little.
Good luck and keep us posted.
If all pans out legit, I'd make them get me a new car. Or at this point, I'd likely not want another R8. The fact that you want another, but with a bigger engine, scares me a little.
Good luck and keep us posted.
11-02-09, 11:11 PM
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Superior German Engineering at its best! Why have the engine replaced if it's a sure shot it'll blow up again? Quit wasting your time and get something much more reliable. The R8 is a beautiful car and it looks fast standing still, but that's all it has going for it.
11-02-09, 11:58 PM
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Again, we hardly have any context to this issue at all. IMO you can't make blanket statements like the ones above w/out more behind this. The 4.2FSI engine has been used for years in a number of Audi vehicles, including mass market ones.
11-03-09, 01:18 AM
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First off, there are always two sides to every story. Have you raced? What aftermaket things have you done to the car? What has the dealer said after inspecting everything? It's not just a matter of, "my car broke, I want this or that." The dealer and manufacturer needs to see and investigate this.
If all pans out legit, I'd make them get me a new car. Or at this point, I'd likely not want another R8. The fact that you want another, but with a bigger engine, scares me a little.
Good luck and keep us posted.
If all pans out legit, I'd make them get me a new car. Or at this point, I'd likely not want another R8. The fact that you want another, but with a bigger engine, scares me a little.
Good luck and keep us posted.
11-03-09, 06:46 AM
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yeah i wouldnt discount the 4.2FSI engine right away since that engine has been used in many models before like the RS4
but hope you get a nice chunk of credit towards the V10
but hope you get a nice chunk of credit towards the V10
11-03-09, 11:44 AM
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The 4.2L Audi V8 has been around for a while, could it be the the FSI version is dramatically different than the Motronic/KE-Jetronic version in the fact that direct injection requires a cam-operated fuel pump? There's also been reports or hearsay that VW's having cam follower issues on the 2.0FSI as well.
And to add to that list of engine failures, let's just say GM is still having piston slap issues on the Vortec V8s and intake manifold gasket failures on their OHV V6s due to Dex-Cool eating the gaskets. Ford had some teething issues with a nylon intake manifold.
And to add to that list of engine failures, let's just say GM is still having piston slap issues on the Vortec V8s and intake manifold gasket failures on their OHV V6s due to Dex-Cool eating the gaskets. Ford had some teething issues with a nylon intake manifold.
11-03-09, 12:47 PM
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Sounds like the 4.2FSI engine has a common issue... http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1325647
11-03-09, 01:00 PM
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Sounds like the 4.2FSI engine has a common issue... http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1325647
The problem is that, with a direct injection system, the fuel is introduce in the combusion chamber, therefore the detergent in the gas cannot get behind teh vlaves to clean that area like a regular fuel injected engine. The exception is the Lexus direct injection engines, which use both direct and port injections.