Scirocco-l Digest, Vol 7, Issue 144

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In a message dated 9/25/05 7:43:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
scirocco-l-request@scirocco.org writes:
1992 Audi 100S
I ran an Audi service dept. for a few years and know it is a good car, but I 
will say the engines leak oil or at least "seep" oil for life, and it commonly 
causes premature timing belt failure and idler pulley failures, and the oil 
pans usually leak onto the exhaust pipes. If you do any intake manifold area 
repairs, make sure to clean out the oil gallerys that go through the heads into 
the block. More importantly, the automatic transmissions are weak, it's the 
same old story with inner seals weakening causing trans oil and gear oil to swap 
which wastes the valve body. Check the fluid, (some cars did not have 
dipsticks and require a dealer visit to check fuild!) If the level is high or goopy 
or greasy smelling, you have problems. Oh yeah, if the A/c is inop, be afraid. 
Good luck, Michael