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A3 3.2 Engine Replacement

9 messages,  Last post on Sep 07, 2010 at 9:28 AM

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#4 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [ziga332] by shipo

May 23, 2008 (2:06 pm)

Replying to: ziga332 (May 23, 2008 1:33 pm)
Uhhh, but didn't you say that the new engine won't fit in your car? I'm having a difficult time figuring out how they're going to make it fit simply by changing the heads and such.
 
Long story short, I'd hold out for either a new engine that does fit, or a new car.
 
Best Regards,
Shipo

#5 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [shipo] by ziga332

May 23, 2008 (4:20 pm)

Replying to: shipo (May 23, 2008 2:06 pm)
thanks.

#6 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [ziga332] by pdxa3

Jun 11, 2009 (1:32 am)

Replying to: ziga332 (May 23, 2008 10:27 am)
Yesterday I took my '06 Audi A3 3.2 (24K miles) in for servicing and guess what. Exactly the same story, a pin-hole coolant leak in the engine block that requires that the engine block be replaced.
 
I wonder if they are having more incidents of this type?
 
I'm hoping that I do not run into the same replacement issues you mention here, although I am worried that the car will never be quite the same after the repair. Call me paranoid but this does not seem like something that should happen that frequently.
 
Anyone else had hair-line cracks in their Audi 3.2 block I wonder.

#7 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [pdxa3] by shipo

Jun 11, 2009 (3:06 am)

Replying to: pdxa3 (Jun 11, 2009 1:32 am)
The problem reported earlier in this thread was from more than a year ago, and I'm reasonably certain that Audi's managed to get their act together regarding the correct engine to put in your car. As for your car never being quite the same, yeah, you're probably right, it should be better with a new motor.
 
Long story short, engines get replaced all of the time and it just isn't that big of a big deal.
 
Best regards,
Shipo

#8 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [ziga332] by stewart8

Sep 07, 2010 (6:19 am)

Replying to: ziga332 (May 23, 2008 10:27 am)
Ziga332 please can you contact me i've had exactly the same problem and would like your help. I've got an Audi A3 3.2 55 plate 50k miles but have only just been told about the problem

#9 of 9 Re: A3 3.2 Engine Replacement [stewart8] by ziga332

Sep 07, 2010 (9:28 am)

Replying to: stewart8 (Sep 07, 2010 6:19 am)
I ended up giving my car back to Audi at about the same price I bought it. I wasn’t convinced the car would be the same if they built the engine with spare parts instead of replacing with a brand new one. When I said I did not consent to them making the repair with spare parts I was told they could make the repair as they see fit. I was pretty upset about this : -) I worked with the state attorney general's office to file a claim that the car was a lemon. Due to the earlier missteps the vehicle had been in repair for more than 30 days furthermore when I asked for the maintenance records (as part of the paperwork to file the lemon claim) I noticed I had taken the car back for service because an engine light was a few weeks after I bought it.
 
As I was working on the paperwork for the lemon claim, I called up Audi of America and told them I wanted a new engine fitted into my car not one that the dealer builds, I told them I did not have confidence that the dealer would be able to make such a complicated repair without defect. As expected I was told terms of the guarantee are such that they can make the repair as they wish with original parts.
Repairs were completed and I got a call to pick the car up, I did. Within a week the oil light came on, I took it back to the same dealer; they added oil and told me not to worry about it, that new engines do “soak in”.
 
Ultimately attorney generals’ office came back to me with a date for a hearing, same day Audi came with an offer to replace the car if I paid a few thousand dollars. I accepted the offer, and sold my new car to the dealer same day it was delivered when I went to drop off my old car. Btw this transaction happened a few months after I accepted Audi’s offer.
 
I think Audi ultimately did the right thing by me and I have no gripes, but it took them a while to get there, and I don’t think they’d get there if I didn’t file the lemon claim.

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