--- Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> wrote:
> Todd Kaderabek wrote:
>
> > Let me ask this a different way: factoring in
> replacement of the serpentine
> > belt and the timing belt, how much life is left on
> a 2.5 liter 5 cylinder
> > with 196,000 miles on it, presuming the claim of
> 130 psi in all 5 holes is
> > accurate?  Any guesses?
>
> Well, that engine is the famous Audi 5-cylinder, and
> many people use the term
> bulletproof when describing it, so I would say that
> this engine has plenty of
> life left, if maintained properly.
>
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i

I used to own an '81 Audi.  I sold in 1989 with
396,000kms. on it and the 5 cyl. still ran perfectly.

Bill James
'84 Westy
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