In a message dated 99-02-26 01:21:10 EST, jjvantol@uswest.net writes:

<< > where do you get $4500????  and why would you want a rebuilt 5cyl??????
ANY
 > USED 5cyl is as good as a rebuilt one...prolly even better!!!  there is no
 > need to rebuild the 5cyl.
 > THEY DONT GO BAD.

 Well, actually, the valve guides wear out around 200,000 miles, and  >>

kind of a generalized statement...  maybe in some cases, but the majority of
audi 5000's ive seen  - even over 200k - have never has the valve cover off..
i own 3 hi- mileage audi 5000's. All turbos, (one close to the 200k mark) and
not one has had the valve cover off (ok, my most recent addition has had the
valve gover off, but that was just to replace the valve cover gasket...)  all
in all, if you buy a running, driving 5000, around 150-250k mi., then you can
prolly get quite a number of miles out of it before you have to overhaul it...

chris
'84 audi 5000 turbo
'86 audi 5000 turbo (rearended, donor engine for my Vanagon)
'86 audi 5000 turbo quattro
'86 audi 5000 non-turbo (mom's)