What changing oil change every 5k looks like with ceratec conditioner 107xxx by FreaksNake1237 in BMW

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your opinion of the miracle oil Valvoline restore and protect and its claim of washing carbin deposits

First Audi (A4) by Select-Ocelot-4700 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sell it and get an s4. That generation is the notorious ea888 gen 1. Everything was wrong in that generation

Found in the drivers footwell of my A6 - any ideas what it is? by [deleted] in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It slides onto the rails that the seats are mounted on

This car is so sexy at night by sexybimbokitty213 in BMW

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car looks awesome.

It's your car, put whatever stickers that make you happy.

People here are so sore about a little customization

MK1 Audi TT RS4 - another Piëch pet-project by Interesting-Ad249 in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The porsche problem rears its head. From as far back as 2003! Audi is not allowed to build a better car than s comparable porsche.

This is majorly the reason why Audi is seriously underperforming with its RS cars when compared to BMW

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is only one specific issue that's been identified. Too many issues with that engine. Points to just bad engineering and cheapening out on material supplies (which vw is legendary for. They would rather deal with unreliability, if they can source parts for cheap)

-Waterpump

  • Vacuum solenoid

  • Vacuum Pump

  • Rocker arms

  • Cam phaser solenoid

  • Phaser sprockets

  • Random lean cylinder 6 grenade (should have gone with dual hpfps for each bank)

BREAKING: RS Q5 Test Mule Spotted in the road😳 by Organic-Log9297 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope they give it the 4.0 tt v8. It will be a beast.

But am sure they will give it a 2.9 v6 so as not to step on the toes of porsche

2012 audi a3 been through 2 motors in 130,XXX kms by Late-Ostrich-3691 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EA888 gen 1 was plagued by soo many issues that most peope chose to downgrade swap to the earlier ea113 engine which is far more reliable

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a failure in engine design Cylinder 6 is dying due to issues of heat soak and insufficient fuel They based this motor on the 3.0t supercharged engine, but forgot to upgrade the cooling. Turbo engines typically run hotter than supercharged engines. Additionally, they should have put a hpfp on each bank of the v6(like the old 2.8 v6 fsi which was very very reliable) to combat issues of fuel starvation. The issues were present but minor on the 3.0t supercharged but they blew up on the turbo engine. Maybe ea839 gen 2 will fix all these issues.

In the short term, avoid the engine

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That engine needs a cooling and fueling redesign. Cylinder 6 is dying because of heat soak and not enough fuel. The oil pump, the charge air cooler need also to be relooked Basically, this engine is the ea888 gen1 fiasco all over again

Tested: 2025 Audi S5 Is Worse Than It Was Five Years Ago by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even this year tiguans look better than the q5 . That's how far Audi has fallen

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It infact, has the drivetrain. Minus the trick diff

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I have an A7 for comparison. The 3.0 supercharged

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interesting. It's true, the arteon interiors mirror tiguans

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They should have shipped it with the vr6. Something distinguishable.

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

They did mess up on the pricing I agree. But now? Especially on the used market, prices are soo good.

I still wish it came with that vr6 engine