2.7t Turbo Survey

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  • Survey closed 11/16/2001. See new survey for current information.

Drivetrain
  Turbo failed
 Drivetrain  No Yes
A6 2.7T 6-speed manual
 51
 2
A6 2.7T Tiptronic
 60
S4 2.7T 6-speed manual
 366
 29
S4 2.7T Tiptronic
 79
 2

Total

 556
 33

 

Which turbo failed
   Turbo  failed 
Which turbo No response No Yes


34
Both

8
Left

11
No failure
522
 2
Right

12

Turbo failure by chip type
   Turbo  failed 
 Chiptype  Total   No response   No   Yes
Chipped
 181
156
 25
Not specified
 12
12
Stock
 396
388
 8

Driving style
   Turbo failed 
Driving style  No response No Yes


10
Easy
14
Hard
221
 15
Normal
284
 13
Very easy
2
Very hard
25
 5

  Turbo cooldown
  Turbo failed
Cooldown  No response No Yes
No
72
 4
What cool down guidelines?
30
 1
Yes, I always idle the engine before shutting off
136
 10
Yes, when I think it's necessary
318
 18

 Turbo warmup
  Turbo failed
Warmup  No response No Yes


1
I hit the rev limiter backing out of my driveway
4
 1
I wasn't aware I should be
17
 3
Usually, but sometimes I cheat
349
 16
Yes, I drive like a granny until fully warmed
185
 13

  Use synthetic oil
   Turbo failed 
Synthetic oil  No response No Yes


12
No
226
 7
Yes
318
 26

  Oil grade
   Turbo failed 
Oil weight  No response No Yes


8
0w-30
123
 7
10w-30
47
 2
10w-40
14
15w-50
13
 6
20w-50
9
 1
5w-30
121
 7
5w-40
26
5w-50
9
 1
Whatever the dealer puts in
186
 9

  Failure mileage
   Turbo failed 
Failure mileage No response No Yes


4
0-5,000

7
10,001-20,000

13
20,001-30,000

3
30,001-40,000

2
5,001-10,000

6
90,001-100,000
1
No failure
551
 2

  Current mileage
   Turbo failed 
Current mileage No response No Yes



1
0-5,000
182
 3
10,001-20,000
146
 16
20,001-30,000
30
 5
30,001-40,000
10
 1
40,001-50,000
3
 1
5,001-10,000
182
 5
60,001-70,000
2
 1
90,001-100,000
1

Vehicle year
   Turbo failed 
 Year  No response  No Yes
2000
362
 28
2001
194
 5

  Throttle body boot failure
   Turbo failed 
TBB failure  No response No Yes


8
No
478
 19
What is a TBB
23
 1
Yes
47
 13

Used in track events
   Turbo failed 
Track events  No response No Yes



1
No
453
 18
Yes
103
 14