2.7t Turbo Survey

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Drivetrain
  Turbo failed
 Drivetrain  No Yes
A6 2.7T 6-speed manual
 25
 1
A6 2.7T Tiptronic
 22
 1
Allroad 2.7T 6-speed manual
 6
Allroad 2.7T Tiptronic
 12
S4 2.7T 6-speed manual
 190
 32
S4 2.7T Tiptronic
 29
 1

Total

 284
 35

 

Which turbo failed
   Turbo  failed 
Which turbo No response No Yes
Both

6
Left

5
No failure
 3
 284
 2
Right

22

Turbo failure by chip type
   Turbo  failed 
 Chiptype  Total   No response   No   Yes

2
 1
 1
Chipped
 144
 1
 119
 24
Stock
 176
 1
 164
 11

Driving style
   Turbo failed 
Driving style  No response No Yes

1
 1
 1
Easy
6
Hard
 2
 112
 15
Normal
151
 14
Very easy
2
 1
Very hard
12
 4

  Turbo cooldown
  Turbo failed
Cooldown  No response No Yes

1

No
29
 3
What cool down guidelines?
8
Yes, I always idle the engine before shutting off
59
 16
Yes, when I think it's necessary
 2
 188
 16

 Turbo warmup
  Turbo failed
Warmup  No response No Yes

1

I hit the rev limiter backing out of my driveway
4
I wasn't aware I should be
3
 1
Usually, but sometimes I cheat
144
 8
Yes, I drive like a granny until fully warmed
 2
 133
 26

  Use synthetic oil
   Turbo failed 
Synthetic oil  No response No Yes

1
 3
No
 2
 51
 7
Yes
230
 28

  Oil grade
   Turbo failed 
Oil weight  No response No Yes

1
 1
0w-30
126
 12
0w-40
29
 5
10w-30
 1
 10
 1
10w-40
3
15w-50
2
 1
20w-50
1
5w-30
49
 8
5w-40
7
 2
5w-50
4
Whatever the dealer puts in
 1
 52
 6

  Failure mileage
   Turbo failed 
Failure mileage No response No Yes
0-5,000

5
10,001-20,000

9
20,001-30,000

6
30,001-40,000

5
40,001-50,000

2
5,001-10,000

5
No failure
 3
 284
 3

  Current mileage
   Turbo failed 
Current mileage No response No Yes

1
 1
0-5,000
 1
 31
 2
10,001-20,000
98
 10
20,001-30,000
63
 7
30,001-40,000
26
 3
40,001-50,000
8
 5
5,001-10,000
 1
 54
 4
50,001-60,000
3
 3
60,001-70,000

1

Vehicle year
   Turbo failed 
 Year  No response  No Yes
2000
108
 21
2001
 3
 163
 14
2002
13

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

1
 5
No
 1
 245
 16
What is a TBB
 1
 11
 2
Yes
23
 17

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

1
1
No
 1
 208
 19
Yes
 1
 76
 15