can you imagine the bill!

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can you imagine the bill!

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Post by CellDamage » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:43 pm

Pretty crazy, over 40 hours labour - ouch!

The price of the short block assembly alone must have been thousands.

Mine had exactly the same strip and rebuild @ 16,000 miles covered under warranty by Chingford Audi due to a cylinder bore defect. Puts it into perspective after watching a video like that just how much work is involved in stripping one.
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Post by Harris. » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:49 pm

So Much work for a engine change on these cars !! I hope mine never goes bang :drink:

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Re: can you imagine the bill!

Post by coldo » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:51 pm

Is there a chance the owner of that car is on here?

I recall reading a very similar sounding story not long ago - car through flood water, done a rod, lots of tooing and froing deciding with the insurance company if it was a viable repair?
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Post by RS4_Ollie » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:57 pm

Looks like they had two people working on it. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was a £15k+ job.

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Post by NJMAudiRS4 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:06 pm

Only if all Tech's were that quick !! That's got to be the best part of £16.5k :shock:
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Post by jaysrs4 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:06 pm

Fcuk going there, I've never seen a job rushed so much!
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Post by R1RS4 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:13 pm

coldo wrote:Is there a chance the owner of that car is on here?

I recall reading a very similar sounding story not long ago - car through flood water, done a rod, lots of tooing and froing deciding with the insurance company if it was a viable repair?

Yes didn't it have a fault with the new bottom end and they had to get another in?
Imagine doing the job to find out the new replacement is <beep> and you have to do the whole thing again, can feel that sore throat coming on
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Post by NJMAudiRS4 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:18 pm

jaysrs4 wrote:Fcuk going there, I've never seen a job rushed so much!

:biggrin2:
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Post by Audi Pardner » Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:20 pm

R1RS4 wrote:
coldo wrote:Is there a chance the owner of that car is on here?

I recall reading a very similar sounding story not long ago - car through flood water, done a rod, lots of tooing and froing deciding with the insurance company if it was a viable repair?

Yes didn't it have a fault with the new bottom end and they had to get another in?
Imagine doing the job to find out the new replacement is <beep> and you have to do the whole thing again, can feel that sore throat coming on
Might be DuncanF on here as I seem to remember his car was driven through flood water in the Yorkshire Dales, and the car in the clip is Darlington/Durham registered :sekret:
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Re: can you imagine the bill!

Post by Ian_C » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:04 am

Dealer is Watford Audi though?
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Re: can you imagine the bill!

Post by CellDamage » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:09 am

Plate surround looks like Hatfield Audi.
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Post by TonyHayers » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:10 am

jaysrs4 wrote:Fcuk going there, I've never seen a job rushed so much!
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Post by TonyHayers » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:21 am

Good vid though, might be useful to see various aspects of the engine out of the car when trying to work out access etc.
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Post by TonyHayers » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:42 am

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06 Phantom Black Saloon:
DONE: Water Meth Injection, Carbon clean at 64k, CAI, Gutted Precats, Non-res x-pipe, H&R 8mm spacers, H&R springs
^ GONE :cry:

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