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    A4 B8 Avant 2.0 TFSI FWD SE - Owner review

    A review recently posted in Autotrader based on my experience. Any other UK owners had similar experiences with this version of the B8? "Good Points - Looks good, good fuel consumption Bad Points 1. Oil consumption - piston rings burn out around 60 to 80,000 miles leaving you with very large...
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    2.0T FSI Oil Consumption - Piston design?

    So we all know about 2009-2011 A4/A5/Q5 1.8/2.0 TFSI's with CDN engine codes suffering from oil consumption issues. So what actually causes it? From what I have heard it is piston design leading to oil scraper ring failure. In particular the proximity of the ring to the gudgeon pin. Well...
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    Calling All Owners of A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI S-Line Manual (UK Spec)

    Pls can you help? I am trying to source some original S-line suspension springs to upgrade an SE spec car but using EKTA I am having problems identifying the correct spring colour codes. (EKTA does not differentiate between Sport(BE) and S-line(BV) which is unusual as there is 10mm ride height...
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    Uprating SE Avant with OE S-Line springs

    I wonder if someone can help? I have an SE Avant and the ride quality is like a 70's Cadillac, it sucks. I want to fit it with S-Line OEM springs but do not want to pay the dealer price of 100+VAT per spring. I can find many people selling springs from scrap B8's BUT most yards are unreliable...