How Do You Tell The Difference Between a 140 and 170?

[kaz219]

Hi there.

As above, how would you tell the difference between the two.

The car is an 2004 Audi A3 2.0 TDI S-Line DSG.

Cheers

 

[markwiggy]

Will be a 140 as the 170 only came out within the last 12months as far as I am aware.

Mark

 

[h5djr]

The 170 was first available in the UK in October 2006.

 

[mdre83]

The exhaust on the 170 also comes straight out rather than the tailpipes facing down... someone correct me if I'm wrong though...

 

[bacardi]

as others have said, the 170 has only been out for 18 months or so, also the 140 doesnt have a DPF - the one you're looking at is a 140

 

[kaz219]

It's this one i was looking at...

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...CARS&make=&model=&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

It was for a friend of minee...

 

[steve184]

plus oil cap is over to the left on 170 and in centre on 140

 

[markwiggy]

It's this one i was looking at...

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I would say it is not a 170 for sure, maybe it has been chipped and the owner is trying to pass it off as a 170, Mmm strange or maybe a genuine mistake.

Mark

 

[kaz219]

I would say it is not a 170 for sure, maybe it has been chipped and the owner is trying to pass it off as a 170, Mmm strange or maybe a genuine mistake.

Mark

Cheers.

Thanks for all your info lads :icon_thumright:

Really Appreciate it

 

[Markm49]

The exhaust on the 170 also comes straight out rather than the tailpipes facing down... someone correct me if I'm wrong though...

This is correct - straight out with stainless/chrome ends.

 

[ckh]

That should be a 140 if its not remapped

 

[RobinA3]

This is correct - straight out with stainless/chrome ends.

Don't the newer 140's now have the same exhaust tail pipes as the 170's?

i am pretty sure they do.

 

[MarcQuinlivan]

Do they have different coloured TDI lettering like the golfs? Is it a case that the more red letters in TDI the more power? Red I, Red DI, Red TDI?

What about the gearboxes? 5 speed, 6 speed?

 

[RobinA3]

Nad they don't have the red badges like the Golf, also all 140's came with 6 speeders, only the 1.9 came with the 5 speeder.

 

[MarcQuinlivan]

Did a lookup on one of those registration lookup sites:

Make: AUDI
Model: A3
Description: SPORT TDI AUTO
Engine Capacity(cc): 1968
Year Manufactured: 2004
CO2 Emissions (g/Km): 150

What extra information does that give us?

I've found a 140 on ebay with 150 carbons too. (http://cgi.ebay.nl/2004-AUDI-A3-DIE...52152538QQihZ004QQcategoryZ9835QQcmdZViewItem)

Looks like it is a 140 (unless it has been chipped) and he's trying to pass it off as higher.

 

[h5djr]

If you can look at the service book or the sticker under the flooring in the luggage area it will show the output as the first item on the fourth line - 125KW it's a 170 and 103KW it's a 140. Also at the beginning of the next line down will be a three letter engine code. Tell us that code and we will be able to to tell for for certain which type of engine it is.