Hello all,

This is my first post and its a doozie. I just bought an immaculate 2001 A4 1.8t on Monday and it died on me while taking my daughter to her dance class. The oil light came on and the engine shut down immediately after. I am so pissed, I had a mechanic look it over on Monday as I am not very German savvy and he gave it a green light.

Unfortunately I was had and from the research I have done this symptom is most likely the oil pick up being sludge and starving the motor of oil. So I have a $3500 yard ornament.

If I have to get a new engine, what kind of options are out there for me? I know its gonna cost me another $3K or so. Should I get a different motor? Should I sell it for parts and cut my losses?

So frustrated and angry right now.....

 

Unfortunately I've had the exact same thing happen a couple months ago. Paid same price for same exact car, 100k miles. Did a full timing belt install and it died a week later. I was cruising at 80 on the interstate and the whole thing happened so quick there was no avoiding it.

Unfortuantely since it sounds like you need a reliable family car i'd cut your losses and part it out to get the most cash back. Selling it whole will be almost useless. My engine is still being rebuilt months later. I'm a college student so its been a very slow process. Bought a $800 chrysler sebring at goodwill auction to get me around for now.

If you really want a german car look into a v6 passat, gonna be a little cheaper and more reliable

 

Update: It did end up being the oil sump pump. Mechanic checked the top end of the motor and everything looked fine. Pump replaced along with a coolant line to the turbo.

Now I have a few more things to fix. Going to replace the speed control sensor tomorrow and get the codes pulled for my ABS and Airbag again.

Airbag: driver side ignitor, wheel tilt something

ABS: Not sure