i just recently bought my 2000 s4 i just made a post recently about it because i thought i was having turbo troubles.... well took it to my mechanic and its the passenger side turbo. Now with that being said i noticed alot of people had problems with their passenger side turbos going out so... i was wondering if a viable option was to JUST replace the k03 or if its cheaper to buy maybe re manufactured k03s or k04s and replace both? i'm real short on money i know the smart way is to replace both.. but i'm looking for a cost efficient way of getting this on the road again but not screwing myself in the long run. I also noticed i've seen companys rebuild k03s and sell them but not many k04s looking to pay 1,500 or less.

thanks in advanced guys i know im long winded
just lookin for some advice kinda a big decision for me
hurtin on money :/

 

finance! sorry thats all i can think of.

 

If you can afford some downtime with your car, I would say rebuild them if you're on a budget.

If you're interested I've got a spare set of K03's with about 65,000 on them, stock boost their whole lives. Could even rebuild those.

 

Cheapest would be to rebuild/buy a set of K03s, but keep in mind labor is the most costly factor. When you're already paying a few grand for the labor, it would definitely be smart to consider spending the extra few hundred clams on the K04s. Even if you financed the additional cost (which I normally wouldn't condone doing), it would probably be smarter especially when you consider how much more the resale value will be with a set of K04s. Even full stage 3 when you get the money later.

 

i was wondering if something like an aftermarket set of k04s would be an option for you guys for example http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUDI-...=p4506.c0.m245 ? just exploring more ideas

 

i think right now i'm trying to decide on aftermarket k04's or used k04s ( if i can find them ) also i heard i might be able to get money back for my k03's due to only one of them making weird noises

 

i sold my blown ko3's for 100 bucks on ebay. they werent in to horrible of shape..only needed a rebuild but you cant get much more for used ko3's