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Passed the 200,000 km barrier today.....'97 A4 1.8TQM

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Old 05-24-2005, 04:36 PM
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Default Passed the 200,000 km barrier today.....'97 A4 1.8TQM

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/78531/200k.jpg"></center><p>I was on the phone with gf so i missed videoing the 'moment' - typical... )

Lots ot little/few big things to repair all the time, wondering if I am able to keep the car at all... also gas mileage sux.

I wonder what costs others with the same model have. Anybody?
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Default 200Km=125kmiles... bad gasmileage probadly due to

gunk and dirty injectors and other gunk that is around in the engine.
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Default Not likely - whole fuel system has just been cleaned...

first with Lubro Moly injector cleaner, then a professional fuel system cleaning, then a BG44K treatment, still 10-15% worse gas mileage then should be. Gunk in engine is not that much but will do an oil system cleaning too and then addig Prolong or Militec-1 or something similar anti-friction metal-treatment.
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Default i did a cleaning on my old 170K toyota flushed the engine twice and that

thing was running like a champ. better gas mileage and stuff. so thats my experience with lots of miles
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I'm also planning a double engine-flush and see then.
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Default Replace the front O2 sensor.

that may help with the fuel economy, and the engine will probably run a little smoother.

Note, if you don't read my suggestion carefully and you swap the rear O2 sensor, you'll gain nothing in fuel economy or performance.
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Default VAG-COM showed it to be responsive, mechanic said it's perfect...

But eventually i might change it and i won't mix the rear with the front )
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Default Well if he can't explain the low fuel economy,

that's what I would replace.
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