82 Audi 5000 Turbo Diesel.

[ObscuredByClouds]

Audi 5000's are awesome.

[Rabbit on Roids]

...WOAH! clear over in finland tho? that would be hell for shipping.
and im pretty sure it probably is just a HG. the owner said that there is oil in the coolant, and he said it pressurizes the coolant. and with a cracked head, usually it will act normal until it gets warmed up a bit. then it will start leaking and pressurizing stuff.

[colectb]

The 5000 Turbo Diesels were only made in 83.... I have 2 of them and neither run. I wouldn't eliminate that its a cracked head, that's the Achilles heel of these cars. I also have an 80 5k with an 83 TD engine and a manual. I DEFINITELY would NOT recommend the NA diesel manual, it is geared very low. I would still pick up the car though, that price is good, I have heard there were only 500 of these cars imported to the U.S.

And yes, heads are a HUGE chore to find, I need two of them. A bit OT, but does anyone know a place that can redo cracked audi heads?

And the quattro question, it may be easier to transplant the diesel into a later audi quattro, here is a thread from the guy I bought my 1980 5000 from.
http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17930

My car is actually in the second picture, the one with the SAAB wheels

[Turbinepowered]

The 5000 Turbo Diesels were only made in 83.... I have 2 of them and neither run. I wouldn't eliminate that its a cracked head, that's the Achilles heel of these cars. I also have an 80 5k with an 83 TD engine and a manual. I DEFINITELY would NOT recommend the NA diesel manual, it is geared very low. I would still pick up the car though, that price is good, I have heard there were only 500 of these cars imported to the U.S.

And yes, heads are a HUGE chore to find, I need two of them. A bit OT, but does anyone know a place that can redo cracked audi heads?

And the quattro question, it may be easier to transplant the diesel into a later audi quattro, here is a thread from the guy I bought my 1980 5000 from.
http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17930

Cracked between the valves? Can't any good aluminum welder fill those cracks?

[8v-of-fury]

I think you "CAN" weld it back up, but it will more than likely crack again, won't it?

[Turbinepowered]

I think you "CAN" weld it back up, but it will more than likely crack again, won't it?

Weld it up then send it out to get the exhaust port ceramic coated to decrease the heat differential across that thin bit of metal? And while you're at it, send out to get the pistons ceramic coated and skirt treatment?

[MJF]

Head can be welded, it'll be as good as new. New 4-cyl head is cheaper to buy than fix several cracks, but 5-cyl could be different story.

[Rabbit on Roids]

if the head had been doing crack, i will just weld it up, i have a grinder and a welder. i can do anything.

[TurboJ]

ive got plenty of vw's tho. and i know vw diesels are pretty indestructible. im not so sure about the slush box its got in it. im probably going to end up building some sort of 5 speed trans out of a GT coupe or 5000 non quattro or something. why would it take a service lift to keep it on the road? ive been wrenching for almost 10 years, and have never NEEDED a lift for anything. theres no quattro to maintain or anything like that.

Well, the 5000 does have a bit more room under the hood but at least with a 5-cylinder typ89, you have to do a lot of servicing from under the engine bay. Need to change an oil filter? Or tighten your belts? etc, you need to get under the car and take the bottom air dam off to gain access to anything...   Yes I know the 5000 is a bit different, but my point is these Audis are more involving to service / repair than VWs.

[Rabbit on Roids]

ok, thats fine. im used to getting under rigs to maintain them. i spend as much time under my 4runner as i do driving it, it seems like anyway. and if the oil filter is too much of a *** to change, i will just put a remote filter mount setup on it, thats what i did with my runner. they mount the filter on the front drivers side of the engine, behind an engine mount, and basically up side down. its stupid trying to thread a filter *full of oil* onto the flange that points up. when i get a vehicle, its always hard to work on at first, then i work on it, figure things out a little bit, and then i learn how to do things way easier.

[airhead]

I always hated that upside down oil filter business on my MGB. It was such a mess trying to change the filter and oil used to go everywhere. I never bothered my arse trying to put oil in the new filter before screwing it on. I just cranked the engine with the main HT lead disconnected to get the oil flowing a bit, and then started it up and the gauge used to fly up almost immediately, which in my book is fine. On my Syncro it was a bit better but was still messy business. The only car I had that had no oil filter hassle was my 74 bay window bus, and thats cause it didnt have an oil filter!

[Rabbit on Roids]

The only car I had that had no oil filter hassle was my 74 bay window bus, and thats cause it didnt have an oil filter!

it did too have an oil filter. not a spin on one like we are used to. you remove those 6 bolts around the oil plug and under that round plate is the oil filter.

[airhead]

Thats not called a filter. Its called a strainer. Its just a piece of dome shaped gauze really. I used to rinse that in petrol and put it back in. It wasnt necessary to replace it (even though I did anyway on one of the oil changes). Its the reason why the damn thing needed an oil change every 3000 miles. A right pain in the arse.

[MJF]

Well, the 5000 does have a bit more room under the hood but at least with a 5-cylinder typ89, you have to do a lot of servicing from under the engine bay. Need to change an oil filter? Or tighten your belts? etc, you need to get under the car and take the bottom air dam off to gain access to anything...   Yes I know the 5000 is a bit different, but my point is these Audis are more involving to service / repair than VWs.

So you are saying that not to get Audi becouse you need to do some things from under the car?  I´ve never liked transversed engines, longitudal are much easier to work

[colectb]

+1   And seriously, the oil filter is a piece of cake. Also if you pick up a good Bentley manual (one can be had for less than $30) you will have everything covered. The engine is relatively simple and you would be surprised how many parts are interchangable with the VW 1.6. Best of luck with the car! And if you ever need help or parts, PM me! I'm no expert, but I have quite a few parts lying around.