S4 B8 Standard Exhaust Life?
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Not an exact answer to your question, but my old Passat 4Motion 2.8V6, sold last year, is over 14 years old and over 100K miles with only ever having the clamps rusting through on the jointing sleeves. Also, wife's Polo 1.4 SE is coming up for 12 year old and over 102K miles and still has original exhaust. Exhausts do seem to last quite a long time these days!
Edit:- my 2011 S4 exhaust, well from cat back, is SS, ie Milltek, so I should not have any problems with that.
Edit:- my 2011 S4 exhaust, well from cat back, is SS, ie Milltek, so I should not have any problems with that.
Surely someone will come in now and give you a "better" answer than I have - then job done! My wife would never look at this forum, well I don't think she would.
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Hi, there's an approved Audi test that the technicians are instructed to do during a service:
Drive the car normally for at least 10 minutes then, using ADS (if fitted) select Dynamic - otherwise select 'S' on the gear selector. Manual cars build up speed and use 3rd. Apply maximum throttle until the S Tronic box changes up automatically (or until the revs are nearing the redline in a manual, then change up a gear). Under these conditions, if you hear a simulated throttle 'blip' during the gear change, your exhaust is considered defective with approximately 3-4000miles of useful life left. Audi recommends that you replace the exhaust with a Milltek or similar as soon as possible.
Drive the car normally for at least 10 minutes then, using ADS (if fitted) select Dynamic - otherwise select 'S' on the gear selector. Manual cars build up speed and use 3rd. Apply maximum throttle until the S Tronic box changes up automatically (or until the revs are nearing the redline in a manual, then change up a gear). Under these conditions, if you hear a simulated throttle 'blip' during the gear change, your exhaust is considered defective with approximately 3-4000miles of useful life left. Audi recommends that you replace the exhaust with a Milltek or similar as soon as possible.
I'm a fool, after my useful posting, I thought that benjie had accidentally done a bit of cross-posting - I'll get my coat!
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I think it's worth a go. My B6 was modified and the other half had almost no clue about any of it - power folding mirrors, new wheels, loads of stuff! The RNSE was harder to hide!
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Lol mate , just changed my S4 standard exhaust to a milltek today . The original is basically in minted condition apart from some dis-colouring on the chrome tailpipes. I have 60k on clock .Went for the non-resonated Milltek and the sound is awesome but not to boy racerish ;-)
