Are B5 Audi S4 Actually Unreliable?

I discuss if my 2001 Audi S4 is reliable or not! My car is OVER the 200k mile mark, and this milestone is when a lot of people think reliability ends. Be sure to watch all the way through and find out if this Audi has held up against the test of time... and ALOT of driving! I have also owned a few others, and will talk about them as well.
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[@danielchmiel4143]

They're reliable after you pull the engine out, refresh everything, replace sensors, replace gaskets, replace turbos, delete sai, pcv, everything vac related, convert coil packs. The reason people hate them is whenever theres a turbo issue or a boost issue, you have to pull the motor to get to anything. I still love mine though

That can be said about any older Audi, Just gotta keep with maintanence up to date and you are good. Keep puring those moneys in. I daily drive C6 3.0TDi with 370kms on the clock. Did mechanical refresh and i love it. Getting S4 this year as garage queen.

[@jayjesuswake3140]

Never buy a neglected s4 b5....they are actually very very reliable

[@redlinedyl]

100%

[@denvernn]

Great insights!

[@brandonb88]

The cam chain tensioner pads love to shatter after 20 plus years on these. If they haven’t been done, get ready for it.

[@dudu86240]

That's funny because I also own a turbo mx5, way far from yours power range and I'm looking for a S4 ! I own a E91 325i N52 engine but it has no torque for towing the miata when I go to the Nordschleife. I'm still in hesitation between a B5 or a B8, I'm a bit afraid about the reliabity and lot of aged stuffs I have to replace, but in the same time,I love the B5 so much. I do almost everything on my cars and I've a friend who is professional mechanic so he has all the tools and the knowledge I need. Anyway we'll see when the BMW will be sold, it will depend what model I'm going to find first !

[@roboduck9760]

Been Daily Driving my B5 S4 stage 3 150k for many months now and through winter. Zero issues with the car. Going to do the R8 coil pack conversion here (having some issues stuttering when cold) also with Bigger injectors and pump to go E85 this summer. Car was built to stage 3 10k ago no issues.

[@braapforce]

As a 5+ year b5 owner. Well put my friend 😁

[@86TDC]

They have an auxiliary water pump under the intake that runs the coolant after shutoff also

[@poponnecle]

Absolutely correct bro. A race car always breaks. Once you’re racing, something will eventually break or worn out.

[@naughtydog8579]

had my b5 1.8 since 2012, bout to finally get stage 3 setup. turbo waiting, just few more support mods done. Is that greddy turbo thing pretty easy to install?

[@josephandreuccetti7270]

Basically you need to pull the motor and do absolutely full maintenance at like 110-120k and do a re seal and replace all sensors with turbos

[@unknown-sy4lq]

My a6 is proof if you take care they last forever. Shes a rare model with the b5 s4 drive terrain. It has 263k miles and i still daily drive it 45min one way 5 days a week and i RARELY have any issues and when i do its some stupid vacum line that takes 5 min to change out. Love my 2.7 makes beautiful power and never lets me down

[@11THEW0RD11]

I always hear how they're so unreliable but then theres 10 of them on facebook marketplace with 180k miles. Never owned one always wanted one.

[@johnlexus1]

180 is nothing

[@b5Bart]

no they are not if properly maintained, when you buy a 185k one from a 17 year old then they sure are, ive been doing b5 shit for 10+ years with minor issues here n there

[@aw_shucks17]

Yessir

[@josephandreuccetti7270]

Every B5 is 10-15k in maintenance give or take. Thats with and without mods or paying someone

[@reallife4598]

It not the reliant the access to maintenance it

[@milesallen5590]

Like owning any other Audi basically.

[@caseyyarborough8904]

put the peelers on the noggy

[@audigw]

I've had mine for 10 years BW K04 car, all I did was properly tune it from a base tune. Don't buy a china build and buy a well maintained car.

[@whcwcjecjecuecuw6654]

So they are unreliable

[@alfredohaynes5752]

P r o m o s m 😔

[@NoWacko]

That numberplate is untasteful af bro!