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kboy
Six months ago, I gave this warning to potential A2 purchasers. So i've been out and bought a very cheap A2 1.6FSI
The FSI was Audi's first attempt at direct petrol injection. To get good mpg and make it clean they also did a couple of things which became its downfall. The engine runs very hot so destroys the plastic coolant pipes and the EGR lets the gases into a variable flap manifold, which after time gums all the flaps up causing the actuator to seize/break. Mine came with the first bit done but the second fault current.
This is the flap in the seized closed position. It should be wide open
Hours spent finger deep in carbon has got me to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhGBTd5_hro
Work continues...