It was only a question of time, right? A national class action case has now been filed against VW for the massive turbo sludge failures in its 1998-2004 longitudinal mount 1.8T. Am I missing something here? Did VW really shrink the size of the oil pan on these cars simply to fit the engine into a longitudinal application?

My interest in the answer to this question and several other questions of a technical nature is professional - I happen to represent the consumer class. Anyone have an interest in explaining the technical issues of turbo sludge to a novice? Email me privately if you do to rkelly@irwin-boesen.com.

Does anyone on this forum beleive that 3.7 quarts of petroleum based oil was ever not going to be a problem with a 1.8T?