2003 Audi A4 engine gasket

2003 AUDI A4
88,000 MILES
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IDCHAN93
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hi, I just want to know if there would be any effect to a cars engine when it is been raced in one place (idle)? I got to know that if I race my engine to about 5000rpm in neutral or idle that I can blow my own gasket. is it true?

thanks in advance
Ian
Aug 28, 2013 at 7:00 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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You can grenade the whole engine doing that. I'm really surprised that the computer doesn't have a rev limiter to prevent you from doing that.
Aug 28, 2013 at 8:08 AM
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MADMIKE1735
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anytime you rev an engine while its not under load to those rpms is a recipe for disaster! as for it causing a head gasket to blow? not likely.... unless you overheat it.... just out of curiousity, why are you racing the rpms in neutral???? new exaust and it sounds cool???
Sep 13, 2013 at 9:21 PM
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