V8 Service Schedule.

[David Head]

 We have several listers in England, most with Urquattros. I've cc'd
Phil Payne who is extremely knowledgeable with Audi 5 cyl turbos and can
give good recommendations for V8 service. I'll also copy the quattro
list as some of our euro listers are there much more than the V8 list.
Much of your service needs could be met by anyone remotely familiar with
automobiles. Unfortunately this often doesn't apply to Audi dealerships.

With regard to your questions, if you are running high octane/techron
additive and aren't having any indication of stumbling, etc you will
probably be fine. The techron concentrate is excellent for removing
deposits and carbon. I run a can through at least every 6 months.
The vibration issue is most likely tires/balance/rim if it only occurs
at a single speed range. I rim out of round will usually show as a
problem at nearly all speeds. Worn lower control arms (outer ball joint)
can cause vibration issues also. Its not unusual to see one or both
sides bad on V8 models over 100K

Ullywoods at aol.com wrote:

> Hello there .
> My name is Mel Woods and I am the guy who asked Theron Bliss if he had
> a
> service schedule and specifically what was on the list for 110,000. I
> have e
> mailed Theron after seeing his website but I have been using my
> daughter's
> computer to check the daily mail incoming and saw the reply you gave.
> Thanks.
> Now  let me say right away I am not a DIY mechanic type . I wish that
> were
> the case but I have no facilities for it,no skills at it and patience
> is too
> short. I bought the car about 1 month agowith a pretty full Audi
> dealership
> service history to 96,000. The first thing I did was to have the
> cambelt
> renewed and mechanically that is all as I wanted to check the schedule
> before
> having the car serviced. I may take it into my local Audi dealer but
> they
> were not impressive with my last car (200 turbo which I think is 5000
> turbo
> in USA, oh yes I am in England ! ) . I was lucky to have had an Audi
> technician do much of my work until he married and moved to another
> part of
> England where he now works for Audi again. So I have tried another
> local
> small but well equipped outlet who claim VW /Audi specialist status.
> They did
> the cambelt just over a week ago. He is also confident of digging out
> a
> service schedule so I'll take your suggestions and see what he says.
> 2 questions to you if I may.
> The techron into the petrol. I have filled up recently with Texaco (
> 95 oct )
> as I have read in motoring press that it incorporates a highly
> effective set
> of cleaning materials which have proven over here to greatly improve
> efficiency and performance if used regularly . I assume that is the
> purpose
> of the Techron. I see from the archives that you have less octane fuel
> over
> there. I could if desirable use 97 octane but have stuck with Audi
> recommendation at 95. Incidentally this costs in sterling £3.60 per
> gallon
> and the 97 oct is around £4. Also  4 quarts (1 gallon here I think )
> of Mobil
> 1 which I use costs£39 !!. You should know how lucky you all are.
> 2nd question. I get quite a bad vibration ( unlike The Beach Boys ) at
> around
> 95 - 100 mph. This may be a new set of Z rated 16 inch tyres I have
> just had
> fitted to the BBS alloys and I intend having the balance checked again
>
> tomorrow , but I wondered if you had heard of this type of problem in
> the
> past.
> Thanks for your time. This is my 6th Audi and I;ve been hooked a long
> time .
> I like what I see so far but it has a truly hard act to follow as my
> 200
> turbo was a belter.
> Mel
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