'97 A8 4.2L oil change

[Kneale Brownson]

The little "trap" door in the belly pan on the earlier V8s allows access to
the filter, doesn't it?  I seem to recall doing an oil/filter change with
the belly pan in place.   For my most recent service, I had the pan off for
other things anyway, so my memory isn't clear on the filter.  Is the cover
on the 4.2s different?

At 12:20 PM 7/12/2005 -0700, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>--- Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> Britt Crowell wrote:
>> > Has anyone had any luck with any of the quick chang places?
>> 
>> When I was taking my new-to-me '94 100 S Avant from NH to SC,
>> and didn't have time to change the oil, I took it to the "best
>> oil change in town" as voted by some newspaper or magazine poll.
>> It was a Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Concord NH.
>
>Kent, I'm curious, does that car have a belly pan? Mine does and this has
>raised a question in my mind. I know that it needs to be removed to change
>the filter. I have had 1 non-dealer oil change (at 10k miles, not covered
>by 'free maintenance' plan) and took it to a local garage that I have used
>for years on several different cars - in other words, I trust them... But
>I have also heard that replacing these pans can be a bit of a nightmare.
>So now I am wondering if they actually changed the filter, since they only
>charged me the normal oil change price (less the cost of the oil since I
>provided the M1). Can't check because I have since had the 15k change at
>the dealer. I am due for the 20k change (garage again) in 300 miles, so
>guess I will check the filter after that.
>
>Dan D
>'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>Central NJ USA
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