the grill

[David Eaton]

if you look into the engine bay of an rs6, this would not be
too hard to believe.  it is *very* tight in there with nary
room for a finger to fit down the side.

however none of the audi's i've worked on (ur-q's, rs2, s2,
& s8) have been easy to access due to large engines stuffed
into small spaces - the less hi-po cars are much better.

much of the current audi philosophy appears to be around the
removal of the engine for replacement of items like the
starter etc.

dave
'01 s8
'04 allroad tdi

----- Original Message Follows -----
> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:12:03 -0700
> From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: the grill
> 
> Yeah, in an ACNA tech session, they told us the book said
> TWENTY TWO hours for replacing the starter on an RS6.  I
> was shocked.  We were all shocked.
> 
> Maybe they've whittled it down to 12-14 now, but still,
> that's crazy.
> 
> But a perfect example, and probably not the only instance,
> of why they are so hard/expensive to maintain.
> 
> Yikes,
> 
> Ed
> 
> On 11/8/06, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Starter on the RS6 is something like 12-14 hrs. labor.
> 
>