[s-cars] belly pan?

[Lee Levitt]

Wayne writes:

>
> When I got my S-car last December it too was missing the belly pan.  I
> eventually learned that it's pretty common for them to be gone
> and a lot of people drive without them.  I finally got one from the dealer
for
> about $160 and about another $30 for the fasteners.  I find it a big pain
to
> put it on.

That reminds me. I have to pick up a couple of those fasteners. They tend to
disappear.

> It must be a talent I just don't have because other listers have an easier
> time with it.  Your next big surprize might be when you go to pull the oil
> drain plug, as they have a nasty habit of being seized to the pan.  I
> suggest you don't even try to take it out without a 6-point
> wrench.  Using a 12-point wrench gives a high probability of rounding it
off.

I'm going to remove mine one last time, and replace it with a drain valve. I
ran one of these on my 200T, but had forgotten about them until Taka
mentioned them recently.

http://www.fumotovalve.com

I wish Taka would stop bringing up interesting things on this list...it's
getting expensive <grin>

Now he's got me trolling ebay for a set of Maggies.


> Another thing to check is the after-run coolant pump.  Most of them seem
to be
> inoperative and/or leaky after they a a few years old.

Yep, had to replace this too on mine.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant