[s-cars] that RS6 O2 sensor

[Theodore Chen]

http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/285455.phtml

poster says an audi tech told him it takes 15 hours and the engine
must be removed.  ouch.

i wonder if you could just make an access panel in the firewall to 
access the O2 sensor.

-t.

--- calvinlc at earthlink.net wrote:

> I remember the number being right around 20....I thought it to be 24, but it
> could be as low as 18 or so.  This was the quote I got from the head of the
> pre-owned sales division at our local Audi dealer.  He stated you had to
> basically "pull the engine" to get to the damn sensor....think turbos
> replacement on an A6 2.7t.  Somebody could look it up but I would be
> absolutely shocked if it was not above 15 hours.....I remembering doing the
> calculations in my head and it being in the 4 digit numbers of cost for
> labor.
> --Calvin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 5:47 PM
> To: Theodore Chen
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] that RS6 O2 sensor
> 
> 
> 24 hours I really wonder, but if the O2 sensors are toward the back of the
> engine and tucked
> way in there, you probably need to drop the subframe and the engine needs to
> slide forward
> in order to access them.
> 
> Same concept for starter replacement, I think. The RS6 has a crazy book rate
> for that one.
> 
> Taka
> 
> 
> On 1/5/07, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > so is the book rate really 24 hours?  i asked an audi mechanic friend
> > about
> > it but he hasn't replied yet.
> >
> > sure that wasn't a misplaced decimal point?  2.4 hours for an O2 sensor
> > wouldn't be outrageous, just high enough to make you scream a little.
> >
> > -teddy
> >
> >
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