[s-cars] that RS6 O2 sensor

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

I really meant it to be more of a representative thing, i.e. the O2 sensor
is not going to be the only thing outrageously expensive to service on this
car due to the fact that they put 10 lbs of potatoes in a 5 lb sack.
--Calvin


-----Original Message-----
From: Theodore Chen [mailto:tedebearp at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:12 PM
To: calvinlc at earthlink.net; Taka Mizutani
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] that RS6 O2 sensor


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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