[s-cars] Another Noobie! (Long & Possibly Boring!)

[Peter Schulz]

I'll second TIm LeClair from FAP 99.
He's also been a repeat supporter of S Fest.
http://www.fap99.com

Scott Mockry has provided invaluable troubleshooting information for Audi turbocharged engines and is also recommended parts supplier.
http://www.sjmautotechnik.com




On Sep 29, 2010, at 2:51 PM, David Kase wrote:

> I have had 6 or 7 Audi's over the past 12 years - did all my own work and
> have never used Blau.  Good service I think but you pay for it with the part
> prices.
> 
> fap99.com is where I source my new parts from, also used and some new from
> Chris at force5auto.com
> 
> Dave Kase
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Tom Heitzman <gyro at stuffinder.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>       I've been following this list for over a year and, in fact, bought
>> my 1st Audi, a '98 A4 V6 Avant 5MT (141 K now 156 K) through the list from
>> a
>> list member's(Rich Assarabowski) son at the beginning of the year. It was
>> well cared for but due for Control Arms & Timing Belt/Water pump service. I
>> liked it so much I found a '99 A6 Avant w/39Kmi in Palm Beach, FL for my
>> wife. I did the Timing Belt/Water Pump on that as well due to age.
>> It's now ready for control arms at 51K mi. which leads to my 1st question.
>> Has anybody had any experience with OCAP (Italy) control arms? My mechanic
>> who works for a VW dealer and does a lot of Passat's
>> With same components said the Meyle set I sourced for him seemed to be
>> fine.
>> Another friend who got me into this whole Audi thing (has a Brumos Porsche
>> prepared 200 20v and 2 matching Urs4's) said he's been very happy with
>> Blauparts for his cars. (he's got two VW TDI's as well!) I went to
>> Blauparts
>> website and they're no longer handling Meyle control arms but raving about
>> Ocap. With the exception of Lemforder (I haven't seen any prices for
>> complete set's) Febi/Bilstein, Meyle and Ocap are all close enough in price
>> that I'd just go with whatever most people consider best.
>> 
>>       Any opinions?
>> 
>>       TIA, Tom Heitzman aka Stuffinder
>> 
>> PS After being forewarned about Control Arm/Oil Leaking issues in B5/C5 V6
>> cars I've decided to increase the interval between these events by buying a
>> Urs6. While monitoring the list Dave Kase mentioned a 51,000 mile car on
>> Craigslist in NH and I went up and bought it last Thursday! This will open
>> a
>> whole new bucket of worms! I'll be looking for lots of stuff for that car
>> I'm sure. Since it's going to be my April Fool's-Halloween ride I have time
>> over the winter to address the plentitude of minor issues it has. Watch the
>> wanted list I'll be looking for lots of stuff, including a car cover it can
>> share with the A4.
>> 
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