[s-cars] Problems with hydraulic system and brake booster

[chris chambers]

In my opinion their prices are way out of line; what are their labor rates and how much time are they estimating?
I highly recommend a second opinion, run don't walk to a shop with a tech familiar with these cars. 

Accumulator is a fairly easy repair, hoses shouldn't be hard either. $500 labor ... OMG! Way out of line.
The booster is harder to get to but easily a DIY, probably 2 1/2 hours labor.

HTH
Chris



>________________________________
> From: Thomas Rodriguez <trodri69 at gmail.com>
>To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com> 
>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:47 AM
>Subject: [s-cars] Problems with hydraulic system and brake booster
> 
>Hey folks I'm looking for a reality check on some estimated repair costs.
>
>My '95 S6 has the following symptoms:
>
>1) the hydraulic system has developed a slow leak that takes about two
>weeks to drop the level in the reservior from "full" to "low".
>2) the brake pedal is inconsistent in terms of how far I have to push
>it to engage the brakes.  The first push feels fine but if I let up
>and push again I have to push it farther toward the floor.  If I do
>this repeatedly as in stop-and-go traffic I will eventually have to
>push it nearly all the way to the floor and apply much higher pressure
>as through there is no boost.
>
>I've taken it to the service shop at the dealership which provides
>reliable service and repairs.  They identified the leak is from the
>hydraulic hose and accumulator - Repair cost: $1,200 parts, $500
>labor.  They think the inconsistent brake pedal may be a bad booster -
>Repair cost $950 parts, $550 labor. All parts are OEM.
>
>Do these prices sound right? Is there benefit to using aftermarket
>parts and are they reliable?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom
>"95 S6
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