[V8] If you think Audi parts are expensive....

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Ok, go to a non audi dealer and put in the wrong oil into your RS6  
(mandatory 5/40 VW synthetic spec).  When a single rod spins from improper  lubricant, 
you find out the engine is *not* a rebuildable  block...   the engine is 43K 
USD part only, add  labor.  Non compliance with the oil change, not a warrantee 
repair.
 
I suspect the twin turbo v12 MB would use a water cooled alternator.   Then 
again, I still have scars from a MB 2.3 16 fuel line that prevented vapor  lock 
by cooling from the A/C refrigerant line being an integral part of the fuel  
line.
 
Scott Justusson
In a message dated 5/15/2007 5:39:43 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
cobram at juno.com writes:

Spoke  with a friend of mine today, he works at a Mercyless  Benz/Maybach
dealership as a tech.  Swapped out an alternator on one  today, a water
cooled alternator.  When the alternator went out it  took out some
electronics in the instrument cluster.  Car is still  under
warranty....warranty repair submitted to Maybach.....$21,000.   Yep,
twenty one thousand dollars.  Alternator is around $10k, cluster  around
$10k + $1k in labor.

Still going to bitch to Mac at Clair about  those dealer only parts I have to
get on occasion, but not quite as  much.

BCNU.


 



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