[V8] Steering rack rant/3.0 engine

[MendezWerks]

3.0 engines are no fun, I agree. 3.0 engines for one reason or another wear the hydraulic lifters and damage the camshaft lobe. 
Tools are expensive, though after a couple of timing belt jobs, they pay for themselves. 

As for steering rack R/R, the RS6 is very difficult, 2.7/3.0 about the same. 
I would not recommend buying anything with the 3.0 engine, IMO. 



On Nov 16, 2010, at 10:12 PM, "Tony and Lillie" <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Uh, yea, not easy at all. Probably close to the V8. The rack is no cake walk 
> on any of these cars.
> 
> And, if it's a 3.0, it also takes some special tools for the TB that are not 
> exactly cheap. On the 2.7/2.8 the cam locker is the only necessary tool, at 
> about $90. The 3.0 is closer to $225 for the tools. And the cam covers have 
> to come off :(
> 
> Tony
> 
> Subject: [V8] Steering Rack Rant
> 
> 
>> Hey, a friend of mine asked me to look at an 02 A6 wagon that he was
>> thinking of buying(90K/$7500,think he bought it), and it looked brand
>> new in every respect, but he smelled "oil" burning after a run on the
>> highway.  I noticed that the hydraulic reservoir was low, and tried
>> to get a look at the rack......aside from seeing a glimpse thru the
>> wheelwells, looked kinda buried in there.  While I've been putting
>> off the rack/timing belt on the Lago car, I'm guessing that the A6
>> isn't much fun either.....Tom 
> 
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