RE: My first Audi wrench job!

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

I got one of those, but they have (had - if they updated their listings
after I talked to them :-) the wrong size listed. Just FYI.
- peter henriksen, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626

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>From: 	raf40@oes.amdahl.com[SMTP:raf40@oes.amdahl.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, June 24, 1996 12:47 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	RE: My first Audi wrench job!
>
>One solution to drain plug problems is the drain valve sold by Impart. 
>No
>leaks so far, and it has a very positive mechanism.  I like the idea of
>protecting the pan.
>
>>You've experienced true communion with the Audi Gods at last. Joy.
>>
>>Anyway, I don't know why some people think that the drain plug should be
>>tightened by impact wrench. On my 200, my mechanic had to use a hammer
>>and chisel to get it off. To make matters worse, somebody had just
>>priced the aluminum pan at something like $500, so I was not a happy
>>camper. It got off fine and the pan is OK, but no way, no how that car
>>is going anywhere to have an oil change where they don't use a torque
>>wrench for the plug (including my garage which is where it usually
>>happens - witness the stains on the floor).
>>- peter
>>
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>>>From:  Chris Newbold[SMTP:cnewbold@eznet.net]
>>>Sent:  Monday, June 24, 1996 8:17 AM
>>>To:    quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>>>Subject:       My first Audi wrench job!
>>>
>>>Well, I took to my Audi with a wrench for the first time
>>>this weekend! It was just a piddly little job--oil and filter
>>>change--but I had a small taste of the "joy" every one here
>>>experiences...
>>>
>>>Mind you, most of my "joy" stemmed from an attrocious (sp?)
>>>lack of proper tools and facilities... :-)
>>>
>>>After fighting with a bunch of !%#!&%$@ plastic fasteners I
>>>got the belly pan off and took to the crankcase plug with
>>>my trust adjustable wrench (don't laugh, please). Well,
>>>the last guy under here must have used the impact wrench on
>>>the thing, because the best I could do was start to round
>>>off the plug as I bent the jaws of my wrench. I abandoned
>>>the job and went to the store (in my VW) to buy a ratchet
>>>handle for my lone 17mm socket.
>>>
>>>In the end, I needed a 2' breaker on the end of the ratchet
>>>handle to get the plug loose. I'm sure this would have been
>>>easier if I'd had more than 8" of clearance under the car,
>>>but I don't have a proper jack or stands...
>>>
>>>I completed the job without incident (save fighting with the
>>>plastic fasteners again, breaking one) and topped off with
>>>Valvoline, 20W/50.
>>>
>>>(BTW, I filled by volume, 5.3 qts, and discovered that the
>>>dipstick was down 1/4 qt. Maybe that's why it's always
>>>"low")
>>>
>>>I've decided that to do anything more serious, I'm going
>>>to have to invest in a fully-equiped garage and a truck
>>>load of Snap-On tools... :-)
>>>
>>>-Chris (I'm having fun now!)
>>>
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>Richard Funnell,
>San Jose, California
>'83 urQ
>'87 560 SL
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