Re: A4 oil drain...

["Keleigh Hardie" <hobbesian@worldnet.att.net>]

Angie,
	You'll have to first remove the plastic sound-deadening pan from under the
motor before you can get to the drain plug. It's held on by two screws in
each wheel well and six on the bottom. All are the "quarter turn to remove"
type. If you're going to do the oil filter as well, you'll need an oil
filter wrench that can grab the filter from the end, and connects to a 3/8"
drive via a long extension over the sub-frame through the left wheel well.
	I hope this is helpful...
		Keleigh!

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> From: Angie L. Barkman <smaster@tminet.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Help, I'm an idiot!?
> Date: Friday, June 06, 1997 9:03 PM
> 
> I was excited to do the first oil change of my A4 1.8TQ's short life. 
> I bought some high quality motor oil, and had the nearest Audi dealer
> (two hours away) UPS me a couple of filters.  Then I crawled under the
> car and was very embarassed to discover I had no idea where the drain
> plug was.  The only obvious plug is in the bottom of the front
> differential housing and requires a special tool.  The manual was no
> help at all.  It made no mention of seperate lubricant so I thought
> maybe the moter oil served two functions.  I called the dealer to ask
> for the tool required to remove the oil drain plug.  The parts guy told
> me that the tool was a 17mm wrench and the manual only says a special
> tool is required to scare people away from doing it themselves.  So I
> crawled back under the car but couldn't find ANYTHING that is 17mm. 
> HELP!
> 
> 	BTW, six weeks into ownership I am loving my car.  I am getting used to
> the transmission although I am still not thrilled with it.  The
> Continental tires still suck, though.  Five weeks and counting until I
> get my computer upgraded.
> 
> - KARL LENTZ