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Re: Self Servicing a6q???
Great,
Thanks for the inof. By Ribbed V-belt... do you mean the accesory
drive belt??? if so that sounds easy enough. :-) 90k for a timing belt.
Thats a long time. Nice for us though. :-)
L8R
Todd Phenneger
1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
1984 4000 quattro / modified/ turbo conv almost done.
1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
*****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Andrew Duane USG wrote:
> Hairy green toads from Mars made Todd Phenneger say:
>
> > Heya everyone,
> > My Father has a 96' A6q. (Old body Style, 12v engine) Anyhow,
> > its got 52,000 miles on it now and so its time to think about the timing
> > belt change on it this spring. For obvious reasons I'm not looking
> > forward to having the dealer do it and probably wont let them touch the
> > thing now that its out of warranty (scheduled service anyhow) Oil changes
> > are being done at alocal shop due to time right now (I'm in shchool)
> > Anyhow, I want to take over maint of it. First off, Factory
> > Recommends Oil Changes every 7.5k miles. This seems long to me. Does the
> > Factory use Synth oil??? Somehow I doubt it. But for my Dads driving
> > style I'm sure its fine. But what else do they do at 7.5k miles. do they
> > grease anything??? Is there an A6 bently??? I assume there is. Or at
> > least some sort of factory manual I can get. (Im sure there is)
>
> No, the factory uses dino. I switched to synth on mine, and use 5K
> oil change intervals, "usually" replacing the filter (I got
> lazy last week). 7.5K is a little too long for my taste, even
> with synth. I think 3K might be more than required though.
>
> There is a Bentley for the A6, I have it. 3 VERY large volumes,
> a little over $200 (OK, $50 over $200). Most of it seems to be
> dedicated to "where to plug in the VAG1551".
>
> But it's still what there is for the car.
>
> > Lastly that Timing Belt. I=5's are easy. Subaru Flat 4-s are
> > wierd and have 2-belts. Where does the A6 fallin. I've heard the V8 is
> > scary to do. (Very complicated) Is the V-6 a reasonable Job for a decent
> > home mechanic??? Special Tools?? Stuff to do while in there. (I havent
> > even researched this yet. I'm assuming Water Pump just like the I-5 but
> > have no clue)
>
> According the Chris, the V6 is a little tougher than the I5,
> but nowhere near as bad as the 20V I5 (coupe/90Q20V). I will
> pay someone to do it though, I just don't want to get into it.
>
> BTW, if you read the book, you'll notice that the 12V V6
> specifies a 90K timing belt interval, not 60K. The ribbed
> V-belt gets done at 60K, along with some other things.
>
> --
>
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