Author Topic: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!  (Read 12085 times)

Offline goodfellow

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Just changing the water pump you have to remove the entire front end  :-\  and evacuate the AC system

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Offline ken w.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2019, 07:58:36 PM »
Yup. Had to do that to replace the Alternator too.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2019, 08:16:05 PM »
Yup. Had to do that to replace the Alternator too.

Amazing -- it makes me wonder how people can shell out the $$ for these types of repairs if they can't do them themselves. German luxury cars (and their German owned British cousins) seem to especially bleed money at very high rates.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2019, 09:40:59 PM »
Two local repair shops wouldn't touch it. A 3rd wanted $ 1400.00 to do it. It wasn't that hard of a job , just a bit time consuming.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2019, 09:46:22 PM »
Yep. My 03 Passat 1.8T looks about like that to do the timing belt. It's due again and I don't really look forward to doing it. It is a nice driving, tough as nails car though. I rally it hard 500 miles a week and it keeps on ticking. I work regularly on Euro scientific equipment at work, and their cars are designed in the same fashion. Once you figure out their methodology, it makes a lot of sense how thing go. I will definitely own another German car. The maintenance schedule is a little more than American iron, but they will really stand a beating IMHO. I like how they handle as well. Very tight and heavy. Not tinny and loose like Japanese rigs.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2019, 11:33:21 AM »
..... same car but he needs to change the thermostat and a feeder hose under the supercharger. You have got to be kidding me. This is a prime example of engineers going absolutely out of their collective pointy headed minds. Audi/VW -- I know some people love them, but from my limited DIY perspective -- no thanks!!! 


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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2019, 09:18:35 AM »
My neighbor the Saab mechanic likes to say, if you can't afford a new BMW, you sure can't afford a used one :))

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2019, 09:23:23 AM »
My neighbor the Saab mechanic likes to say, if you can't afford a new BMW, you sure can't afford a used one :))

So true -- my colleague has been a die hard BMW owner for decades. His first BMW was a 2002 purchased back in 1974, and has been driving a BMW ever since. Even this die hard BMW fan says that BMW stands for "Bring Mega Wallet" -- I always get a kick out of that because his repair bills are very high, yet he's a loyal owner.

Case in point -- fuel pump replacement on his 750 (I think a 2009) -- was around $3500  :-\ :-\ :-\
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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2019, 10:54:52 AM »
My neighbor the Saab mechanic likes to say, if you can't afford a new BMW, you sure can't afford a used one :))

So true -- my colleague has been a die hard BMW owner for decades. His first BMW was a 2002 purchased back in 1974, and has been driving a BMW ever since. Even this die hard BMW fan says that BMW stands for "Bring Mega Wallet" -- I always get a kick out of that because his repair bills are very high, yet he's a loyal owner.

Case in point -- fuel pump replacement on his 750 (I think a 2009) -- was around $3500  :-\ :-\ :-\

What kinda time machine did he have to get that car?

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2019, 11:31:01 AM »

  His first BMW was a 2002 purchased back in 1974

What kinda time machine did he have to get that car?

Doc Brown and Marty McFly dropped it off,  ;D
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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2019, 01:52:35 PM »
No time machine needed to have a 2002 in 1974. I had a roommate who had one that was orange like this one.

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« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2019, 02:17:49 PM »
No time machine needed to have a 2002 in 1974. I had a roommate who had one that was orange like this one.

Oof I’m an idiot.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2019, 02:18:29 PM »
I would love to have a 2002.  Still remember seeing one driving on the campus loop at Va Tech in 75/76.  Very cool

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2019, 02:20:13 PM »
No time machine needed to have a 2002 in 1974. I had a roommate who had one that was orange like this one.

Oof I’m an idiot.

Haha, don't fret, you are too young to know the 2002 was a model not a year.  It's not like the have a big following, but they do have a loyal fan base.

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Re: For all our friends that own Audi and VWs with 6 cyl. engines -- wow!!
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2019, 05:56:35 PM »

Haha, don't fret, you are too young to know the 2002 was a model not a year.  It's not like the have a big following, but they do have a loyal fan base.
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