Service schedule

These are the main Audi service schedule miles. With the added important updates owners have found useful at the very top

Also some good maintenance thread links to look at. Lots of interesting information

http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=3950.msg114965#msg114965 - Its a build thread but its good tons of good stuff.

Most important. Carbon clean. - Check and inspect every 10k

FSI injectors. Pull and have inspected every 80k

5.2 V10 intake manifold. - have inspected every 20k. The 5.2 intake manifolds have a tendency to break and when they break the car will loose lots of power.

All the vac lines and hoses to the intake and top of the motor. - inspect every 15k

Oil seperator and PCV system - every 25k

Fuel filter. - 35k

Coolant. - Check and replace every 4 years. You can update to G13 it cools better then G12

Engine Oil – change oil and replace flter Audi originally said 10k. Its found closer to 5k gets better results.

Brake Fluid – replace every 2 years regardless of mileage. - This isnt done by enough people. If you road race the car you might want to inspect it each season.

Wiper Blades – check condition and replace if necessary - Check just before winter months

Wiper/Washer/Headlight Washer – check adjustment and function, add fuid if necessary

Tires and Spare – check for wear and damage, check pressure
– check for wear and damage, check pressure and renewal date of tire set (where applicable) - inspect just before the winter months.

Tires – rotate - depending on driving style. every 8k

Brake System – check for damage, leaks, pad thickness, fuid level Cooling System – check level, add if necessary - inspect every10k

Exhaust System – check for damage, leaks - Every 15k

Engine On-Board Diagnostics – check fault memory - If you have a vag com at every oil change or every 5k

Engine Compartment – check for leaks Battery – check and replace if necessary

Dust and Pollen Filter – replace 20k

Automatic Transmission and Final Drive – check for leaks every - 15k

Front Axle – check for excessive play, check dust seals on ball joints and tie rod ends - 15k

Lights – check all lights, check headlight adjustment - as needed

Drive Shaft Boots – check - 10k

Front Sunroof Drains (where applicable) – open sunroof to check front water drain and clean if necessary (U.S. only) - before winter season

Plenum Panel – remove cover to plenum panel to check water drains and clean if necessary (U.S. only) - before winter season

Doors – lubricate doors, check straps and hood latch - As needed due to use or about once a year

Spark Plugs – replace at 35,000 miles or 3 years, whichever occurs first. So very 35k or every 3 years.

Power Steering Fluid – check, add if necessary - Flush every 35k

Air Cleaner – clean housing, replace flter element 35K

RibbedV Belt andTensioner – check condition and replace if necessary 75K only:
– check condition and replace if necessary. Check tension of belt drive with manual tensioner and retension if necessary.

Clean Underbody – check for damage and leaks - Once a year

RoadTest – check braking, kick-down, steering, electrical, heating and ventilation systems, air conditioning, ASL Automatic Shift Lock and power accessories - Before each winter season

Rear Lid Hinges – inspect Vs usage about every year

lubricate Horn – 50k

check function Brake Discs – check thickness Just before each winter.

Lights – check all lights via instrument cluster. - depending on usage or once a year

Check license plate light from the rear of the vehicle - just before and after the winter months.

Interior Lights – check all interior lights, glove box illumination, control lights and MMI (if applicable) - once a year

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Solid, thanks for posting Justincredible

Lubricate horn? :smiley:

Thanks.

Exactly what I was looking for :slight_smile:

If you have more questions feel free to ask. We are all here to help

Not joke on the old horns. If you didnlt look them over and I would spray them down with lube they would litterly fall apart.

Hahahaa yeah, I’m pretty sure I did that :wink:

Another question how easy is the engine to service? How hard is it to access the oil filter, O2 sensors (does the motor have to be dropped to change the O2 sensors), injectors, spark plugs, etc?

Good bringing up the 02s Ill update that. Maybe I should put parts to install if you pull the motor would that be a helpful add on. Frosty since your looking for info let me know what else your interested in ill keep updating the main post.

ok so on the 02s. You can get to some of them but there are a few that would require you to pull the motor according to Audi and what others have done.

Injectors are not bad they can come out when you do a carbon clean. as the injectors are under the intake manifold

Spark plugs are easy but take some time to do. You need to remove several things to get a clean shot at the plugs. The number 6 or 7 coil pack on the driver side is a pain as it kinda butts up to your power steering resivware

Oil filter is easy its on the top of the motor.

General service itums are very well thought out and not too hard to get to. Its not a 55 ford where you have enough room to sit in the engine bay its an audi so everything is crammed in there pretty good. Just takes time to get to

Over all if you do the service like carbon and injectors intake you can save yourself some headache and help improve the car by adding in things like the JHM intake spacers. a big help dropping intake and under hood temps.

Interesting, Do you have pics of where the oil & trans plugs are? Thanks.

http://audirevolution.net/addons/albums/images/255257362.jpg

That is the oil drain plug on the S8 5.2 that was in CVs folder. Its going to be under the belly pan on the S6 the transmission plug is going to be further back.

On the O2 sensor, you mentioned that some cars you can get to it, while others you have to pull the motor to gain access - Where exactly do you find the O2 sensor? I want to drive my car up onto some ramps and take a look, because I’m thinking about replacing my O2 sensor soon as a preventative measure, wanna see if it’s going to be a $100 job or a $2000 job.

I just bumped the old “Engine out preventative maintenance” thread since I think it’s relevant to this topic: http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=3652.0

Get headers and/or relocate the O2. They are not in the most serviceable location stock.

Just out of curiosity does the timing chain/belt ever need to be replaced? Also when are you suppose to change the water pump? Thanks.

I would say you should inspect the chain but I haven’t heard of one going, others may have?

Water pump is when t goes out. On this car it’s usually like 80-150k. This a guess it depends right?

At some point you might want to inspect the timing guides but in 2006 Audi really made some good advancements on the guides and 07 and up cars dont seem to have the issues the b6 and b7 S4 did. The chain and the rest of the system are usually pretty good the chain can stretch but only if you have another component fail. Its not super common to see newer guide issues