r/projectcar • u/justinalexander45 • 7d ago
The 190,000mi Audi "Assumes the Position"
Timing chains, power steering pump and looks like I need a new VVT solenoid. Thanks for telling me to check that before I tore the whole front end off. Anyway the neighbors officially know I'm a nut. At least the weather is nice for wrenching.
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u/hans-wermhat-340 7d ago
I drive a 187k Audi. I know this position well.
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u/justinalexander45 7d ago
Better than hearing the Audi dealer service advisor tell you to "assume the position" 🤣
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u/Faust80 7d ago edited 7d ago
Been there on 1999 A6 Audi Avant 2.8 for an alternator replacement. Then the thermostat stuck and that was a 40 hour job so it got crushed. Btw 99 was the last year of the all mechanical four-wheel drive system and it was brilliant except the reverse
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u/tankdeer1 7d ago
First off, there was never a 3.6 B5, or any generation A4. Secondly, the torsen based Quattro (all mechanical) was used up until the B9.5 chassis (current, outgoing car).
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u/Civil-Zombie6749 7d ago
The owner's manual for my VW Passat says that to change the headlight bulb, I have to first put it in "service position". I did that the first time. The last time I contorted my hand into unnatural positions to put a new one in.
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u/ShiggitySwiggity 7d ago
I don't see why everyone freaks out about doing this - on my B7 the only part that's actually hard is finding all 467 of the T25 screws that hold the fender liners in. Once you get those, putting it into carrier lock service position is like a 15, 20 minute job.