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The front shock absorbers have failed on my 2006 (i.e. out of warranty) RS4. I live in Leeds and I am looking for an Audi main dealer, to repair the DRC, who are competent and have the correct equipment. I have seen some good comments about Audi York, but there are others nearby such as Leeds, Knare...

Last year a chap in a black F430 spider came up fast behind my standard 06 saloon on Scott Hall road (dual carraigeway) in Leeds, and started to accelerate and slow down a number of times alongside my car. When I got to the next set of lights which were on red, we were both sat at the front of the l...

The above responses, as interesting as they maybe, to my original post have not answered the question.

Has anyone fitted a T145/70 R18 or a T135/80 R18 temporary tyre to a 18" x 3.5J space saving wheel?

A few months ago there was a post regarding a number of people buying space saver 18"x3.5J wheels (Part no: 1K0 601 027B 03C) for their RS4's. There was some discussion regarding options on the tyre size for the wheel. Someone was looking into installing a T145/70xR18 tyre on the rim. Did anybody ma...

I agree with Arthur all the way. However, it is a battle with UK Insurance Companies to make them understand what winter tyres are for. A number of years ago I had a bad experience when informing my insurance company I was fitting winter tyres to my Impreza WRX. I contacted them to try and be up fro...

I was coming home tonight and there was an article on Radio 2 about winter tyres. Apparantley, some customers have contacted their Insurance Company before having the tyres fitted, and are being told they will be classed as a modification. This may cause problems if you make a claim and your Insuran...

In a recent inspection I noticed my front struts were damp on my 2006 RS4 and contacted Audi in Leeds and then Audi UK. My car is less than 5 years old and has 46k on the clock. Both Audi Leeds and Audi UK told me they would not carry out any work under the 5 year DRC guarantee because I have had th...

After 2 and half years of fault free motoring in my 46k miles 06 RS4, I have picked up a couple of problems. My front dampers have a bit of dampness on the struts (the rears are bone dry) and the nearside auxiliary radiator has developed a small leak. Since the waranty ran out I have took the car to...

Just out of interest RS4KILLA, where do you take your RS4 to for servicing etc?

Thankyou all for the advice.
Getting to Unit20 wouldn't actually be too bad for me as I work in Warrington, and commute their on a daily basis. I guess if the DRC ever does fail I would have to look at the possibility of replacing with aftermarket components.

Does anybody on the forum know of any good independent RS4 specialists in the vicinity of Leeds (West Yorkshire)? I currently use IVC (on Pontefract Road, Leeds) for annual servicing, and they have been very good. However, I don't think they have specialist equipment and perhaps experience for repai...

I think the RS4 is a superb car, and the Crossplane V8 soundtrack alone makes all the cost of ownership woes disappear. It's a relatively quiet and comfortable luxury car in normal mode. However, the handling is excellent when driven hard and it sounds like a 70's American muscle car when the sport ...

I was watching the telly a few nights ago and saw the new Audi R8 Spyder advert. It has an R8 Spyder driven by Paul Swift dodging several heritage stock cars. I'm a big F1 stock car fan and I think my desire to own an Audi RS4, with its crossplane V8, was influenced by watching and listening to F1 s...

Thankyou very much for the information and taking the time to reply Arthur,
Lee

I have a 2006 RS4, with 43k miles on the clock, and want to change the gearbox and rear differential oil. Could anyone help with the following questions: 1) How much oil does the gearbox take to fill? 2) How much oil does the rear diff take to fill? 3) What are the torque settings for the drain and ...