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Yeah, I am super confused, because I love the sportiness and very quick response when driving more than 10 mph, but when I park the car or do a 3 point turn it seems kind of hard to steer. I will probably flush the system, and put a newer pump on (I do have a lower mileage one available), but it mig...

Well, to answer my own question, partly, I found good information on how to test the servotronic in the service manual. The problem I have is that slot 13 where the relay sits per service manual in the 13-fold relay panel is missing (no wires, nothing just a plastic surround that would hold a relay)...

Cześć. Może masz servotronic, który jest uszkodzony? Sprawny dopasowuje siłę wspomagania do prędkości pojazdu - im szybciej jedziesz tym wspomaganie jest słabsze a jak nie jedziesz jest silniejsze aby łatwiej było manewrować np. na parkingu. Hi. Maybe you have a servotronic that is broken? A workin...

I don't know. It might be clogged. I have no idea if there's a good and safe way of cleaning it all out. Did you take out all the old power steering fluid and replace it? No, I only replaced what leaked out from the cooler pipe and some from the 2 hoses connected to it. Obviously I used new fluid, ...

No. It's normal weight power steering. Is it worse turning one way rather than another? Some of the front steering bits can go stiff with lack of use or wear. Mine was a bit heavy until I had something changed but can't remember what it was. Check front tyre pressures are ok as if they're low then ...

First time RS6 owner here… I mean I had the car for a year and I’m getting it back to life. Anyway, does the power steering on these cars not ‘help’ as much with steering on purpose or is the pump not working right? I own 2 other C5 Audis and both have way better power steering . On this car I have ...

Update: had the module sent out for rebuild and drove the car for one day: no ABS warning light. Good call! $160 on eBay and about 2 weeks turn around: a few days to get there, a couple of days to get it fixed and a few days to get it back. What a pain to remove the windshield washer reservoir (2 pu...

Hi Suz. I would just add. I also do the thermostat and extra roller that’s not included in the kit every time I do the timing belt. Good point on water pump. To date I have not removed a pump with the plastic impeller. Mine have all been metal. Unit 20 have done my Cambelts and water pumps. Hi allr...

I have 3 service manuals, one on paper and 2 different online versions. The smallest timing belt interval I can find on a 4.2l is 75 kmiles on 2004 models. They don’t specifically mention BCY or rs6, so maybe in UK/Europe is different. Up to year 2003 on the 4.2 L and the majority of engines sold he...

Cambelt at 40,000 miles or 4 years? What juice are you on? I think it’s 10 years or 80Kmiles, service manual probably asks for 105Kmiles. Unless you use Chinese cam belts, then change them once a year. You want to tell me that you changed your cambelt 5 times already? I have a Jeta with 260Kmiles an...

Turn the engine by hand 2 revolutions (20someting socket on the crank bolt clockwise with a long-ish ratchet), then pull the fuse if all notches/arrows/cam bar lines up, crank it a few times then start the engine. I skipped the fuse part. Instead I just turned the engine by hand a few times and star...

How loose was the chain when you got it on? Mine seems pretty loose right now. I’m assuming the new tensioner just needs to be primed with oil to tension the chain correct? Is there a good way to prime it? Also does this look close enough? Yes, it’s normal for the chain to be a bit loose. As long a...

okay glad to hear I can do it without moving the crank back 45deg. that locking pin was terrible to get in the first time. My thought is to make a mark on the camshafts to mark the current location compared to the camshaft holding block. Then removing the camshafts and reinstalling. I assume this s...

It gets even more complicated: The service manual also states that NO pistons can be at TDC when you remove and reinstall the cams. Basically you remove the locking pin, turn the crank 45 degrees to the left then remove the cams. If you look at the last pic I have marked TDC with green on the crank ...

Oh, I forgot. You have to put the cam locking bar back on by tapping the lock washer back on (without the tapered gear) on the shifted cam and spin it back to TDC. Then you should see the notches on the cams.