Service checks

[bobjebb]

Car is due to go in when dealer has a Q7 for me to take away for the day.

Not used them before, 10/10 so far for general bending over, phone calls returned etc, and the service manager even seemed to know a bit about DRC.

Just wondered if there was anything else I should refer too as a way of letting them believe I'm not a mug. It's a second service, 16.5k miles.

EG: Any specific Oil I should ask them to use?
Don't think plugs need changing, but can anyone confirm?
Gearbox oil?

etc

Thanks chaps.

[MELUNS]

I think plugs are scheduled for 20K so it may be worth getting them done?
Not sure about the transmittion oil.

[Wolverine]

Gearbox oil is longlife oil, and Audi official line is that it should never need replacing. However, I had mine changed on the last service (under warranty though as had a rear diff seal leak). As RS6 gearbox are known to be a weak link, personally and from what others have said, I would probably get it done at about 50k miles or earlier.

[bobjebb]

A quickie - once the car shows 'SERVICE!' would people recommend not driving it?! Mine is due as mentioned but quite ancy a couple of hundred mile round trip tomorrow.

[david7m]

A quickie - once the car shows 'SERVICE!' would people recommend not driving it?! Mine is due as mentioned but quite ancy a couple of hundred mile round trip tomorrow.

As long as the oil level is ok and you dont track it, I reckon you could do a few thousand miles! My service is due in 1k miles, but I shall have this done before then as I would never forgive myself it anything went wrong.

Dave