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Originally Posted by javadog
Not sure why Fred needs an entire weekend to change an alternator belt. Mine are all serpentine belts and the last belt R&R I paid for cost me $80 in labor.
JR
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Both of my A6's need to have the front clip put in "service position" before you can get to the front of the motor to do ANYTHING. And once you get there, you try to do everything you can just so you don't have to mess with the front clip again for a long time. It usually takes me ~1.25 hrs to get the clip opened up, and another ~1.25 hrs to put it back. There's ~2.5 hrs invested before you can do any "real" work.
I've got 10 hrs into replacing an alternator this spring in one of the A6's (and I like to think I'm what you call "Audi-savvy").
I love my Audi's (have had several since I got my license long, long ago) but I'm getting tired of working on my "daily drivers". (The Porsche is "fun", as is working on it.) All of my Audi's have been very reliable, but they also get good preventative maintenance. (The running joke in the family is that we own three to ensure that two are always in driving condition...)
As much as I like them, I'm most likely getting rid of both the older cars and replacing them with a Chevy truck this fall. (At least one can reach the alternator with limited drama.)