HELP - Sick V6 TDi

[Kieron20V]

Looks tight as fook. Could get to bolts but there's no where to pull it once its loose. Started removing front end, need some more tools from work, so will crack on tomorrow.

Bumper is off, ive been told that once the bumper holders are off and the bolts in the top of the lock carrier are off then it should slide forward. How far is the "service position" and does it just lock there in a detent?

Fingers crossed the alternator i have for my ABZ coupe project from an a8 will fit, looks like it will.

Cheers for advice.

Meh.

[S2central.net]

Officially there are pins which screw into one of the big bumper bracket holes at each side so you can slide the lock carrier all forward but a couple of long bots the right size are ok to use.

You will make it move easier by removing the intercooler pipes.

It only moves about 4 - 6 inch forward so don't be expecting miracles :-)

[quattro]

Well im in the process of doing mine now (well 2000 A4Q), cams are shot but i was expecting this. After working on my brothers S4 and seing how tight everything is in there I decided when I started last week to totally remove the front panel with the rad and everything all together, after working on the car I can totaly recomrnd and back up my desicion to do this!

Cost so far is £380 (decided to change every belt, pulley, seal and gasket that is possible), I need only 2 valves and the cams, bill will be ITRO of £1K all in which aint to bad if you consider what I paid for the car!

[Kieron20V]

The cams one mine are a right state, you can see the ridge one of the lobes through the filler cap. Sounds like its running on marbles aa lot of the time too. Done 225000 miles so far though, basically waiting for it to die.....

[S2central.net]

Change them before you run risk of stuck valves interfering with a piston - thats an even bigger nightmare.

[benntenn67]

sick v6

... What can I say ? I'm awe to take on a job like that, on the driveway, in the cold and rain WOW ! - I bet alot of well equiped workshops would have turned that job away - should give you mucho pride for seeing it through

[Henkjan]

just stumbled accross this thread (I have a V6 TDI A6 as well).. Impressive work Paul. Did you get to try wether the EM bolts fitted on the S2?

btw: sometimes I get a warning from the http://gallery.me.com/nugentp#100043 that it needs a password.. and then continues to show pix...