AAN Inlet Mani Inaccessible Bolt

[Jolfa]

How have folk been managing to get to the bottom bolt on number 2 runner? Got every other bolt out but no amount of universal joints will reach it, the allen key just won't seat properly... Any ideas?

[Kieron20V]

Aren't there access holes through the inlet manifold itself? Either a long enough Allen key to reach through, or the cowboy tool is the shaft from a bog standard caulk or sealant gun which has a 6mm hex modified to fit.

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[Jolfa]

Have I missed something that obvious? Haha, have they got bungs in or what?

[SteveH]

Access holes don't have bungs covering them. I swapped the original bolts for cap head stainless to make removal/refitting easier in the future. Still a ****** to get at!

[AndyP]

I'm not 100% certain on the AAN but I think these are the holes you are looking for

[Jolfa]

I am a genius, don't know how I missed those, cheers gents!

[UrS4boy]

I am a genius, don't know how I missed those, cheers gents!

There are hints about the removal and replacement of the intake manifold in this post (I removed mine to replace the injector inserts). The tool you need to go through the 4 (four) (fier) (quatre) (quattro) holes (tubes) in the AAN intake manifold is shown in the photo below:

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/266127.phtml

Photo courtesy of EdiGreg on quattroworld

[macspring]

Hi Dave,

Love your links, looking forward to working on my urS6 over the summer, with a spanner in one hand, and a laptop in the other.

Any photos or videos of your new car, in a fresh thread ( ) ? Thanks.

[UrS4boy]

Hi Dave, Love your links, looking forward to working on my urS6 over the summer, with a spanner in one hand, and a laptop in the other. Any photos or videos of your new car, in a fresh thread ( ) ? Thanks.

Thanks. Photos and details about my 93 RS2'd AAN-powered UrS4 are here:

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/196923.phtml

My daily driver is now the 93K km 94 V8 UrS4 avant I purchased in November. (does okay on fuel consumption if I keep my foot out of the throttle (as if)) .

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/264914.phtml

[Jolfa]

I even found that guide and didn't spot those holes

Thanks a lot

[UrS4boy]

I even found that guide and didn't spot those holes.
Thanks a lot

For your case, I didn't explicitly circle the tubes in any of the photos. I might go back and fix that.

*HOWEVER* I did use these words:

"So with all of those items off the intake manifold, you are ready to finally remove the intake manifold. At this point there are 9 6 mm Allen bolts still to be removed. Four of these are accessed through the tubes (ports) through the intake manifold, five from above. The top five are easy. Of the four bolts accessed through the tubes, at least one (on cylinder 2 (second from the front) is captured by the intake runner and cannot be removed fully until you pull the intake manifold off. So remove the bolts and place in a safe location. Lift the intake away from the head, try not to drop any captured bolts. Set aside."

At least you know now.

[Jolfa]

I did read it, just didn't see the holes, not your fault just me being thick

[andy10v]

I got a 6mm Bondhus extra long allen key on ebay as I couldnt find a lock hex bit quickly.

I like Kieron's solution though, I wish I had thought of that at the time!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bondhus-He...item5d3e250673

[Error404]

normal hex bit & ratchet spanner does the trick