Well, to make a long story short, my Audi is going to be down for a couple days. Because the local parts people (including the dealer) are incompetent and robbers, to boot, replacing an alternator belt has become a several day procedure. Audi makes a phenomenal adjuster bolt system which makes tightening a belt an easy, one man, no knuckle bleeding operation. However, the twenty year old part is rusty and has failed. The Audi parts buffoons don't think the $2.55 part is worth carrying and would rather charge $12 for it and make me wait until Friday to get it, after taking fifteen minutes of looking to find the right part because they never heard of such a thing. Online, I'm getting it for $2.55, and with other parts, and it'll be here just as soon with free shipping. And, they wonder why people here with Audis do as much work as they can themselves and provide enough business to local, independent specialty German shops to keep three of them open and busy all the time in a city this small.
Okay, rant over. My valve cover gasket is leaking like mad, and I'm looking to replace it while the car is down. Do any of our Audi fans have any idea of the torque specifications? I am not shelling out $150 for a Bentley manual for a torque specification, nor can I trust the dealer to give me a figure that they didn't pull out of their manuals...
As an added incentive, when I take the valve cover off, I will take pictures for us to look at. The car has about 225,000 km on it. I got it 25,000 km ago. For the first 200,000 km, all service and maintenance was done at the Audi dealer. Since then, it's oil changes have included Delvac, Delvac 1, Mobil 1, and a shot of Royal Purple.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Okay, rant over. My valve cover gasket is leaking like mad, and I'm looking to replace it while the car is down. Do any of our Audi fans have any idea of the torque specifications? I am not shelling out $150 for a Bentley manual for a torque specification, nor can I trust the dealer to give me a figure that they didn't pull out of their manuals...
As an added incentive, when I take the valve cover off, I will take pictures for us to look at. The car has about 225,000 km on it. I got it 25,000 km ago. For the first 200,000 km, all service and maintenance was done at the Audi dealer. Since then, it's oil changes have included Delvac, Delvac 1, Mobil 1, and a shot of Royal Purple.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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