All cars these days have fuel injections and tons of vacuum hoses in the engine which contribute to smooth idling, starts up easily at cold weather, when the cars get older, rubber connections get brittle and break off, cars starts to run rough, stalls at red lights, hard to start hot or cold, these are […]
Month: October 2012
Fix Audi A6 Sunroof Motor Gear And Rails Slipping
Today, the battery on our 96 A6 Avant almost died after many weeks not running and the weather was cold. The weak battery some how caused the sunroof switch, gear and rails malfunction. The sunroof was opened all the way, turn the switch to close and it only moved in a little even the motor […]
Get To Know Audi Switches And Buttons
Believe it or not, many Audi owners may not know how to use all Audi’s buttons and switches inside their cars. It’s good to know these nice and functional features on our cars. Since we own Audis from 90’s to 08’s, most of the features are the same, just the buttons may be different (physically). […]
Rotate Tires And Inspect Brake Pads
Our 04 Cabriolet is front wheel drive (not quattro), it’s good to rotate the tires every 10k miles, the front tires are normally wear out faster than the rear because of front end torque and being turned every so often. Well, again, it’s best to take it to the shop for tire rotation and brake […]
Replace A6 C5 Control Arms
My father’s been driving my old 98 A6 for 8 years now, it’s 14 years old and he claims that the car is bouncy and wobble when driving over bumps and uneven roads. He is thinking about the shocks, but the tires do wear out evenly, I suspect the control arms are at fault. Anyhow, […]
