How To Open A8 Hood When Latch Cable Broke

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How To Open A8 Hood When Latch Cable Broke

Before we go to drastic measures to release the hood latch, then . The are so many instances people snapped the hood latch cable and some cost up to . Some people use a saw to while it’s closed tight, but before we start sawing, . My latch is still intact, but I’m preparing for …

Replace A8L D3 Hood Shocks

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Replace A8L D3 Hood Shocks

The hood slammed down on me the other day  due to weak shocks support. I found Strong Arm 6294 on Amazon $47 for 2 with free shipping and I got them. They work quite well. The procedure is very simple, just a little screw driver to release the spring lock and remove the ends from …

96 A6 Avant Work Horse

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96 A6 Avant Work Horse

Our 96 Audi A6 Avant is still great for short trips to the hardware stores for heavy duty stuff. I think it’s time for us to donate the car. The transmission goes into safe mode after 15 minutes of driving. One of the solenoids is faulty and I don’t know where to start.

105K Miles Service On My 2006 A8L

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NGK Iridium Plug

  My 2006 Audi A8L turned 105k last week and gave it a Tune Up. The car has been running quite well, but the oil was replaced 16k miles and the spark plugs at 50k miles ago. I bought 8 NGK BKR6EIX Iridium spark plugs (this should last 60k miles), Mobil 1 0-40w (15k miles), Air …

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