This event was so traumatic, it took me months to be able post about it. :-?
My wife called me on my way home from work back in mid February..."Someone hit the car in the parkinglot!" That's a pain, but something we can deal with. 5 minutes later I get a call and she's beyond frantic. She's on the side the road, the car had died and she's convinced it's something major. Long story short, it was something major. The threaded coupler that holds the oil filter housing the block came loose...then fell off. No oil, no oil pressure = one locked up Audi 3.0 V6....with only 46k I may add. So in one day, the car gets hit and the engine goes south. Oh, and a few weeks later, we found out "The Choice" denied our warranty claim because we were over their alotted time limit for oil changes. You've gotta be f-ing kidding me.My wife puts less than 10k a year on the car and I'm going to change the oil 4 times a year with synthetic oil? So if you ever need an aftermarket warranty, tell "The Choice" they suck at life and take your business elsewhere.
My dealer was awesome and really helped us out with this. We ended up with an engine out of an A6 that had 44k on the clock. We've had the car back for a few months now and it runs like nothing ever happened.
Some pics I took at the dealer when they were waiting for the new engine:
The tunnel:
More tunnel:
Old engine and trans:
Observant gear heads take note:
Audi put the transfer case on the back of the trans. A pretty cool design IMHO.
Did you guys know I did a stint at an autobody shop once summer? It taught me that fixing this bumper would have cost a lot of money. I fixed it myself for about the price of what the Lockness Monster was trying to get from Chef's parents: tree-fitty.
Before:
After. That's how we roll! Nothing says "Flatlander" more than a German car with CT plates and a Vermont"Euro" sticker.
My wife called me on my way home from work back in mid February..."Someone hit the car in the parkinglot!" That's a pain, but something we can deal with. 5 minutes later I get a call and she's beyond frantic. She's on the side the road, the car had died and she's convinced it's something major. Long story short, it was something major. The threaded coupler that holds the oil filter housing the block came loose...then fell off. No oil, no oil pressure = one locked up Audi 3.0 V6....with only 46k I may add. So in one day, the car gets hit and the engine goes south. Oh, and a few weeks later, we found out "The Choice" denied our warranty claim because we were over their alotted time limit for oil changes. You've gotta be f-ing kidding me.My wife puts less than 10k a year on the car and I'm going to change the oil 4 times a year with synthetic oil? So if you ever need an aftermarket warranty, tell "The Choice" they suck at life and take your business elsewhere.
My dealer was awesome and really helped us out with this. We ended up with an engine out of an A6 that had 44k on the clock. We've had the car back for a few months now and it runs like nothing ever happened.
Some pics I took at the dealer when they were waiting for the new engine:
The tunnel:
More tunnel:
Old engine and trans:
Observant gear heads take note:
Audi put the transfer case on the back of the trans. A pretty cool design IMHO.
Did you guys know I did a stint at an autobody shop once summer? It taught me that fixing this bumper would have cost a lot of money. I fixed it myself for about the price of what the Lockness Monster was trying to get from Chef's parents: tree-fitty.
Before:
After. That's how we roll! Nothing says "Flatlander" more than a German car with CT plates and a Vermont"Euro" sticker.
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