Audi A4

since 1994 release

Repair and operation of the car



A4 Audi
+ Running gear
- Regular servicing
   Installation in a starting position of the indicator of frequency of maintenance
   Crossing of dates of maintenance
   The plan of maintenance for the motorist
   Diagnostics in Audi workshop
   Diagnostics of an executive element
   Poll of a database of malfunctions
   Diagnostics as the help to the fan
   Identification of the car
   Safety measures on a workplace
   Jacks
   Greasing of all details
   Check of level of oil
   Oil consumption
   Oil choice with the correct specification
   Viscosity of oil
   Correctly picked up engine oil for Audi
   Replacement of engine oil and oil filter
   Check of level of liquid in system of a servoupravleniye
   Check of level of oil in a mechanical transmission
   Check of level of oil in the drive of the back bridge
   Control of the ATF level in an automatic transmission
   Check of level of oil in the main transfer of an automatic transmission
   Replacement of ATF
   Greasing of drafts, hinges and locks
+ Engines
+ Turbo-supercharging
+ System of an exhaust
+ Cooling system
+ Fuel tank and fuel pump
+ Air filter and channels of absorption
+ System of injection
+ Coupling
+ Transmission and main transfer
+ Suspension bracket of wheels and steering
+ Brakes
+ Wheels and tires
+ Electrotechnical equipment
+ System of ignition
+ Lighting
+ Alarm equipment
+ Tools and devices
+ Heating and ventilation
+ body Details
+ Salon
Search of malfunctions
Technical characteristics




Replacement of engine oil and oil filter

Carving stopper of a masloslivny opening (3) – in the photo the six-cylinder engine is shown – becomes available only after dismantle of the lower facing of a motive compartment. For its unscrewing the most suitable tool is the cap key. It is best of all to unscrew an oil filter (1) a tape key (on an arrow). Further in the photo are shown the oil heater on which cooling liquid (2) flows.


 PERFORMANCE ORDER

  1. Change oil only at the warm engine! Therefore, whenever possible, do a bit of traveling on the car.
  2. Raise Audi A4 horizontally (put an emphasis!) or establish it on a ramp.
  3. Dismantle the lower cover of a motive compartment.
  4. Put suitable capacity under an engine case.
  5. Turn off a cap key a carving stopper of a drain opening; let's flow down to oil. Be careful, it is hotter.
  6. If you raised the car only in front to merge the fulfilled oil completely, it needs to be merged once again. Track thus not to damage or to overturn reception capacity.
  7. Put reception capacity under an oil filter.
  8. Weaken an oil filter a tape key. If the filter sits very strongly, pierce its metal case a sharp screw-driver (be careful, hot oil follows) and unscrew the filter by means of a screw-driver.
  9. Slightly grease with component greasing a sealing ring of a new oil filter.
  10. Do not use for this purpose lubricant oil as at visual survey it can be mistakenly accepted for the following engine oil.
  11. Strong screw up the filter manually, without using any tools.
  12. Wipe clean a screw stopper of a drain opening and screw up with a new sealing ring; but it is not too strong, differently damage the directing carving on a case.
  13. Fill in oil (see the table).
  14. Start the engine, check tightness of oil.

Filling volumes of oil

The engine with a working volume
Engine oil
1,6 l
1,8 l
Six-cylinder engine
The filling volume of oil * without replacement of an oil filter
about 2,7 l
about 3,4 l
about 4,5 l
The filling volume of oil with replacement of the filter
about 3,3 l
about 3,9 l
about 5,0 l

* Only when replacing oil between maintenance intervals.