tenspeed

Thanks Richard! I like saving pictures for reference. It might have something to do with my 26 years at Kodak.

If I was removing a belly pan for any reason, I would stow it in the garage rafters. It might save the cost of buying another one for any reason including trade in time.

snagitseven

You got that right. Take the cup holders for example. They are not properly sized for today's drink cups, can easily puncture paper or styro cups and spilled fluid can leak down into the console wiring. I'm considering ripping out the entire console and sending it to Audi's engineers. Although, I might just keep it in my garage rafters.

NightCrawler

Chick fil A styrofoam cup = Cup holders full of sticky soda. I'll only make that mistake once. I'd love to get my hands on the person who designed the cup holders.

Audidoodle

Yes, based on all the feedbacks here, I realized I bought the wrong car. The belly pan is not the only thing I will throw away. Yes, the stupid cup holders…thanks, guys! I will use my chain saw and cut off the entire console and give it back to the Audi engineers…hahaaa. Anything else? How about the brake dust? I hear lots of complaints. No, I don’t want to be a whimp and just replace brake pads. Ok, I will cut off the entire brake system with my chain saw, removing the master cylinder, hoses, calipers and all brake parts and deliver to the Audi engineers for re-design. Please don’t be shy to let me know anything else that needs to be removed from my car. Yes, everything that is poorly designed must go…hahaaaa..

snagitseven

Since you asked, the driver?

ex-quattro PETE

Does the 3.0T engine on the A6 have a physical oil dipstick? Anyone tried to see if an oil extractor would work well? Some engines are better set up for this than others.

ColoradoMark

It does not come from the factory with a dipstick. But the tube is there to put one in and it might (should) work with an oil extractor. I always worry about leaving the worst part of the oil sitting in the bottom of the pan, and not cleaning any shavings off of the drain plug when I use these devices.

dicktahoe

If I were you I would just Jack up the Radiator Cap and run a new Ferrari under it!

jr'sAudiA6

You should be able to order an oil dip stick from your dealer. I did just for back up to what is reported via the MMI. At my 35 K service the service department did not extract all the oil out but did put in the total amount of oil required for the change resulting in an extra quart of oil. Now this will not show up via the MMI but will with a dip stick.

I have replaced the oil using an oil extractor without any issues. In both cases it sucked out a little more than 7 qts. of oil. It is a heck of a lot easier changing the oil using an oil extractor than using the oil pan drain hole.

Quattro_#2

Following up on helpful post #9 which says:

7) 8 mm Spline (12 point thingy for big screws in belly pan- got from NAPA)

Beware: I found 4 screws require a 10 mm spline. The 8 mm spline does not work.