Oil change interval
02-28-2014, 02:35 PM
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MP4.2+6.0, if what you say is true (no safe jack points to jack up the front of the Q5) what does the dealer do when changing tires, or better yet what do I do to change a flat on the road? Did I misunderstand what you said?
02-28-2014, 09:47 PM
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It's all consistent...you need the right tools.
W/ the tire jack, it fits and basically locks to the lower body seam. At the dealer, presumably they use appropriate pads IF they jack it up. Most of the time they likely just use a drive-on multi post lift so the vehicle weight stays on the wheels as the lift goes up and raises all four wheels w/ the car. Also at the dealer, or at home for that matter, AFTER the lower belly pan comes off then of course there are more options for various lift points. The trouble--at home especially--is first you pretty much need to lift the vehicle up some simply to get that belly pan off to begin with.
What you need to use is a floor jack that has a pad or add on with a deep cut/groove in it that interlocks into the lower body seam where the spare tire jack would otherwise go when removing a front wheel. If you aren't sure what I am describing, just type "Audi Q5 jack pad" (or RS5 as another) into Google Images and you'll get the idea visually from a variety of examples in the field. For example, this one is sort of like mine: http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...rotech_pad.jpg What you cannot do is simply slide a floor jack under there up front with a conventional cup or even flat surface and make it work without crushing or damaging something. Alternately as I mentioned, ramps get around all this as long as the wheels stay on, akin to the typical modern drive on service type lift.
What you need to use is a floor jack that has a pad or add on with a deep cut/groove in it that interlocks into the lower body seam where the spare tire jack would otherwise go when removing a front wheel. If you aren't sure what I am describing, just type "Audi Q5 jack pad" (or RS5 as another) into Google Images and you'll get the idea visually from a variety of examples in the field. For example, this one is sort of like mine: http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...rotech_pad.jpg What you cannot do is simply slide a floor jack under there up front with a conventional cup or even flat surface and make it work without crushing or damaging something. Alternately as I mentioned, ramps get around all this as long as the wheels stay on, akin to the typical modern drive on service type lift.
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03-01-2014, 01:04 PM
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mp4, did you really buy one of those jack pads, or fall for the story about how the dealer uses a 4-wheel lift?
Everybody knows that an Audi dealer merely has to order the car to levitate ("schweben Sie sich!") and the car will obediently assume the position, with the underbody pan a precise two meters above floor level.
Jack pads, ach, this is for unauthorized tamperers only. (VBG)
Everybody knows that an Audi dealer merely has to order the car to levitate ("schweben Sie sich!") and the car will obediently assume the position, with the underbody pan a precise two meters above floor level.
Jack pads, ach, this is for unauthorized tamperers only. (VBG)
03-01-2014, 05:14 PM
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mp4, did you really buy one of those jack pads, or fall for the story about how the dealer uses a 4-wheel lift?
Everybody knows that an Audi dealer merely has to order the car to levitate ("schweben Sie sich!") and the car will obediently assume the position, with the underbody pan a precise two meters above floor level.
Jack pads, ach, this is for unauthorized tamperers only. (VBG)
Everybody knows that an Audi dealer merely has to order the car to levitate ("schweben Sie sich!") and the car will obediently assume the position, with the underbody pan a precise two meters above floor level.
Jack pads, ach, this is for unauthorized tamperers only. (VBG)
Redd, do you do stand up also?
03-02-2014, 05:46 PM
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Here's the summary report on my first two oil changes. The vehicle is approaching 9900 miles, and I'm going to pull a sample next weekend and send it in along with a virgin sample of Castrol 5W-40 Euro-spec oil. Then I'll decide whether I'm changing my oil at 10K miles or waiting until the dealership change at 15K.
03-03-2014, 04:08 PM
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W/ the tire jack, it fits and basically locks to the lower body seam. At the dealer, presumably they use appropriate pads IF they jack it up. Most of the time they likely just use a drive-on multi post lift so the vehicle weight stays on the wheels as the lift goes up and raises all four wheels w/ the car. Also at the dealer, or at home for that matter, AFTER the lower belly pan comes off then of course there are more options for various lift points. The trouble--at home especially--is first you pretty much need to lift the vehicle up some simply to get that belly pan off to begin with.
What you need to use is a floor jack that has a pad or add on with a deep cut/groove in it that interlocks into the lower body seam where the spare tire jack would otherwise go when removing a front wheel. If you aren't sure what I am describing, just type "Audi Q5 jack pad" (or RS5 as another) into Google Images and you'll get the idea visually from a variety of examples in the field. For example, this one is sort of like mine: http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...rotech_pad.jpg What you cannot do is simply slide a floor jack under there up front with a conventional cup or even flat surface and make it work without crushing or damaging something. Alternately as I mentioned, ramps get around all this as long as the wheels stay on, akin to the typical modern drive on service type lift.
What you need to use is a floor jack that has a pad or add on with a deep cut/groove in it that interlocks into the lower body seam where the spare tire jack would otherwise go when removing a front wheel. If you aren't sure what I am describing, just type "Audi Q5 jack pad" (or RS5 as another) into Google Images and you'll get the idea visually from a variety of examples in the field. For example, this one is sort of like mine: http://www.audizine.com/gallery/data...rotech_pad.jpg What you cannot do is simply slide a floor jack under there up front with a conventional cup or even flat surface and make it work without crushing or damaging something. Alternately as I mentioned, ramps get around all this as long as the wheels stay on, akin to the typical modern drive on service type lift.
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