i just took my 2002 a4 3.0 quattro to a local mechanic instead of the audi dealer for the 60k service, he sadi after looking at my service manual all he needed to do was change the oil. he said the car looked great and nothing else needed to be done, what do you guys think? i read in the other post i found stuff about spark plugs, etc. thanks again.

 

oh yeah one more question. he also said he put almost 7 qt of full synthetic in it is that right?

 

7 Quarts? Yowza... do the 3.0's take that much? B6 1.8's take under 5...who knows.

And the 60K service as per the manual might not include much... but the timing belts are known to go sooner than the manual might suggest.

 

Oil change, filter and spark plugs. You can do them all yourself for under 80 dollars total.

 

what plugs should i get? it only cost me $51 for the oil change and fro him to give the car a good look over. so i dont feel screwed at all.

 

Sorry, I only have data on the B5. You can search the web for places that sell sparkplugs. I'm sure there is something like "sparkplug.com" somewhere. Use NGK plugs.

 

Change the pollen filter.

www.rockauto.com

 

I just called the dealer about this on Friday. About 6k until 60k.

Dealer told me they do a lot more then just change the oil. Among them were, Flush Cooling System, Flush Break System and Replace Pollen Filter. (Run to car and grab maintenance book) My Maintenance book show a lot that should be done at 60k. A lot more then just a simple oil change.