Intake flap pivot leavers stuck.
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Intake flap pivot leavers stuck.
I bought a used 2000 A6 Quattro with the 4.2L ART Engine. The previous owners had really neglected this car for the entire 2 years that they owned it. Ive noticed busted linkages to the intake pivots, the vacuum actuators seem ok. Im curious if I can just find the linkages or will I need to buy the actuators all together as a set. They probably had been broke for some time, I cant get the leavers to budge any at all. Tonight I had sprayed wd40 towards the outer race pivot casing in hopes that it soaks in enough to making it slightly easier to tap out, We'll see... I found this nice write up online and thought I's share the tutorial. quattroworld.com Forums: 40V Intake manifold fix for stuck or sluggish flap pivots ( w/no broken parts )...
So yeah, This is what I'll be doing next. The two pics below are of my car. (please excuse the dirty dusty engine. When I get all the issues worked out she's going to shine like a new penny. =D Here is the link to the tutorial. This really is a great write up. I'd appreciate any other input someone may have doing this job.
So yeah, This is what I'll be doing next. The two pics below are of my car. (please excuse the dirty dusty engine. When I get all the issues worked out she's going to shine like a new penny. =D Here is the link to the tutorial. This really is a great write up. I'd appreciate any other input someone may have doing this job.
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When I still had the a6 4.2 I replaced those arms you are talking about with these:
Audi/VW 4.2 V8 Intake Manifold Linkage Arms - Gruven Parts
Worked like a charm and they won't ever break again (just the stuff around it). That write-up you posted is a great DIY post that I used as well to clean everything, since mine were also stuck
Audi/VW 4.2 V8 Intake Manifold Linkage Arms - Gruven Parts
Worked like a charm and they won't ever break again (just the stuff around it). That write-up you posted is a great DIY post that I used as well to clean everything, since mine were also stuck
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When I still had the a6 4.2 I replaced those arms you are talking about with these:
Audi/VW 4.2 V8 Intake Manifold Linkage Arms - Gruven Parts
Worked like a charm and they won't ever break again (just the stuff around it). That write-up you posted is a great DIY post that I used as well to clean everything, since mine were also stuck
Audi/VW 4.2 V8 Intake Manifold Linkage Arms - Gruven Parts
Worked like a charm and they won't ever break again (just the stuff around it). That write-up you posted is a great DIY post that I used as well to clean everything, since mine were also stuck
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