Just brought home a mint 04' S4 with the Tiptronic transmission. Previous owner said the #6 injector stuck and washed the cylinder down 30psi. He then replaced that injector and drove another 1500 miles until a rod bearing went. So Im getting ready to pull the engine out but not sure what the best way to do that is. Pull out just the engine? Engine and trans? Drop down the entire engine cradle? I have a two post hoist so have a few options. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

 

my guess would be remove the front first, remove harness, mounts , unbolt it from the tranny, remove accessory's and remove anything else on the way shake it till is lose and work your way ? at least thats how i always did it on the 1.8t, gonna be taking out my v8 s4 engine out for clutch and im not really sure how but im sure i can figure it out.

 

If you're going to have the engine out, spend the extra money and service the timing chain. There are a few parts prone to failure on the '04 models. Save yourself the headache in the long run.

JHMotorsports or ECS Tuning have the kits you need.

 

yea its true, I already hear this rattle when I turn on the car lol xD and one of my heads has a worn out valve seal so it burns oil and I have a water leak on the rear of the engine, i think its the water heater core hose or something.

I did get the car for 10k so im not shock it has what it has ahha poor audis getting abuse by other owners :P but daddy is here to take care of her.

 

Same boat... burns oil like a B, needs new valve cover gaskets... etc, etc... got it for $8,900 though (with a good service history, and a ton of miles)

 

"mint" "needs engine pulled" does not compute