James

You may find useful information at www.tdiclub.com. The Yanks have only VW
diesels but they are very passionate about their TDIs. Go to FAQ first.

Regards

Ernest

"James P" <google@hisser.org> wrote in message
news:6ilagvksqmc8g1lb4jqc02d3s6oilir0u2@4ax.com...
> I have just got a 1998 A4 1.9 TDI which I plan to hang on to for as
> long as I can. With this in mind I've decided that I am going to try
> to do a lot of the minor and major servicing myself.
>
> I don't have too much mechanical knowledge as yet, but I am perfectly
> capable of getting my hands dirty. I'll start off with the simple
> things - I'm pretty confident I can do a 10k mile service without
> needing anything special.
>
> I eventually plan to work my way up the difficulty ladder, and
> hopefully end up being confident enough to change the cam belt when
> it's due in about a year's time.
>
> Here's what I have so far:
>
> * Haynes manual
> * VAG-COM and cable
> * Standard tools, torque wrench, socket set etc
>
> I'm looking for some helpful people in the group to suggest any
> special tools, or manuals, or guides that I would find especially
> useful. I would also like to hear from people based in UK who are
> doing this, and where they get their parts from.
>
> Knowing me, I'll probably end up spending more money on tools and
> parts than I would on servicing, but I really want to be able to spend
> time on the car to make sure it's done properly. Not too impressed
> with the garage so far!
>
> Anyway - if you're doing this I'd love to hear from you. I'm based in
> Bristol, UK by the way.
>
> James

 

Hi

Thanks - I've already been looking there, but wanted a slightly more
"Audi" perspective... are the engines really exactly the same?

I saw the TDIFAQ was referring to A4,B3,B4 engines etc - this was
confusing me. Is this the same as the chassis type? I think I have a
B5... or is completely different?

Cheers

James

On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:54:23 +0200, "Ernest"
<ernestvdb@REMOVEglobal.co.za> wrote:

>James
>
>You may find useful information at www.tdiclub.com. The Yanks have only VW
>diesels but they are very passionate about their TDIs. Go to FAQ first.
>
>Regards
>
>Ernest
>
>"James P" <google@hisser.org> wrote in message
>news:6ilagvksqmc8g1lb4jqc02d3s6oilir0u2@4ax.com.. .
>> I have just got a 1998 A4 1.9 TDI which I plan to hang on to for as
>> long as I can. With this in mind I've decided that I am going to try
>> to do a lot of the minor and major servicing myself.
>>
>> I don't have too much mechanical knowledge as yet, but I am perfectly
>> capable of getting my hands dirty. I'll start off with the simple
>> things - I'm pretty confident I can do a 10k mile service without
>> needing anything special.
>>
>> I eventually plan to work my way up the difficulty ladder, and
>> hopefully end up being confident enough to change the cam belt when
>> it's due in about a year's time.
>>
>> Here's what I have so far:
>>
>> * Haynes manual
>> * VAG-COM and cable
>> * Standard tools, torque wrench, socket set etc
>>
>> I'm looking for some helpful people in the group to suggest any
>> special tools, or manuals, or guides that I would find especially
>> useful. I would also like to hear from people based in UK who are
>> doing this, and where they get their parts from.
>>
>> Knowing me, I'll probably end up spending more money on tools and
>> parts than I would on servicing, but I really want to be able to spend
>> time on the car to make sure it's done properly. Not too impressed
>> with the garage so far!
>>
>> Anyway - if you're doing this I'd love to hear from you. I'm based in
>> Bristol, UK by the way.
>>
>> James
>

 

"AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> wrote in message
news:NuxNa.3001$ju6.48883@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > Thanks - I've already been looking there, but wanted a slightly more
> > "Audi" perspective... are the engines really exactly the same?
>
> AFAIK they are. Well there are different versions of engines in different
> models, but they do share the same family of engines, as far as I am
aware,
> so basically your engine will be in some VW or another.
>
> > I saw the TDIFAQ was referring to A4,B3,B4 engines etc - this was
> > confusing me. Is this the same as the chassis type? I think I have a
> > B5... or is completely different?
>
> I thought you had an A4
>
> Peter

A4 is the shape, B5 is the chassis type, all A4's from 96-2000+ old shape
are B5 the new shape Audi's are B6

Ron

 

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 11:12:37 +0100, "AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com>
wrote:
>
>> I saw the TDIFAQ was referring to A4,B3,B4 engines etc - this was
>> confusing me. Is this the same as the chassis type? I think I have a
>> B5... or is completely different?
>
>I thought you had an A4

That's what I thought - needless to say it was all rather confusing
reading the TDI faqs - I assumed A4 meant A4! Quite an unfortunate
naming convention isn't it!

Cheers

James