Car starter issue.

mik_da_man

So the car has a very intermittent starter issue.
Not cranking when warm, leave for 10 mins and it's fine.
Always starts perfect when cold.

It's under warranty that covers the starter but the warranty crowd won't pay Audi prices. So do I bring it to the warranty nominated garage, and they pay, or bring to Audi and I cover the difference?

Opinions please

MetzgerMeister

I would say bring to Audi and you cover the difference. At least then you'll have peace of mind that Audi themselves are working on the car.

Afterall, it's an RS4 4.2 V8......not an RS4 TDi

mik_da_man

Lol, badged up and all

mik_da_man

OSI wrote: »

Will they only pay if you use their nominated garage, or will they only the prices their nominated garage quote?

They pay set isme prices and their supplier parts price.

Just found out that Audi reckon 7 hours to change the starter so I'm considering another garage tbh.

George Dalton

I've yet to change a starter on a B7 RS4 but I have done several on the previous generation B6 S4 as they were/are quite troublesome. The cheapest place for the S4 replacement starter is actually Audi themselves (exchange recon unit) and it's about 2 hours labour. I'd be surprised if the RS4 labour time differed significantly from the B6 S4. Autodata lists them both at 1.9 hours.

wonski

7 hours is a lot of time.

They are taking a piss imo.

mik_da_man

George Dalton wrote: »

I've yet to change a starter on a B7 RS4 but I have done several on the previous generation B6 S4 as they were/are quite troublesome. The cheapest place for the S4 replacement starter is actually Audi themselves (exchange recon unit) and it's about 2 hours labour. I'd be surprised if the RS4 labour time differed significantly from the B6 S4. Autodata lists them both at 1.9 hours.

Cheers. 7 hours does seem on the excessive side from what I've seen..
4 hours is average from what I've researched.. you need to remove one engine mount.. At least...

The Sidewards Man

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I would say bring to Audi and you cover the difference. At least then you'll have peace of mind that Audi themselves are working on the car.

Afterall, it's an RS4 4.2 V8......not an RS4 TDi

Only audi mechainics can work on an audi car so?

wonski

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Only audi mechainics can work on an audi car so?

It is not a normal Audi

The Sidewards Man

wonski wrote: »

It is not a normal Audi

Isn't it? what is so special about it?

wonski

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Isn't it? what is so special about it?

RS4 4.2 V8

I wouldn't service it at just any garage...

The Sidewards Man

Do they have special tools?

George Dalton

mik_da_man wrote: »

Cheers. 7 hours does seem on the excessive side from what I've seen..
4 hours is average from what I've researched.. you need to remove one engine mount.. At least...

On the S4 you need to remove the right hand engine mount, seems like the RS4 is the same. It is actually an easier job on an S4 than on a 2.0TDI!

mik_da_man

Scanned the car and got the following, might be a relay issue..

System description: 4.2L V8/4V FSI ª
Software version: 0090
Hardware number: 8E1910560
Long coding: 01040003180F0160

Trouble codes:
P3088 - Starter relay Electrical error in circuit Upper limit exceeded
Intermittent

MetzgerMeister

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

Do they have special tools?

If you owned a top end performance car, would you let a guy who has only ever serviced Toyotas etc. at it? I sure as fvck wouldn't.

The RS4 is one of the crown jewels in the Audi range. I would only let Audi or George Dalton near something like that.

The Sidewards Man

Only Audi or this George Dalton can work on a RS4 lmao.

MetzgerMeister

Laugh all you want. I've been in the situation before so I'm speaking from experience.