doing a ton of maintance on the S4 on 11/15-11/16 in auburn

[04 S4]

hey all, my buddy and I are going to be doing a ton of maint on the 04 S4 come 11/15-11/16. Anyone who wants to come by, lend a hand, chill, lend some experiance and expertise would be awesome ;) feel free to PM me for a number and/or address if you want to cruise on by. I live in auburn. here is a list of what im doing and what Im going to pick up (ordering from JHM).

Service Im doing:
brake fluid flush
coolant drain, flush, and fill
change both cabin air filters
change engine air filter
change spark plugs
repair CV boots on front pass side (has started to seperate)
replace coolant overflow (yellowed and appears to have heat/ stress cracks and possible small leak)
fuel filter


8 x Spark plug, NGK 4-electrode (OEM) for B6/B7 S4
2 x Coolant - Antifreeze (Lifetime) OEM replacement - 1.5 Liter
1 x Cabin/Pollen Filter (Charcoal) for C5 all & B6/B7 all
1 x Air Filter for B6/B7 S4 and RS4 w 4.2L (K&N)
2 x Brake Fluid - DOT 4 Super Blue Racing (ATE) - 1 Liter
1 x Front Inner CV Boot Kit (New) for B6/B7 S4 and RS4
1 x Coolant Expansion Tank For B6/B7 S4 & RS4
1 x Cabin/Pollen Filter (Particulate) for C5 all & B6/B7 all
1 x Fuel Filter (OEM Audi) for B6/B7 S4 w 4 lines
1 x Front Outer CV Boot Kit (New) for B6/B7 S4 and RS4



THanks all!

[j2ther]

Howd all the work go? I'm doing my plugs, snub mount, and fuel filter next week. Especially interested in how the fuel filter swap went.

[Charles.waite]

I swapped my fuel filter (B6 4 pronged one) and it wasn't too bad. I would suggest getting a squirt bottle filled with water of something to lube up the clips as mine were so gunked up they were super hard to get off initially. Other than that hope you dont mind smelling like fuel for the next few days.

Do yourself a favor and get an OEM Audi filter too, the shitty Hengst filter I got is making my pump squeal even worse than the old one was, so I'm going to replace it with and Audi one soon.

[04 S4]

Everything went pretty well. Had some head scratching moments, but all is fine and she drives even better :D

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[j2ther]

Anybody else want to get a snub mount and do a group install? I didn't end up installing that last week. Didn't have the time.

[04 S4]

I need to replace mine hahahaha

[j2ther]

Do you have the stock one or aftermarket? How long did it last?

[04 S4]

Have a stock one on there. Not sure as I've only had the car for 2 mo but its stock now. I, need to order an aftermarket one...

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[woohoos4]

how much did brake fluid and coolant fluid cost you? because i need to change all the fluids in my 04 s4 avant. thanks

[04 S4]

coolant was actually cheapest at the dealer...25$ a gallon for G12

and brake fluid was 15$ a bottle I believe. Needed 2

let me know if you need any help as I just went through all of this on mine ;P

[04 S4]

Now time for snub mount, zero clearance bracket, oil change, and axel change

[j2ther]

Still doing all the work today?

[04 S4]

Sorry i didnt catch you back. We ended up doing it tues. Axel went smooth...was an amazingly simple job! the snub mount...ugh! took forever...found screws and bolts missing from the previous owner and had some hang ups on small parts breaking on us :( we got it all fixed though and in! the 034 zero gap bracket made things more tricky..thats for sure!!!! took us 7 hours to do the axel, snub mount and belt. Drives WAY better. Can feel a little bit of a vibration at idle..but not much, and the mount still needs to be broken in, so I expect it.

[j2ther]

Man, long job. Glad you got everything done. Did you have the stock snub in or was there already an aftermarket one in there?

[04 S4]

had the stocker on there....well...what was left of it hahaha