RS 4 Quattro Cabriolet V8-4.2L (BNS) (2008): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust

Also for this vehicle: RS 4 Quattro Sedan V8-4.2L (BNS) (2007), RS 6 V8-4.2L Turbo (BCY) (2003).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
- Engine450 pages
  - Access Cover, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Engine › Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 and Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 (Exhaust), Checking2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6
  - Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods19 pages
    Camshaft Bearing › Component Information › Specifications
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications
    Tools and Equipment › Puller - AST Tool # T 400012 3 4 5
    Camshaft, Engine › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Camshafts, Checking Axial Clearance2 3
    Lifter / Lash Adjuster, Valve › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
    Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 and Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 (Exhaust), Checking2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Cylinder Block Assembly71 pages
    Accessory Drive › Component Information16 pages
    Locations › Power Take-Off Drive Chain, Component Overview2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Power Take-Off Drive Chain Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Auxiliary Shaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
    Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement2 3 4
    Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications › Connecting Rod, Measuring Radial Clearance2
    Service and Repair › Removal and Replacement › Pistons and Connecting Rod Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6
    Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Main Bearing Shells, New Crankshafts, Allocating2 3 4 5 6 7
    Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information10 pages
    Specifications2 3 4 5
    Testing and Inspection › Axial Clearance, Measuring2
    Tools and Equipment › Crank Seal Installer - AST Tool # 32662 3
    Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair5 pages
    Vibration Damper2
    Generator Testing › Ribbed Belt Pulley Without Freewheel, Removing and Installing2 3
    Piston, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Piston Ring End Gap, Measuring2
  - Cylinder Head Assembly16 pages
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications
    Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair2
    Valve Cover › Component Information › Service and Repair › Left Cylinder Head Cover2 3 4 5 6 7
    Valve Guide › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
    Valve Spring › Component Information › Tools and Equipment › Valve Spring Comp. Support - AST Tool # 20362 3
    Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories20 pages
    Drive Belt › Component Information6 pages
    Locations2
    Service and Repair › Ribbed Belt Drive For Generator, Component Overview2 3 4
    Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
    Engine Mount › Engine Torque Strut › Component Information › Service and Repair › Torque Support Bracket2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  - Engine Lubrication115 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Engine Oil Dip Stick - Dip Stick Tube › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
    Engine Oil Check Valve › Component Information5 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Oil Check Valves and Spray Nozzle Valve - Component Overview2 3 4
    Engine Oil › Component Information46 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Oil Service Procedure Changes2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…42
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Procedures › Checking Engine Oil Level2
    Oil Cooler, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair › Engine Oil Cooler at Engine2 3 4 5 6
    Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Oil Filter Housing › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
    Oil Level Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information22 pages
    Specifications
    Locations › Oil Pump, Lower Section of Oil Pan, Component Overview2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Oil Pump and Lower Oil Pan Section Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2 3
    Oil Pressure Switch (For Fuel Pump) › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Oil Pump, Engine7 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Oil Pressure Regulator Valve › Component Information › Service and Repair › Oil Check Valve and Spray Nozzle Valve Assembly Overview2 3 4
    Oil Spray Jet › Component Information5 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Oil Check Valve and Spray Nozzle Valve Assembly Overview2 3 4
    Oil Temperature Sensor/Switch, Engine › Component Information › Locations
  - Intake Manifold › Component Information62 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins48 pages
    Customer Interest for Intake Manifold:24 pages
    24103218 pages
    Jun12 pages
    10 › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Intake Manifold:24 pages
    24103218 pages
    Jun12 pages
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    10 › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance › Engine - MIL ON/Multiple DTC's/Poor Performance2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Intake Manifold Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  - Seals and Gaskets, Engine21 pages
    Auxiliary Shaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Engine Accessory Drive Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair › A/C Compressor Drive Shaft Seal, Replacing2 3 4
    Front Crankshaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Valve Guide Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair › Valve Stem Seals, Cylinder Head Installed2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Sensors and Switches - Engine8 pages
    Oil Level Sensor › Component Information › Locations2
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2 3
    Oil Pressure Switch (For Fuel Pump) › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Oil Temperature Sensor/Switch, Engine › Component Information › Locations
  - Timing Components70 pages
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications
    Tools and Equipment › Puller - AST Tool # T 400012 3 4 5
    Timing Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Tools and Equipment2 3
    Timing Chain › Component Information32 pages
    Locations › Camshaft Timing Chain, Component Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Timing Chains, From 03.2007 Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Timing Chain Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications
    Timing Cover › Component Information20 pages
    Specifications2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Timing Chain Covers Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Variable Valve Timing › Variable Valve Timing Actuator › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 and Camshaft Adjustment Valve 1 (Exhaust), Checking2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks25 pages
    Fuel Pressure › System Information6 pages
    Specifications
    System Diagnosis › Generic Scan Tool - Fuel Supply › Fuel Pump Delivery Quantity, Checking2 3 4 5
    Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications
    Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
    Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair2
    Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
    Ignition Timing › System Information › Specifications
    Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications › Spark Plug Test Data2
    Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2 3 4 5 6
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications
  - Water Pump › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Service and Repair › Coolant Pump and Coolant Thermostat Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
- Cooling System87 pages
  - After-Run Coolant Pump › Component Information › Locations › Coolant Circulation Pump Relay J1512 3
  - Coolant › Component Information4 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Cooling System - Coolant ID/Filling/Mixing Information2
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
  - Coolant Line/Hose › Component Information19 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Coolant Pipes Assembly Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
  - Radiator Cooling Fan17 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Coolant Fan Control (FC) Control Module J293, Removing and Installing2
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions › How to Find Wiring Diagrams2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    Fan Clutch › Component Information › Tools and Equipment
  - Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
  - Heater Core › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5
  - Radiator › Component Information › Service and Repair › Radiator2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Relays and Modules - Cooling System › Radiator Cooling Fan Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Coolant Fan Control (FC) Control Module J293, Removing and Installing2
  - Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
  - Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Coolant Pump and Coolant Thermostat Assembly Overview2 3
  - Water Pump › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Service and Repair › Coolant Pump and Coolant Thermostat Assembly Overview2 3 4 5
- Exhaust System27 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Exhaust System › Exhaust Pressure Regulator Vacuum Solenoid › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
  - Catalytic Converter › Component Information9 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Left Front Exhaust Pipe With Primary and Main Catalytic Converters2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Exhaust Manifold › Component Information10 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Left Exhaust Manifold2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Exhaust Pipe › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
  - Exhaust Pressure Regulator2 pages
    Exhaust Pressure Regulator Vacuum Reservoir › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
    Exhaust Pressure Regulator Vacuum Solenoid › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
  - Muffler › Component Information › Service and Repair2
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections