ccmnova

Took my 08 A4 2.0T in for 45 K service. I was also having an issue of rough idle - was sorta pulsing at idle. Also, I noticed a leak from the valve cover and my oil dipstick had broke. Turned out to be a PCV valve which they also say caused the valve cover gasket to blow out. All items were fixed under warranty.

I asked abt the next service and they said this is a big one at 55k (around $450) - new plugs etc they noted. What are the big items at 55K and can I do these myself??

AudiPartsGuy

Here you go. Follow the 55k column down.

2008 Service interval

CrispWheels

Yeah, my moms 07 is at about 44800 on the odo and Im going to do the 45k maintenance, I also noticed that the valve cover was leaking but believe it or not all I had to do was tighten the bolts a tad and it seemed to stop. They were very loose. She has a stage 1 apr tune on it but it seems to run strong and feels very quick. Any thing I should know before doing this service?

CrispWheels

Yeah, my moms 07 is at about 44800 on the odo and Im going to do the 45k maintenance, She has a stage 1 apr tune on it but it seems to run strong and feels very quick. I also noticed that the valve cover was leaking but believe it or not all I had to do was tighten the bolts a tad and it seemed to stop but they were very loose so I put a little bit of lock tite on the threads to prevent that from happening again. Any thing that is super crucial I should know before doing this service?

CrispWheels

Wow, my bad guys didn't meant do a triple post but for whatever reason my computer has decide to change my sentence structure and make it look like a four year old wrote it. :/ Sorry moderators that have to deal with reading this.

ccmnova

My valve cover fasteners were loose also - I tightened them up on several occasions but the oil leak continued and actually got worse. The dealer said the bad PCV valve caused the valve cover gasket to blow out.

I dont think the 45k service is much more than an oil and filter change.

ccmnova

It seemed that every time I checked the valve cover fasteners, they were loose - should they have been installed with a thread locker ?? I haven't checked them since the gasket replacement by the dealer. I am assuming that the leaks would also enter the spark plug and coil pack area causing other problems (?)