brjones

I have a 2010 A4 2.0T Quattro in need of some service. It has a rough idle at all times, has trouble staying on when not fully warmed up, and accelerates not smoothly at all. I'm thinking new plugs and coils at the least. Does anyone know of hand a rough cost of having the Audi dealer do this?

Thanks,
Bruce.

uberwgn

Bruce, how many miles on the car? When were the plugs last changed?

Nostromo

This is something you can easily do yourself. On a handiness scale of 10 I'm about a 3. A couple youtube videos and 20 minutes is all I needed to do this.

R8 coils: $80
NGK plugs: $40
Spark plug socket: $15

I'd imagine the dealer would charge something crazy like $300+?

brjones

92,850-ish. I have no idea when the plugs were last changed, but all the recommended maintenance has been performed to my knowledge.

brjones

Issue: I have damn near no knowledge of engine work and prefer to pay someone else to do it. I'd attempt, but my history is in marketing, not engine repair.

Nostromo

Fair enough. Might as well get them to do an injector cleaning too while they're at it

uberwgn

BR, wow, LONG over due! They're supposed to be done at 35k miles.


The plug change out is simple. Just about anyone could do it. I'd change the coil packs if you have mis-fire events after changing the plugs.


The plugs will be by Bosch or NGK.


Perhaps there's another Audiworld enthusiast in your area that could do it or assist.

brjones

issue with that: I live in an area where the most common car is a Subaru. I'm one of the handful of Audi drivers in the area.

Nostromo

If they did all the recommended, the plugs should also have been swapped at 75k

brjones

Well, the second owner was a complete asshat, so I'm not sure. He had it from 60k-89k, so it's possible that wasn't done. My local Audi Dealer quotes me a few dollars short of $180 for this service, parts and labor.