PNW Etron

Thanks for the picture. Which area is the front fill tank located?

Bill33525

Passenger side right up at the windshield.

mks632

Remove the plastic panel - it's there.

PNW Etron

Thanks!

There's lots of good info in this thread. Should we create a pinned posting about DIY maintenance on our Etrons? I'm coming off my 4 year Audi Care and will be doing my own maintenance in the future. I would think many fellow Etron owners will be doing the same since there's very little maintenance involved. Seems like lots of little checks; changing the coolant cartridge in the rear; checking the front coolant; and also doing brake fluid flushes. Audi seems to take the approach of no fluid changes in the transmission and focus on replacement when they fail. So why pay for overpriced service that you can do it yourself in a fraction of the time? Anyone else looking to do their own service?

mks632

I would love to see such a section created - I am also an avid DIY owner and have been for 50+ years (still have a dwell tach meter, timing light, etc.and remember the days of changing points, condenser, spark plugs, setting timing, and doing carburetor work). I'm afraid the number of contributors to that effort will be low, however. Most of the forum members here seem to be not very interested in performing their own maintenance activities. Perhaps a subset of maintenance enthusiasts will emerge.

ERuss

Well, same issue here. Took my ‘21 to Audi Reno/Tahoe for the 40k service on Monday and they found the coolant had filled the overflow tank and made its way into the front drive motor. I had no “low coolant” indicator light though. They ordered the replacement parts and were able to get a new drive motor from Sacramento and were hoping to get it Tuesday or Wednesday. Then dropping the front end, replacing the front motor and all the necessary parts, and have me back in my car in a week. We’ll see!
Both the technician and my service guy said AofA notified them if this issue last week and mine was already the second they saw.

A4 Phil

Well, my '19 called back to the mothership during its TAC and there are now two new emotors being shipped.

I'll keep everybody posted. Today is day two of the TAC.

Tech is replacing the 12v battery as well.

Tronification

With what we see on this thread, it seems that motor failure is a solid "when", not "if".

A4, what are your driving patters? Do you drive longer distances often enough? With the timing of my motor failures (during and right after road trip), I've been wondering if that's a factor.

A4 Phil

The initial low coolant level warnings came on at the 1500 mile point on an 1800 DC to CO trip.

But the car generally operates locally around DMV and then does one long trip every other month. DC to FL or DC to WY/CO/AZ

nadrealista

Shouldn't they have ordered those motors when you had coolant leak diagnosed in Denver?

did they tell you what what is the wait on new replacement motors these days?