Ok, it's been a couple of days now since i had both EGT sensors replaced and............

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11-24-2005, 09:34 AM

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How hard are they to replace?

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11-24-2005, 09:46 AM

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passenger side looks accessible, driver's side appears buried, mine were replaced.............

by my independent mechanic (off duty audi dealership tech.)

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11-24-2005, 10:26 AM

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definately... had mine replaced.. WOW.. just WOW

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11-24-2005, 10:35 AM

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Drivers side is a fun one, but you can get it from the top with a 4" stubby box-end.

Think its a 17mm slip bolt iirc.

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11-24-2005, 11:31 AM

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pic of one of the old sensors and box that one of the new ones came in.

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11-24-2005, 01:11 PM

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How much to get a new set? Thinking of swapping my originals out after 86K

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11-24-2005, 02:08 PM

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They were ~$360 a set(2 of the same sensors, not side specific anymore) at the dealer.

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11-24-2005, 05:56 PM

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Not bad. Maybe my next PM move for this car.

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11-24-2005, 11:22 PM

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Yeah, I get that code every once in a while too. I want to fix it, but I hate

shelling out money to fix things all the time. Dealer quoted like 500 for part and labor.

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11-25-2005, 12:24 AM

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for the lazy

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/2004537.phtml">click here for Steve's write up.</a></li></ul>

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