Audi engine replacement

bigfatmat1, Nov 24, 4:05pm
Prob a long shot but has anyone replaced a long block on a 2019 audi q7 4.0l v8 twin turbo diesel? Just wondering how long it would take.
franc123, Nov 24, 4:32pm
No but I'd best estimate a weeks labour. Warranty time is no doubt 22 hours lol.
serf407, Nov 24, 5:12pm
Making a Youtube video of the process might get a few views.
tygertung, Nov 25, 1:25am
It is surprising that such a new engine should require replacement.
bigfatmat1, Nov 25, 1:34am
it a insurance claim on stupidity
gph1961, Nov 25, 1:48am
wasnt me
martin11, Nov 25, 3:36am
Petrol put in it ?
serf407, Nov 25, 3:48am
Some of the German machinery companies have an "A" team to go and repair the 'early failures'.
In pre-covid days sending a team from Australia to fix something etc.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/121434317/the-germans-are-here-wellington-pipe-repairs-underway
intrade, Nov 25, 3:56am
you look what and how its in there how much crap is attached to it . Then you go look if a older model already was made this way. .
to compair. most like the touareg are whole unit out the bottom Need good lift and heavy trolly you should already have that trolley from leaf battery removals lol.
otherwise you need erwin for audi you should charge insurance for that anyhow to get tsb and all the rest.
https://erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do
martin11, Nov 25, 4:33am
Yet there are firms in NZ already that put liners in pipes ? Why did they get an overseas firm ?
intrade, Nov 25, 4:46am
same reason as to why and how they cant build a simple tunnel to Fix a road that gets blocked by rubble .
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/legen-sie-halb-der-gebirgs-seite-auf-senja-insel-nord-norwegen-einen-tunnel-103176441.jpg any other country builds a structure like this but in village i. ot country they close the whole road.
https://steveschwab.me/?attachment_id=3279
here is the ironic part we already have it question is who built it.
bigfatmat1, Nov 25, 10:18am
na water
tony9, Nov 25, 11:00am
nesta129, Nov 25, 2:41pm
aint got an answer but probably call a audi workshop and ask.Bear in mind,they have specialist tools to do it all and make the job easier and faster,I have seen it done,a one man job.
curlcrown, Nov 26, 9:01am
Is it a job you would want to take on? Can of worms maybe.
bigfatmat1, Nov 26, 12:04pm
I actually enjoy jobs like this. Modern audis are nice to work on. I dont see it being a can of worms at all.
budgel, Nov 26, 1:18pm
Good on ya mate, the days of holden/ford are over and done!
Have you done any work on Jags?
poppy62, Nov 26, 1:55pm
Sign of a very good mechanic. The unknown always scares the crap out of the "Swapatrons".
bigfatmat1, Nov 26, 2:09pm
I haven't worked on a jag for years. They are very scarce in this part of the country
marte, Nov 26, 2:23pm
Lots of worms, worms being wires & hoses, but yep, swapping over a engine wouldn't be as hard as it sounds.
Easy access as the whole engine bays open with no front to the car.
None of this 'trying to winch it out of the engine bay', it just slots in & out.
Everything is easyish to get to.

Once you remove the old engine, X2, you have a good idea of what order to reconnect what when you put the new engine back in.
cabrio1, Nov 26, 3:06pm
Different car etc, but we dropped a v8 bmw diesel, complete with trans, front susp, wiring loom in about 3 hours.
Didn't even get dirty, insurance write off SUV type of thing.
Having a hoist helped.
Piece of p
yz490, Nov 26, 6:47pm
Did that on my "99 A6 V8 Quattro 'petrol' to get at the broken auto A clutch coming up two years ago. Wasn't easy without good gear. Up on blocks & axle stands & stuff incase it fell off. Must have done something right as still driving it when i can afford the fuel & need to tow something, Never again though. Too old for that lol. Got pics somewhere.
tygertung, Oct 18, 1:41pm
You'd want a lot of photos but it might not be too bad of a job as everything should theoretically be new, clean, and not seized in place.