mjman15

Successfully changed plugs! I removed the air tube and the holder for the air filter and had just about enough room to get my 1/4" ratchet and T20 torx bit in there. Was a little tight but came out easy.

On the driver side, once you move the coolant bottle, it was pretty easy. Just need to maneuver the coolant bottle around a bit. The only "issue" i had was leaking coolant out of one of the disconnected hoses, I grabbed a helper and had them hold it upright so it wouldn't leak.

zeab

not sure if this will help but just did my plugs last weekend. Car idles much smoother but getting the coil packs off was ridiculously difficult. I did find that using a 1" wide strap looped under the bottom of the connector on the pack allowed me the grip needed to pull them out. Just be careful when pulling as when they let go you don't want them flying out of the engine compartment.

mjman15

I purchased the audi/vw coil puller so wasn't too hard to get them out (but man do they require a good amount of force).

mjman15

Next day after replacing the plugs.. holy sh** the car idles so much better and the throttle response is way better. I would have replaced mine at 45K instead had I know the power loss I was getting.

DaveA6

Bill:
Thanks for the post. You've inspired me to give it a try. Hardest part to me seems to be figuring out how to disconnect the coolant level sensor connector without breaking it so the tank can move over a bit more. What's/where's the magic push or pull thingy that releases the connector?

dc2002

There is some little lever on the connector you have to press IIRC...

Firefighter

That engine is cleaner than my just washed beer mug !!!!!! Nice.

DardanB

I'm almost at 50K with my recently bought 2013 A6 3.0T (still on CPO warranty). Idling has been a bit interesting, with frequent pulsations (small dips in RPM's) that are driving me crazy. Audi service technicians said it is normal. I had them check the engine mounts and they claimed that everything was ok.

I am wondering if changing the plugs would help with this slight vibration/pulsation issue?

hippiteh

Is no one concerned with the rubber seal/gasket that is basically destroyed when we remove the ignition coils?

fEArmE

Changed mine few weeks ago and noticed the same. Dont even know there the damaged seal is coming from. Installed the new spark plugs and they work as intended.