I have a 2001 A4 Turbo, recently discovered it was leaking something, the dealership states this is the hydrolic fluid for the engine mounts, and they would need to be replaced. They also discovered the right front CV boot was leaking or broken I guess, and needs replacing.
I went to a mechanic specializing in German auto repair, they did not feel that the engine mounts needed replacing at this time b/c the car does not vibrate at all. They also offered to have the CV boot sent out and repaired and would replace the left side as well. The cost is half that of the dealership.
Does this sound reasonable?

 

Crap! i need my motor mounts too, my car vibrates like a mo fo and i was going to do it myself but i didnt know hydraulic fluid ran through mounts, you sure about this?

 

Southcoast, the motor mounts are filled with a purple hydralic fluid, when they leak the bottom side of the mount gets apurple crusty buildup on it, they are sealed and with the ability to lift/hold the engine yes you can do it yourself.

Mssnash, if you want the cv boots replaced they aren't all that hard to do and you can buy a cv boot kit from
http://www.ecstuning.com/

 

Thanks for the info, i bought some yesterday from ebay, you think i have to fill them with hydraulic fluid or do they come ready to install?

 

They are sealed ready for installation.

 

got to love this forum, amazing what i learn every single time i log in ..... i learn something

 

You may also want to try changing the spark plugs, sometimes small amount of vibration can be caused by misfiring sparkplugs not misfiring enough to cause a CEL.

 

That is a good idea, i replaced mine las year but i dont remember checking the gap, i just eyeballed it which i know is a NO NO but didnt have the right tools with me at the moment