hey guys im attempting to fix my a4 and i need to check the pick up tube for sludge. seems that the sub frame is holding it up. is there any possible way i can do this while its on the ground?

 

what engine?

 

his other thread says a 01 1.8. easiest way is to remove sub frame. it isnt actually touching the pan, but there isnt enough clearence to allow it to be removed with it in. unless.... you take the radiator support off and take the nuts off the motor and tranny mounts and jack up the front of the engine i dont know which way is quicker but with removing the front you gotta drain the coolant. and not sure if you know this or not but there is no pan gasket for our motors. just use rtv. and be liberal. you dont wanna take it off again due to a leak

 

i did all i had to do was raise the motor up alittle bit but its not going to be easy but doing it that way is a one man job the other way is a 2 or 3

 

not to high jack his thread but i have an issuewith my 02 audi i shut the car off the other day while it was in drive and now it wont go into sport mode not sure why

 

you should post a thread about it. someone on the forum will be more then happy to assist you with your car.

i have read alot about jacking the motor up and then cleaning the pick up tube or poking a hole in it. from what i have seen online the tube itself is very small no wonder the damn thing cloggs. i also read if it clogs i might as well replace the oil pump too?

 

no need to replace the pump. modern oil pumps last a very long time. since they are so vital to the motor, people figured those out a long time ago, plus they are very simple. the pickup tube isnt that small. and its not the tube itself the plugs, but rather the screen, which isnt very large. about the size of a quarter or a little bigger