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The yellow dot to valve stem is an old wifes tail that just wont die!

Happy I found this vid. I’m currently looking at a 2018 Q7 200KW getting my mechanic to look it over tomorrow. Not the top spec but has the tech pack, panoramic roof, visual cockpit etc. also no tow bar which I like breccias I tow and would rather buy a non-towing car and put one on it. First thing I’ll do when I get it is change out all the diff/trans/transfer car fluids.

The transmission error didn't scare other buyers. The DSG did, and for good reason. I'm a VW fanboy but I will never own another DSG equipped car. Especially a high mileage one. You dodged a bullet.

They produced over 200.000 of them. That is the main reason the prices haven't skyrocketed. But come to think of it... neither have BMW 8-series although they made much less of them. Pretty much only air cooled Porsches and Ferraris are worth stupid money. I don't think it's a bad thing that you can buy a very good SL for 20K. Values have little to do with how much you can enjoy the fine car.

I also have the same issue with the exhaust pipe. Mine 70k

Hello! Having the "warm air" issue - Pressure ~7bar in system seems ok, coolant gas was refilled to full, fan and belt are moving though. Any way to check whether compressor is working without any special equipment (garage equipment)? Garage which filled to coolant gas wants to change the compressor and dryer, for around 800-1000 bucks. Thx in advance

the dot is an old wifes tail! it doesnt mater where is goes

Спасибо. Отличное видео

My local Audi dealer stated that the transmission on my 2017 q7 is not serviceable, and the differentials are not serviceable. Is that accurate?

Did this fix the issue? My Z4 just blows hot air right now. I thought maybe it was low on freon so I put some gauges on it and it appeared to do the exact same thing you described. Unplugging and re-plugging in the pressure switch cause the compressor to work for a couple seconds then drop off.

Great video but please wear safety glasses. If a valve core goes flying while taking it out or replacing it, might be a bad day....

They're a little small for current driving culture- given the massive SUVs

What is the model number on the arm and how hard was it to assemble?

Finally a good video on the Q7! Thank you. I currently reached 107k on my 2018 / 3.0 without any problems thus far. I do oil changed every 5k and add a half or a quart in between do to engine burn which I haven't found a reason as to why though the Q7s burn. .. Anyhow I'm about to do all the same maintenance so thank you for this video! Did you notice any difference on differential with new fluids? I've heard it could start slipping once changed not sure how true that it, but I'm changing it. Again great video!

How’s the car now?

I bought a car at carmax and it smelled bad off coolant . I took it back before 90 days and was told it was a water pump and when I got it back they didn’t even do the pump and I was lied too

Similar for the Cayenne, THANK YOU

In the UK a good R230 is even less money than a R129 with the huge bonus of a folding roof. The R129 has the best build quality of any car I have owned including my Bentley.

Awesome work! do you know if the vw/Audi transmission they use in some Q7s is gonna need the same oil and capacity as the zf one ?

Is this also the same for the 2.0?

I have the same issue with my exhaust being cracked in that spot at 2:09. Do you think this is due to a bad flex pipe? My flex pipe portion of the exhaust and the broken exhaust part is shaking like CRAZY. The motor is solid no shakes

When I used to do this work I never placed the metal cone center spacers on the inside of aluminum wheels that have the small center holes..its much faster and better to use it on the outside of the center hole and remove the plastic cone from the fastener which forces the wheel to be perfectly centered on the balancer. The only time I had to do it the "normal" way was larger center hole steel wheels.

They go in the direction you point them😂... I hate when I go left and my car goes right 😂

Red dot over ride yellow dot 😂 you used the yellow dot

Can the 2 rotations dismount a tire?

i just went and checked every single website that i could find talked with customer support and i was told the water pump you used is the wrong one for this car. 06E121018H is the corect one and you installed 06E121018K. i'm no expert by any means just taught i should point that out since i asked everyone based on vin (q7 4m 2018 3.0t prestige) and i got the same answer from all of them that 06E121018H is the pump i should buy. besides that thank you for all the other info. i need to do all this service myself

Had a 2018 one of these and I wrecked it. I was heart broken. By far my favorite car ever. It was absolutely fantastic!

Bro that’s Gainesville!!! I live in Ocala and I need a good Audi mechanic. Audi Gainesville is horrible and leaves my car half taken apart when I send it in. I just got done watching your video changing the front, rear, and center diff fluid on a Q7…. Where are you located, I have to know!

Hi friend Please tell me where you buy tolls when you work on 13:40min. from your video,did you make it or what...also the piece that is fixed on the duck's head ??? Please to help for that info? Thank you very much.

I like that lever you used to push the tire down near the duckhead-do you have a name or part number for it? Thanks for the good and informative video!

I have always used the jaws to push out on the inside of the rim instead of having them go in on the lip of the rim. never had any problem and much faster/easier

These cars are so expensive in the states 😲

as a mb tech for 29 years i can say this. the plastic becomes junk and so much of the car is plastic

Great work!!! Do you happen to know the drain and fill capacity for the front, center and rear differential?

My car is 1998 I love it

Good video, in particular to the demonstration of how the equipment needs to be setup and how well its held up in a garage. That extra roller arm levering on the head is really handy to convert a lower spec machine with no assist arms, Couldn't help notice that the wheel when being balanced is visibly buckled though.

Do you know exact spec of transfer case drain bolt? It looks M14*1.5 with h6 hexa allen. same as engine oil drain plug?

Jesus christ the control arms and everything engine is clean!! wow !! wish I can pick something up like that.

The wheels look great on the black one .

Hi I just purchase the same may flower tire changer and balancer combo with the exact assist arm as your. But my assist arm hydraulic assist arm is not functional. When I push the switch up or down to lower assist arm or move up It doesn’t respond. Is there an on or off switch to it? There is only 3 hose on the back that I color match when I connected them. Please share if I miss any thing to get it to work I would really appreciated you Thank you Tien

I've been looking at these Mayflower machines but the prices are all over the place depending on where you get them from can you tell me where you got yours and what you paid for it. I'm not sure if some of these places are just scams cuz they are half the price of others.

Unwatchable because you have the AC blowing hard on your phones microphone!! sounds like you're a windstorm! 😂

What fluid do you use for transfer case?

Can you do a transmission service on a 2018+ Audi Q5 2.0T???

We have a this same machine at my shop. Unfortunately we struggle to mount 300+ due to the shortness of neck. Any way to bypass that? Are you able to replace the neck for a longer one?

Thanks for being detailed. Very good video!

Hi, thanks for great video, my Dad’s 2013 Touareg has the same fault code, the tailgate stops at head height up or down intermittently. So Motor 1 is referring to the LHS strut & not the actuator. Cheers

What’s the biggest rim size you’d done on it

Wheres your Guard on Balancer.

I agree with completely....I'm a second owner on a 99s129 in all black with 66 thousand miles on it currently....I have one question for you....The hard top has never been removed and I would really like to drive my SL as a Convertible but I keep wondering at what cost that could be for myself....I had by SL since 2015 and then it only had 35,000 miles on it and I paid $6,000.00...So I feel I have a win, win no matter what....What are your thoughts on removing the hard top???