sizzlin bacon
Veteran Member
I'm at 60K miles and have done one oil change since buying the car 10K miles ago. What is the scheduled maintenance for my car at this point? It was a VW/Audi buy back after the Dieselgate affair.
So far from the Audi PDF, what I've gotten it down to (at 55K miles):
-Engine oil/filter (done about 4K miles ago)
-Check level of cooling system
-Replace fuel filter
-Lubricate door hinges/straps
-Check battery for damage and proper mounting
-Dust and pollen filter replace
-Air cleaner (clean housing, replace filter element
-Ribbed belt-check condition
-Plenum Panel – remove cover for plenum panel to check water drain and
clean if necessary
-Wiper Blades – check condition and replace if necessary
-Wiper/Washer/Headlight Washer – check adjustment and function,
add fluid if necessary
-Front Lighting – check function of parking lights, low beams, high beams, fog lights, blinkers and hazard lights
-Rear Lighting – check function of brake lights (including third brake light), tail lights, back-up lights, rear fog lights, license plate lights, blinkers and hazard lights
-Service Reminder Display – reset
-Horn – check function
-Sliding Roof – clean guide rails and lubricate with grease
-Brake System – check for damage, leaks, pad thickness, fluid level
-Exhaust System – check for damage, leaks
-Front and Rear Axle – check for excessive play, check dust seals on ball joints and tie rod ends
-Drive Shaft Boots – check
-Automatic Transmission and Final Drive – check for leaks
-Underbody – check for damage and leaks
-Road Test – check braking, kick-down, steering, electrical, heating and ventilation systems, air conditioning, ASL Automatic Shift Lock, power accessories and reset driver information display
Timing Belt – replace at 110K miles (175,000 km) on TTS or 130K miles (205,000 km) on A3 2.0L TDI only. Check condition of timing belt tensioning system, dampening pulleys and idler pulleys, and replace if necessary
Looks like I'm OK on the timing belt for quite a while yet.
Anything else I should look at doing? I'm going to do a complete brake job when I get new tires and probably just replace the brakes when I replace the tires. My MK4 Jetta didn't need brakes done when I sold it and I had put 87K on it myself. I was very surprised.
Resources:
https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/audiusa/Documents/maintenance-schedules/Audi-Maintenance-Schedule-Model-Year-2012.pdf
https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/audiusa/Documents/maintenance-schedules/MY%202012%20Audi%20USA%20Scheduled%20Maintenance_NEW%20FORMAT_5-11-2018.pdf
https://www.driverside.com/service-schedule/audi-a3-2012-30592-52309-0
So far from the Audi PDF, what I've gotten it down to (at 55K miles):
-Engine oil/filter (done about 4K miles ago)
-Check level of cooling system
-Replace fuel filter
-Lubricate door hinges/straps
-Check battery for damage and proper mounting
-Dust and pollen filter replace
-Air cleaner (clean housing, replace filter element
-Ribbed belt-check condition
-Plenum Panel – remove cover for plenum panel to check water drain and
clean if necessary
-Wiper Blades – check condition and replace if necessary
-Wiper/Washer/Headlight Washer – check adjustment and function,
add fluid if necessary
-Front Lighting – check function of parking lights, low beams, high beams, fog lights, blinkers and hazard lights
-Rear Lighting – check function of brake lights (including third brake light), tail lights, back-up lights, rear fog lights, license plate lights, blinkers and hazard lights
-Service Reminder Display – reset
-Horn – check function
-Sliding Roof – clean guide rails and lubricate with grease
-Brake System – check for damage, leaks, pad thickness, fluid level
-Exhaust System – check for damage, leaks
-Front and Rear Axle – check for excessive play, check dust seals on ball joints and tie rod ends
-Drive Shaft Boots – check
-Automatic Transmission and Final Drive – check for leaks
-Underbody – check for damage and leaks
-Road Test – check braking, kick-down, steering, electrical, heating and ventilation systems, air conditioning, ASL Automatic Shift Lock, power accessories and reset driver information display
Timing Belt – replace at 110K miles (175,000 km) on TTS or 130K miles (205,000 km) on A3 2.0L TDI only. Check condition of timing belt tensioning system, dampening pulleys and idler pulleys, and replace if necessary
Looks like I'm OK on the timing belt for quite a while yet.
Anything else I should look at doing? I'm going to do a complete brake job when I get new tires and probably just replace the brakes when I replace the tires. My MK4 Jetta didn't need brakes done when I sold it and I had put 87K on it myself. I was very surprised.
Resources:
https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/audiusa/Documents/maintenance-schedules/Audi-Maintenance-Schedule-Model-Year-2012.pdf
https://www.audiusa.com/content/dam/audiusa/Documents/maintenance-schedules/MY%202012%20Audi%20USA%20Scheduled%20Maintenance_NEW%20FORMAT_5-11-2018.pdf
https://www.driverside.com/service-schedule/audi-a3-2012-30592-52309-0
