I love this video its giving me much ideas of what my car is doing I was told that my oil cooler is damaged and must be changed I saw some bit of water mixing on the oil cap and it was starting to overheat and always had the battery light on. Thanks keep making more really helps.
I am currently in the process of servicing my oil cooler due to an oil leak near the passenger engine mount. I noticed this oil cooler kit in another video and back tracked it here. As awesome as it seems... I can't justify the price. Thank you for the video(s) though, very informative. Currently following your flapper mod and awaiting my poly to arrive.
Thanks for watching! There is an unofficial door #3: I've read that another B7 owner that frequents the Facebook/Audizine circle batch creates adapter plates to replace the JHM plate. It's up to you to source the rest of the hoses, fittings, thermostat and cooler which drives the overall cost down. Also re: flapper mod - I didn't go to the length of RTV coating the top side of the flap to create an air tight seal against the runner opening but all the major shops (like Jackal/Tweetler) that sell modified intake manifolds do it. I'd add that step.
@@FigureItAudi Thank you for all the feedback. I will consider piecing one together; however, from personal experience there is a ridiculous amount of price gouging here in the States. For example, I ordered a set (L&R) of RS4 valves covers for an engine I am building cheaper (including shipping) than the price of 1 side here in the US (including used ones)... Folks have to do better here, especially if I can get new OEM parts shipped from Germany cheaper than here.
I love the videos. I'm in Edmonton too and currently doing my check valves and gaskets. For some reason I received a pack of 5 Valley pan gaskets by Elring. I only paid for the one. Strange.
6:15 I think all those gaskets are bent just like. I’ve done it on 2 different S4 V8’s now and both came bent just like that. Even with cardboard in the wrapping.
And also check valves. I’ve had that problem a while puddles of oil under there and not being able to start it well. Having a bad timing chain reaction on a warm start I hear it
Hello Steve/ Great videos! Thank you for all your effort and detailed content. Quick question: how did the routing for the oil cooler lines and thermostat placement end up working out? I am considering doing this modification to my B7 as well and was pondering reusing the old aux-cooler 'frame' to mount the new oil cooler in the factory location. Cheers!
Hey Thorin - If you look at the "first start" video in the series, I show all the routing and mounting in quite a bit detail. If you make your own external cooler kit, mounting it in the ducting would be a smart use of the space but I can say that using the JHM kit won't really put the cooler in the correct position just because of the length of hoses.
Hey Steve, thanks for making these videos they are very informative and a great insight into what I may have gotten myself into with the purchase of my B7 S4. 😅 I'm curious to know how you went with the thread sealant on the A/N fitting elbows on the block off plate? No leaks I assume? I've used the loctite version of this type of sealant and given some time to cure it works well and allows some movement without leaking.
Hi Frank, thanks for the comment. Truth be told, as the project got closer to the first startup and me needing to have the oil cooler mounted, I just wasn't comfortable with how I installed those elbows and I went back in to tighten them down (but still achieve an angle that I could work with when connecting the lines). I think there's room for improvement with how JHM machines the threads because they could measure where to begin the tap to allow the elbows to seat fully and be at the right angle. Regardless, by the time I adjusted the elbows, reapplied the sealant I previously used and then tightened down all the flared fittings nice and snug all the way from the elbows up to the cooler, I haven't had any leaks at all in the kit and I still stand by this mod. Good luck with your car; they're really not that bad (didn't say cheap though).
@@FigureItAudi I totally understand, if you had that doubt about the fitting potentially leaking then you had to make sure before going further. My S4 only has 77k kms, so hopefully doesn't need anything major engine wise.. but you just never know the history.
Hi long time viewer and massive fan of the channel. I have a question when you did the auxiliary cooler delete and upgrade what did you do with the coolant regulator I desperately need one and eBay price's are excessive?
@@FigureItAudi I have a 2005 S4 B7 V8 4.2 BBK this part number is for AUDI A6 ALLROAD QUATTRO C5 Coolant Regulator 4B3121113A apparently should work but for over $300 Australian dollars is pretty expensive even second hand is nearly $200 not including shipping. I saw that you had one in the video still attached to the hoses when you did the upgrade.
Hey Steve, How's wrenching and spring? Hope you are well. I am installing my Aux/Rad kit this weekend and curious about the torque you used on the oil bolts for the oil cooler plate at the block? Those look like 10nm/7.8'lb bolts to me... I could not find it on the JHM site.
You'll see in the next video how "spring" is the most apt description for how the last week has been. Yeah, JHMs site and general documentation isn't that concise and the best information is actually hidden in their supercharger install guide. See page 16 for your answer: jhmotorsports.com/instructions/B6-B7_S4_Supercharger_install_instructions.pdf.
@@FigureItAudi Thanks Steve! They did burry it, didn't they. I hope the trouble shooting for the power loss is going/went well. Looking forward to seeing the outcome and what your custom intake ends up like. Cheers.
Hey bud. We r building our cars at the same time.. except mines going to be a forged pistons and rods and ferrea valve train running garrett gtx3582r .63 v band flange turbo.. autotech hpfp. Ecs intake and high flow cat and downpipe. Kw V3 coilovers. 034motorsport solid bushes and street engine mounts. Block decked and bored to 83mm forge pistons.. billet rear main seal. Golf r injectors til i find a better solution for fueling. 044 fuel pump. Pcv delete with 3way catch can. Hpa intake manifold.. high flow log manifold. Brembo 6pot big brake kit and dual caliper rears with 4pot brembos. Lots of other goodies i cant think off my head. Im aiming for 5-600hp. I am going to look forward to how u do. Im trying to get custom number plates. WAR-RSR. My goal is to whipp rs and golf r's. Tired of there fart cannot sounds.. just kidding. No not really.. maybe
Ha well now that you've written your intended vanity plate on the internet, better go order it. I've already got one for this car too :). Good luck with your build - sounds like it'll be fun. What are you going to do for a tune?
Cool, thanks for watching. That sucks the fan isn't working - if you're asking me for advice, I'd recommend scanning the ECM for codes; you need more information to diagnose with since it could be electrical, mechanical, or a sensor elsewhere. Good luck.
I think my S4 needs the oil cooler O rings swapped out. Should I splurge for this kit? Is it worth the extra money? If the mechanic is gonna have all that sort anyway, why not do that now, right? Did jhm get you the kit quickly?
Not to mislead you, I haven't mounted the external cooler and run the car yet so I can't claim it is or isn't worth the cost. I'll say that unless you plan to pull the engine in the near future to do timing or something, if you're about to go through the effort of pulling the front end apart and digging down to the oil cooler, yeah, it's a great opportunity to do this. Re: shipping, since I'm in Canada, anything ~week from order if "fast", and that's roughly how long it took to receive. Pretty good.
It can be frustrating but the right approach helps. First I take out the upper and lower 13mm bolts that hold it to the engine bracket. That will give you the ability to move it around a bit. Next, I disconnect the upper coolant hose (the 90 degree one) from its connection to the water pipe. This gives you some room to work on the 5mm bolt for the little bracket that holds the coolant pipes to the back of the alternator. Once that's off, you only have to remove the 13mm nut that attaches power/ground, then undo the sensor - and you're done!
Hi there. Quick question. Where do you get your info about all the revision parts and so on ? I have an A4 B8 (that's how I found your channel a long time ago) and the auxiliary heating unit is not working. I have the OEM number of the part (8K0265081G) but I can only find 2nd hand parts on suspicious websites. I would like to know if VAG has a new version of this unit and i am curious where you get your info from.
Thanks for watching. All I do is cross reference the larger sites that supply parts to see what they've listed as the newest part number and to look at the previous alphabetical options. I usually check ecstuning.com, fcpeuro.com and ilcats.ru. Plus, you could always just call your parts guy at the local dealer to see what they say. That said...I'm not sure you have a valid part number there; it doesn't return any results.
@@FigureItAudi I got that number from the picture I took of the unit. Now I saw another part number next to the Audi logo: 8K0265105. I quickly found it is replaced by 8R0265105 from 2011 onwards
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Just hit the couch after wrestling my B6 S4 engine back into its home. Nice way to unwind. Keep up the content!
Love this channel. My b7 s4 just hit 130K miles!
Great call on replacing the plastic end of the heater hose. I ended up replacing the whole thing when mine failed on my B6.
As always, great video!!
Love these videos. The quick time lapses of how you do something are great. Keep them coming.
I love this video its giving me much ideas of what my car is doing I was told that my oil cooler is damaged and must be changed I saw some bit of water mixing on the oil cap and it was starting to overheat and always had the battery light on. Thanks keep making more really helps.
I am currently in the process of servicing my oil cooler due to an oil leak near the passenger engine mount. I noticed this oil cooler kit in another video and back tracked it here. As awesome as it seems... I can't justify the price. Thank you for the video(s) though, very informative. Currently following your flapper mod and awaiting my poly to arrive.
Thanks for watching! There is an unofficial door #3: I've read that another B7 owner that frequents the Facebook/Audizine circle batch creates adapter plates to replace the JHM plate. It's up to you to source the rest of the hoses, fittings, thermostat and cooler which drives the overall cost down. Also re: flapper mod - I didn't go to the length of RTV coating the top side of the flap to create an air tight seal against the runner opening but all the major shops (like Jackal/Tweetler) that sell modified intake manifolds do it. I'd add that step.
@@FigureItAudi Thank you for all the feedback. I will consider piecing one together; however, from personal experience there is a ridiculous amount of price gouging here in the States. For example, I ordered a set (L&R) of RS4 valves covers for an engine I am building cheaper (including shipping) than the price of 1 side here in the US (including used ones)... Folks have to do better here, especially if I can get new OEM parts shipped from Germany cheaper than here.
@@manystylze7927 Hit me up on IG. I'm interested to hear more about this Germany situation 🧐
@@FigureItAudiFollowed you and Sent you a message from RR
I love the videos. I'm in Edmonton too and currently doing my check valves and gaskets. For some reason I received a pack of 5 Valley pan gaskets by Elring. I only paid for the one. Strange.
Cool, thanks for tuning in and congrats on the lifetime supply of gaskets lol.
6:15 I think all those gaskets are bent just like. I’ve done it on 2 different S4 V8’s now and both came bent just like that. Even with cardboard in the wrapping.
Great content.
And also check valves. I’ve had that problem a while puddles of oil under there and not being able to start it well. Having a bad timing chain reaction on a warm start I hear it
Hello Steve/ Great videos! Thank you for all your effort and detailed content.
Quick question: how did the routing for the oil cooler lines and thermostat placement end up working out? I am considering doing this modification to my B7 as well and was pondering reusing the old aux-cooler 'frame' to mount the new oil cooler in the factory location. Cheers!
Hey Thorin - If you look at the "first start" video in the series, I show all the routing and mounting in quite a bit detail. If you make your own external cooler kit, mounting it in the ducting would be a smart use of the space but I can say that using the JHM kit won't really put the cooler in the correct position just because of the length of hoses.
@@FigureItAudi Ah, ha! Lol, hadn't made it that far through the series yet. Thanks!
great video
When did you get those stern mounts? I recently ordered some for my b6 a4 and they are on back order with no eta
Hi Wafi - I sourced them from apikol.com in July but it looks like they still have them in stock.
Hey Steve, thanks for making these videos they are very informative and a great insight into what I may have gotten myself into with the purchase of my B7 S4. 😅 I'm curious to know how you went with the thread sealant on the A/N fitting elbows on the block off plate? No leaks I assume? I've used the loctite version of this type of sealant and given some time to cure it works well and allows some movement without leaking.
Hi Frank, thanks for the comment. Truth be told, as the project got closer to the first startup and me needing to have the oil cooler mounted, I just wasn't comfortable with how I installed those elbows and I went back in to tighten them down (but still achieve an angle that I could work with when connecting the lines). I think there's room for improvement with how JHM machines the threads because they could measure where to begin the tap to allow the elbows to seat fully and be at the right angle. Regardless, by the time I adjusted the elbows, reapplied the sealant I previously used and then tightened down all the flared fittings nice and snug all the way from the elbows up to the cooler, I haven't had any leaks at all in the kit and I still stand by this mod. Good luck with your car; they're really not that bad (didn't say cheap though).
@@FigureItAudi I totally understand, if you had that doubt about the fitting potentially leaking then you had to make sure before going further. My S4 only has 77k kms, so hopefully doesn't need anything major engine wise.. but you just never know the history.
So I need the line that runs from manifold to the egr tanks
Hi long time viewer and massive fan of the channel. I have a question when you did the auxiliary cooler delete and upgrade what did you do with the coolant regulator I desperately need one and eBay price's are excessive?
Thanks for the kind words, Mr. Facepalm. What regulator - the thermostat? Can you give me a part number so I can see what you mean?
@@FigureItAudi I have a 2005 S4 B7 V8 4.2 BBK this part number is for AUDI A6 ALLROAD QUATTRO C5 Coolant Regulator 4B3121113A apparently should work but for over $300 Australian dollars is pretty expensive even second hand is nearly $200 not including shipping. I saw that you had one in the video still attached to the hoses when you did the upgrade.
@@lordfacepalm I've still got mine - Given the time and cost works for you, I'll send you mine for the cost of shipping. DM me on IG.
Hey Steve, How's wrenching and spring? Hope you are well. I am installing my Aux/Rad kit this weekend and curious about the torque you used on the oil bolts for the oil cooler plate at the block? Those look like 10nm/7.8'lb bolts to me... I could not find it on the JHM site.
You'll see in the next video how "spring" is the most apt description for how the last week has been. Yeah, JHMs site and general documentation isn't that concise and the best information is actually hidden in their supercharger install guide. See page 16 for your answer: jhmotorsports.com/instructions/B6-B7_S4_Supercharger_install_instructions.pdf.
@@FigureItAudi Thanks Steve! They did burry it, didn't they. I hope the trouble shooting for the power loss is going/went well. Looking forward to seeing the outcome and what your custom intake ends up like. Cheers.
Hey bud. We r building our cars at the same time.. except mines going to be a forged pistons and rods and ferrea valve train running garrett gtx3582r .63 v band flange turbo.. autotech hpfp. Ecs intake and high flow cat and downpipe. Kw V3 coilovers. 034motorsport solid bushes and street engine mounts. Block decked and bored to 83mm forge pistons.. billet rear main seal. Golf r injectors til i find a better solution for fueling. 044 fuel pump. Pcv delete with 3way catch can. Hpa intake manifold.. high flow log manifold. Brembo 6pot big brake kit and dual caliper rears with 4pot brembos. Lots of other goodies i cant think off my head. Im aiming for 5-600hp. I am going to look forward to how u do. Im trying to get custom number plates. WAR-RSR. My goal is to whipp rs and golf r's. Tired of there fart cannot sounds.. just kidding. No not really.. maybe
Ha well now that you've written your intended vanity plate on the internet, better go order it. I've already got one for this car too :). Good luck with your build - sounds like it'll be fun. What are you going to do for a tune?
Hi Hannes here in south africa a have a s4 b6 strakkel with cooling system fan is not working
Cool, thanks for watching. That sucks the fan isn't working - if you're asking me for advice, I'd recommend scanning the ECM for codes; you need more information to diagnose with since it could be electrical, mechanical, or a sensor elsewhere. Good luck.
I think my S4 needs the oil cooler O rings swapped out. Should I splurge for this kit? Is it worth the extra money? If the mechanic is gonna have all that sort anyway, why not do that now, right? Did jhm get you the kit quickly?
Not to mislead you, I haven't mounted the external cooler and run the car yet so I can't claim it is or isn't worth the cost. I'll say that unless you plan to pull the engine in the near future to do timing or something, if you're about to go through the effort of pulling the front end apart and digging down to the oil cooler, yeah, it's a great opportunity to do this. Re: shipping, since I'm in Canada, anything ~week from order if "fast", and that's roughly how long it took to receive. Pretty good.
How did you get the alternator out? Can you give any tips? Regards.
It can be frustrating but the right approach helps. First I take out the upper and lower 13mm bolts that hold it to the engine bracket. That will give you the ability to move it around a bit. Next, I disconnect the upper coolant hose (the 90 degree one) from its connection to the water pipe. This gives you some room to work on the 5mm bolt for the little bracket that holds the coolant pipes to the back of the alternator. Once that's off, you only have to remove the 13mm nut that attaches power/ground, then undo the sensor - and you're done!
Hi there. Quick question. Where do you get your info about all the revision parts and so on ? I have an A4 B8 (that's how I found your channel a long time ago) and the auxiliary heating unit is not working. I have the OEM number of the part (8K0265081G) but I can only find 2nd hand parts on suspicious websites. I would like to know if VAG has a new version of this unit and i am curious where you get your info from.
Thanks for watching. All I do is cross reference the larger sites that supply parts to see what they've listed as the newest part number and to look at the previous alphabetical options. I usually check ecstuning.com, fcpeuro.com and ilcats.ru. Plus, you could always just call your parts guy at the local dealer to see what they say. That said...I'm not sure you have a valid part number there; it doesn't return any results.
@@FigureItAudi I got that number from the picture I took of the unit. Now I saw another part number next to the Audi logo: 8K0265105. I quickly found it is replaced by 8R0265105 from 2011 onwards
I have the rare imola Recaro special edition. Do you have a Facebook. I could really really use your help and guidance. Please!! The 2006
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