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Do you usually work on your car yourself or leave it to a mechanic?

I’ve been doing more maintenance on my own lately and actually started enjoying it, it saves money and helps you understand the car better, but sometimes it’s still easier to let a shop deal with the more annoying jobs.

I’ve also been looking around for good places to buy parts and consumables. After comparing a few options, I’ve mostly stuck with Autodoc since they usually have decent prices and most of what I need in one place. How do you guys handle maintenance? Do you do everything yourself, just basic stuff, or mostly use workshops? And where do you normally get your parts from?

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u/Bore_g78 — 16 hours ago
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My 2015 RS5 on Airlift ALP4

Car is pretty much done, owned it for about 2 years now. I owned an S5 V8 back in the day and knew I’d get an RS eventually. The car itself is basically immaculate considering I’ve got almost 90k miles. Goal was an OEM+ look. I drive it at pretty much stock height.

In no particular order of mods:
Full PPF/Ceramic
B8 drivers custom headlights
Void forged wheels
Airlift ALP4 w/ floating Squaretank
Suspension was COMPLETELY overhauled. Replaced almost all the OEM suspension parts
Full Carbon imports exterior pieces (added on last photo)
RSNAV
Replaced every speaker with Audison/Hertz and sound deadened the living piss out of the vehicle
Power folding mirrors
Redmist Transmission Cooler
Anti gravity battery
AWE Touring exhaust
JHM inserts
Ambient lighting (tastefully done)

It’s a cruiser, no power adders to speak of. The soundtrack is glorious, and rather than brute power or speed, the theater of driving this car is just perfect. It checks all the boxes in a vehicle I’ve ever wanted. Cheers!

u/Neil12011 — 1 day ago
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Rocker arm issue?

2018 Audi S5 65k miles. Does anyone know if this is rocker arm failure? If it is, does anyone have any recommended shops to perform the repair? (Ideally south UK)

u/Hydrakken_ — 1 day ago
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Best sports car 🚗

This S5 keeps surpassing my expectations! 30mpg on a sports car is a reason to get one ;) luv my b9 s5 :)

u/Any_Reindeer7846 — 1 day ago
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Nice enough now for the summer wheels

Well the weather is finally nice enough for the summer wheels to go on. The car is lowered on 034 lowering springs and the plastic pieces in the rear wheel well are removed (only applicable to North America). With this I have no rubbing and flush fitment without spacers or further modifications.

Wheel Spec: Rohana RFX11 20x10 ET25

Tire Spec: Michelin PS4S 275/30r20

u/AwakeDemon — 1 day ago
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Rocker arms pt.2

Here are some more clips of the engine, the sound is there when the car is cold and warm, gets faster as rpm increases and does not go away over 2k

u/Hydrakken_ — 1 day ago
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LiquiMoly Molygen or High Tech?

Hey all,

I’ve already decided to increase the thickness of the oil. I drive a B9 S5 Cabriolet. Lovely car. The main issue with these cars and the reason they’re not considered as bulletproof at the B58’s is the oil viscosity imo.

I’ve decided to upgrade to 5w-40 with liquimoly to essentially make this engine pretty darn reliable. I like liquimoly and mobil one, and i’ve decided to use liquimoly for my next oil change doing the free oil forever through fcp euro. I’ve come down to two choices: liquimoly molygen, and liquimoly high tech.

I’m not sure which to go with. Any suggestions? Experience with each oil? Benefits to one over another? I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts.

Have a blessed one.

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u/coolguysuii — 1 day ago
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Finally added Wireless Apple CarPlay to my B8 Audi

Installed a Wireless Apple CarPlay kit into my older Audi recently and honestly it makes the car feel 10 years newer 😭

Still keeps:

• OEM look

• factory controls

• steering wheel buttons

• original MMI system

No ugly tablet screens or cheap stick-on displays.

Probably one of the best mods I’ve done to the interior so far.

u/AudiCarPlayAU — 1 day ago
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Anyone know what part number is this? Or a name for it?

Its really annoying me lol

u/adiizer0 — 1 day ago
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B8.5 RS5 Exhaust Issue

Hi everyone, I just picked up my new to me 2013 RS5 with only 60k miles. I know everyone loves the sound of these so my valves are stuck open. I’ve tried just about everything I can think of to get them closed. I know they’re not seized as I can push them closed by hand, the vacuum lines and connectors are all connected, the fuses are all here according to the owners manual, and I’ve tried everything from a 3a fuse to a 15 because every bit of info I find is different. The manual says 5/15, is that a special kind of fuse or is it meaning 5-15? I’d love to get this fixed before my neighbor kills me. Thanks!

u/Excellent-Yam-4593 — 2 days ago
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Is this worth it?

Hi All,

Went to look at a 25 premium plus A5 and it was nice as well as a great deal. However, it was not fun.

They had a 2025 premium plus S5 in Grenadine Red (not grenadier). I can get it under 800 a month with 2k down.
What do you think?

The MSRP is $71k.

BTW this is for a lease

u/Jonwsu333 — 3 days ago
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Matrix headlight question

I’m about to get a 2023 s5 premium plus, and the guy at the dealer was telling me about the matrix headlights. When he unlocked the car, there was no animation with the lights, but he said there’s is at night. If I want them all the time can I activate it within the headlights or do I need a whole new set of headlights?

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u/jeff53473 — 3 days ago
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Further preventative maintenance?

New Audi owner mainly a Subaru owner so bear with me.

Picked up a 2013 B8.5 S5 with 86k miles for a steal of a price.. $8k.. and a clean title and stock with service history. So doing so research and knowing my way around cars.. naturally I had to pick it up and try out an Audi for the first time. Although the car did some with some issues, such as leaky oil pan and leaky valve cover gaskets both were fixed shortly after getting the car. I ordered a new oil separator and full water pump kit w/ thermostat, to install because I’ve heard those like to go. I’m here to mainly ask, what other things should I look out or should replace after getting the car.

Thank you guys for the time! 🫶🏽

u/ItzChai — 2 days ago
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How to get burbles

Hi all. I recently bought a used 2018 s5, and I love it so far, but I wish there were more crackles and pops when I let off the gas. I did some research and I saw that going stage 1 would increase the pops, but I was wondering if this was the best way to do it or if there’s any other way that could be cheaper?

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u/Aggravating_Base8959 — 3 days ago
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Make the switch to 5W-40?

2023 S5 3.0T 55k miles (tuned)

Need to order my next oil change kit and I’m conflicted

I half believe switching from 0W-20 to 5W-40 will significantly improve engine protection

And I also half believe it’s just fear mongering placebo

Not stoked about the worse milage and longer warmup duration either. What do we think?

u/Jipappy01 — 6 days ago
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Any way to remove the plastic door handle trim around the window controls?

I want to replace it with a black one or just paint it black but I just wanted to know if there was a simple way to take it off or do I have to take off the door card and break the plastic welds?

u/Just_Worldliness_601 — 4 days ago
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B9 s5 2018 rocker arm or injector?

rocker arm or injector? it’s running on 0w20 castrol, currently 70k on the clock.

when revived up, ticking goes quiete.

u/LavaLamp-Iie — 6 days ago