Audi Maintenance, Repair and Service Professional Mechanics

Audi maintenance is extremely important and necessary if you want to maintain the long life expectancy Audi has strived so long and hard to achieve. Sure, in a perfect world, items of luxury would live forever making our investment in such indulgences a no-brainer. Unfortunately we are not there yet, but it would not be surprising if Audi was the first of its class to finally achieve Energizer Bunny status, eliminating Audi maintenance requirements all together.

Cars have come a long way since the need of full-service gas stations, and modern advancements have extended automobile service increments in a big way. As for as driving forever with not so much as a tire change…well, that most probably will never be seen, not in our lifetime anyway. The good news is that adhering to a regular Audi maintenance schedule is the easiest way to insure you will receive hundreds of thousands of miles in high-performance driving luxury inherent to the Audi name.

Audi has recommended service intervals which are geared toward vehicles driven under normal driving conditions. Vehicles operated under more severe conditions will require more frequent intervals to check wear and tear items such as brake pads, tires, brake discs, and clutches and proper functioning and replacement. Audi maintenance intervals exist in three types of service groups: oil service, minor maintenance and major maintenance. Excluded from the major service groups are other intervals based on time rather than mileage. Below is a list of the Audi components that are serviced within the different types of maintenance schedules.

1. Audi Oil Change & Basic Service Intervals (5/25/45/65/85/105/125K Maintenance Procedures) Checks, changes, refills, and resets of all of the below items as they apply:

• Engine Oil and Oil Filter
• Tires
• AdBlue Fluid
• Wiper Blades
• Wiper/Washer/Headlight Washer
• Service Reminder Display
• Brake System
• Diesel Particle Filter
• All Other Fluid Checks

2. Minor Maintenance (15/55/95K) Includes all of the above oil service plus the following checks, changes, refills, and resets of the below items as they apply:

• Drive Shaft Boots
• Air Cleaner
• Spark Plugs
• Ribbed V Belt and Tensioner
• Snow Screen for Air Cleaner
• Underbody
• Road Test
• Rear Lid Hinges
• Horn
• Fuel Filter
• Plenum Panel

3. Major Maintenance (35/75/115K Miles)

• Engine Oil and Oil Filter
• Tires
• AdBlue Fluid
• Wiper Blades
• Wiper/Washer/Headlight Washer
• Service Reminder Display
• Brake System
• Cooling System
• Exhaust System
• Engine On Board Diagnostics
• Engine Compartment
• Battery
• Dust and Pollen Filter
• Automatic or Manual Transmission and Final Drive
• Haldex Clutch
• Front Axel
• Lights
• Drive Shaft Boots
• Doors
• Spark Plugs
• Continuously Variable Transmission (multitronic)
• Power Steering Fluid
• Air Cleaner
• Ribbed V Belt and Tensioner
• Snow Screen for Air Filter
• Underbody
• Road Test
• Rear Lid Hinges
• Horn
• Brake Discs
• Lights
• Interior Lights
• DSG/S Tronic
• Fuel Filter

As you can see, Audi maintenance is a thorough process that can only be done by a certified Audi technician using Audi Genuine Parts for all the necessary replacements and repairs. A certified Audi establishment, whether it be the dealership or a local garage, will know what parts, filters, and fluids are required to be replaced to be covered under warranty and the ones that need to be checked for wear and tear.

At Today’s European Cars, we have trained Audi technicians available with decades of accumulated experience to help you with all of your major and minor repairs and services. We have been servicing imports in Houston since 1985 and are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to happily answer any questions you may have about your Audi maintenance and repairs.