Phaeton 4motion service

[Phaeton Drew]

I'm picking up my 2007 Phaeton on Tuesday its got a FSH but no mention of the 4motion ever being serviced, does it have the Haldex system?, are there any filters that need changing or is it just a simple Drain and refill oil?

Cheers

[Crasher]

No it is an Audi quattro type system but the gearbox likes an oil change at 50k.

[Phaeton Drew]

sweet so just needs oil for the diff then, its got 98K on it, would it be worth getting the box flushed?

[Crasher]

Yes, those boxes fail all the time and cost a lot to rebuild, a genuine box can cost £5.5k fitted.

[Phaeton Drew]

Jesus, that’s more than I paid for the car, I’ll get it in to my local VW specialist ASAP, cheers

[Crasher]

This is the problem with old prestige cars. People tend to think that "ohh it's only a £5K car" but it isn't, it is a £60K+ car and an old £60K+ car at that and cars don't cost less to run as they age, they cost more. There are some very scary stats on the V10 TDI, a genuine exchange reconditioned head is £4500, per side, plus fitting and an exchange engine from is £20K, plus fitting! Which engine is yours, the V6 TDI?