Where are all the cylinders and banks?

[The Hoffi]

Hi all,
with the weekend ahead and some issues to be sorted on my A6 I was trying to find out where cylinder 1 is hiding and which side bank 1 is.

I googled for it but seem to be getting different results.

Looking into the engine room from the front of the car (UK) am I correct that cylinder 1 is the first cylinder on the left side near the air filter?
From there towards the cabin are following cylinder 2 and 3.
On the right side then it starts with cylinder 4 in the front and then 5 and 6. Correct?

It then would make sense to me that bank 1 is on the left side (cylinders 1-3) and bank 2 probably on the right side (cylinders 4-6) rather than in the boot, correct?

Wasn't there a rule of thumb for determine this? Something like counting from where the gear box sits and when it comes to V-shapes left is bank 1 and right is bank 2 .....

Thanks for you help! Appreciated as usual!

[Sam]

3.0 V6?

From where you're standing, on the left is Bank 1, cylinders are numbered 1 2 3 with 1 being closest to the rad and 3 being closest to the bulkhead, on the right is Bank 2, cylinders 4 5 6 with 4 being closest to the rad and 6 being closest to the bulkhead.

The handing is usually taken from inside the car though, facing forwards, so Bank 1 is right, Bank 2 is left.

Edit - I'm 100% sure the banks are correct, but it would be wise to share your engine before you go thundering onward taking the advice of some dunce on the internet

[The Hoffi]

Oh sorry.Had brave added it to my profil and thought it shows but must hqve missed something.Appologies for that.
I am talking 3.2 V6