Audi 3.2L fsi motor intake manifold carbon build up and thermostat replacement DIY by Edge Motors

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In this video we show you how to remove carbon deposits from intake manifold runners and replace coolant thermostat in 3.2L fsi motors
Edge Motors
107 E Railroad ave
West Haverstraw NY 10993
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[@kevinsoui7947]

59 people are haters and don't appreciate good knowledge when someone takes the time to offer free lessons. Good info and good teacher

[@kevinsoui7947]

I'm glad I stumbled upon your page. There is another guy trying to say at the high pressure fuel pressure sensor is connected to the fuel pressure itself. Following your video I noticed that that is a separate sensor. The high pressure is all the way in the middle as you point out every single sensor while taking it off. There's so much misinformation out there. I guess you just have to know how to pick out the good from bs. L and if you are not at least that good to know who's talking BS and who knows what they're talking about then you should not be underneath the hood.

[@andrewwarrington5090]

Just changed the thermostat on my wife’s 2008 A6 3.2, couldn’t have done it without your video. Thank you!

[@eusoj50]

Your video is the best. With that head camera, everything you touched and removed shows clearly as you work. There's not another video like yours. Your instructions are very clear.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@andreacruz524]

This is one awesome video lots of good advice and very informative. The mechanic working on the car is top of the line

[@MTLJack]

most guys who are this good never works at the dealership. Always some euro indy's or owns a indy. This shows how dealerships are crooks and dare to charge 165$ per hour (most euro cars)

[@yanni2112]

The Dealer advice of fuel additives to the tank to clean Intake Valves was spot on! Total BS

[@victorborisoff6891]

notably he does the job with one hand while filming it with another.

[@chamomiledill6532]

Your vid really put my mind at ease. Thank you for the lesson. This seems a very simple job now. Subbed. The shop was gonna charge me over 550 bucks for exactly the same job, gonna just do it myself now

[@Mr.Nick5-9]

Congratulations for the whole video, you are a excelente teacher. This kind of teachers we the mechanics need in the whole world. Thank you again for the good instruction

[@farasmaroge5020]

Dealer wanted 2.5k for doing this. I finished this up in a day following this and another vid. Many thanks.

[@PGGraham]

+Edgemotors, Good video, done the way most DIYers will do it. Like myself in a couple weeks on my own 2006 A6. If I may offer a suggestion on screws in plastic, or anything not machine threaded. - Turn the screw backwards before you start it. You'll feel when you get back into the old thread groove, and use that. It will make the threads stay much stronger for much longer than just cutting new threads every time. Thanks for the help!

[@tsyso]

I appreciate this video a lot. I would have been lost on how to get to my high pressure fuel pump. Keep up the the great videos, it has been so helpful for us.

[@josephessa6314]

Now this is what you call a real mechanic

[@noahtibbetts]

@edgemotors, thank you, thank you, thank you for making this great instructional video! I did this and it work great. I did have hydro lock though. I recommend taking out the plugs and cranking it regardless. I was 100% certain nothing got in the cylinders but still had hydro lock. Thank you again!

[@LongDistanceMotorcycleFans]

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to document this repair.

[@lilyian123]

I just want to say thank you I follow the process and did it myself first time it saved me a lot of money😊👍

[@KevinLee138]

I did a similar job on my BMW 335i. I used a media blaster and ground walnut shell to blast the carbon gunk off. It made the surfaces bright and clean in very little time and was gentle on the metal.

[@ijdad99]

Thanks for the video. Did this over last couple evenings. I wish someone had a walnut blaster adapter for this engine. It's messy and difficult to get all the brass bristles out. But the engine started back up, so that's a plus. Thanks again.

[@ugottbkiddin]

Wow.....great video! Thanks for being so thorough.....awesome! I hope that I never have to do this to my A3 2.3l but I'll be watching this video again if I do!

[@rmacewen1]

Thank you!! Great video. Not enough Audi stuff out there. I just acquired a 2005 A6 3.2L car. Big learning curve. :)

[@NMEofdaST8]

You still with the car? I have the same exact model. Has it been reliable?

[@downyfabricsoftener8790]

NMEofdaST8 Fun to drive, but it gets a 3/5 for reliability

[@ali1t]

@@NMEofdaST8 Pretty reliable car, strong engine. Only problem is when something goes wrong can be costly to repair, you can save money if you have the technical know how yourself. And for that, makes it pretty reliable.

[@church8701]

Same here bought a audi a6 3.2 o6 for 600 bucks need a new knock sensor bank one idk where its at but this video will help someone please help

[@CED85233]

Used your video to change me thermostat! Thank you so much. Saved me like $600!

[@__a.l.m_media__]

Cristian Davila did you have to bleed the system after that or did you just replace it without air entering the system 🤔

[@TheJPspike]

@@__a.l.m_media__ the air should work its way out and into the reservoir container

[@philipsolodyankin7249]

did you also have to take off the lower intake runners to replace your thermostat or just the manifold? I know the video says that once you take off the manifold the thermostat is accessible but it looks like its a bit of a pain to get the thermostat out of there when the lower runners are still on.. Any input from anyone would be appreciated.

[@chartingstrategies8946]

Awesome video and details for this repair. Thanks for taking the time to document and post!!!

[@Audi59]

very good job.. and nicely done...keep making these videos you help us a lot...much appreciated .

[@NuVega5]

About to change the thermostat on my 3.2L A5, thanks for this!

[@philipsolodyankin7249]

its been a while since you changed the thermostat but wondering if you had to take off the lower intake manifold aswell to get the thermostat off easily or just removing the manifold is enough? video says once the manifold is off the thermostat is accessible but it looks like it might be a pain to take it out without removing the lower manifolds as well..

[@KevinSoupy]

Great instructions straight to the point and emphasis when n where needes like the tabs. Idk how many people break those.

[@LynxStarAuto]

I soda blast the crap out of those ports bossman. I bought the media blaster from Harbor Freight (less than 100.00) and I do all runners in about 10 minutes. I use walnut shells, and have a shop vac running to absorb the contents. Leftovers I used compressed air and blowout the engine bay. You should look into it. Cut your labor times. We work on the same type of vehicles.

[@AdemJashari56]

you just gotta make sure your valves are closed

[@JonnyBGood69]

Scraped off the the large stuff then blasted with walnut shells to finish. Worked great!

[@Jcmono2]

Thank you for the video. Very well done. Hope you could make more like sealing the engine with gaskets or a dressing oil leaks on this engine.

[@FranciscoGonzalez-ro7ht]

Excelent instruccional video!! I need to clean my intakes on my audi a6, i can follow your explanations cause your great mechanic.. thanks a million.

[@noti88]

@Edge Motors, massive thanks for this video. Also, if anyone is interested the VW tool used is Schley (SCH96280) Power Steering and Water Pump Remover / Installer. It can be easily found (eBay) just search for the part number.

[@gregjosephson]

HI man ..awesome vids , as usual (you've helped me before with my 3.2) many thanks again for such quality content ! pls upload anything audi 3.2 .. you make the best vids on youtube!

[@MyDeere3320]

Great videos. I will probably have to do this on my A6 soon.

[@codydeardorff9141]

Obviously very comfortable working on this motor.

[@shanegilmour3121]

Very good video, makes the job much easier.

[@V10PDTDI]

It't good to know that there is other people like me that are pasionate about what they do and they care of the quality of workmanship and they like what they do and does show for you.

[@ramadanidris5829]

I like the way you get things done 👍

[@flingy21]

I like your job bro. You shows alot of good examples

[@christopherswaim9612]

Awesome video. Very nice job. Thank you. I really appreciate it, and will be doing the job this weekend.

[@tomekqn6979]

Bardzo przydatny filmik.Moj 3.2 fsi z 2005 przebieg 174000 juz ma czyste zawory☺. Samochod zdecydowanie lepiej przyspiesza.Brawo dla autora filmu

[@ilinvadim6332]

that was awesome!! i have got car just like that in the clip,so it was very helpfull for me.thanks a lot!shoot more about that 3.2))

[@lennydelk9832]

Very detailed and helpful, thank you !

[@EXOVCDS]

Lots of great tips, thanks!

[@ClarksonFisherIII]

Thomas EXOVCDS and EDGEMOTORS taught me 90% of everything I know!

[@surenderk374]

man, this is very great video . really helpful. thanks mate

[@treydaypnw]

great vid man keep em coming!

[@enriquevillegas976]

Thanks for the Video, helps a lot. You are the best

[@ClubProsecco]

Great video! Thank you very much!

[@combustion_interna]

Very helpful information!!! Thank you sir!!!!

[@opptimus47]

hi. ive just recently got myself an audi rs4 -06, im about to clean the intake ports from carbon buildup just like you do it in this video, with that said im wondering what type of cleaning product you use to fill up the ports with? looks like it does the job really well. thank you for an awesome channel!

[@williambek2060]

So much details help to be confident i could do the job. Just wondering do you need to open the vale as before cleans the intake ?

[@Dadhustle]

Thank you so much for this video! Helped me to feel much more comfortable in doing! -hoping you might have some ideas or feedback. Everything is back together, no leaks, but I also have no HEAT! stuck thermostat? -any ideas why? Also, I broke the Secondary Air Intake pipe :-( -I have back together, but likely temporary, any ideas how to get that dang thing off?? Thanks again, amazing video!

[@thomaslefler5242]

Great video and very informative! Helped me immensely, I would have missed the flapper alignment had not been for this video. When can you do a cylinder head replacement for this engine? Doesn’t exist on KZbin

[@EDGEMOTORS]

Probably not soon, we don’t get these cars in anymore that often...

[@alishaaeli5256]

thank you for helpful presentation

[@user-yn8qt3bi1o]

very helpfull video. how often intake valves need this cleaning???

[@kentmathewadam]

Great video,very helpful

[@leaper54555]

Fantastic video! Thanks!

[@StrainjStuffs]

Very good vid. Dont stop

[@manuelescoto100]

good job. i was wondering if you can do a fuel pump and the hpfp (high press fuel pump) on those engines. thanks

[@Ivan-hx7cc]

I can't belive this is way easier then the 1.8ts and 2.0ts intakes. Holy crap sooooo eassyyy

[@e55_wagon]

great video. Someone mentioned the 3.0t is very different disassembly? that would be great if you guys made a video on that.

[@illyrian4life]

great video. i plan on doing this myself real soon. would it be a good idea to also clean throttlebody and intake runners?

[@ianyoung6829]

Do you have a video on how to replace the coolant pipe on 2006 Audi A4 3.0 convertible on the fire wall

[@procharger94]

Thanks for making this video. Did you have to do anything special to purge the air out of the fuel lines? Or is it not an issue with the high fuel rail pressure?

[@Fyer]

I hope you get at least a weeks pay for that. Thats a big job. Nice work.

[@mpoublon]

Thanks! Great video

[@alishaaeli5256]

do you have video about replacement of crankcase ventilation valve which cause oil leak in the valley of the v shape audi A6 quatro 3.2

[@stasjunos8016]

Молодец мужик, грамотно все сделал. Well done man, did everything perfectly. This is 3,2 AUK?

[@nickromano8851]

Fantastic video! What did you use to suck to cleaner out of intakes? I see a hose but what is it attached to? Also how many miles until you see carbon buildup like you show?

[@gpasi420]

Thank you for your video 👍👍....

[@christianfarkas4505]

Edgemotors thank you for taking the time to make and post this video. i do have a question my 2008 a6 3.2 when you removed the lower runner VCDS gave me this cold "Intake Manifold tuning valve (bank 1) P2070 stuck open. now when i manually press the actuator it moves, when i try to test it through VCDS nothing happens; with your experience what could be the issue?

[@torymblue2000]

one of the better views inside the 3.2, was watching trying to find the coolant temp sensor :) hahah

[@EDGEMOTORS]

It’s right in front of the motor in a plastic pipe.

[@torymblue2000]

@@EDGEMOTORS Thanks just found an engine parts list and found it, appreciate you responding back, very cool of you!

[@gregjosephson]

Hi bro Greg from Australia can I get some advice pls? you've helped me sort with my old 1.8t a4 .I trust you above most others. Now Ive got a 2006 3.2 b7 choking on oil (as they do) .. I will try clean the carbon out one day but meanwhile I'm about to install a oil catch can. Thought it'd be easy.. but after watching some vids I'm now totally confused as to how to route the piping. I had a mad idea of running a oil catch can on either side of the motor.. out of the top (next to the oil cap filler) into the can, and back out into that same pipe that was connected (next to the oil cap) Then figured Id repeat all that on the other side/bank of the motor (but another dude was talking about the left bank being the clean air intake and right bank being the dirty side etc ...and had a much more complicated system going on..totally lost me) what am I missing here ?? wish you were in Oz man! happy to fling some coin if you can sort me out cheers Greg

[@claudedupuis567]

Great video…

[@predragtomasevic7816]

Great video. What is the water pully pulley tool part number?

[@nicolai7303]

Great video, really helpful. What is the Torque specs on the thermostat housing and intake manifold ? :)

[@Cages_Domain]

Great vid

[@Chaminade14]

Thank you, edgemotors! Would this carbon build up occur on the 3.0 TFSI engine? New generation?

[@Ramon.marin87]

Gracias, esto me ayudó mucho Yo lo hice por que me fallaba el sensor del gasket manifold intek Y resolví el problema

[@jsthangnarnd]

Hi. I have watched your channel for a while now. Some time back you did a pretty detailed video on taking apart and cleaning the intake ports on a 4.2L with manifold runner flaps. I cannot find that video anymore. Have you dropped it? And can you send me a link to it? Thanks for all your great video's! They are very informative and very easy to follow. Best, Jay

[@loluspololus]

great video guys

[@joelhardin1894]

where did you purchase the o-rings for the injector? I can't seem to find them except in a kit.

[@simonfielding8115]

do you have a vid on the a8 v8 intake manifold flap rods removal.

[@certifiedbrokanic]

Should I take the time to replace the crank case vent gasket? The piece in the middle area while we are here? I have pooling of oil at the right of my thermostat, is that just from the intake gasket, or is something else leaking?

[@BruceLee-xn3nn]

I believe a really good polishing job on intake ports and catch can would help with this.

[@davydao6765]

Very good job!!!

[@farasmaroge93]

is it ok if I had rotated clockwise with the special wrench in order to turn the valves?

[@mikeconnolly4296]

Great video! One question, Why, when replacing the t-stat involves that much work, would you not replace that short hose also? Couldn't be a $10 OEM part even at the OEM ripoff price. I know I would have just for cheap insurance and peace of mind. You do good work. Is the carbon buildup design flaw of DI engines a fatal one for all these new style engines? You can pay for a LOT of extra fuel for what the cleanup costs are every 60,000 miles or so. Thanks

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Nice visit indeed, I would’ve also cleaned the intake flaps

[@inckhaled]

good job ....why did u replace the thermostat? what are the symptoms that pointed that the thermostat is defective....is it just the leak from the gasket? I have the same problem a leak from the gasket and the white smoke (unburned fuel) and I am suspecting the thermostat which definitely needed to be replaced.... I will follow ur video

[@hanswelsch676]

great video thanks.

[@raymon9149]

what do you use to vaccum the chemical out of the valves?

[@TechIsFashion]

I have the same engine and I have a question. I do have a lot of oil on the top of the engine and It falls on the belts. The oil seems to come from the freeze plug on the top 'cause the two holes are always full of oil or from the oil filter housing gasket. I replaced both and it's still leaking a lot. I have no idea when to look. This is really strange.

[@ismarcukojevic9925]

if I wanted to just replace the thermostat, could I just skip removing the fuel rails and etc? Also, while replacing the thermostat, what else would you recommend that needs to be replaced/cleaned?

[@meti903]

great video.

[@mntmantimes]

Kerosene is also an excellent solvent and cleaner for de-carbonizing intake valves.

[@da73]

Do you need to remove the fuel lines and lower intake manifold in order to change just the thermostat? BTW great work and vid.

[@seangorney3385]

Would it help if I replaced the short coolant hose on the thermostat with a silicone one one? I think the silicone are more flexible? If so what size is this hose?

[@trecksack8965]

great Job bro

[@franciscoalvarez4118]

Hi I have a 2009 Audi Q5 3.2 Quattro and I need to replace the secondary air injection box and need to know if I need to pull out the engine to do the job bcuz I took it to a Mecanic and I was told that the engine needed to be pulled out to do this job is that true please let me know I will appreciate it

[@exoduslnx]

Hey just did this on my 2.0FSI, after watching your TSI video. A little tip to bump start the motor without the injectors flying out, is to remove the spark plugs so there is not pressure in the cylinder. Stuff the fuel lines into an empty bottle so you don't have fuel everywhere... Also, for those who dont have a "fluid evac pump" i just dried up the cleaning solution with shop towels, and used compressed air to blow out all the rest of the shit so no little bits of wire brush or whatever fall back into the cylinders. UNBELIEVABLE how much shit was in my intake... Thanks again for your videos man, you really help us out.

[@EDGEMOTORS]

I think I said to take the spark plugs out so it doesn't shoot injectors somewhere in the video:)

[@treydaypnw]

great repair video, hey I have a 95 honda accord with multi port sequential injection. does putting cleaner in the gas tank clean intake valves on that kind of system? thanks

[@EDGEMOTORS]

treluvsjay1 you do not have to put anything into that system, the gasoline itself cleans the valves for you.

[@thomascrowther7754]

How much HP do you think this obtains. Im working on an 09 A5 3.2L. Automatic AWD. Can you give some advice on stage ll cams or similar? With corresponding valve springs.. Until I vman able to get my client to upgrade the pistons and rings to the 2012 and up models. Also, is there a cam recommendation that will utilize boost? Thank you again for your time

[@HAZYFALKIRK]

great, i wish i could get you to do my 3.2 a3

[@77northfork]

Great video...Thx.