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Car maintenance / 2024

RS6 Oil Change

A 2024 oil service on my RS6, documented from extraction through the opened engine bay and refill. The twin-turbo V8 makes even routine maintenance feel unusually mechanical.

Audi RS6 engine bay connected to a fluid extractor during an oil change
Oil extraction / RS6 engine bay

Engine exposed

Getting beneath the covers.

Audi RS6 twin-turbo V8 with the upper covers removed
Twin-turbo V8 / covers removed
RS6 engine bay with the air filter element resting across the front
Engine bay opened up

Details

What was hiding inside.

Air filter removed from the RS6 with leaves and debris caught inside
Debris caught in the filter
Close view into one of the RS6 turbocharger compressor inlets
Turbo inlet / close inspection

Refill

Fresh oil, measured out.

Oil bottles arranged beside the fluid extractor after servicing the RS6
Oil bottles and extractor / service complete