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Section 5 (3.2L - Engine Mechanical, Engine Code(S): BKH)
2009 Audi A6 BaseSECTION Section 5 (3.2L - Engine Mechanical, Engine Code(S): BKH)
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- 00 - General, Technical Data
- 10 - Engine - Assembly
- 13 - Engine - Crankshaft, Cylinder Block
- Belt pulley side, servicing
- Timing chain side, servicing
- Dual mass flywheel (vehicles with manual transmission), component overview
- Dual mass flywheel (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing
- Needle bearing on dual mass flywheel (vehicles with manual transmission), pulling out and driving in
- Drive plate (vehicles with automatic transmission), removing and installing
- Crankshaft seal, timing chain side, replacing
- Timing chain covers
- Camshaft drive
- Camshaft drive
- Camshaft timing chain, component overview
- Detaching timing chains from camshaft, removing and installing chain tensioner
- Drive chain for timing mechanism, component overview
- Drive chain for timing mechanism, removing and installing
- Drive chain for oil pump and balance shaft, component overview
- Drive chain for oil pump and balance shaft, removing and installing
- Balance shaft, component overview
- Balance shaft, removing and installing
- Crankshaft, removing and installing
- Piston and connecting rod, disassembling and assembling
- 15 - Engine - Cylinder head, Valvetrain
- Cylinder head, removing and installing
- Cylinder head, component overview
- Left cylinder head cover, removing and installing
- Left cylinder head cover, US./Can. vehicles, removing and installing
- Right cylinder head cover, removing and installing
- Right cylinder head cover, US./Can. vehicles, removing and installing
- Cylinder head, removing and installing
- Vacuum pump for brake booster, removing and installing
- Compression pressures, checking
- Valvetrain, servicing
- Cylinder head, removing and installing
- 17 - Engine - Lubrication
- Lubrication system components, removing and installing
- Lubrication system components, removing and installing
- Oil pan (lower part), oil pan (upper part), oil pump, oil cooler, component overview
- Oil cooler, removing and installing
- Lower part of oil pan, removing and installing
- Oil pump, removing and installing
- Upper part of oil pan, removing and installing
- Oil filter housing, component overview
- Oil filter housing, removing and installing
- Oil filter housing, US./Can. vehicles, removing and installing
- Oil check valves, oil separator, component overview
- Crankcase ventilation hoses, not for US vehicles, removing and installing
- Oil Pressure Switch F1 , removing and installing
- Oil pressure, checking
- Engine oil
- Oil level, checking
- Lubrication system components, removing and installing
- 19 - Engine - Cooling system
- Cooling system components, removing and installing
- Cooling system components, removing and installing
- Coolant hose connection diagram
- Cooling system, draining and filling
- Thermostat, coolant pump, connecting pieces, component overview
- Coolant pump, removing and installing
- Coolant thermostat, removing and installing
- Thermostat, checking
- Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) Sensor G62 , removing and installing
- Coolant pipes, component overview
- Front coolant line, removing and installing
- Left coolant pipes, removing and installing
- Upper coolant pipe, not for US vehicles, removing and installing
- Radiator, removing and installing
- Fan shroud, removing and installing
- Coolant fan, removing and installing
- Coolant fan motor, replacing
- Cooling system, checking for leaks
- Cooling system components, removing and installing
- 26 - Exhaust system, Emission controls
- Exhaust system components, removing and installing
- Exhaust system components, removing and installing
- Exhaust system, component overview
- Notes
- Installed position of front double clamps
- Installed position of rear double clamps
- Individual left mounting components - vehicles with manual transmission
- Individual right mounting components - vehicles with manual transmission
- Individual left mounting components - vehicles with automatic transmission
- Individual right mounting components - vehicles with automatic transmission
- Center muffler and rear muffler, separating
- Left front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing
- Right front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter (vehicles with manual transmission), removing and installing
- Left front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter (vehicles with automatic transmission 09L), removing and installing
- Right front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter (vehicles with automatic transmission 09L), removing and installing
- Exhaust manifold, component overview
- Left exhaust manifold, removing and installing
- Right exhaust manifold, removing and installing
- Exhaust system, installing free of tension
- Exhaust system, checking for leaks
- Exhaust system components, removing and installing
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- β’ You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- β’ Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- β’ The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- β’ You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- β’ You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.