Car dies everytime I try and start it

[Other_Erik]

That's fucking nice. And how much does an alternator cost? Do you know where its located? Is it easy to change?

Therein, as they say, lies the rub.

AoA doesn't stock them anymore (call around, you may find a stealership with one sitting on the shelf), and OE suppliers I've found are selling an Interchange part that doesn't interchange properly. If you can stomach having your RS6 down for a week or so, you could have your Alternator pulled and send it off for rebuild - I've used Kaestner Auto in Wisconsin, and they've been awesome thus far. They're the ones who found the issue with the non-interchangeable part - the pulley shaft is too small of a diameter and doesn't stick far enough out of the alternator to have the proper pulley mounted. As for location/changing - the alternator is under the engine and is an enormous pain in the ass to get to / R&R. I took mine to a local shop, they charged 6 hours labor and that was on the low side since they know me and have worked on my cars before.

Good luck!

O_E

[spoolinrs6]

i have my own mechanic shop at a bunch of lifts i can do the job myself. my rs6 has been sitting in a temp. garage for months i only take it out for shows/weekends. the problem here your saying is its very hard to find. you think i should just change the regulator and the battery see if its gonna work? i dont wanna drop a lotta money if its an easy fix.

Therein, as they say, lies the rub.

AoA doesn't stock them anymore (call around, you may find a stealership with one sitting on the shelf), and OE suppliers I've found are selling an Interchange part that doesn't interchange properly. If you can stomach having your RS6 down for a week or so, you could have your Alternator pulled and send it off for rebuild - I've used Kaestner Auto in Wisconsin, and they've been awesome thus far. They're the ones who found the issue with the non-interchangeable part - the pulley shaft is too small of a diameter and doesn't stick far enough out of the alternator to have the proper pulley mounted. As for location/changing - the alternator is under the engine and is an enormous pain in the ass to get to / R&R. I took mine to a local shop, they charged 6 hours labor and that was on the low side since they know me and have worked on my cars before.

Good luck!

O_E