Found this quote on another forum good luck with the v6 i replaced my t-stat without removing more than the covers and the acc belt, took 7 hours and was a bitch, then i had to do it again because when i bolted everything up again i somehow droped the o ring.the v6 have the t-stat behind the t-belt so its reallty hard. <a href="http://www.audiforums.com/forum/audi...ng-much-60917/">http://www.audiforums.com/forum/audi...ng-much-60917/</a> This guys saying it too