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Removing and installing Lambda probe: Audi R8 (ARX, ARY, AUM, AUQ, …)

Step-by-step removing and installing Lambda probe for the Audi R8: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps 40 engine codes engine codes merged from 27 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi R8 (4S, 2015–)

  • Also covered elsewhere: Electronic parts catalogue for high-temperature paste

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  • To remove Lambda probe G39, exhaust gas temperature sender 1G235(item 2) must be unscrewed.
  • For illustration purposes, the installation position is shown with the engine removed.
  • To remove Lambda probe 2G108, exhaust gas temperature sender 2G448(item 2) must be unscrewed.

📋 Procedure

  1. Fit protective covers on bodywork .
  2. Remove air cleaner housing .
  3. Detach electrical connector from bracket and unplug:
  4. Move clear electrical wiring to Lambda probe.
  5. To remove Lambda probe G39, exhaust gas temperature sender 1G235(item 2) must be unscrewed.
ARX? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Unscrew Lambda probe using a tool from Lambda probe open ring spanner set3337. [Note: For illustration purposes, the installation position is shown with the engine removed.]
  2. Detach electrical connector from bracket and unplug:
  3. Move clear electrical wiring to Lambda probe.
  4. To remove Lambda probe 2G108, exhaust gas temperature sender 2G448(item 2) must be unscrewed.
  5. Unscrew Lambda probe using a tool from Lambda probe open ring spanner set3337. [Note: For illustration purposes, the installation position is shown with the engine removed.] [Note: New Lambda probes are coated with an assembly paste.In the case of a used Lambda probe, coat only the thread with high-temperature paste; refer to Electronic parts catalogue for high-temperature paste.The assembly paste / high-temperature paste must not make contact with the slots on the Lambda probe body.]
  6. Install air cleaner housing .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.