Well... the cars gone in this mornin!
So ill keep you updated on how it goes....
Wait for the prices... hehe
So ill keep you updated on how it goes....
Wait for the prices... hehe
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My 'Engine problem' as discussed in the other posts. Good question tho!
No news yet! What ARE they doing to it?
No news yet! What ARE they doing to it?
madkebab
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Just had a phone call from Taunton Audi myself!! My parts have finally arrived for fitting my S4 Sides, looks like I will be busy this weekend.
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Ok... they're had it since 8.30, that hmmm..... 7hours!!!
No call as of yet!
Startin to get a liiittttle worried about my diagnostics bill ! ! ! !
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God help you should you ever become a father.....
Ok... they're had it since 8.30, that hmmm..... 7hours!!!
No call as of yet!
Startin to get a liiittttle worried about my diagnostics bill ! ! ! !
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God help you should you ever become a father.....
Haha... bad enuff about my brother.... Sad I know. but tis only coz i care!
Well.... i got to sum1 at 3 and they said they'd call me str8 back. Had to call them again at 4.30 coz they hadnt called.
Woman said, its all sorted, can be collected at 5.
Phoned back at 5 coz i'd asked if sum1 could call and let me no what the problems were. After all, they were suppoed to call me b4 they comenced any work.
Instead they said oh no, were lookin at it at the mo. Its thowing up sum funny numbers. Sumthing is wrong with the accelerator pedal.
Now i mite not be a mechanic sorry 'Technician' But i no that my pedal moves, and pulls a cable which opperates the throttle! How does that stop my car running???? HMM ODD!!
Said they'd need me to call tomo.
By this time id had enuff. Finally got thru to sum1 who possibly knew what he was on about.
The gearbox had a missing bolt and it was causing the clunking.
The Hall sensor is throwing out a permanent error. The sender is ok, but they cant fix the ECU fault code!
They now say they need it till monday nite.
F@*King USELESS! This has to be THE worst service iv recieved in my life! So.. going into complain tomo.
Even better is the fact that the snotty bloke on reception told me at 8.30 this morn, that his technicians could deffo find it and fix it, So much for that!
Sorry about the long post! But its drivin me mad!
Well.... i got to sum1 at 3 and they said they'd call me str8 back. Had to call them again at 4.30 coz they hadnt called.
Woman said, its all sorted, can be collected at 5.
Phoned back at 5 coz i'd asked if sum1 could call and let me no what the problems were. After all, they were suppoed to call me b4 they comenced any work.
Instead they said oh no, were lookin at it at the mo. Its thowing up sum funny numbers. Sumthing is wrong with the accelerator pedal.
Now i mite not be a mechanic sorry 'Technician' But i no that my pedal moves, and pulls a cable which opperates the throttle! How does that stop my car running???? HMM ODD!!
Said they'd need me to call tomo.
By this time id had enuff. Finally got thru to sum1 who possibly knew what he was on about.
The gearbox had a missing bolt and it was causing the clunking.
The Hall sensor is throwing out a permanent error. The sender is ok, but they cant fix the ECU fault code!
They now say they need it till monday nite.
F@*King USELESS! This has to be THE worst service iv recieved in my life! So.. going into complain tomo.
Even better is the fact that the snotty bloke on reception told me at 8.30 this morn, that his technicians could deffo find it and fix it, So much for that!
Sorry about the long post! But its drivin me mad!
Nah its '95 and well b4 DBW
They're just useless and stoooopid!
They said the car was ready and that i could collect it at five.
The next person said it has only just started to be looked at!
It might need a new ECU tho... any1 no where i can find one? How much etc...? Can i get one pre-chipped?
They're just useless and stoooopid!
They said the car was ready and that i could collect it at five.
The next person said it has only just started to be looked at!
It might need a new ECU tho... any1 no where i can find one? How much etc...? Can i get one pre-chipped?
Just popped in to see how they were goin and they dont have a clue.
They can only tell me that there is a serious problem in there sumwhere!
They dont no how long it will take to fix or what it is!
There is a problem with the hall sender, coolant sensor and the ECU
The man on the service desk was even kind enuff to explain that an ecu was like a computer that sent out signals to all the things in the car!
And i thought it was the extrodinary cool undooer! Duuuuuh
They can only tell me that there is a serious problem in there sumwhere!
They dont no how long it will take to fix or what it is!
There is a problem with the hall sender, coolant sensor and the ECU
The man on the service desk was even kind enuff to explain that an ecu was like a computer that sent out signals to all the things in the car!
And i thought it was the extrodinary cool undooer! Duuuuuh
madkebab
Registered User
Jeees mate i'd get the car out of there, sounds like they are going to sting you for some serious cash. If I was you id get a second opinion from someone else. Im off down there in a minute to pick up my spares.
Have a look for a blue a4 sport. Mplate.
See if they're workin on it or if its in the fourcourt..... bet its in bits sumwhere!
Well... dad knows the owner well. So were goin to let them bring us a bill first! then we'll kick up a fuss!
They want his business so they should get there act together now we've both been in!
They just bought 10 520's/525's from Bridgwater.
Audi want them to buy from them and this isnt gettin them a good record!
See if they're workin on it or if its in the fourcourt..... bet its in bits sumwhere!
Well... dad knows the owner well. So were goin to let them bring us a bill first! then we'll kick up a fuss!
They want his business so they should get there act together now we've both been in!
They just bought 10 520's/525's from Bridgwater.
Audi want them to buy from them and this isnt gettin them a good record!
Wikid, audi Taunton are so poo that i cant have my car back as stated above until they find the fault!
Iv got to go to plymouth tomo to move outa my flat and hand over my keys.
Iv just hired a KA, or similar for less than £30. 1litre WOoooo, it mite be a seiciento tho! In which case thats a 0.8L!! Wish me luck on the motorway!
Iv got to go to plymouth tomo to move outa my flat and hand over my keys.
Iv just hired a KA, or similar for less than £30. 1litre WOoooo, it mite be a seiciento tho! In which case thats a 0.8L!! Wish me luck on the motorway!
hop2407
Registered User
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It might need a new ECU tho... any1 no where i can find one? How much etc...? Can i get one pre-chipped?
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See my other thread Charilie re. Blown ECU...... Audi have quoted £1,230 (ish) for a new ECU (fitted inc VAT) !!!!!! Suspect U can get it cheaper as this is a dealer price.
As for a pre-chipped one - Maybe off E-bay or contact a Engine Mgmt specialist (Jabba AMD etc.) ?
It might need a new ECU tho... any1 no where i can find one? How much etc...? Can i get one pre-chipped?
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See my other thread Charilie re. Blown ECU...... Audi have quoted £1,230 (ish) for a new ECU (fitted inc VAT) !!!!!! Suspect U can get it cheaper as this is a dealer price.
As for a pre-chipped one - Maybe off E-bay or contact a Engine Mgmt specialist (Jabba AMD etc.) ?
Ok, good start to the day! (NOT!)
Car company wanted 14 for being 21, then £50 pre pay for fuel, then £500 for the ins, upfront!
Got a 1.4 clio tho, bit better than a Ka i spose! And i was only spost to have up to a 1.2, but they had nothin smaller!
Now for the good stuff, the car has been diagnosed, The Timing chain (Sure they mean belt!) tensioner has bust! (Took them over 6 hours to diagnose this! And then they said that they had spent more on it and were doin a 'deal') Thats why they couldnt delete the hall sender fault (Theres a tech article on this in the Tech forum!)
So, they are changing the tensioner, and the head gasket!
They want 6hours Diagnostic, then labour and parts for the other bits (About 5hours!)
So were talkin biiiiiig money!!
Some how, dads got them down to 2hours Diag.
This means im looking at wait for it..... ...
£670!!!
As yet, we dont think they are changin the belt aswell as the tensioner.
Am I bein ripped off?
The joys of owning and audi! Spent £300 the other week! Only had the car 3 weeksish!!!
Car company wanted 14 for being 21, then £50 pre pay for fuel, then £500 for the ins, upfront!
Got a 1.4 clio tho, bit better than a Ka i spose! And i was only spost to have up to a 1.2, but they had nothin smaller!
Now for the good stuff, the car has been diagnosed, The Timing chain (Sure they mean belt!) tensioner has bust! (Took them over 6 hours to diagnose this! And then they said that they had spent more on it and were doin a 'deal') Thats why they couldnt delete the hall sender fault (Theres a tech article on this in the Tech forum!)
So, they are changing the tensioner, and the head gasket!
They want 6hours Diagnostic, then labour and parts for the other bits (About 5hours!)
So were talkin biiiiiig money!!
Some how, dads got them down to 2hours Diag.
This means im looking at wait for it..... ...
£670!!!
As yet, we dont think they are changin the belt aswell as the tensioner.
Am I bein ripped off?
The joys of owning and audi! Spent £300 the other week! Only had the car 3 weeksish!!!
And, just to let you all no i hit a ****** deer on the way back from plymouth, it jumped outa the hedge into the wonderful clio!
NO DAMAGE THO! lucky mind could have caused sum big pain!
Think it was the plastic panels. Quite loud when it hit tho!
And the clio i have now decided was amazing, only car iv driven that you dont have to use the clutch, you can just change gear, amazing! Who needs all this tiptronic stuff hehe!
nite all
NO DAMAGE THO! lucky mind could have caused sum big pain!
Think it was the plastic panels. Quite loud when it hit tho!
And the clio i have now decided was amazing, only car iv driven that you dont have to use the clutch, you can just change gear, amazing! Who needs all this tiptronic stuff hehe!
nite all
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Ok, good start to the day! (NOT!)
Car company wanted 14 for being 21, then £50 pre pay for fuel, then £500 for the ins, upfront!
Got a 1.4 clio tho, bit better than a Ka i spose! And i was only spost to have up to a 1.2, but they had nothin smaller!
Now for the good stuff, the car has been diagnosed, The Timing chain (Sure they mean belt!) tensioner has bust! (Took them over 6 hours to diagnose this! And then they said that they had spent more on it and were doin a 'deal') Thats why they couldnt delete the hall sender fault (Theres a tech article on this in the Tech forum!)
So, they are changing the tensioner, and the head gasket!
They want 6hours Diagnostic, then labour and parts for the other bits (About 5hours!)
So were talkin biiiiiig money!!
Some how, dads got them down to 2hours Diag.
This means im looking at wait for it..... ...
£670!!!
As yet, we dont think they are changin the belt aswell as the tensioner.
Am I bein ripped off?
The joys of owning and audi! Spent £300 the other week! Only had the car 3 weeksish!!!
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Charlie,
They defo mean Timing Chain... it connects both Cams together so there is no need to 'set up' the timing for both cams, one is set from the other. And if the tensioner is bust I'm surprised your car still runs at all. You're very lucky not to have wrecked the engine since you drove it so much after you first heard the noise.
And why are they changing the head gasket? Is there damage in the head that needs repairing? There's no need to remove the head to change the tensioner or chain as far as I know... maybe I'm wrong (and I'm sure someone else on here will slap me into line if I am!) but I don't think so! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
And 6 hours to diagnose it!? Hmmm... sounds like someone is embellishing things a little there... They could strip the whole engine in 6 hours. I'd get the old man to have words /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Hope you get it sorted soon mate.
Tim
Ok, good start to the day! (NOT!)
Car company wanted 14 for being 21, then £50 pre pay for fuel, then £500 for the ins, upfront!
Got a 1.4 clio tho, bit better than a Ka i spose! And i was only spost to have up to a 1.2, but they had nothin smaller!
Now for the good stuff, the car has been diagnosed, The Timing chain (Sure they mean belt!) tensioner has bust! (Took them over 6 hours to diagnose this! And then they said that they had spent more on it and were doin a 'deal') Thats why they couldnt delete the hall sender fault (Theres a tech article on this in the Tech forum!)
So, they are changing the tensioner, and the head gasket!
They want 6hours Diagnostic, then labour and parts for the other bits (About 5hours!)
So were talkin biiiiiig money!!
Some how, dads got them down to 2hours Diag.
This means im looking at wait for it..... ...
£670!!!
As yet, we dont think they are changin the belt aswell as the tensioner.
Am I bein ripped off?
The joys of owning and audi! Spent £300 the other week! Only had the car 3 weeksish!!!
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Charlie,
They defo mean Timing Chain... it connects both Cams together so there is no need to 'set up' the timing for both cams, one is set from the other. And if the tensioner is bust I'm surprised your car still runs at all. You're very lucky not to have wrecked the engine since you drove it so much after you first heard the noise.
And why are they changing the head gasket? Is there damage in the head that needs repairing? There's no need to remove the head to change the tensioner or chain as far as I know... maybe I'm wrong (and I'm sure someone else on here will slap me into line if I am!) but I don't think so! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
And 6 hours to diagnose it!? Hmmm... sounds like someone is embellishing things a little there... They could strip the whole engine in 6 hours. I'd get the old man to have words /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Hope you get it sorted soon mate.
Tim
I've had a head gasket fail on another car resulting in loss of power and clatter-clatter.
I'm surprised no one did a compression test early on but perhaps with today's sophisticated cars the basics of auto engineering are overlooked.
I should make sure the belt is replaced along with the tensioner, even if it's not due yet.
I'm surprised no one did a compression test early on but perhaps with today's sophisticated cars the basics of auto engineering are overlooked.
I should make sure the belt is replaced along with the tensioner, even if it's not due yet.
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Cool, understand now!
6hours takes the mic, but all they did was plug it in a try and delete the fault! When that didnt work they sat and looked at it long and hard thinkin why wont it work. And lookin was all they did!
Whats wrong with a spanner these days?
From what i can tell they took the head off b4 they new what it was, and therefore want to fit a new gasket.
Car did 8miles and a mile across town and back. So didnt really travel that far. But i guess with the cams out of sync it doesnt take long!
Old mans had words, and got it down to 2hours to diagnose, but i still think its laughable that AUDI technicians can take this long!
The only tensioner in the country is 3days away.
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All it takes is for 1 valve to impact the piston and its bye bye engine (generally)
Rich
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Exactly.
8 miles or so!? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Starting it up is all it takes... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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Cool, understand now!
6hours takes the mic, but all they did was plug it in a try and delete the fault! When that didnt work they sat and looked at it long and hard thinkin why wont it work. And lookin was all they did!
Whats wrong with a spanner these days?
From what i can tell they took the head off b4 they new what it was, and therefore want to fit a new gasket.
Car did 8miles and a mile across town and back. So didnt really travel that far. But i guess with the cams out of sync it doesnt take long!
Old mans had words, and got it down to 2hours to diagnose, but i still think its laughable that AUDI technicians can take this long!
The only tensioner in the country is 3days away.
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All it takes is for 1 valve to impact the piston and its bye bye engine (generally)
Rich
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Exactly.
8 miles or so!? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Starting it up is all it takes... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
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Cool, understand now!
6hours takes the mic, but all they did was plug it in a try and delete the fault! When that didnt work they sat and looked at it long and hard thinkin why wont it work. And lookin was all they did!
Whats wrong with a spanner these days?
From what i can tell they took the head off b4 they new what it was, and therefore want to fit a new gasket.
Car did 8miles and a mile across town and back. So didnt really travel that far. But i guess with the cams out of sync it doesnt take long!
Old mans had words, and got it down to 2hours to diagnose, but i still think its laughable that AUDI technicians can take this long!
The only tensioner in the country is 3days away.
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If they took the head off without even looking into it further first there is NO WAY I would entertain paying for their labour or parts to rectify what was a mistaken solution on their part. That is ******!
There are tons of things they could have investigated before taking the head off... tons!
What incompetence! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burningmad.gif
Have a word mate, that sort of behaviour is not on...
Cool, understand now!
6hours takes the mic, but all they did was plug it in a try and delete the fault! When that didnt work they sat and looked at it long and hard thinkin why wont it work. And lookin was all they did!
Whats wrong with a spanner these days?
From what i can tell they took the head off b4 they new what it was, and therefore want to fit a new gasket.
Car did 8miles and a mile across town and back. So didnt really travel that far. But i guess with the cams out of sync it doesnt take long!
Old mans had words, and got it down to 2hours to diagnose, but i still think its laughable that AUDI technicians can take this long!
The only tensioner in the country is 3days away.
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If they took the head off without even looking into it further first there is NO WAY I would entertain paying for their labour or parts to rectify what was a mistaken solution on their part. That is ******!
There are tons of things they could have investigated before taking the head off... tons!
What incompetence! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burningmad.gif
Have a word mate, that sort of behaviour is not on...
There poo.... we've got the labour down. But i still think a letter is needed.
I no it only take one valve and piston to meet, but we didnt think it was that serious a noise! Oooops hehe
They relied on the computer toooo much!
I no it only take one valve and piston to meet, but we didnt think it was that serious a noise! Oooops hehe
They relied on the computer toooo much!
They could have diagnosed the chain in about 20 minutes by taking the rocker cover (cam cover) off. Hopefully while they had the head off, they checked the valves and pistons for damage... If not, watch out!
Rich
Rich
If they didnt, ill go livid, and they can rebulid it for freee!
Its not like its a new car and they dont have FULL trainin on them yet is it!
Its not like its a new car and they dont have FULL trainin on them yet is it!
GOT IT BAAAACCCCKKK!!!
It works again! I'll let you no all the work done when i get the bill 2nite after its bn paid. Still tryin to sus out if my knocking noise is still there.
Its nice and smooth, got rid of the clunk when you boot it!
Takin it easy for a bit, new head gasket and all...
Chip time next! Best find sum money and by the looks of it, an NJ75 valve
It works again! I'll let you no all the work done when i get the bill 2nite after its bn paid. Still tryin to sus out if my knocking noise is still there.
Its nice and smooth, got rid of the clunk when you boot it!
Takin it easy for a bit, new head gasket and all...
Chip time next! Best find sum money and by the looks of it, an NJ75 valve
Forgot to add, best bit was i bumped into an ex last nite,
she was well impressed with the car... and kinda gutted that the guy shes been seein drives a tranny van! She asked to come for a spin, was not happy that she has to drive round in a micra... hahahha
Not many people expect a 21yr old to hop out.
she was well impressed with the car... and kinda gutted that the guy shes been seein drives a tranny van! She asked to come for a spin, was not happy that she has to drive round in a micra... hahahha
Not many people expect a 21yr old to hop out.
Wikid, the story gets better, dad went and got the bill today.
They aint done the cam belt, or the service requested! Which means more time without the car for me, and im guessin more money!
Readin thru what it was, they say a tooth was missing off the inlet cam. So they've changed the chain and tensioner.
What about the missing tooth.......??
Thats all they've done. Oh, they did the oil and filter!
WAIT FOR IT.........
£800!!!!!!!!!
what Dicks!
They aint done the cam belt, or the service requested! Which means more time without the car for me, and im guessin more money!
Readin thru what it was, they say a tooth was missing off the inlet cam. So they've changed the chain and tensioner.
What about the missing tooth.......??
Thats all they've done. Oh, they did the oil and filter!
WAIT FOR IT.........
£800!!!!!!!!!
what Dicks!
Charlie...
It's about to time to consult a solicitor methinks. What complete f*ckin' *********...
That sort of ineptitude and lack of expertise is what leads to people forking out through the nose for repairs, or lack of them! How the hell did these guys get a job!? Audi-trained? Sod that!
I would not part with a penny until it's sorted mate. They haven't done a thing to justify that sort of bill. And what they have done is completely offset by their failure to carry out the work it went in for to start with.
I hope you sort it out, for sanity's sake!
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It's about to time to consult a solicitor methinks. What complete f*ckin' *********...
That sort of ineptitude and lack of expertise is what leads to people forking out through the nose for repairs, or lack of them! How the hell did these guys get a job!? Audi-trained? Sod that!
I would not part with a penny until it's sorted mate. They haven't done a thing to justify that sort of bill. And what they have done is completely offset by their failure to carry out the work it went in for to start with.
I hope you sort it out, for sanity's sake!
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Cam belt being done as parts only today. Service is more than they imagined to am paying a small(ish) ammount to have that done as well!
Incompetence!
Incompetence!
Too rite... hehe
Well, we thought we had it sorted, and now they have just popped a £650 bill on me! Niiiice
Suposedly iv gone from 1 cam belt to 3 and sum V belts or sumit! (More technical approach l8r once i go thru it wid dad.)
that £650 for cambelt parts and an 80k service.
Oh the brake resevoir exploded when they pressurised it! MMMMmmmm the joys!
Well, we thought we had it sorted, and now they have just popped a £650 bill on me! Niiiice
Suposedly iv gone from 1 cam belt to 3 and sum V belts or sumit! (More technical approach l8r once i go thru it wid dad.)
that £650 for cambelt parts and an 80k service.
Oh the brake resevoir exploded when they pressurised it! MMMMmmmm the joys!
So let me get this straight... that's ANOTHER £650 on top of the first £800??
I'm gonna have to stop reading this thread cos it's driving me insane!
These guys sound like a complete outfit of apprentices!
Have you challenged them on their reasons for missing all the main points to start with? Have you asked why they don't even know the layout of one of their own engines?
Have you asked them why they are treating your car as a damn test-bed for their incompetence!? The majority of the cost they have passed on to you is down to mistakes and blunders which are all of their own doing... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burningmad.gif
They wouldn't get a penny out of me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/10_1_114.gif
T
I'm gonna have to stop reading this thread cos it's driving me insane!
These guys sound like a complete outfit of apprentices!
Have you challenged them on their reasons for missing all the main points to start with? Have you asked why they don't even know the layout of one of their own engines?
Have you asked them why they are treating your car as a damn test-bed for their incompetence!? The majority of the cost they have passed on to you is down to mistakes and blunders which are all of their own doing... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burningmad.gif
They wouldn't get a penny out of me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/10_1_114.gif
T
Zero, have you tried Plymouth Audi, they are a nice bunch of guys and girls! Always looked after me/others i know well. Its only 1/2 an hour if that away from exeter 15min on a good day!
