Recent content by Marko

Having not missed a race on 20 years I think Hamilton must be the most dislikable Driver out there. His success is down to his golden spoon from Uncle Ron Dennis; he's shows a complete lack of respect for other drivers, such as calling them Monkeys at the back. He's a well engineered Mclaren...

I didn't have a G clamp so got the tool for about £7. Takes 20 seconds...

Oh dear!!! :) I have EBC and painted mine black, it looks good, trust me!

Full features are really good. I got a cable from ebay for £95, fully registered. I can run live diagnostics, changed adaptions and coding and run output tests. The savings from not having to have a dealer or someone else check it pays for itself, plus it's fun.

To me the full kit is well worth it. Being able to run road test and record data to graph is excellent value. Fault codes are only half the battle.

Have you checked the temp in vagcom? I've read on many forums that the temp gauges often stick at 90 even when the temps vary. I've seen 90c read on a car when the temp has been from 78-88c. Diesels do fluctuate and don't run as hot. I tested mine with a new thermostat. It made no...

I use Millers xfe-pd specific for the TDi PD 505.01 It's hi-synthetic and I drain every 5k or 6 months too.

If your'e out of warrenty the odds are it will be a dry joint in the back of the gauge. The temp and fuel gauge are easy to remove and check. I did mind and it fixed it. Slopppy soldering by Bosch!!!

It's a the back of the engine. Look for it from the drivers side right behind the block. You can see a connector with four leads coming from it. I did mine. Access is ok with some fiddling. No much coolant is lost but will require top up. JUst be careful with the plastic retaining clip...

I couldn't justify the money on "what if". Most things (fortunately) I can undertake myself so don't see the need to cover it in case. I'd rather run the risk and dib into savings should I need to have a major fix. Now I've written this something will go bang!! :)

IMO waste of money. Most things that will go on your car will not be covered by warranty. I wouldn't even give it a thought. Just my opinion though.

From memory I think it is 21mm I had the same prob! 22 seemed ok but 21 fit like a glove. I had to buy one. You'll be fine with the same bolts.

Agree 100%. If you've taken time to consider an Audi you will have parted with £1000s of pounds of money.. why try and eek out a few quid by skimping on the one thing that will keeps the cars value at a premium.. I'm not suggesting it must have an Audi stamp either. If you don't like paying...

OK it's fixed. I ended up finding another dash insert from a breaker. A very good breakers in Lancashire. £40 for the whole unit inc DIS. The unit was a little scratched so for now I just took the temp gauge out and placed into by dash insert. Jobs a good one. The gauge is not analogue...

I'm with you on this. Mines a TDi and change every 5k or 6 months without fail. I user Millers xfe-pd hi-synthetic oil. Perfect for the PD diesel.