Recent content by 27litres

Late to the party, sorry! I assume you have the engine light problem sorted by now, but those sorts of problems always require VAGCOM/VCDS checking to find out what the car thinks is wrong. Mine (also 2001 FL S8) has a similar shudder on full-lock ( and only full-lock) when attempting to...

If you're asking about the general Haynes Quality, then they're OK. They're certainly no Bentley manual, but they're what... 1/6th the price or something! I find mine to be reasonably accurate in it's info (B5 A4), it certainly hasn't steered me wrong. Could be a little more comprehensive - I...

I think damage repair would be easy enough to prove, and easy enough to prove you haven't had it done - that would land it squarely in the dealers lap, and they would have records too. If the repair is noticeable when you open the boot, you should be entitled to a brand new bumper afixed with...

It's the typical cyclic effect being interpreted by panic merchants as something it isn't. If the winter we've just had (and even our current spring) in Melbourne is anything to go by, we're returning to the weather patterns I remember as a kid! Where are all the global warming alarmists to...

Just to clarify a point here: The "sport" buttons on nearly every make of car relate purely to the transmission and will only be found on automatic transmission (or some CVT) cars. All it does is remap the transmission and make the engine "rev a little higher" in each gear - on full throttle...

If you were in Australia, I'd highly recommend the Hayman Reese brand - fits behind my S4 style rear bumper on my sedan (saloon) and is nearly invisible when the tongue in removed! Only about $300 too... Not sure if it'll meet Irish specs, or how much for freight for that matter!

B1 S1 is pre CAT. B1 S2 is post CAT. O2 sensor readings used in fuel mixture by the ECU are the ones in the manifold before the CAT. The ones after the CAT are used as a reference to ensure the CAT is working correctly and have no direct relevance to fuel/air mixture. It would seem you've at...

No wories mate! Like I said, I'm surprised this fix isn't better known! Though I think US spec cars didn't necessarily have the immobilser function active, so they probably don't get the issue...

Nez, How'd it go?

I doubt any CD head units were included in B5's until the 99.5 update, and by then they would have been double DIN. I'm not sure of the specs on the Concert and Symphony units - they're the ones that are extra wide and take up the space by those blanks you've probably got in your dash. There's...

The immobiliser is a really common fault on the B5's. In fact I'm surprised more people aren't in the know about fixing it! If you go to Audi, a VAGCOM will show it as a faulty immobiliser or coil, and they'll charge you about $1000 ( £500)to fix it (because they replace it), and that may be...

I've just made a couple of wooden steps about 1.5" high from some 3/4" off cuts and drive the car up on those! Give me perfect clearance for sump drain and tools & the sump plug is towards the back of the sump anyway, so the slight incline (half a degree!) kind of aids drainage... Kind of...

Sounds like you did it wrong... find the +ve & -ve wires for the brake light (on the loom/plug, not in the LED circuit board). tap into both wires and connect the resistor to your wire taps. That will simulate the load across that circuit... Edit: Should be the plain green and plain black wires...

It looks like the stock Bulletin V4 forum software suite. It has some good features, it's just a matter of how far the mods customise it... I much prefer it to the format Audiworld & Quattroworld use - you cant add pics or links easily & tracking threads is a nightmare!

Yeah, I found that plug this arvo! Wasn't too easy on mine though - 1 glovebox removed to find wire!! The sensor came out of the hub easy enough, it was the carrier I was referring to when I said assembly! Once I knew about the plug, I realised the sensor won't fit through the hollow of the...