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    A3 Quatttro Gearbox rebuild or replace?

    Thanks for the replies You learn something new everyday, its a pre-facelift yr2000 - I'll check the numbers when I get some daylight. I've been recommended a local gearbox builder by a friend whos garage owner, apparently fairly familiar with quattro's & 4-motions etc. If I can get the...
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    A3 Quatttro Gearbox rebuild or replace?

    As some of you may have read in my previous post the wifes A3 has an issue which im now faily sure is the gearbox. My question is which would be more cost efficient, get the existing box stripped & rebuilt or buy a recon/replacement? Have any of you had one rebuilt and can recommend someone...
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    Help! A3 Quattro, cant select gears, wont start/turn over.

    Right, this is what I've found so far - The car does roll freely with the clutch pedal pressed. It is stuck in gear (3rd I think) The engine appears fine, the crank etc rotate when the the car is rocked back and forth with the clutch up (and stuck in gear) It still doesnt want to start or even...
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    Help! A3 Quattro, cant select gears, wont start/turn over.

    Thanks for all the input so far, I havent had chance to look at it yet (just about to look now). It wont start with the clutch up or down, I assume It did roll with the clutch down as it was winched up onto a recovery truck and rolled down the drive when it got home. I'll go and have a play now...
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    Help! A3 Quattro, cant select gears, wont start/turn over.

    Thanks for the quick reply, I thought it could be fairly major. Would the selector fork prevent the car starting even with the clutch down? Whats the association with the "EPC" light? (If any, forgive my ignorance!?!)
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    Help! A3 Quattro, cant select gears, wont start/turn over.

    My wife's A3 Quattro (yr2000 1.8T petrol) broke down on her this morning, basically couldnt select 3rd gear initially then stalled and wouldnt restart - I've had a look at it (In the dark) it appears that 1st, 3rd, 5th and reverse arent engaging - the linkage is operating but obviously...
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    Missing ABS ECU question

    :laugh: This very one is fitted on my car now! I saw it just before you posted this - thanks anyway! All works fine, I no longer have the annoying chime and flashing warning everytime I start the car. And my ASC button works, just in time for the pending snow........ if it ever arrives. All the...
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    Missing ABS ECU question

    Thanks for the responses, looks like I'll have to try and get a matched code one way or another. Seen a few on eBay but was being tight ;-)
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    Missing ABS ECU question

    Hello I've now had my B5 2.5TDi for 6 months and am really happy with it generally, however when I bought it it was missing the ABS ECU/Module. As I'd seen loads on ebay and the like for sensible money I wasnt too worried and intended to pick up a replacement. HOWEVER! Having scoured eBay and...
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    B5 A4 Headlight question

    Great, thanks for that - it does make a difference. Seems to make the wheels look bigger and suspension lower too! :respekt: Do the headlight level adjusters still work? Think I'll go for it, yours looks good. Cheers!
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    B5 A4 Headlight question

    Hello, This has probably been asked a number of times before but - Will facelift healights (2000+) fit in a pre-facelift car? I have a '99 B5 A4 with two knackered headlights and thought I'd upgrade if possible while swapping them. If they do - is it fairly straight forward? Any help will be...
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    99 A4 ABS ECU Question

    Thanks for the quick reply, Its a FWD it does have a switch with "ASR" (Anti Spin Regulation I think???) in the dash which seems to do nothing - probably because of the missing ECU? Does anyone know how I decipher the code when buying another one>
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    99 A4 ABS ECU Question

    Hello, Bit of an Audi newbie, Was so impressed with my wifes A3 Quattro I just bought my first one - an A4 2.5 V6 TDi. Its a 1999, all the mod cons............ Except the ABS ECU is missing, not sure why - the harness is there and looks alright. The brakes arent affected at all (other than...