Recent content by adbett

Thanks for the link to an earlier thread - hadn't read that one yet! My symptoms sound very similar... Should have stated in the first post, yes the pressure cap was replaced about 2 months ago so that should be working OK. Water pump was replaced about 2 years ago with the cambelt so would...

Have searched the forums a lot and taken the car to 2 garages so far, current diagnosis is head gaskett or cracked cylinder head. I'm pretty much ready to cut my losses and hassle and sell the car as is. However, as I might have access to a driveway over Xmas I could do some final checks...

Hi, got a bit of a problem with steamy windows inside a '98 A4 Avant 1.9TDi Had it for a while but now it's getting quite bad (funnily enough it didn't fix itself!). Car has air-con. I've trawled the threads to get a plan of attack but would welcome some more experienced opinions before...

not yet had to take much apart on the engine yet (that might be about to change!) but I think the water pump is at the front of the engine towards the bottom where there are several coolant hoses coming in and out - same side as the expansion tank.

no obvious squeaks, is there a good method for checking the pump? (other than just visually checking for leaks) good idea about the cap, but forgot to mention I've already replaced it!, had that problem once before with a Golf also removed the pressure cap this morning when the engine was...

Currently getting through about 1.5 litres of coolant every 500 miles (I do a high mileage so this is actually only over a few days!). Been losing a little recently but now getting pretty bad. Going to have a look over the weekend and see if I can trace the problem but could use some ideas where...

haven't managed to get everything fitted yet to test properly (the adaptor I used was just temporarily borrowed from a friend), to be honest it'll be a massive improvement just to have a volume control that works... still reading through threads to see whether I should get the adaptor with...

I'm in a similar position myself with the faulty volume on the head unit (concert from '98 A4). Providing the original unit hasn't been tampered with Audi will do an exchange for a new unit for about £175 - not sure what guarantee it comes with in case the volume goes faulty again! But from...