Recent content by alex-qts

sorry my fault, the tyre wall is showing 17inch but when i measured the wheels with a tape they came out at 18", just thought it was slightly strange thats all! :unsure:

I will have a look at the valve, maybe it is worth replacing to see if it makes a difference. the car always seems to smell like it is running too rich also. Its an RP turbo, apparently they are pretty good, been on the car for over a year now without any problems. it was smoking before the...

measured my alloys last night and they are showing 18" from one edge of the rim to the other!! I am sure they are 17's! am I measuring wrong? wheels looking good, I always wonder what mine would look like with that style.

Car has started to smoke under idle much heavier now! The car only smokes when it has been sitting for 1min+ and is much worse when starting on a hill or the car is fully loaded. Apart from this the car does not smoke at all, no start-up smoke, WOT...ect and has an almost new K04 turbo. It...

Apparently you can diode the MAP sensor on the cars that have them, then using a boost controller you can raise the boost to ~20psi. My car does not have a MAP sensor (AJL engine) but I have been running 14-15psi (safe level without MAP sensor - tested) with a Ko4 turbo using a MBC and stock...

I have been told that the Bluetooth adapter i have purchased does not support the protocol that our car uses (SAE J1850 i have been told??) but apparently this one does: WIRELESS BLUETOOTH OBD2 OBD SCANNER INTERFACE SCANTOOL on eBay (end time 17-Jun-11 05:23:07 BST) might have to give this one...

when I had problems connecting to vag-com I found that changing the virtual serial port helped. for some reason it would only work on port 4 not the usual 1 or 2??

Thanks mate, not the news I was hoping for but im glad I know now! The amount of time I have spent messing around with cables and software thinking I was the problem, the laptop, the calbe... etc! Think I might turn my efforts into getting a decent small laptop and GOOD vag-com cable that...

Hi Guys, Does anyone know if the facelift A4's made in 2000 are OBD II complaint, I have looked for the stickers and tried to work out the pin layouts but have had no joy in getting a straight answer, I have had vag-com working but am now trying to use a Bluetooth ELM 327 OBD II adapter with...

wish my wheels still had the shiny rim! only the spare still does, others have been refurbed and painted silver! need a new refurb soon tho

I have seen the PCV Valve whilst I was changing the oil feed pipe, it looked pretty worn so I might change the valve just to see what happens, I should be able to give it a try at the weekend, I presume if the valve is blocked it will be pretty easy to spot thanks

Thanks for the reply guys, It seems to be worse when the car has been sitting at the lights for longer! but def nothing when driving (had someone behind me to check) I thought it had high crankcase pressure because when you remove the oil cap with the engine on it sounds like a second exhaust...

My car is now in the garage as I am at uni and there is no parking in southampton! I have been having a problem with the car for a while now, let me start with what ive done so far. New thermostat New Radiator Coolant Flush and New Coolant New K04-015 Turbo New Oil Feed Pipe New...

I changed mine over the summer, I have the orig audi workshop manuals for the car, there is a step by step guide on the rad change, if you email me on alex.leighton88@gmail.com I can send you the PDF file

i am currently at uni in southampton and the car is back in london, as soon as i am back i will try to do the compression tests, i have never pulled an engine before so this may be interesting! the most i have done is fitted a new radiator and turbo pipes, could you recomend anyone who would...