Recent content by alibob

Cheers Tom but I have replaced that one and the one near the top of the back of the head. I will stick our diagnostics on her but a fellow garage owner and chum has the full VAG platform so I might ask him and get a proper reading - I am fine with anything up to about 1980!

I should have said that "Gerty" is a 1.9 Tdi (81kw AFN engine) 1999 model year, manual, saloon.

Try this one! Exactly the same as you Tom-Audi; Five minutes and the electric fan kicks in and stays on - I have replaced both sensors to no avail!! Answers greatly appreciated!

Cheers AR-rkon I am just sitting in my office waiting for the laquer to dry on Gerty....gawd bless fibre glass paste!

Well...it is half-term down 'ere in Cornwall so the roads are full of folk that would be dangerous on a 6 lane super highway. Needless to say, in passing one of these clowns on a road that two combine harvesters could normally pass, some twonk in a jap super mini decided that to avoid touching...

Gerty is back from the paint-shop! (coz her reg is A6 GTY) and looks fantastic - Thanks to PAINTWORX near Liskeard!! Only problem is that the boot lock doesn't work from the remote. I stripped everything off inside and found that the strange looking solenoid thingy with the odd clip (the white...

Has just decided to jam open on my 99 a6 tdi. I dont want to force it in but can't work out how I get to the guts of it.....Any ideas? I have managed to get the facia off but this does not reveal much. Any help greatly appreciated.

And finally.....I took the car to my local tyre place (Geoffrey Harris in Liskeard - Mention me, Liskeard Classic Cars and get a decent discount!) and even though I hadn't touched the tracking/track rod ends since they were set up when they were replaced, The toe-in was miles out. So a word...

Horrah! Not only have the mighty O's avoided relegation but I have sorted the A6. In desperation I changed the bottom main arms - the only ones I hadn't done and discovered that the inner bush was shot/soft but also discovered that the offside shock had sprung a leak. That has been changed under...

I have replaced every suspension component including the shox on the front of my 99tdi apart from the lower track control arms and the anti roll bar rubbers. I have checked and double checked for any play and yet can't find the reason why the car hops on the front over rough ground. It also...

Hello a6andy I spoke too soon. Had a deluge for the last couple of days and the shenanigans have started again. I presume it was the drivers dooor mechanism? How much did the actual part cost because I should be able to change the mechanism myself. Cheers Al

a6andy...Have you had any news yet? Mine has completely cured itself (so far) but as it is getting cold again I am waiting for trouble! I still haven't traced the boot light fault either.

Hello a6andy Check out my last 3 (?) threads. I have tried all of the advice given and can't trace the fault on mine. I have noticed that I have no power to the boot light anymore and it definitely gets worse the colder it is. I hope you find the answer and can throw a bit more light on the...

I actually got stopped by the Bizzies on the way home 2 nights ago on the A38 because they wondered why I was flashing my interior lights!! I explained that it was nothing compared with the sound of the solenoids in all 4 doors trying to lock and unlock when they feel like it. I didnt mention...

Hello DGSdale.... I have stripped everything in the boot to the point where I can see the solenoids (Is the white one passive?) and although everything looks fine I haven't got to the point of taking the boot latch off. The bulb is definately OK but there is no power getting to it so can I...