Recent content by amgad

On idle, no rattles no vibrations...smooth running. Upon drive, no gearstick vibrations. So if it is not the DMF, what else could it be?

Hello, so yes, on my 2007 A3 sportback 2.0 140cv BKD, first DMF replaced under warranty at 69.000km, and now at 131.000 the symptoms of it being about to die start to show again. When I turn the ignition of, the engine shudders with a clonking rattle hard metalic sound just after it stops, the...

Check your battery, low battery triggers ESP fault message. this is not a defect, its just done that way.

Yes it can, but you will need to pull out the surrounding plastic cover lets call it, and enlarge the opening a little on the sides so that the cup holder can fit in.

Bump, any ideas?

So with a 2nd gear grind ever since I bought the car 3 years back, have had 2 gearboxes replaced (due to other problems) and all of them have exhibited the same issue. Problem is that when I adjust the gear shifter by locking the leavers as per procedure, all goes smooth until 2 or 3 days pass...

Thanks, its been in to the audi dealer several times, and they dont have a clue... now kinda working on my own.

You mean within the cat itself something went loose?

I have an A3 Sportback 2007 Tdi 140 cv. And ever since the begining to more or less extent, if in first gear and at a costant rev of say 1500 rpm, if i let go of the accelerator suddenly or step a little on it (so the car pulls or lets go with a jerk) I hear a metalic clack clack sort of...

Symptoms are: constant low coolant level, basically the coolant leaks into one of the cylinders and gets evaporated upon combustion. Eventually all coolant will disappear. Another symptoms is hard starting with lots of white smoke from exhaust during morning start ups and cold... this is due...

Wall thickness or rather, "thiness". Audi had to redesign the structure of the head and reinforce a few areas. Sound like the origin of the resto of the problems Audi has COST CUTBACK. So eager to make a cheap producing car and sell it with a premium name and price tag. Other recurring...

This info is not about the head gasket, its about the cylinder head itself. There is nothing you can do to prevent the head cylinder from cracking if it is going to crack, check your reference and you might be lucky. in spain, the head replacement is around 2500€, in UK at your hourly labour...

Your car has 56 plates? wow, where do you fit them.? Just joking, How about a year of production as a measure of time.

would be worth it, best piece of info i have found about my care, sure sleep well now.