Recent content by Bigdog1971

Booked in weekend at mates garage, checking the sensor wire, will update as soon as. Many thanks

It's not been that cold though...and if that was the case surely it would've happened as winter set in when it was 'cold and damp'. And a weak battery would be noticeable. I'm fairly sure it's nothing to do with that. Cheers

A4 B7 2006 1.8T SE. Brake pads warning light started coming on the dash but I had the pads checked and they are still fairly new looking and don't need changing. Any ideas as to what could cause this? Dodgy sensor? A break in the sensor wire? Dirt or grit got under the pad? Any info welcome...

Thought I'd posted this earlier but must've forgot, so here goes before I ask another question. Many thanks for the replies to the 'whooshing noise' Mechanic mate checked the car and rather than take the glovebox out and peel back carpet etc etc like some articles say, he got the car on the...

Cheers mate, had it checked and it looks like the air con drain is blocked so I'm getting it done mid week.

I'll check later many thanks for that

Hi folks. Since my last question (A4 B5 thread) about my 97 1.8T Sport having no airflow, C/L not working and Turbo not kicking in, I've decided to get a new car. (Incidentally it had 3 consecutive new CATS, all 3 were faulty and have caused no end of problems so still wrangling with garage) New...

Thanks for your reply aragorn. Yeah the clock has just lines so will look for a working cluster if I can cop for an honest seller. The turbo was tested and was deemed fine, so the decision to investigate further with the diagnostic machine has lead them to the throttle housing. Mate says he...

Hi folks, Back on here after a while, nothing really been wrong with the car until now. Still got my 1997 A4 B5 1.8T and need a bit of stuff doing but I'm struggling to get the parts. 1. LED dash display only "half" working as half the screen has shut down. In effect where it said OK after...