Recent content by chukkieegg

Hi all just bought a mk1 180 tt today always wanted one and this was at a price i could afford after having several other audi's before. Anyway car appears to be standard but i can hear the dumpvalve i dont have vag com but do have a code reader and get error 17705 any ideas what needs...

ok so we went out Yesterday and got to our destination wife opened boot off the external switch and got stuff out she needed then the boot would not shut had a look at it and it appeared that the latch was not locking around striker plate so got a new lock from Audi main dealer and fitted today...

ok so left car for over an hour last night and then it started fine onlt done 2 short runs today fine both times only fails to start once its get warm My mate has been with a big scanner this evening and it flagged up 2 error codes P1033 and P0341 vag code would be 17441 and 16725 am I looking...

Hi I have not posted for a couple of years as i have not owned an Audi Anyway i now have an 04 plate A3 2litre fsi non turbo engine I love it and am glad I am an owner of an Audi again On Monday last week it broke down at a services on the m62 got rac out to it he put his code reader onto it and...

well finally got it sorted the front sensor was a bosch one but they had supplied the wrong sensor for the cat putting the right one in has cured the fault engine management light now stays off and no error codes can get it back into MOt centre next week and get it moted many thanks for all...

sorry latest update car has been stood on drive for over an hour and a half switched on and ecu light is now on permantley any ideas would be great thanks lee

right got both lambda probes and had them fitted tonight anyway car runs fine but once it warm engine management light comes back on used my mates snapon diagnostic device and it comes up with 02 sensor 1 wire burn fault 02 sensor 2 wire burn fault could they be the wrong lambda probes soory...

HI my 1.8 t sport a3 aum engine code failed mot today with a lambda probe error failure issused states exhaust emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits then in fault box says co/0.0 lambda 1122 should be 1030 I know there are 2 probes one before the cat and one...

where is the best place to get a green airfilter from? looking for one for my 1.8t engine code aum cheers Lee

yes matches part numbers that i gave them after the first one was too big to fit my airbox

After my post yesterday about the A3 not revving i rang psi and ordered a maf picked it up last night took the old one off (piece of cake) only to find the new one was bigger and would not fit air box fitted old back and a3 would not rev at all unplugged maf and it reved fine rang psi this...

well jumped in car this morning and it was revinng at 150 revs killed ignition and switched back on and then ran fine so i have disconnected the maf when i got to work where can i get a new maf from cheers Lee]

that looks easy to unplug will try it over the weekend and see what happens cheers Lee

no not had maf unplugged stupid question where is the maf located? still getting head around things on this engine cheers Lee

yes was thinking might be worth getting a coolant temp sensor and fitting it is there only 1 to go for? warranty is an rac silver one and i am able to go to any vat registered garage but reading the small print dont sound to brill just not to impressed with PSI thats all