Recent content by fasttdi

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    audi a4 tdi 170 lumpy idle

    Purdy99 did you manage to get round to them part numbers??? mines a 170, really lumpy idle until its fully warm. Really want to do what you've done cos it's doing my nuts in!
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    how do i find a trustworthy boiler engineer who is not going to rip me off

    Im a Gas safe registered engineer but unfortunately im based in Birmingham! I may be able to help you diagnose your problem or even fix it. Need to know the following info: Boiler make and model does the burner cut out during sparking process? have you checked the quality of your ch system...
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    Is this going to end in tears ?

    Amazing you only commented on something you were sure of. Correct there is no oil in Afghanistan nor is Osama bin Laden, so why are our troops there? Slightly off the issue but instead of killing hundreds and thousands of innocent people using terrorism as an excuse, why cant they get to the...
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    Is this going to end in tears ?

    It is unfortunate after reading all previous post and comments made by users that all are your own personal opinions. If you dont like muslims there is no need for you to make sarcastic comments about there culture. If someone was to refer to us British as ar@eh@les for getting drunk every night...
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    Is my engine knackered???

    Lol! I feel like going back to the garage and beatin the that guy black and blue but i think i need to carry my sensible head around and beat them with evidence. They have actually dug themselves there own grave, they took that picture and then had the cheek to send it off to the insurance! How...
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    Is my engine knackered???

    Yes there was smoke out the back. During the test drive i clouded the poor guy behind me. Heaters were intermittent.... hot and cold. also the one thing they admit to was that they forgot to refill the AC. If its not the head gasket what else could it be? ....Oil cooler??
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    Is my engine knackered???

    I picked my car up today and was absolutley gutted to find complete front end alignment out colour mis-match and to top it all smoking engine! took it for a test drive for about half hour, opened the oil filler cap and yes you guessed it mayonaise like liquid. From posts ive read on this forum...
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    Is my engine knackered???

    Its a good thing I spotted there mistake in the picture. However ive asked for the insurance company's engineer to come out and verify everything is ok. so until tomorrow i wont know for sure if there is any damage, apparently the garage have repaired the car and is ready for me to collect...
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    Is my engine knackered???

    Ive recently had an accident when some blind driver in a crappy daewoo matiz failed to stop on a roundabout resulting in smahing into my car. Fortunately the damage was not too bad, very light bumper, bonnet, wing, lights, grills and radiator. My insurance took care of everything and sent my...
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    Can this be true??? DVD movies on rnse

    It seems this guy is claiming dvds can be played directly through the rns-e with out additional sources. I didnt think that was possible!
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    Can this be true??? DVD movies on rnse

    I didnt think it was possible to play dvd's in the rnse. Is this guy for real or is it a joke. If its true i'll definitley be getting one...
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    Crunching gears with limp mode!!

    Thank you Quattrojames. Will pm. Any ideas how i can correct thread viewing, there coming back to front i.e. last reply displays first. I know someone has already posted about this issue but having trouble trying to locate it.
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    Crunching gears with limp mode!!

    Hello everyone Im a long time member but a very frequent user as so far my car has'nt really given me any major problems, apart from an annoying door handle rattle (the credit card trick didnt work) I have 04 1.9tdi A4 which has been remapped to 180bhp, I knew this day would come but didnt...
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    Has REMAP gone wrong?

    'evilscotsman' I found this website and confirmed it with my audi handbook that the standard torque should be 285Nm is this different to 285 lb/ft? I may be a little confused from the readings but a friends audi standard 130tdi had me for breakfast!, he beat me on take off and top end, which...