Recent content by fergusd

Anybody shed any light on the location of the coolant temp sender that (ultimately) feeds the temp dial on the instrument cluster ? I haven't specifically looked but it's a dense engine bay and if somebody happened to know where it was . . . t'would save some time. Think I have an electrical...

Just an FYI for reference . . . I had the ECON light failure on my A6 with no aircon, VAG-COM showed G65 sesor not reading (short/open circuit) and a pressure test showed plenty system pressure . . . On this car the G65 is on the RHS of the condenser, underneath the RHS headlight and behind...

No resolution to this as yet but VAG-COM has revealed what appear to be incorrect lock feedback signals from the rear offside door . . . confirming the fault codes (VAG-COM - very good - first real time I've played with it in anger) . . . time to strip the door and the lock and see what gives ...

2002 a6 with elec central locking . . . never use the key on the car alwas the emote but have noticed that while the car will lock and alarm through the key in the boot or drivers door it will not unlock/alarm sing the key. vag-com shows : 01562 - Right Rear Door 59-00 - Can't...

anybody tell me how to release the plastic clip things that hold the radiator in on a '97 A3 1.6 - if you know what I mean ? rad has a leak - my manual is missing in action and I'd rather not muller it and damage something . . . tia Fd

thanks gents, there's a friendly face at the stealership so I'll see what he wreckommends - he knows I don't do dealers apart from parts . . . If I could get the reader coil off the ign barrel without damaging it then I'd just change that . . . without risking damage I'm not sure how to do that...

you mean the new keys ? yeah - there's something attached to them which must be the code you mention . . . So it's a 7 digit code - will the dealer give out this info ? Fd

Drivers door handle on my A6 seems not to be operating the latch mechanism correctly - sometimes the latch doesn't operate until you pull the handle all the way to it's stop, sometimes it seems ok . . . the inner door handle works normally all the time, is this a common issue . . . before I pull...

Girlfriends R plate A3 has developed the flashing immobiliser light of death on occasion, I removed the steering wheel cowl and fiddles with the reader coil connector which was loose, but this hasn't cured it so have sourced a new ign barrel and reader coil unit . . . which comes with 2 new keys...

Just a quick follow up, despite there being absolutely no symptoms with the weight of the car off the wheels the offside front wheel bearing was well gone . . . the bearing fell to bits once removed from the car and I started trying to press the hub out . . . While I'm at it . . . manual...

Thanks for that, I'm planning on taking this one to 250K like my old '100 . . . we'll find out tomorrow morning when it all comes to bits . . . I've optomistically bought a wheel bearing kit . . . I hope I need it ;-) Fd

Tyres ? Eh . . . No . . . The noise is road speed related and may (I hope) be starting to sound worse when cornering one way (I hope - because that's probably a wheel bearing). Whether removing the 'box is a 5 minute or 5 day job is not really relevant, if it's fscked it'll need to come out...

Are the 6 speed manual boxes on these cars generally reliable ? My car has an increasing speed related drone and I can't find any wheel bearing that is obviously noisy . . . concerned it may be a final drive/diff bearing failure. Gearbox function is as it always has been not the slickest on...

Interesting - cheers - I'll have to ask them . . . The way I look at it is this . . . at the current dealer labour charges - a hundred quid for a manual which means I never, ever need to use a dealer . . . is a bargain . . . I'm used to running cars to 1/4 million miles or more, once I buy...

cheers ;-) Fd