Recent content by lude

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    TDI is boosting only sometimes?

    I dont have any other reader just my generic scanner which says no faults. Id have to book it into a garage for a proper scan. Im going to clean the egr on the weekend and swap mafs will report back then Thanks for input!
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    TDI is boosting only sometimes?

    Ok thanks il try that sounds like a cheap fix if it is that. It feels asif its something mechanically wrong rarther than electronically. Can you tell me which pipe i need to remove/where it is and how to go about cleaning? My brother has the same car so i could swap the maf if cleaning the...
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    TDI is boosting only sometimes?

    Ive done a scan came with no errrors (Generic scanner not vagcom) What is a VNT? Its a 1.9tdi 2001. If i unplug the maf and drive then will that prove anything?
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    TDI is boosting only sometimes?

    1.9 TDI, had the car 2 years now, last week i was driving and the turbo just suddenly stopped. sometimes this happens if its been driving hard, then when the car is turned off then on again its fine. this however is different. car doesnt boost, however after 10 mins or so it will suddenly...
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    car not starting. glow plugs?

    car turns over, it the car sort of goes to start/catch, then dies straight away. no error codes, any ideas how to sort? what about the glow plugs?
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    How to undo brake pins to release caliper?

    http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a3-s3-forum-8l-chassis/151684-depth-guide-fitting-brake-discs-pads-picture-heavy.html
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    How to undo brake pins to release caliper?

    thanks mate, sorry i should have searched harder. and i think i need glasses to see inside there lol
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    How to undo brake pins to release caliper?

    about to do my brakes on the front. taken the caps off to find there is no nuts to undo? i cant see inside very well to see what tool need to undo, is it a torx bit? only brought my spanners ...
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    heaters work, but very weak

    So iv read its common for the heaters to stop working. Ive found the thread on here which shows how to remove the glovebox, and fiddle with the connector to the fan unit. I removed the glovebox to find my unit looked completly different to the one in the guide. Anyway, my fan works...
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    1.9 TDI, juddery under acceleration, air in fuel line suspect cause

    Makes no difference the T piece is secure, and has new ubber o rings..
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    1.9 TDI, juddery under acceleration, air in fuel line suspect cause

    ive had the car for nearly a year, its done it since ownership. car judders under acceleration, however if put the pedal to the floor/futher down it accelerates through the judder. i suspect its a fueling issue. ive finally got round to changing the fuel filter, and the o rings. still doing...
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    Alarm (hazards) still going off AFTER removed the Siren?

    the interior lights are coming on fine and normal when doors open, so asume this isnt the door switch problem? il have to get vagcom
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    Alarm (hazards) still going off AFTER removed the Siren?

    ok, i dont have vagcom, the central locking pump i asume you mean yea? thats the larger white unit the same place? do i need to split that to see if batteries/board are damaged? or no point as ive removed the siren? Also, when i open the passanger door, the dashboard warning light tells...
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    Alarm (hazards) still going off AFTER removed the Siren?

    car alarm has been keep going off within 30 seconds of the car being alarmed. ive read that the siren is to blame, with the batteries leaking over the module inside. ive removed the Siren, however the alarm is still going off (well, hazards flashing) even if my Siren barreries are...