Recent content by simon1303

i need to get the timing belt done in 7000 miles so im halftempted to be lazy and pay someone to do both at the same time. not doing anything in this ****** snow though!

just been to look at it, aux belt has snapped. just how easy is it to replace? luckily for me its broken down a few hundred yards from a friends house so i could possibly limp it to his place.

cool thanks guys :)

no torch in the car an was too dark to see anything. going to go back to it in the morning so will look then. is hte alternator belt easy to see? Iam pretty useless when it comes to cars LOL

1800 turbo. think its an AEB

So, it takes me just over 3 hours to drive 20 miles home from work. get within spitting distance of the house and the car dies! not what you want before Xmas. i was sitting at traffic lights when the revs dropped like it was going to stall then revs came back to normal but the dash lights...

very interested in the wheels pending photos and location :)

yep, had the same thing myself the other week. got the ignition control module from GSF for £60 ish quid (£169+vat from Audi) swapped it over and everthing is golden again

how did you get around the airbag warning light? ive an early car (96) that needs a new wheels as its starting to look tatty, i was thinking of going aftermarket but heard that the aribag warning light will constantly be on? my other 2 cars dont have airbags (aircooled VW's) so not really a...

all fixed. ICM replaced and now back on 4 cylinders. been driving the wifes seat arosa diesel to work for the last couple of days, going to be lovely to have the audi back :)

bit more digging on the interweb and it looks like the n122 module that sits on the air box. apparantly looking at around £100 for a new one!

bit more investigating carried out. its running on 3 cylinders, got no spark on no2 cylinder. ive swapped the coil packs and plugs around and they work in other cylinders. ive been told it could be the am amplifier not sending a spark to no2 cylinder. ive got it being checked early next week by...

just got back from having my 1996 t sport MOT'd and now is idling really bad, sounds a little like a subaru. but ive got no engine warning lights is there anything simple i can check? i havent got Vagcom

ive just been out to check the oil on my T sport and ive managed to snap the yellow plastic guide that the dipstick slides in to. Has anyone else done this? please tell me it can be fixed. the bit ive snapped off has a number on it - 053103663 can anyone tell me if this is the part...

mine are too!