Recent content by thomp1983

Hi all, I've a 2005 a3 2.0 tdi (BKD) on which the instrument cluster keeps going off, the mileage and centre display will just be blank and the immobiliser stops the car starting. If I disconnect the battery a few times it will eventually work and let me use the car until the next time it...

I'm reasonably certain it's right, it was a company that disables the immo on the ecu that told me and recommended I find a matching set

I was under the impression the immobiliser code is in both the ecu and instrument cluster and if they don't match the immobiliser light will stay permenantly lit

Ok so the ecu kit I've been offered the ecu numbers are the same bar the last 2 letters, my original ecu is 03G906016FF and the kit ecu is 03G906016BA Both ecus show as being for a bkd engine I just don't know the relevance of the last 2 letters? I'm assuming apart from the mileage if I...

If the corner of the sticker in the engine bay that has the smoke limit on it isn't there then they have to test it at the default level of 3.0

I've got the above from a full vcds scan I did that I sent to the repair company ready of them to repair the cluster

It's a red cluster from a 2005 model. The courier companies compensation will only cover a second hand unit and no consequential losses so isn't much use to me. A local scrap yard has a ecu/cluster/key set for £60 which isn't too bad, can I program any model differences with vcds?. Can...

Hi all, I sent my instrument cluster off for repair and the courier company have lost it so I'm now looking into options for replacing it and getting the car going again. I can buy a second hand cluster, ecu and key set and fit them but this will leave me with incorrect mileage (car has done...

Hi all, I've got a 2005 a3 tdi, the instrument cluster is showing fault code 16346 control module faulty. Is it possible to swap the cluster for a used unit and reprogram to the car? I know I can send it away for test/repair but was wondering if there's a cheaper way using a second hand...

ok finally went back to the audi yesterday. bowden cables are attached fine. have found if you dismantle the switch so you can get at the contacts if you put a scredriver across the two parts circled then the fan comes to life, does this mean there is a problem internally with the switch...

anybody? winters coming so this needs to be sorted, does anyone know where i could get a diagram showing the components and there order? chris

it had a new cts not so long ago, does anyone know what readings it should show with vagcom? chris

ok, cars a '98 1.9tdi(ahu engine) a4. the temperature display on the dash appears to have stopped working, it's been like that for a couple of months the car runs absolutely fine, but the other day i used the car to jump start another one so left it running stationary for awhile, when i got back...

okay bit of a story, cars a '98 s reg a4tdi with ahu engine. the bulbs had blown behind the heater controls so without thinking bout the fact the controls pull off i dismantled the area around the controls and took them apart. since doing this the heaters have never worked on any setting, im...

it's the ahu 1.9tdi engine chris