What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?
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Tried to go on a job today up north but after an hour and a half to get to Sutton bank, weaving past various stuck/spinning mercs and BMWs, found it was shut due to a flipped vehicle so turned round as the other routes looked silly too... but took an opportunity to take a quick snap or two...
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I thought you had Quattro avant chap....
just get another B7 chap, but make sure it has a better history to it that is checkable, well if possible...good luck
I have, and I wasn't the issue. It was the other cars, especially the one that blocked Sutton Bank that made it a chore
It's not something I have done today and it's not Audi related....but it did give me a right good laugh.
One of my mates Down South sent me this....
One of my mates Down South sent me this....
that is so on the money carl, met office gave our postcode a yellow warning for upto 10-20 cm , local radio banged on about aswell allday Thursday, schools were shut , totally bonkers mate, what did we get max about 2mm over the space of 1 hour and that was it, what have things come to in this country.
When I was a small chap , I had to walk to school in all weather inc snow, nothing shut down , everyone just carried on.....end of rant...
When I was a small chap , I had to walk to school in all weather inc snow, nothing shut down , everyone just carried on.....end of rant...
anyways, i'm in the midst of the coolant flange fix, and quite frankly it is a real nighmare to do, 3hrs in and I have just got the old one off the car....god nows how long it will take to get the new one back on, not ideal working blind with no space and having to use smaller tools....I'll get there in the end though.
All done now just need to refill the coolant , and see where it leaks ...
Anyway that was a 5 1/2 hour job and to be honest not really for the DIY car fixer as it is a very fiddly and tricky job.....do it at your own risk .
I'll update my other thread on the fix for those afflicted with the dreaded leak and want to consider a diy fix themselves.
I'm going to sit down now with a big mug of tea and some chocy biscuits..have a good evening chap.
rob
Anyway that was a 5 1/2 hour job and to be honest not really for the DIY car fixer as it is a very fiddly and tricky job.....do it at your own risk .
I'll update my other thread on the fix for those afflicted with the dreaded leak and want to consider a diy fix themselves.
I'm going to sit down now with a big mug of tea and some chocy biscuits..have a good evening chap.
rob
That's quite a long fix for something so small. Well done anyway Rob!
Sounds like a good earner for a garage then.....I'm sure they over engineer everything for for that one reason.
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Sounds like a good earner for a garage then.....I'm sure they over engineer everything for for that one reason.
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Its one of those really irritating jobs carl, total parts cost me all in £30 which included 5l of concentrate antifreeze, so very cheap really but the acctuall job is bonkers , I cant see how else it can be done either.
If I had to do it again , which I don't plan on doing if at all possible, I could do it in 3 hours as I have changed some of the real bugbear oem hose clamps which are good but a real pain to get off in a very confined space, with decent jubilee clips.
I recon I spent a good hour and half just getting them clips of.....and hoses freed up, anyway job done hopefully leak free but i'll see for sure in the morning.
If I had to do it again , which I don't plan on doing if at all possible, I could do it in 3 hours as I have changed some of the real bugbear oem hose clamps which are good but a real pain to get off in a very confined space, with decent jubilee clips.
I recon I spent a good hour and half just getting them clips of.....and hoses freed up, anyway job done hopefully leak free but i'll see for sure in the morning.
I have to admit that I hate nearly all OEM clips on all cars but the ones on the Audi are aweful......when I did my DPF delete I had to take the EGR cooler off and on the same size pipe they had two different types of clip that where a PITA.
Main thing you've done it now
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The car had low miles (69k) and all services bar one were done at Audi. It was just very poorly repaired in the past. I just put it down to my bad luck.
I'm on the lookout for an S4 but will probably go back to BMW.
Ben
Yessss. One of the nices looking B7 Saloons in my opinion. Love the colour combo..
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Hi guys, I am trying to find a part number for the washer bottle plastic trim. I got one off here last week that someone had posted but when I ordered this part through audi when it turned up it's for the 4.2 v8 and had a cutout for the oil dipstick which the 2.0tdi doesn't. The part number I had was 8EO 103 927f anyone help me get the right part? Thanks
Try this dude;
http://www.oemepc.com/audi/lang/e
A very comprehensive parts catalogue. Hopefully will clear up any confusion
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Man thats nice!!Buddy of mine has done me a bit more hydro-dipping.
Not today but a while back....
@GDCAUDIA4B7 here you go pal, I've placed it here so that we don't take over Sean's thread.
And just as a little Carbon Fibre teaser......unfortunately not for the Audi.
@GDCAUDIA4B7 here you go pal, I've placed it here so that we don't take over Sean's thread.
And just as a little Carbon Fibre teaser......unfortunately not for the Audi.
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Oh and a link to the replacement filter I'll get around to ordering soon enough CLICKY HERE as we get a little discount with Opie Oils.
Very nice set up!! Better start collecting parts!!Not today but a while back....
@GDCAUDIA4B7 here you go pal, I've placed it here so that we don't take over Sean's thread.
And just as a little Carbon Fibre teaser......unfortunately not for the Audi.
And ohhhhhhhhh carbon fibre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What foam lance are you using as that maybe your problem Dan.....and in all honesty Autoglym isn't the best.
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This is what it should look like and that's been dwelling for roughly 10 minutes
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^^^ That foam 
I need to get me a pressure washer. Any you recommend / avoid? Heard mixed reviews on Karcher but recommended on the whole.
I need to get me a pressure washer. Any you recommend / avoid? Heard mixed reviews on Karcher but recommended on the whole.
Always used Nilfisk or Kew Alto as they used to be known.....mine runs around 140bar 2030psi and it's about 10 years old now. Yet I know people with Karchers and they last a few years. Kranzle is a really good make also.....but the prices of some are ridiculos.
At the end of the day it's down to personal choice but to get good foam you also need a good foam lance and not the ones that come with the machine. You can get a decent foam lance for around the £40 mark but it's definitely worth it.
At the end of the day it's down to personal choice but to get good foam you also need a good foam lance and not the ones that come with the machine. You can get a decent foam lance for around the £40 mark but it's definitely worth it.
This is the spray gun which I just walked on the end of the gun. The first run I used 20% foam and 80% water as per the spray gun guide, which just slid off. Then a full bottle, but that may have had water still in it. still not really thick though.
Carl, looks like you avant is a victim of a driveby biological decontamination unit , it looked dangerous so they neutralised it...lol
I've had a few issues since owning the car. One thing on my mind was the hpfp cam follower, so had a look and replaced it along with the o ring and bolts for the pump. Cam lobe looks good too
Got myself a new set of wheels. Genuine A6 Le Mans, 8.5J x 19". Fit lovely with the AP coiovers and the best bit about it is I havent had to adjust the coilovers and have no rubbing (except when on full lock at the front, minor detail). Will try get some picks when shes clean again. Have fallen back in love LOL.
Hi carl,
The only indication is the DIS saying lamp out, then it goes off again.
When I pulled in to the drive the other night the brake light warning was on (car driver side, not boot) so I used an old Naval engineers trick, tapped it and the lamp came back on.
REF: the rear licence plate, I swapped the lamps for LEDs. Previously I had a spurious DIS warning which came and went.
When I removed the licence lens I found the passenger side one was bone dry, but the lamp looked burnt out but worked. The driver side one had some water in it at some stage, the lamp connections were coated in white powder and the two copper contacts in the tail gate had a little darkening on them. So I cleaned the lamp holder and copper contacts. Greased all the rubber seals and screw thread.
After installing both lamps and holders, the drivers side one (that had some moisture in it) flickered then settled down. I have not scanned it yet.
Any thoughts, or is my car possessed.
The only indication is the DIS saying lamp out, then it goes off again.
When I pulled in to the drive the other night the brake light warning was on (car driver side, not boot) so I used an old Naval engineers trick, tapped it and the lamp came back on.
REF: the rear licence plate, I swapped the lamps for LEDs. Previously I had a spurious DIS warning which came and went.
When I removed the licence lens I found the passenger side one was bone dry, but the lamp looked burnt out but worked. The driver side one had some water in it at some stage, the lamp connections were coated in white powder and the two copper contacts in the tail gate had a little darkening on them. So I cleaned the lamp holder and copper contacts. Greased all the rubber seals and screw thread.
After installing both lamps and holders, the drivers side one (that had some moisture in it) flickered then settled down. I have not scanned it yet.
Any thoughts, or is my car possessed.
