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  1. Andy_M

    8P Sportback tyre confusion - 235/45/17

    Hi, I bought my 08 plate 2.0TDI Sportback in Feb and the time has come to replace the front tyres (the near-side needs doing especially as its more worn than I thought). The car currently has 235/45/17 all round (Bravuris tyres - not a brand I've heard of) and my plan was just to replace the...
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    Continuing power loss woes

    Hi, My lost power saga appears to be annoyingly continuing after thinking it had been resolved. A quick potted history... I bought my car from a friend and it test drove well, however I knew at the time that he'd been doing some lower mileage work in it prior to the purchase (the price was...
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    Problem with CD Changer aux converter on Concert II+

    Hi mate. Yeah, been running mine for a couple of weeks now and love it. :) I bought it from these guys (but via their eBay shop), they were really helpful too... https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/connects2-ctaadbt004-audi-a2-a3-a4-tt-bluetooth-handsfree-interface-adaptor-2026751508.html Your...
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    Speed of EGR blanking effect

    Just to be clear I'm not expecting this add any additional performance to the package, more recover some potentially lost performance from the chance of it being gunked up. The previous owner did a lot of short stop/start commutes in the final few months of ownership (when I took it for a blast...
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    Speed of EGR blanking effect

    Hi, I'm not 100% sure if I've got any reduced flow/EGR problems but I do think the car is slightly down on performance. Longer-term my plan is to strip and clean the manifold, do a Mr Muscle on the turbo and map the EGR out of the system completely with full blanks. However... in the...
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    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Just to close the loop on this... On Sunday I took the fuel filter apart and got slightly concerned as I couldn't see any evidence that it was the source of the leak. As I had it apart anyway (and a new filter/o-ring from Mike) I thought I'd carry on and see. I managed to use 2 pairs of pliers...
  7. Andy_M

    Music streaming options Symphony II

    Sorry, I totally forgot to follow up with this after talking about it! I fitted mine too (after a slight bit of faffing that eventually got sorted) and I'm also pretty happy with it. I've routed mine into the glovebox by drilling a hole for the loom at the back and then run the microphone...
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    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Right... I have a bit more info on this now, not really any the wiser... Firstly, I wanted to establish if I was seeing a turbo failure as I still wasn't sure what was going on with the blower. I tried the car with an WiFi OBD2 dongle in and setup some gauges on DashCommand and it would seem...
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    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Cheers. It certainly seems connected as I've just counted the number of patches on the floor of my regular parking space and it roughly matches up with the number of days I've had the power issue. Going to get it resolved (first port of call is going to be a bit of lid 'persuasion' with a hammer...
  10. Andy_M

    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    @mjr901 I've just opened up a parts request a second ago. That okay or shall I PM you the details as well? Cheers.
  11. Andy_M

    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    I'll drop him a line and see what sort of price it's going to be. Cheers.
  12. Andy_M

    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Hmmm... okay so I decided to go out in the rain to investigate this a bit further quickly. Looks like we might certainly have a candidate for cack-handed mechanic of the day after finding this... As they have tightened down the screws so much it seemingly has bent the casing lid I'm...
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    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Thanks SAILO. Yeah, sorry I know that is the fuel filter, it was more that I originally thought there was an oil leak around that end of the engine. However it certainly now seems like a fuel leak. I've had a closer look and to me it looks like the top isn't properly flush to the casing so I...
  14. Andy_M

    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Okay, update on this based on my drive into work... Firstly, the power is most definitely down. It gets up there eventually but the torque is down and the throttle response feels off, it has to be driven more like a petrol engine (higher up the rev range) otherwise it just bogs down. Fuel...
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    Oil leak and power loss - connected?

    Hi, Okay, please bear with me. This is my first turbo car so I'm still getting to grips with the mechanics and I'm hoping some knowledgeable people can chip in to remove some of my stress. Right, I've got a 2007 2.0 TDI (140) Sportback that I bought 3 weeks ago. It has been driving fine and...
  16. Andy_M

    Central locking short circuit/driver door problem

    Will do. I might well wait until it's doing it again though so it is easier to identify the issue.
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    Central locking short circuit/driver door problem

    Tim, thanks! That will be a great help. S, yeah. Mine seems to have completely gone too now things have warmed up. I'm wondering if it's something less fundamental than a unit failure and maybe just something sticking (especially as I can still hear the 'click' in the door even if it doesn't...
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    Problem with CD Changer aux converter on Concert II+

    Managed to sort this in the end. :) It appears the cabling at the back was getting pushed sideways when the headunit was slotted back into place and it was slightly dislodging the CD changer plug in the quad lock. It was still connected (hence it powering up) but it seems the connection...
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    Central locking short circuit/driver door problem

    Right, well I tried the flap yesterday and it does indeed seem to have died (the pin doesn't move at all and you can get into the flap with the car locked or unlocked). Looks like I'm going to need a solenoid and a couple of hours after all. Oh well. My assumption is that this is probably an...
  20. Andy_M

    ABS sensor issue

    Cheers. No, I've had the fault happen in various conditions fast/slow/straight/cornering. It is intermittent and on some journeys it doesn't come up, however I'd say 90% of the time it does. There has been trend that it's happened under acceleration normally but it went this morning while...