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    Airbag light on....

    Well the airbag light has come on , had codes read by a mate , its a faulty igniter , he thought that the pins on the seatbelt pretensioners could be a little corroded , so have had the B pillar trim off , cleaned the pins up in the plug , put it back together . The light is still on . Has...
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    Immobiliser issue

    Ok , searched this on the forums here , a few people have had the same problem on the posts , but I could get no clear answer to the problem . Ok , start the car , then the car promptly cuts out with the immobiliser light flashes . This is an intermitant problem . Thought it could be the...
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    'oil' flashes on start up

    Thanks everybody for your help , am located in Milton Keynes , Bought the car abit over a month ago , got it cheap with a few issues and slowly have been working through each problem , this is one of the last ones . Do you have to use the VAG COM to reset it or will any diagnostics tool work ?
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    'oil' flashes on start up

    Nice 1 , thats sounds like a likely explanation to me . Tried the technique , but could not get to the continuous 'oil' to come up . Held the trip reset then turned the ign sw from off through acc to on , oil flashed so i kept holding for at least 2 mins , when that failed I tried a few...
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    'oil' flashes on start up

    OK , I have a 1.8se avant and 'oil' flashes on the trip meter on start up . It has a full sump of oil , so it being low is not the reason . I have had it up on the hoist and had a look around for an oil level sensor and couldn't find one on the sump . So , is it a service light ? Any help is...
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    Won't idle when cold .

    Well 10 Pts to SteveU , had my codes read , coolant sensor was one of the faults that came up , the others were faults that related to the coolant sensor . So one £15 sensor later and 5 mins to fit it , job sorted !
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    Won't idle when cold .

    Cheers , have friday off , so will be goin somewhere to get this thing diagnosied ,think there could be a couple of other things checked , then off to where I work to hijack the host for the arvo , have an exhaust leak to weld up as well .
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    Won't idle when cold .

    Cheers , Yea , have posted on the vag.com forum asking for sombody in my area . Whats it worth if you want to sell it ?
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    Won't idle when cold .

    OK , my 96 1.8 a4 , when dead cold , starts , but wont idle when cold , holding it about 1500 rpm it will die then just about 500rpm it will come back up to where I am holding it . A good blip on the throttle will clear it for a short while . But only after 1 or 2 mins of running time it will be...
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    second fan on full wack all the time

    Either your a/c needs recharging (has lost all its gas) or one of the refridgent sensors has gone down (less likely) . Hope this some help . Cam
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    engine fans

    The coolant temp sensor that controls your fans will be in one of the bottom corners of your rad . The fan also is used for your air conditioning , if you turn your a/c off while the fan is running , it should shut it off (assuming your engine is cold otherwise it could be the switched on to...
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    over asked lowering question !

    Hello , new to this hole audi thing , bought an a4 estate , am getting 17" 9 spoke rs4 replica wheels for it and wondering if 40mm drop springs are enough to get that wheels just in the wings look , dont want it dumped on its **** , but just that nice sutle lowered look . If 40mm drop is enough...