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So my A3 2.0L TDI quattro (170 PS) has the engine management light on constantly and the glowplug light is occasionally flashing. I took it for diagnostics at Kwik-fit (the only people who could see me at the time) and it gave two codes. P2080 P0544 According to what I was told therse relate...

Hi all, my cambelt is due for a change in 4k miles. Just wondering what I should be expecting to pay. I'd rather get it done at my Audi dealer but if people could give me an idea of what they have been quoted or what they've paid already, either Audi or independent. Let me know.

So I had a car service on Wednesday and had new brake pads and discs fitted to both rear wheels. My commute home is about 35 mins, 95 percent of which is all high quality dual carriageway. Yesterday, I was driving home and stopped at some traffic lights close to home and as I was looking in...

So I had a service yesterday and asked the Audi dealer to value my car. 2008 (58) A3 sportback Sports trim 2.0L TDI (170PS) quattro Common-rail diesel engine Aruba blue When I collected the car he told me that it was unusually well maintained and looked after for a quattro car, a couple of...

My A3 2.0L TDI (170PS) quattro (facelifted version) has had two services (long-life oil) since it was bought from new in September 2008. The A3 manual isn't very clear on what is checked at service and the invoices don't really show anything other than the work done for changing oil etc. So...

So I'm not as clued in as I should be on what happens during a car service. I know that they check oil, coolant levels etc but do they check the brakes and brake pads? I've had my A3 (125kW quattro) since September 2008 and haven't seen any mention of having brake pads replaced (despite some...

Hi all, Arrived home this evening to discover a letter in the door from Suffolk SafeCam telling us that my wife was caught doing 79 in a 70 zone and this was a notice of prosecution. My wife drives on an Irish licence. With neither of us ever having been caught speeding in the UK before I...

Hi all, My A3 needs a diagnostics check and service as my glowplug and emissions controls lamps are showing on the instrument panel :( Neither Bury St Edmunds Audi or Cambridge Vindis Audi can take my car until the 20th or 23rd of this month by which time the problem(s) could be a hell of a lot...

My wife was driving home tonight and had been driving for about 20 mins or so when the glowplug warning lamp started to flash. We think it was only flashing for about 10 seconds or so but on consulting the owners manual it says that flashing glowplug warning lamps are an indication of and engine...

Well I just had my second and final service under my LongLife service agreement but had a question that I probably should have asked when I first bought my car from new :D So how many miles is the LongLife oil supposed to last? I did 18,000 miles in my new car without changing the oil. They...

Okay my car is a 58 plate 2.0L TDI A3 Quattro Sport, has done 30,000 miles and is in need of new tyres. The tyres I currently have are: 225/45 ZR17 94Y I just want similar tyres to the ones I have right now but when I go to KwikFit website and try to enter this combination, I can't. The...

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A colleague of mine just informed me that my 58 plate A3 had rolled on our parking lot and hit the wall :( I have the car since September 08 so am used to the handbrake. I applied the handbrake as normal this morning and there were no ominous creaks or anything when I was getting out of the...

Well my new A3 is 6 weeks old and has 2,500 miles on the clock. This is a naive question but as it's my first diesel I'm going to ask it anyway. When do I change the oil? I know, I know...:rtfm:...but the manual doesn't seem to mention the need for an early oil change, yet a mate of mine...

Well I took delivery of a new A3 on Friday. It's a 2.0L TDI Sport Quattro (170ps) with the new common-rail diesel engine. General thoughts. The cabin I like the car, it looks great. The dual-zone climate control is a treat and works very well and the chrome around the vents gives a nice...

Okay, I'm due to get my new A3 delivered next week and I'm looking forward to it. I haven't the first clue about detailing a car (I'll read the Polished Bliss guides soon) but I have a question. The Audi dealer is promoting the Auto-Glym Lifeshine service, where the dealer will cover the car in...

'Lo all! I'm an Irish guy living in Bury St Edmunds. Signed up here because I ordered a new-generation A3 a couple of weeks ago. It's due in September and I'm impatient :) Holy mother of God, that's a lot of smilies to choose from!!! :shrug: