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  1. brian.n

    tiptronic gearbox sevice?

    thanks stue, i would be of the same thinking regarding manual gearbox oil changes, ive always replaced the gearbox oil in all of my cars ,all these were manuals though and its my first experience with this tiptronic box. i think the dsg,s reqire servicing at about 40K generally so i cant imagine...
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    tiptronic gearbox sevice?

    hi, Family member has a 2004 A3 1.6 fsi sport with the 6 speed tiptronic gearbox fitted (not dsg) anyone know what the story is with servicing this gearbox? Is there an oil change interval, what oil is used and is there a filter to be changed? Any particular procedure to be followed when...
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    tiptronic gearbox oil change/service?

    anyone? surely not that uncommon of a gearbox is it?
  4. brian.n

    tiptronic gearbox oil change/service?

    hi, Family member has a 2004 A3 1.6 fsi sport with the 6 speed tiptronic gearbox fitted (not dsg) anyone know what the story is with servicing this gearbox? Is there an oil change interval, what oil is used and is there a filter to be changed? Any particular procedure to be followed when...
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    2004 A3 Brake Bleeding Procedure?

    THE CAR: 2004 AUDI A3 1.6 TIPTRONIC. have a family members A3 in for new rear brake disc,s and pads along with a new rear caliper. also flushed out the old brake fluid while i was at it. im struggling to get a firm pedal now so im guessing there is still a bit of air trapped somewhere. i bled...
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    2006 A6 2.0 tdi egr fault

    So i removed the asv and egr valves this evening. The asv looks fine, butterfly moving smoothly throughout its travel. Egr valve drive is damaged though. Stripped teeth clear to see there. So i guess ill have to buy a new one, darkside developments are the cheapest ive found online for a...
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    2006 A6 2.0 tdi egr fault

    im going to remove it at the weekend and open up the drive housing to see whats going on, ill post my findings , thanks.
  8. brian.n

    2006 A6 2.0 tdi egr fault

    cheers for the swift reply, yes i have heard a similar story in that the soot build up puts stress on the drive gears and they eventually break or strip, also my local main dealer told me they just have to be replaced when faulty, cleaning wont cure the problom but they would say that i suppose.
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    2006 A6 2.0 tdi egr fault

    my car is a 2006 A6 2.0 tdi BRE engine code . went into limp mode last week and brought up a EML on dashboard. scanned it with VCDS and the following faults were logged. Address 01: Engine Labels: 03G-906-016-BLB.clb Control Module Part Number: 03G 906 016 HS HW: 028 101 255 7 Component...
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    2006 A6 C6 electric window problom.

    hi, recently the drivers side and rhs rear window have become stiff in operation ,sometimes jamming mid point and with a crunching noise when lowered or raised, the rear one has failed to lower now but it is in the raised position thankfully. it this a problom with the door regulators does...
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    sorry to hear that. i found turning up the heat in the car to full usually got it to work again after a while. my display has decided in the last few weeks to work perfectly which is good but kind of irrating at the same time as i know it will start misbehaving at some point. i would also like...
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    2006 A6 avant 2.0tdi s line. vin wauzzz4f86n152214. appears to be a pattern emerging here guys,i cant say in my case if its temp or weather related as its cold all year round in ireland:3sadwalk:
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    hi there, the problom still remains and i have,nt got an opportuinity to look in to it further in the last while. its intresting to see that you are having a simalar issue with your car though. incidently yesterday morning i started the car from cold and the display came on immediatly so go...
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    could well be a poor connection or dry joint as you say,its just a bit odd that it always decides to work after the same time frame . it does,nt work when the ignition is turned on either and i could,nt say if it would eventually as i never left the ignition on long enough to test. i guess the...
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    i dont think its a pixel problom tbh,when it decides to start the display works perfectly with clear screen in all menu,s inc sat nav . it appears to be a powering up issue almost like a loose connection but the funny thing is it always appears to work after the car is running for a specific...
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    A6 c6 s line avant driver information display problom

    hi , i have a 2006 A6 c6 s line avant 2.0 tdi.it has the full colour mmi and mfsw with driver info display in the instrument cluster. my problom is that the driver info display does not power up immediatatly when the car is started, when driving for about 20/25 mins the display suddenly powers...
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    A6 MFSW to FBMFSW instructions (How to)

    wow cool mod, would love to do this, it that a tt steering wheel? is there much involved in removing the wheel itself? does the new wheel retain all the functionality of the old wheel. mine is the s line 2006 mfsw ..
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    problems with dashboard dieing

    hi, as far as i know this is a not a fault with your car, it relates to the state of charge of your battery. does the car have a battery charge indication on the driver display? afaik if the charge goes below say 75% the car will start shutting down non essential electricial loads in an effort...
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    Hello from Ireland

    what do you drive yourself martin?
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    Hello from Ireland

    hi martin, yeah im on vagdrivers alright! come here for my audi fix though:kissmyrings: