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    A3 B-I XENON HEADLIGHT FAULT

    HAS ANYONE IDEAS AS TO WHY MY O/S XENON BULB HAS GONE FROM BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT TO PURPLISH COLOUR ( MAKE WHITE CAR APPEAR PINK IN THE DARK) LOL..... THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND TODAY STARTED FLICKERING. IS THIS THE BULB AT FAULT I BELIEVE IAM RUNNING D1 S FACTORY BULBS
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    A3 B-I XENON HEADLIGHT FAULT

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    assistance required

    Can anyone shed some light on how to remove multi plug on rear of ballast pack on o/s headlight.. {can 't get enough slack on wiring harness to remove bulb}
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    2007 a3 quattro 170 tdi high idle loss of power help needed

    problem solved was out in car this morning and dpf light came on, took it down the motorway sat in 5th gear at 70 for half an hour light out and idle back to 800 rpm .... cheap fix thank f..k..............
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    2007 a3 quattro 170 tdi high idle loss of power help needed

    has anyone came across this i start my car and it idles fine [800]rmp no warning lights on . start to drive for a couple of minutes and all is fine then it start to feel sluggish dip the clutch and idle speed is at 1000 rpm and wont go any lower when sitting stationery there is misfires...
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    A BIG THANKS TO CRUNCHIE

    I had a bad vibration and loud noise when driving at speeds between 65 to 85 mph /2.2 revs to 2.8 turns out the rear prop damper on the quattro tdi have a design fault basically you have an outer steel ring with a rubber coupling inside bonded to the outer ,there is three moving segments to...
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    A BIG THANKS TO CRUNCHIE

    car finally sorted sourced a coupling from ayr audi fitted myself in an hour now vibration and noise free thanks for your help...........
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    thanks for your help mate i got a damper from ayr audi very helpfull compared to glasgow audi , finally got a vib and quiet free car thanks again..............
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi mate i bought the car second hand last year 57 plate with 46 thousand on the clock s line quattro with all the toys ....... the factory warranty has run out now , i will have to repair myself .. i will pop through to ayr audi and see what there parts guy has got say i have...
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    Audi 55reg quattro load vibrating at 2 thousands revs

    hi mate i contacted audi glasgow with reference to the rear damper. i gave them the part number you quoted and they told me this is not an audi part number, the damper that is on their system it is not available an individual part which can be ordered, an entire shaft needs to be ordered at...
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi mate i contacted audi glasgow with reference to the rear damper. i gave them the part number you quoted and they told me this is not an audi part number, the damper that is on their system it is not available an individual part which can be ordered, an entire shaft needs to be ordered at...
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    Oil change 2.0 tdi?? DIY or Dealer? 10k or 20K?

    hi mate ,,, audi usea long life engine oil which is good for 20,000 miles personally i would like to change it yearly for piece of mind i used to run a sti 9 and changed that every 3500 miles ............ a genuine oil filter from audi is 7 pounds from audi..{no one will be able to...
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi dan77 your warranty period should be from six months from day of purchase, any problems should be sorted out within this time ,,,
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi mate, i could have sworn that both ends of the prop had the same couplings will have another check at weekend then try and order the rear one next week , thanks again
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi dan77 i would get on to your warranty company as soon as poss mate incase they come the c...t with you ......... to change yourself get your car over a pit or ramp remove middle heat shield covering the center bearing remove bolts at coupling {10mm spanner or 10mm multi point...
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi ste thanks for the reply. did your car have a damper at both ends of the propshaft? looks like i will have to dig deep and try a coupling at the rear first and see what happens..............
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    a3 quattro 170 bad vibration and noise at motorway speed

    hi everyone newbie here, i have a a3 quattro 170 tdi 57 plate with 45 thousand miles on it which has the dreaded vibration and loud noise at 2.2revs to 2.8 in 5th & 6th gears when on load...
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    hi there mate was looking for some advice i have a a3 quattro with the dreaded vibration /loud...

    hi there mate was looking for some advice i have a a3 quattro with the dreaded vibration /loud noise at 2.2 to 2.8 revs . i have been reading your threads and decided to get the car over a pit today i have noticed that ther is a rubber damper a both ends of the propshaft gearbox / rear diff...