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    Knock on pulling away/slowing down - 2.0TDI

    Update......I'm still stumped on the problem. Checked the engine mounts....no obvious issue. She's been in for an MOT. Passed first time! Just been in to Audi for a cambelt replacement and they didn't notice anything either during their health check. The undertray would have been dropped as...
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    Intermittent clutch slip

    Mine has started the exact same problem as described above. Clutch started slipping at approx 1800rpm when accelerating hard in 4th/5th/6th. Car is just shy of 60,000 miles. Then it mysteriously disappeared and I was gunning it in 6th from 45-50mph and it was strong and couldn't replicate the...
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    Knock on pulling away/slowing down - 2.0TDI

    Nothing like that no. I have owned it since it was 19k miles and two years old and it hasn't given me any trouble until now. The car has done 57k miles and is just coming up for 6 yrs old. I did a lot of starting and stopping yesterday to try and characterise the issue. - the knock/creak...
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    Help Please 2.0 tdi 140 - Poor fuel consumption & low coolant temp

    I went from a B7 2.0 TDI to a B8 2.0TDI and like you I 've noticed the same.....the trip computer on the B7 rarely went below 47-48mpg whilst on the B8 I have now it tends to max out at 43-44 tops. Could be something to do with the way it is tuned - mine is just the "standard" TDI it isn't an...
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    Knock on pulling away/slowing down - 2.0TDI

    I have seen this particular issue before with B8 platform Audis on other forums but can't seem to get a definitive answer...so trying again. The car is making a distinctive "knock" or "cracking" sound when you move off, and makes it again as you are slowing down into a junction. It seems to be...
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    How reliable is the 7-speed S-Tronic?

    Doing some preliminary research at the moment - considering getting a C7 A6 2.0TDI with S-Tronic - primarily because looking at the prices you get seem to get a lot more car for your money with the A6 and the Audi garage gave me one as a courtesy car when my A4 was in getting serviced and I...
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    Wheres the enjoyment gone?

    The offset pedal thing is ultimately caused by the strange clutch/differential layout used on all MLB-based Audis, (caused ultimately by them trying to get around the fundamental disadvantages of Audi's beloved longitudinal, overhung engine layout....) which in turn creates a bulge on the RHS of...
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    Is the 2.0tdi in the B7 the same one as the B8?

    The two engines are related, but not the same. The main change is to the cylinder head for obvious reasons - common rail instead of Pump Duse. The bottom end is very similar though, hence the carry over of the wretched oil pump/balancer module. As others have said though the problem was...
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    2.0 TDI oil pump / balance shaft failure?

    Five years ago I traded my 56-plate B7 (2.0, BRE engine) in at 78,000 in response to the oil pump issue - out of interest I typed the reg no into the government MOT site and she's still going strong at 140k now. So either it hasn't gone (yet),, it was one of the "good" ones, or the subsequent...
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    Watch that MOT cover....

    Not disputing it. And if you had read my post properly you may have seen that I did totally incriminate myself, owned up to my mistake, learnt my lesson, wearing the dunce cap, eat humble pie and I was not looking for sympathy. Merely to warn others about falling into the same trap, and didn't...
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    Watch that MOT cover....

    Not strictly speaking a B8 specific thread, but yes you've guessed another Audi dealer horror story - this time with their seemingly unbeatable £50 MOT with protection. Decided to take my A4 to the dealers for the first MOT, surely of course a three year old car with less than 25k miles on it...
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    Corrosion claim accepted

    Have seen a few B6, and early (2004/05) B7s now with crumbling front arches. A few Golfs and Passats too, but this is the first I've seen it on a B8. My old A3 was starting to show the faintest trace of a bubble starting in the same area. Seems to be stuff getting trapped between the...
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    Choice of Inlay

    I've got the knurled aluminium ones - appears to be the standard fitment on the Technik. My only crib is that they scratch all too easily.
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    Current Model A4's

    I always thought that the starting gun was fired on the new model as soon as it has been announced? To date there has been nothing but spyshots of the B9, nothing official. Although Frankfurt in September is likely to be the launch. Besides the B8 will continue in production for the US...
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    Rejected my car - faulty

    The "betterment" clause is probably in there to claw back (or at least, cushion) the initial deprecation hit, even if they replace like with like and sell the rejected car via Audi Approved (which they probably will). But so much for Audi customer care.....I am willing to bet if this had been...
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    DPF Pressure Sensor Calibration

    Ditto it just bolts straight on. One caveat though which may come in handy for others reading this thread - I had the same problem with the same sensor on my old A3 - although the car appears to be driveable with the light on, the ECU will suddenly throttle back the engine without warning under...
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    Key vibration

    Mine actually fell out of the hole once whilst I was driving. Some say that the little grooves on the end of the fob that the interlock engages in can get clogged with dust and that can cause the key to get loose and start rattling. Agree that the quality of the instrument binnacle moulding is...
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    B8.5 interior in B8?

    I suspect it will be as most of the interior changes on the B8.5 over the B8 were tiny details that only an seasoned anorak would notice.....things like the layout of the climate control panel buttons, the chunkier indicator/wiper/cruise stalks, the chrome trim on the E/W buttons, different...
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    Inspection Service - AUDI want £160 just to look at my car?

    The only danger perhaps about going independent - apart from finding a cowboy - is that if your car suffers a major catastrophic fault (I'm thinking here 2.0TDI oil pumps, 2.0TFSI piston rings, Multitronic/DSG gearboxes....all the current VAG horror stories) at a youngish age or low mileage the...
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    What's happened to Mercedes?

    Interesting, although another thing to consider is that aside from the "unintended acceleration" fault that afflicted the 100/200 in the '80s, Audi have never had a really embarrassing global recall or issue that's affected everyone (unlike Merc's rust and paintwork problem in the late 1990s)...