After almost 6 years of ownership, the time has come to let go of my pride and joy. Will be listing it elsewhere but would ideally like someone on here to take over.
It has been meticulously maintained throughout my ownership, with no expenses spared on tasteful modifications and upgrades.
The...
First garage told me to change the master cylinder for £100+ ! but they were just some backstreet cowboys - doubt anyone on here will go to them. i only went as i needed it done on the day, and thought it wasnt so hard to change - big mistake
yeah, definately. complete monkeys! + thanks for...
update for anyone following this: Turns out the calipers were put on upside down (bleed nipple pointing down) and rear caliper wasn't air-tight :keule:.
Master Cylinder was perfectly fine - proves its always worth getting a second opinion.
Right, so the MS was bled, but the problem is still there. They are refusing to accept liability for the "Broken" MS, claiming it was "already weak" and flushing the system has caused it to fail. Is this even possible? - especially since it was working perfect before.
I will now be out of pocket...
From what i have been reading yes.....
would this mean the garage may have ******** my MS when bleeding - and are now charging me for a new one....hmmm
I just had the 312mm upgrade and the rear disks changed. Now the brake pedal goes straight to the floor, but becomes stiff when pumped a few times. however it slowly goes back down towards the floor when held. Mechanic who changed it is saying its 'definately the master cylinder' - but i recall...
I couldn't get ch/lh working on my '06 a3 for almost a year. I had no idea what I was doing wrong as I followed the guides religiously. But it's all sorted now & fully working thanks to @Ash187 who managed to fix it yesterday in less than 2mins! He also sorted out a few other bits of coding and...
mpg in the 40's range, depending on how its driven (urban+motorway mix). usually get 420-460 miles to a tank - 2.0 tdi bkd. high octane fuel seems to give far less miles...
The shuddering stops on mine once the clutch is pressed, my mechanic told me the engine mounts are loose (vibrates alot on startup). It's also a 56 plate on 115k
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