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I had similar issues few years back and it turned out the passenger side bearing was dead!
Hope you get it sorted mate.
Hope you get it sorted mate.
Today, had car up in the air trying to find out which front wheel bearing is noisy - But failed dismally as I can't find any play or looseness in them at all. If you drive along, from around 35ish onward, start to hear a steady droning sound - it's not particularly loud & doesn't change if I declutch & knock it into neutral it's just 'there'. It also doesnt seem to change if I steer from side to side (the usual way to differentiate If its Left or Right). Maybe not a wheel bearing? Any ideas anyone?
And i'm still hankering after a set of these alloys...….they just keep chipping away at me everytime I see the pic.
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BTW whilst I was draining the ICs yesterday I had a quick look at the snub mount I replaced couple of years ago with the Audi 2.5 one I think and it's totally fine so what went wrong with your one Rob?
Those were on my car when I got it.
I’m going to be turning them into winter wheels!
Rob, there's nothing wrong with your existing wheels mate.
what 20" a8/s8 alloys
Same wheel but 18”. I wouldn’t fancy 20” tyre prices...
Rob is that an 80 series landcruiser behind your bus in the top pic ?
Just delete the pic mate.
Yes I do recall we both replaced with the snub mount with the A6 2.5 at the same time but you had issues or maybe I'm mistaken, okay all is well then.
looks spanking alex , you just need to change those 80mm black tips for some lovely 90mm polished stainless slash cut jobbies.....
Don't get me started on that topic hahagood job you don't have xenon then chap, that's a real pain in the rear area to do...
I pm'd you back re the tips Alex...i'll stick them in classified if no use to you.
Don't get me started on that topic haha
Yep, I thought of you straight away chap...….but you are not alone, I wasn't overly impressed with how poor access is and how awkward the xenon's replacement is.
Ive not done anything to the avant today, the avants done all the work, dragging a metric sh*t tonne of stuff and toys away for the weekend. 40mpg average on the journey, so not bad with all the extra drag. Its nice to have some rear suspension back though now shes unloaded!
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What engine are you rocking Alex? 40mpg is something I can only dream of from my
2.0 TFSI Quattro! Best I’ve had is 26mpg of mixed driving!
Hey fella, Do you also transport lead around with all your windows down and drag an anchor behind?
I normally manage around 28mpg around town and 35-38mph on the m’way on a long run. And I’m normally loaded up with tools and materials.
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What engine are you rocking Alex? 40mpg is something I can only dream of from my
2.0 TFSI Quattro! Best I’ve had is 26mpg of mixed driving!
What like a tdi maybe RobI'm afraid to say chaps, but if these 2.0tfsi cars were made to be economical on the fuel front they would have fitted something else under the bonnet....lol,
I am happy to loose a few mpg if it means the car performing the way it was designed too, kinda defeats the object of buying the car to start with if you are going to pootle around saving every drop of fuel.
just my input on a dreary Thursday evening.
It took a little getting used to for me at first as my previous moter did about 50 mpg everywhere! That being said i love my old avant whether it does 20 or 40 mpg. Smiles per miles as it were, but these are heavy cars and quattro kills it even more unfortunatelyI'm afraid to say chaps, but if these 2.0tfsi cars were made to be economical on the fuel front they would have fitted something else under the bonnet....lol,
I am happy to loose a few mpg if it means the car performing the way it was designed too, kinda defeats the object of buying the car to start with if you are going to pootle around saving every drop of fuel.
just my input on a dreary Thursday evening.