I'd been banging my head against a brick wall and emptying my pockets since June, over 3 months. Plus the wife had been suffering for longer than that. It got to the stage where I was ferrying her to work which was costing me time plus about another £70 a week on diesel. I took it to...
Some camshaft lobes worn by up to 1mm, some showing no signs of wear. All shells showing wear, some excessive. Replaced cam, shells & followers. Still vibrated !!!!!!!!!!
Had enough.
Traded it in against a 2 year old BMW X1 xdrive with 16k on the clock, full leather interior, heated seats...
Alex, engine & gearbox mounts done.
A quick visual inspection of the camshaft revealed some copper streaking suggesting shell wear and wear on a few of the lobes. In particular the lobes on #4 were worn to the point that the edges were ragged.
One ex Audi mechanic suggested that this may well...
Update. Still vibrating. Replaced the injector wiring loom to no effect.
2 ex audi mechanics couldn't come up with any ideas.
I took it to the main dealer for a diagnostic/check. No faults and within spec on the smooth running test at idle. The mechanic that took it for a test drive (he owned...
It is present when stationary and moving. It's more pronounced when moving though.
I'm thinking the injector loom is a possibility as I'm leaning towards an imbalance across the cylinders. I'm hoping it's not an injector. I think I read somewhere that the loom is about £50 so I'll probably give...
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My misses started complaining about vibrations from the accelerator pedal, gear stick, foot well and steering wheel which were leaving her with tingling sensations in her feet and fingers. I noticed it more in the clutch pedal. The vibration could be felt when stationary in neutral. It was...
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The other day the wife went put the divers window down, it got part way and stopped. After playing with the button a few times, it went up a bit and then stopped. Now dead. The other 3 windows work fine form the drivers door.
The adjuster for the mirrors does not work for either window...
Hi jr-323i,
The reason for the allen bolt is that you have more control over the bolt and are less likely to slip and damage the paintwork.
Apologies, I should have pointed out that the reason for selecting a bolt a few threads longer than the rivet assembly was to avoid getting it trapped...
It's all a bit immaterial now. The seller didn't appear to be happy about letting it go for £10.50 as he apparently paid £75 for it. Anyhow, after 19 days I eventually got a refund and he got bad feedback.
Hereâs an easy fix for captive nuts that have fallen off where you canât get access to the back of the panel â steel blind rivet nuts.
No need for access at the back of the panel. I used these to repair the tailgate ball pin mount on an Audi A4 1.9 tdi Quattro. 10 off M8XL rivets cost me...
Got an easy fix for this â steel blind rivet nuts,10 M8XL rivets cost me £2.79 inc delivery.
You donât need a £50 plus setting tool, you can set the rivet with a bolt, washer, nut and some copper slip/grease. I used an allen bolt as the allen key doesnât get in the way of the tailgate...
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