Recent content by cgtechuk

Hi all, Quick question (I hope) The flip key has snapped on me (Audi S4 B5 PFL) and I am left with the full blade and the remote section separate, I managed to glue it back together for a while which worked but now its loose again and I would like to replace it. Is there a simple way of doing...

Thanks for your reply, the reason for the remote central locking pump change is that the new tailgate from a facelift is electronic release where as the prefacelift is pneumatic so it needs swapped out

Hi All, I am the proud owner of a PFL S4 Avant in Santorin Blue. I recently bought a A4 Full facelift Avant in the same colour. I did this as I plan to swap over all the Facelift bits over to facelift mine that and the car was £200 so I figured it was cheaper than buying the parts seperate...

Hi All, I bought a B4 S4 at the weekend and in the haste of swapping some parts over my brother managed to snap the top off the little mixer / catch can / connector piece as shown in the below two pics: The part that is broken is the vac hose part at the top, When I look to price a...

engine is on 170k and is prob due a belt in the next year but i would prefer it to be a sensor lol, Is there a definitive way of telling or do i need to pull the car apart? Where are the sensors located Are they easy to get to?

Hi All, Hoping you can help, I have a running issue with my car (Audi A6 C5 4.2 V8 (ARS) in that it seems down in power and then it has a missfire or unsteady idle, I have plugged in the computer and I am getting the following error that keeps coming up:- 17748 - Camshaft Position Sensor...

Hi All, I have 2 Audi A6 C5's one is the 4.2 V8 and the other is a 2.7 Petrol They are both pre-facelift models and I want to rob the xenon headlights off the v8 for the 2.7 and also want the clocks / DIS as the DIS is brand new on the v8 are these interchangable or is there other things I...

It has always done it and has no adverse effect just that I cant lock the car until it's finished doing its checks that and the beeps gets right on your wick!

Hi All, I have an annoying problem with my 1999 Audi a6 4.2 V8 Quattro, Basically whenever you take the key out to exit the vehicle it goes into some sort of diagnostic mode where the cluster cycles through all the warning lights and beeps at each one then sweeps the dial and finally turns...

Hi all, Currently now have a 1.8t A6 Avant (99) and im loving it, like my Audis this is my 3rd, 1st was a 2.6 petrol A$ and more recently a 2.5tdi a4. Anyway back to the point, what can be done in regards to upgrades on these engines? what sort of mods can be done to start me off, to my...

Will give the jump lead thing a try when i get home, Anyone know where hte master fuse is as i cant seem to find it?

Hi All, I was hoping that my first post wouldn't be one of distress but I am afraid it is, I own an Audi a4 (R)1998 2.5 V6 TDI Avant Quattro, and the electrics have completley died on me, The car just died right in the middle of driving, no lights, no hazards, nothing whole car is dead, So...