Recent content by MrG A4

I'm not sure how bad your scratch is, but I recently used a touch-up kit brought from Audi with fairly good results and that was from my first attempt at a paint repair. I can't remember the cost but it wasn't much. It comes with brush-on paint & clear lacquer. My repair was down to the metal...

Thanks Turkster. Found out that it is called a pulsation damper. Ordered one from the local Audi dealer only cost £23.

Thanks pink.teg. Hoping it's not expensive, it certainly doesn't look like it would be. Was it easy to fit the new one?

Here's another.

Here's a picture of the black box that is making noises when the car is revved.

Had a good look round the engine bay today. All turbo and intercooler pipes look sound. Found this rounded black box where the noise seems to be coming from. It has a lid which seems to be open, when holding it down to close whilst getting the missus to rev it, the noise is much less. Not sure...

Thanks CHEZ will look into that. Were there any other symptoms when this happened?

Whilst driving last night, something went pop followed by a hissing noise, it sounded just like a blown tyre but it wasn't. Since then there's a stange noise from above 1500rpm, can't think how best to describe this noise, but it gets louder as the revs increase. I drove it back cautiously, it...

'Wynn's fuel injector air intake and carburettor cleaner' is pretty good at shifting thick oily deposits, it comes in an aerosol can costs about a fiver. Not sure if it is suitable for use on plastic, I've used it sparringly on few plastic components without any problems - should be ok.

Hmmm, never thought of the insurance consequences. I only had the back end out once this was going round a tight mini roundabout in the snow/ice and with a tad of encouragement. I quite enjoyed it - must have looked quite good too. :yes: Apart from that the rear end has been quite stable.

When I by-pssed my EGR, I just blocked off the vac pipe to the EGR itself. I left the one that goes to the anti shudder valve connected. I got no EML lights doing it this way. I don't know if that'll make a difference.

Happy new year ASNers

51 A4 B6 TDi Sport 130Bhp 03 TT 1.8T

Thanks for the reply! Actually I've noticed recently that the brake pedal is unusually hard just before starting it up, seems ok when driving though. Do you remember which of the hoses it was?

My 1.9Tdi 130, loses power when accelerating. Which I think is either a vac or boost leak or could be due to recently by-passing the EGR. Are there any simple ways of checking for a vac or boost leak? Originally I was getting a massive loss of power between 1500-2000rpm followed by a sudden...