Recent content by nicol1980

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    Glow plug lamp flashing + loss of power

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you guys are showing the tell tale signs of impending injector failure. You will probably find in the near future that your cars will completely cut out without warning and you will have a full loss of power stering, brakes etc. There is a huge thread on...
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    Just bought a SE Avant and new to forum

    Hey Matt, welcome to the forum. Some really good knowlegable, helpful people on here so i'm sure you will get your answers. What 2.0 TDI engine do you have? Is it the 140bhp or 170bhp. If it's the 170 then you may have some problems ahead.
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    How can I fix this paint problem

    I have the exact same damage on my car. Mine is slightly bigger than yours (no pun intended) and I had chipsaway look at it last night for a price to repair. The guy said it was just the clear coat on the top that had been burnt away (by our lovely road works crews burning torch) and it would be...
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    my new a4 dtm

    Thats a very nice A4 Solaris.
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    2.0tdi or 3.0tdi ?

    Im surprised you get 39 mpg with the 3.0 TDI as i only get 40 mpg with the 2.0 TDI 170 Quattro. This is mostly motorway miles and i dont dry with the foot down all the time either. There are threads on here discussing MPG for the 2.0 TDI 170 Quattro and I haven't seen many registering MPG...
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    Anyone else with this problem on 2006 2.0 TDi? Injectors...

    Got my car back yesterday from Audi. All 4 injectors have now been replaced after 3 trips. Car broke down again this morining. Same problem. Wonder what they will say this time.
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    Anyone else with this problem on 2006 2.0 TDi? Injectors...

    I had an injector replaced about 12 weeks ago. The local Audi garage did it under good will even though it was a year out of warranty. Yesterday I again broke down this time on the outside lane of the motorway. I took the car back to my local Audi garage and they again agreed to fix it under...
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    Injector failures - general info needed

    I have filled in a form and sent it to VOSA. Hopefully many others will follow suit.
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    Adding sat nav to bose

    Forgot to mention, this is for a refurbished unit
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    Adding sat nav to bose

    I contacted Hazzy Dayz and to me they seem very expensive. This is what they sent me when I asked about adding Sat Nav and an ipod kit.: We can offer you two options, - RNS-E 2G (Refurbished) supplied and fitted with a 12 month warranty - £720 + VAT - RNS-E 3G (Refurbished) supplied and...
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    Fuel Injector design flaw

    but if Audi are doing them under good will then its only the inconvinience of taking it back rather than a huge bill
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    Anyone else with this problem on 2006 2.0 TDi? Injectors...

    Just an update guys from a discussion I had with Audi Audi have accepted this as a known fault. As it currently stands they will replace the faulty injector under good will. I don't know if this had cetain criterias attached to it like full Audi service history, age, mileage etc... as that was...
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    Fuel Injector design flaw

    Just an update guys from a discussion I had with Audi Audi have accepted this as a known fault. As it currently stands they will replace the faulty injector under good will. I don't know if this had cetain criterias attached to it like full Audi service history, age, mileage etc... as that was...
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    Fuel Injector design flaw

    Hi guys, My car broke down on me the other day and had to be recoverd to a garage. I took it to an independant specialst who diagnosed the problem as a failed fuel injector. I was told that it was a design flaw in that the two electrical terminals were too close together which eventaully...
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    Audi Concert to Audi Nav+

    Thanks I will keep my ear to the ground