Recent content by rvtb101

Thanks! It was Trevose head

Hey, I had a similar issue with my 2014 A3...I couldn't find many videos of how to replace or flush an Audi heater core but found this Skoda Octavia video which shows a quite similar process of how to replace the heater core. In the end, I bit the bullet and Audi replaced the heater core for...

If the heater matrix is blocked, it will only blow out cold air as there would be no coolant flowing threw it to create the warmth, hence causing pressure to build and escape from the coolant expansion tank. None of this had an effect on the fan speed. Initially my heating would work for a few...

I had a similar problem to this with coolant, at first i thought it was being triggered when it was doing a regen and after... It went to the garage twice, kept doing it. Third time they pin pointed the problem to being a blocked heater matrix... Other symptoms of this was heating sometimes...

2.0tdi 184ps round town gets low 40's, flowing A roads mid to high 50's. Motorways usually low 50's. So your numbers due to driving the city mostly seems fairly normal. Warm weather, keeping up with traffic new record this week.... 73.6mpg over 21miles :surprise:

Heater matrix replaced. Heating now behaving normally and coolant seems not to be disappearing any longer! But... My very right hand dashboard vent that blows on your right hand ALWAYS has a little air coming through it. Whether the button on the center control panel for dashboard vents is...

After taking it to Audi, they weren't 100% sure what was causing the issue but replaced the waterpump. This has stopped the car from gargling and the pump no longer whining. Great...until I took it to Cornwall, All the way down the motorway (~180miles) no heating at all. At slower speeds around...

After a trip to Cornwall, having had the waterpump replaced, my heating is now playing up. All the way down the motorway no heating at all. At slower speeds around towns I could either have HOT or COLD air with no real inbetween. Any ideas?

What is this shut off valve? big/expensive job? TIA, Rich

I had a similar problem recently. during DPF regen water escaping from the expansion tank lid. I replaced the reservoir and lid. still occured. This happened for a couple of months, 2 garages pressurised system and found nothing wrong. Eventally took it back to Audi to give them a shot. They...

A coolant thread, I know, i know...but not on an S3... a 2.0tdi 184ps this time (14 Reg, 87k miles had it since 6months old - not a single problem, until now!) The past couple of months coolant has been dripping from the car, escaping from the expansion tank. (Occured several times and had to...

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Mines the 184tdi CUNA 83,000miles and never had to top it up with oil or seen an oil warning light.

184 FWD manual here...usually get 520-580miles when down to red travelling on A roads mainly but pretty much get the same on regular trips to Cornwall over 400 mile round trips. That equates to about 180miles for £20 at current prices!