Recent content by Verne

It was a complete unit with new jets included - will try alternative water supply.

I have a '98 A6 Avant and I've had a problem with my rear wash wipe for some time, where the wiper would stutter across the rear screen, stopping and starting whenever it wanted. On top of that, some time ago the washer stopped working. You can hear the pump running but nothing gets to the...

No, that's something I'm thinking of doing, but don't want to do it only to find I have to open the system afterwards to recondition a caliper or two. I asked questions first, as I know from my envolvement in the Honda Prelude club, that the rear calipers sticking is a common problem and wanted...

I have a '98 A6 2.8 and to say the brakes are disappointing, is an understatement. The brakes on my old BMW 525 Touring were always great and in comparison the brakes on the Audi are awful, is this normal. With it being a big car, there have been times that I have been braking heavily and...

The driver's side door mirror isn't defrosting (passenger is fine) and I want to check whether it is getting any power to it. I had hoped to adjust it enough so that I could get the probes of the tester in, but there is not enough room, so need to remove the glass. Someone had previously...

We've had our 2.8 V6 (193bhp) Avant on a '98 about 2 months and although economy wasn't that big a factor, we have been pleasantly surprised and get mid 20s around town and low 30s on a run. Both of these are improvements on our '93 BMW 525 Touring (192bhp) We changed from the 525 as we have 3...

Tis crazy, rears on my '98 A6 are some of the easiest I've ever done

I wouldn't wait until the next service, get the oil changed anyway. Majority of people never change the oil in the box and when a tiptop box goes, it gets expensive. Prevention is better than cure, so I change gearbox oil once for every 2 engine oil changes. Engine oil every year (do less than...

£700 sounds a bit steep to me, but as the previous owner of my car was quoted £800 by the main stealer to do the belt, you're already saving money. I supplied the necessary parts and a local garage that I have dealt with for years did my 2.8 for £250 for the labour, as it's a pretty big job...

Thanks Matt :anbet: exactly what I need on both accounts. I'll look at the loom before taking everything apart :icon_thumright:

The stereo isn't red, but gonna give it a go as it's the cheapest option. Going to rewire myself to save have a mountain of wires to force behind the stereo, so does anyone have a proper wiring diagram to explain the label below. TIA

I need a little help with the stereo system in my 2.8SE Avant The original Audi Concert stereo has the common deafening volume problem and after speaking to several people I have decided to replace it with my Pioneer CD head unit that I had in my Honda. This brings up a couple of questions...

£430 sounds pretty good, our local dealer quoted us £805 :wtf: The general rule is 80,000 miles or 5 years (rubber has a shelf life and starts to deteriorate) Ours has done 67k, so on the 80,000 principle should be fine, but is it worth taking the risk on something going and having to sort bent...

Thanks Davie, should have said, but its the workshop manual I want. If you need an owners manual, you can usually find them on Ebay. Alternatively, I could scan the relevant pages from mine if you want. cheers

Is there a manual online that can be downloaded for the C5, Avant in particular :think: