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Hello everyone, after my A4 B6 decided to nearly have me off the road a few weeks back after my two week old turbo blew it's guts out, I've passed it on to my Father-in-law who's now been told the engine's DOA, as well. Are there any decent sellers of 'AVF' engines for a good price delivered...

Hi everyone. After my new turbo exploded two weeks into being on the car, my local garage, whilst replacing said turbo under warranty, have found that my tandem pump is leaking. They have said it will have to be replaced (I think they might be trying to get some more money out of me, due to the...

Hi everyone, as some of you may, or may not know, the first few months of B6 ownership for me have been pretty costly. Here's some background....... I was looking for a tidy diesel B6 Avant, to use as a daily, and my Father in law found one (03 plate) in September for a decent price, so we went...

Hi everyone. My A4 1.9 tdi Quattro has started acting up again. I noticed a rattle at low revs, clears when the accelerator is pressed or when pulling away. Also, there's now quite a lot of oily smelling smoke coming out of the exhausts when accelerating or sitting in traffic. The smell of the...

Hi everyone (yet again!) I have ordered a temperature sensor from the lovely and very helpful Mike, of this parish, and duly fitted it. The thing that threw me, was the fact that the old sensor was black, not green! And the temp gauge is still taking a while to get up to 90. I didn't hit it in...

Hello everyone, After a friend of mine helping me to 'try' and fix my intermittent passenger side indicator problem, the headlight's now broken! I've uploaded a picture of the sticker that's on the top of it. Does anyone know where I can get hold of one (for a good price!) ASAP? New or 2nd...

Hi. I have noticed in my Avant (2003 1.9 Tdi Quattro - 133k miles) that the biting point for the clutch is in the last third of the pedal. Now, I have no problems in-gauging gear and the pulls away cleanly. Should this be of concern? I'm worried I might need a new clutch - especially as I've...

Hello everyone. I recently bought some new 'tailored' mats for my Avant, with a PVC heel plate, as the driver's side carpet doesn't have one in place (Bit of an omission for a 'premium' brand!) Anyhoo, I have just hoovered the carpet, and found that it's swimming in water! Now, I'm hoping that...

Hi everyone. I've been thinking about wrapping my driver's (and eventually the others) door handle in aluminium-look vinyl, as it's a mess. Is it hard to do? I've tried to make a template out of card, but that was a bust. The vinyl I wanted to use is this stuff : Many thanks in advance ;-)

Hi Everyone, as some of you may remember that I'm in the middle of replacing the boot latch and wiper motor in the tailgate of my Avant. This has got me thinking about debadging the boot and adding pressed plates and plate surrounds, and LED number plate lights (I'm toying with tinting the...

Hello everyone (Merry Xmas!) I need a new EGR valve (leaking oil out the top, and gummed to death) Now, I've looked around, and seen some for a really good price on ebay (below fifty quid!) but which one do I go for? Has anyone bought one, and are they any good? What model number would I need...

Hi everyone, my boot latch has failed on my 03 reg Avant and it's causing the alarm to sound intermittently and for the boot to not close all the time. I have checked with the main dealer and they can't get hold of any until after Xmas. The part number I was given by the dealer was; 4B9827505N...

Hello everyone, as some of you might know, my Avant is a bit poorly at the moment and has had a few bit of trim taken off several times, including the engine/gearbox undertray - which looks like this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321655559942?clk_rvr_id=1136652525794&rmvSB=true Sadly, mine's...

Hi everyone. I'm back with another wonderful electrical problem post! After spending most of Friday afternoon with my mechanic friend trying to sort out the fact my rear washer didn't work, it was traced to RHS pipe being spilt , hence the RHS rear C pillar in the boot was full of water. So the...

Hello, me again! Well my 'lovely' A4 is having a hissy fit for the tenth time this week! I now have three different electrical problems, that I could do with a little help diagnosing them, if possible. The first one, only happens when it's cold and normally once a week. When I turn the car on...

Hello everyone. Ever since I picked up my A4 1.9 tdi Quattro last week, I have been unable to use the heating/air-conditioning (unless on re-circulated air) due to a lingering smell of diesel in the car, with the blowers on, at low speed. I took the car to a local garage, and after putting the...

Hello everyone. I have been the proud owner of a 1.9 Tdi Quattro Avant for just over a week now, but sadly, I fear for not much longer, due to the poor mpg I'm getting. It's not even hitting 35 mpg combined, and I'm driving it like an old dear! I have seen that you can get the A4 remapped to...

Hello. In my newly purchased (B6) A4 Avant, it has the usual 'double-DIN' CD/tape player. Whilst I'm sure it was the height of technology in 2003, it's a bit 'old hat' now and I'd like to replace it with a unit that has Android/MP3/Bluetooth functionality. I've seen this head unit at Halfords...

Hello everyone. I'd really like a front armrest for my new acquired A4 Avant. One small problem, the original leather ones seem to be a fortune and the 3rd party rests look a bit dodgy. What do you all suggest? Has anyone on here bought 3rd party version, and are happy with the purchase? Are...