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I've offered to help my aged uncle get cruise control installed in his '98 A6 1.9 TDi. He's tested his car to see whether it's got an electronic throttle (it has) so I was hoping that installing cruise control would be as simple as fitting the appropriate column stalk. I had to replace the...

When I write a post I see 80 smilies jumping, dancing, shagging, getting flushed down the toilet, wearing a ninja balaclava etc below the text box, but I can never find the ones I want. Some of the smilies in the default list I've never seen anybody use so I'm wondering whether the box of...

Thought I'd write up the steps I took last weekend to replace the crankcase breather filter on my 1999 A6's V6 2.5 TDI engine. The car has had an oil leak for months now and I've replaced the cam cover gasket to try and cure it. At the last service the mechanic told me it's now the offside...

My '99 A6 Quattro has just failed its MOT because the offside (RHS) steering rack boot is split. Anybody got any experience of solving this problem? Is it something I can do myself? I called my local independent who groaned and said it wasn't a nice job, but he hasn't rung back with his...

My excellent local air conditioning specialist in Worthing has just diagnosed a fault with the AC cooling fan on my 1999 A6 2.5 TDI. The AC works fine but only effectively when the car is moving. This is because the auxilliary fan isn't spinning when the AC is on so the condenser gets hot and...

Hi, Have an intermittent ABS fault on my 1999 A6 and I want to see if I can diagnose and repair it myself. I guess I need VAG-COM to do this. What's the best and/or cheapest way for me to get the necessary software and cable? I think this page on the Ross-Tech site gives me the 'official'...

Hi, The helpful chaps at TC Garage in Sussex have diagnosed an oil leak at the offside rocker cover gasket on my '99 2.5 TDI (V6). I don't have time to lose the car for a day while they do it, so I've bought the kit from them and want to try it myself. Has anybody got any advice on this job? I...