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Hi, I was driving back from a long road trip and noticed a metallic rattling from the rear. Stopped and took a look and from the photos you can see a heavily corroded circular ring that is completely disconnected. Pictured both sides of rear suspension. What is that part? I’m assuming it will...

Hi, Driving home from work today after about 30 seconds TCL came on and idle became terrible with no power under acceleration. The same symptoms randomly occur twice a year for a few miles then seem to go away by themselves. On this occasion though I managed to hook it up to a wifi OBDC tool...

Hi, ***TLDR*** Is a battery condition reading via the charging post under the bonnet reliable? All I know is it's a Yuasa machine the guy used. ***TLDR*** I've recently had a breakdown where the car struggled to turn over, it had been progressively getting worse and I gambled that one time too...

Hi, So for the last year or more my car has shown symptoms of the dreaded cam chain problem. EML came on with the mismatch in cam shaft speed errors, uneven power through the rev range, very occasionally (once every 3 months) it would stall and run rough. Then over the last few weeks the...

Hi, So I bought my 54 plate 3.2 Manual a year and a half ago. After 6 months or so it occasionally would stall when coming to stop at a junction, sometimes the TC light would come on minutes before a failure. Managed to get it home everytime by keeping the revs above idle all the time (makes...

Hi Everyone, Sorry that this seems a trivial question. I have googled for answers and there seem to be many different answers. The front pads were replaced only 4k miles ago and on inspection still have plenty of life left, however the last couple of days i've been getting annoyingly loud...

Hi Guys/Girls, Okay so i was driving home today, pulled out of a junction and suddenly no drive, just a clunking noise. AA man has a look and it's the inner CV Joint visibly knackered (The outer was replaced 2 weeks ago!) Now the engine overheats, no hot air from blowers and the serpantine belt...

Hi, This isn't for an Audi i'm afraid but its for my mates Seat Ibiza 1.2 (3 cylinder) considering it's essentially a poor mans Audi i hope people don't mind helping me out with it here. Basically if the revs went over 5k (just before redline) the orange engine light would come on immediately...

Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to download the owners manual for a 1999 A3?

Hi, I recently did an oil, filter and air filter change, replacing the 10w40 castrol gtx magnatec oil for Mobil 1 0w40 fully synthetic. Ever since the engine makes a distinct whining noise, the pitch is related to road speed and not engine revs as the noise remains when the clutch is pressed...

Hi, appologies for the possible repeated thread but i wanted to describe the symptoms exactly. I've noticed during the last few days that as close as i can describe it, a vibrating whirring noise coming from the front of the car that sends small vibrations through the car. I had noticed it just...

Hi everyone, I am interested in seeing how long these engines generally last for. Post your odometer readings here :) 180,476 miles I've had my a3 T-plate for a year and a half now. It used to by its previous owner mainly on motorways and has apparently been well looked after, but...

Hi, Just out of interest i would start a fuel economy thread especially with petrol prices ever on the rise. my car is an 1999 Audi A3 1.6l Did a trip from Leeds to Torquay (95% motorway) stuck in lane one at 55-60mph with the attempt of achieving best fuel economy. Windows up, AC off as...

Hi, Over the last few weeks my alarm has been going off usually a few hours after it has been parked on my drive. I have taken it to the garage to pull the codes from the VAGCOM and they came up with the following Central Locking Code 001: 01371 alarm via door contact switch driv.side Code...

Hi, this is my first audi, infact my first car and am completly new to owning a car so please excuse me if some of the questions seem stupid or have been answered in other threads. i bought the car a few weeks back( brought along a mechanic ) who assured me that despite the high mileage there...