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  1. 666markyboy

    Quattro Transmission failure

    Hi All, trying to diagnose a problem with my lads car , formally my car Its a 2011 2.0 Tdi Avant quattro with a 6 speed manual gearbox and it seems to have lost all drive, at first he thought the clutch had failed , but looking at it today the pedal feels fine and as you lift it you can kind...
  2. 666markyboy

    Any Aircon Gurus

    Hi All.... not posted in quite a while so posting in a couple of area's as platforms are similar , recently acquired an A5 Quattro black edition + and when i got it around 4 months ago the aircon wasn't working , it was totally empty wouldn't even let the button light up there are no signs of...
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    Any Aircon Gurus??

    Hi All.... not posted in quite a while so posting in a couple of area's as platforms are similar , recently acquired an A5 Quattro black edition + and when i got it around 4 months ago the aircon wasn't working , it was totally empty wouldn't even let the button light up there are no signs of...
  4. 666markyboy

    Poorly Tdi

    Looking for info on where to start looking on how to fix my beloved A4 Avant CAHA 180 .... yesterday I thought it was sounding a little more TDi than normal but just put it down to paranoia , today on my 40 mile commute at 5:56 going off the LOG, the times compare, I heard what can only be...
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    B8 Mesh grille

    Which is the one to go for ? and is there any difference between a normal front grille and an Sline grille ? I thought they were the same but then spotted an advert for one that said it didn't fit allroads or Sline Avants ?? seemed a bit odd Regards Mark
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    Fitting a second hand Turbo

    Hi .. as the title says I'm fitting a second hand turbo to a 1.9tdi .. the reason being I will be selling it on later in the year and don't want to throw silly money at it .. the replacement I've got seems to be in good condition but obviously has old oil in it ..would you leave it as is or...
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    Heat insulated glass

    Looking back on the advert for my car when I bought it one of the things mentioned was Heat Insulated Glass .. it dosnt have privacy glass but certainly looks to have a tint to it.. it was also much cooler inside when first getting into it compared to the wifes A3 seeing as we both have black...
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    S Line Special Edition 2

    On my Log book it states S Line Quattro 2.0 Tdi Special Edition 2 is this a specific model like a Black edition or just some sort of dealer level of spec ?
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    Cambelt interval

    Was surprised to read in my service manual last night that the recommended millage for changing the cambelt on the 2.0 Tdi is 133,000 miles and on the TFSI is 114,000 miles with no mention of age , these are significantly higher intervals than they used to be back in my younger days, anyone had...
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    Power steering squeal, clutch kidder, noisy engine

    All fixed just by changing the alternator pulley... I knew it was bad and I knew it would fix the power steering squeal as I had the same problem on my old B6 Avant but I was suprised it fixed the clutch judder I was experiencing when setting off in first gear ... Happy days
  11. 666markyboy

    Ipod adaptor

    Hi all,,, the Mrs has a 2010 black edition Tdi and in the glovebox is what looks like the Audi Ipod interface so we bought a second hand 3rd Gen 32Gig ipod touch which seems to work perfectly in it's own right but when we plug it into the car the symphony stereo seems to find it ok and we can...
  12. 666markyboy

    DPF Differential pressure sensor

    Hi all.... new to the 8P chassis but not this forum or Audis :) so sorry if this has been covered before... last weekend the Mrs and I treated ourselves to new cars, to us anyway :) ....Myself an A4 B8 Avant Quattro Tdi 2.0, and the wife a A3 8p Quattro 2.0 tdi..... both great cars and...
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    Gearbox Guru's

    Hi all, I have a 1.9 TDi Avant Quattro now on 180,000 miles the last 100,000 of which have all been motorway driving , last night on my way home I noticed a slight humming or buzzing sound the faster I went not a whine, below 50mph it's totally silent , I was at first inclined to think it's a...
  14. 666markyboy

    S3 track width

    What makes the track width of an S3 wider than a standard Quattro ? is it just wheel offset to fill out the wider arches or is it perhaps the geometry of the suspension arms ?... I'm interested more in the rear setup rather than the front
  15. 666markyboy

    Sourcing a replacement Turbo

    Just had a phone call off my Lad and it sounds like the turbo has expired on his A4 TDi AWX.... I'm fine with the spanners but need to get this sorted for him as cheap as possible ... I see lots of cartridges for sale on eBay but i'm guessing they are all made of Chinese Pig Iron and will...
  16. 666markyboy

    None ESP

    Hi just a quick question I hope someone can answer , Do the none ESP cars have the Yaw and Lateral sensors ?? or are they purely there for the ESP which our car doesn't have .... got to investigate an ABS problem on the wife's A3 tonight when I get home and I'm just trying to eliminate things...
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    another oil thread

    It gets asked many times if it's ok to use asda fully synthetic oil in our PD tdi engines and normally the answer comes back as No because it doesn't meet or exceed vw spec ... But what about this VAG specific stuff they now sell ? Please say yes because I've just chucked a gallon in the avant
  18. 666markyboy

    Timing Belt

    Hi Peeps,,, My wife now drives my old A3 TQS and as a result it only does around 3000 miles a year if that .... I did a full cambelt service on it about 4 years ago including all the pulleys, tensioner and waterpump (changed for metal impeller) going off Audi's service recommendations it...
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    Broken sensor

    Just driven to work this morning and when I set off something seemed to be banging around and rattling at the front of the car so i got out and investigated... there was part of the loom hanging down on the right hand side of the engine..just 2 wires with a plug on and the remains of perhaps a...
  20. 666markyboy

    Colour coded mudflaps

    Just ordered some genuine rear mudfplaps for my Avant....they're actually to cover a small bit of damage at the bttm of one of my rear arches and I'm wondering if anyone has any pics of them that have been colour coded or do people always just leave them black....any pics would be great thanks...