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    Steering rack id

    Hi i was hoping someone with a bit of rack knowledge can help i am having all sorts of issues trying to resurrect my old tdi one of them being the power steering is completely dead. A garage fitted a new rack a few years ago and did not know how to program it so its been sat for a few years...
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    A3 Power Steering Upgrade

    Hi please help i have the fatal power steering fail and have been looking for info or anyone who has completed the upgrade from 1st generation to 3rd gen steering rack. Seems to be loads of info on this but nothing of much use from what i can see! My car is 2004 BKD engine i can get a rack...
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    Anyone good with diagnostic figures? A3 TDI BKD limp mode low boost fault code

    My A3 2004 had the injectors replaced i have fitted G series later injectors with new seals etc and a new loom the car runs very smooth and seems to rev up ok however its very slow on acceleration up to 3000 rpm then bang it shoots off like a rocket. On normal driving its constantly going into...
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    A3 BKD tdi injectors destroyed so fitting new ones, well trying!

    So my car decided to die a death at 80mph and has been off the road since- on trying to restart it i realised it was only running on 2 cylinders and would run for 10 secs before switching itself off. I removed the rocker cover to discover the injector cam lever had sheered off 4 of its bolts and...
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    BKD A3 TDI MAF sensor differences between 2004 and 2011 0281002461 & 0281002735

    Hi i am hoping someone can help i have purchased a MAF sensor for my 2004 tdi BKD A3 from ebay its a Bosch 0281002735 and have now discovered the plug is slightly different to the one on my car, this is infact a MAF sensor for a 2011 2.0l tdi that i have purchased in error. The maf connector on...
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    Unusual fault on A3 BKD engine responds as if under extreme load no faults showing

    As the title explains i have had this car for years and tackled most known BKD related problems in the past, in recent months my car had a top end knocking / rattle from cold start that would go away after warming up often this noise would go away for a day or two if i replaced the fuel filter...
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    A3 2l TDi on last legs clattering noise when cold, owl turbo etc

    Hi everyone i was after some advice really ive had my A3 2004 2l TDi sline for a number of years and it has served me well. Its now on 178k over the last year i have noticed a gradual decline in a number of areas the thrush bearing is really rough with clutch pedal up but goes away when pedal...
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    TDI 2.0 Turbo screech time to upgrade?

    Hello im new to this forum but have been searching various sites for an answer to my problem so i hope someone can finally help. I have a 2004 a3 2.0L tdi sport was originally 140bhp and was rolling road remapped six months back to 185bhp with no problems, until now. The turbo has started this...