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Hi, Was having a few issues with my A3 170 Quattro in constant regen which seems to have been sorted out by having the timings changed. Car running far better and garage said it would have been smoking at low revs thereby clogging up the DPF. They indicated to me that the carbon mass in the...

2008 170 Quattro. On these cold mornings part of the dash backlight has started flickering. Seems to be 1 or 2 lights on the right of the speedo. Everything else is fine. As the car warms up the problem goes away. Bad connection somewhere? I've heard about the light switch rheostat going but...

Hi, The indicators in my wife's A3 (1.4 petrol 2012 plate) started acting up today. Turning left is fine, but turning right the car may briefly flash the right indicators but then starts flashing left (as if you had selected left) If you just tap it right for lane changing it works fine. Did...

Scanned my 170 last night and had this error come up (this is after I cleared it just to check if it came back: Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 1K0-907-530-V3.clb Part No SW: 1K0 907 530 Q HW: 1K0 907 951 Component: J533__Gateway H16 0202 Revision: H16 Serial number...

On holiday at the moment and we've taken my wife's 2010 1.4TFSI which we've only had a week. Today it's started leaking washer fluid from the front right from the front of the wheel arch. This may possibly be related to her driving to far forward yesterday in a car park so the front of the...

Hi, My 170 '08 TDI has decided to get thirsty for oil. The standard VAG dipstick is useless but I notice that VCDS has an oil measurement value in the engine block. At the moment my oil level is measuring 29mm (which is just above the max level on the dipstick as I just topped her up). Does...

Hi, A few weeks back I posted about a hum noise coming from the steering. Well turns out it's not the steering. The hum noise seems to emanate from the passenger side of the engine bay whenever you let off the power suddenly (i.e dipping the clutch or revving). At road speeds its too low level...

Getting an occasional noise from the steering. Like a humming but it lasts for just 1 second when turning at lower speeds (although at higher speeds it may not be audible). Feels mechanical, like the pump is struggling or having to work extra hard. It's just a hum, nothing more. No creaks and...

Hi, The Mrs came home today saying her 1.6 was running badly. Did a scan and the following 2 things came up: 2 Faults Found: 17887 - Brake Boost Vacuum System P1479 - 002 - Mechanical Failure - Intermittent 18669 - Oxygen (Lambda) Sensor B1 S1 P2237 - 008 - Pump...

Hi, Noticed that my radiator fan seemed to be running more than usual. Did a scan and this came up: 1 Fault Found: 006480 - Radiator Fan (V7) P1950 - 008 - Movement Restricted / Jammed - Intermittent Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00100010...

Scuffed my wing mirror the other day. Cleaned it up and tried to paint it using a touch up kit but it's a disaster every time I try. Have read and watched lots of guides online, I follow the instructions but I just can't get even a passable finish. I use a proper art brush but you end up with...

Have a fault showing on my A3 after performing a service interval reset. Seems the garage who serviced it for me forgot to do it so I used VCDS to reset it (to get rid of the nag message on startup). But now I have the following error showing: ddress 17: Instruments Labels...

Hi, I know I need the Varta Silver Dynamic E44, but how straightforward is it to change the battery? Changed batteries before in older cars but not in a car with all sorts of modern electronics. A mate told me when he did his, his dash lit up like a Christmas tree. Easy to do? Any problems...

Hi, Just been driving my wife's 1.6 (04 plate) and its pretty obvious the clutch is slipping. She said last time she mentioned it to the garage they said to leave it for now as it would be "expensive". Admittedly its been at least 10 years since I had a car that needed a clutch changed but it...

Ever since I've had my TDI 2.0 170 I've thought the oil level seemed high. It was always over the top of the dipstick. To this end today I purchased a Pela pump with the intention of removing the excess. I'm no techy so didn't want to do an oil change but easy enough to pump out a little. So...

Went through a pothole today 300 miles from home and badly damaged one of my front Dunlops on my A3 170 Quattro. Damage was bad enough that to contemplate driving home on it would be foolish at least. Only 1 garage nearby and they were unable to get hold of any branded tyre before Wednesday...

Hi, The rear towing point cover appears to have vanished from my A3 (Dolphin Grey). Any ideas how to replace it? Cheers.

Hi, Had my 08 plate TDi 170 for about 6 weeks. It's been starting fine, but this morning it failed to start. Just the starter motor going around, no attempt to turn over. Like a petrol engine starved of petrol almost. Eventually (after 4 minutes of trying) it spluttered into life with a rough...

Hi, The rear passenger door (drivers side) wouldn't unlock today on my 08 A3 with the keyfob, but was fine if opened from the inside. I've had a look around on the web and see its a common problem. However the symptoms listed on here and other forums don't quite match what I am experiencing...