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    Timing Belt & Water Pump 2.0TDI (BRD) Parts Advice

    tps would the best place to buy the bits.They will sell you a genuine cam belt kit which would have all guide pulleys and tensioner and belt. The other things to ask for is a water pump and auxiliary belts.
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    170 TDI BRD engine owners - have you had oil pump issues ? (poll)

    I think the key/shaft were about £300 ish,but I think £100 was refunded if you return your old unit,I am not 100% sure, I can check for you when I get home in a few day as I am laid by the pool in lanzarote at the moment.
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    170 TDI BRD engine owners - have you had oil pump issues ? (poll)

    Hi all, I bought my 57 plate brd about 18 months ago,it had full audi service history ( long life servicing ) Milage had just hit 90k, I decided to do the oil pump drive as precaution after reading all the horror stories,as I am a mechanic by trade it was no problem, just a bit of time. When I...
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    audi a4 intake manifold flap motor fuse ???

    is your car a diesel? i have worked on a few diesel golfs with the same fault which turned out to be a fuse,i think from memory the fuse was marked as being for the cooling fan,no mention of the intake manifold flap but when fuse was replaced the v157 fault would clear.
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    2.0tdi with Revo Remap and 1st MOT

    mine got 0.3 on the emissions with a remap and dpf gutted.
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    Help me for the love of god......

    No,if the light has been on but now gone off there should still be fault code stored.
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    Help me for the love of god......

    The brake switch has two circuits inside it,so just because the brake lights work doesn't mean the switch is ok.Get a proper diagnostic check done.
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    brd 170 turbo actuator

    I called TPS today,they do not sell the actuator separately for the pd endine,but the do sell it separately for the cr engine.There must be a difference in the actuator,even though it looks the same.
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    brd 170 turbo actuator

    I will try to find it for you tomorrow
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    brd 170 turbo actuator

    i think tps (Trade Parts Specialists) are a national company. Trade Parts Specialists
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    brd 170 turbo actuator

    i thought you could buy an actuator?? i have bought and replaced actuators on the slightly later cr engines,i bought the part from tps and it looks the same as the actuator on my car which is a 2.0tdi brd engine.When you speak to tps they call it a repair kit,but it is a complete actuator.The...
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    at it again, which wheels dm,s or lm,s

    stick with the 3sdm's!!!!!!
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    Any ideas on what a DPF delete, New Exhaust and Custom Map should cost?

    not sure on the cost of replacing the exhaust,but i paid £500 for having my dpf gutted,then dpf software deleted,egr delete and a map.
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    235 or 245/35/19 tyres on 8.5 wheel?

    pictures not great,but here is a couple of shots of mine.235 35 19 8.5 rim,the off set is 32 though.
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    Oil pump drive!!!!

    Hi all,i bought my b7 sline in march this year and then soon after stumbled across the oil pump drive horror story,needless to say i was slightly ****** off to learn this was a common issue.I bit the bullet and replaced my oil pump drive with a new unit from kmb.My car is on 94k with full audi...
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    Glow plug limp mode after cleaning egr

    No it doesn't need to be audi,as for cleaning the egr with the battery connected shouldn't hurt as long as the ignition was switched off.get the code checked and go from there.
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    Glow plug limp mode after cleaning egr

    The bit with the big flap is the throttle flap the bit with the small flap and rod is the egr,if you have forced either one it may have damaged the internals,best thing to do is to get it on a scanner and see what fault codes are present.
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    Glow plug limp mode after cleaning egr

    Did you try to force the valve open inside to clean it? if you did you may well have damaged the motor worm drive.
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    spacers or not?

    those tyres have filler the arches up nicely!!! was your suspension lowered or not?
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    spacers or not?

    Yes mate,front springs have been on about a week and rear springs have been on about 5 days . There is no rubbing from the front but I think there is a very very slight rub from the back, but only when trying hard over the speed bumps although I haven't had and rear seat passengers yet. There...