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can you tell if the creak is coming from the steering wheel area itself or more under the bonnet? Only thinking, my old mk4 golf had a bit of creaking when steering & my b6 does now.. it seems to be the clock spring (whatever it's called) which is behind the steering wheel.. just a thought

That part you linked to is the window regulator. I've changed many of those on my b6 a4! When those fail you will still have power to the window & the glass usually attempts to go up or down only to then get all messed up, so if you've got no power to the motor then that part isn't what you...

Best get the coolant leak sorted first, maybe that is introducing air into the system causing your issue?

maybe temp sensor rather than thermostat? or airlock? Be interesting to see what temperature reading you get when connected to vcds or similar? My 2011 tdi is a bit slow to 90 & then does tend to drop down a bit, but from what i gather it's not a cheap swap out like the older pd engines! & the...

No idea sorry, but will keep an eye on this one as my Mrs A3 has an intermittent odd rear wiper that decides to seemingly activate on it's own & has dropped down the boot glass a bit.

Yeah after that second video you posted the DMF option was probably out. At least you have 2 diagnosis that are the same so can be pretty confident that the money you're spending will actually solve the issue. Shame you have to spend out on something like this, and I guess with second hand cars...

go on to eurocarparts & put your reg in & see if they list a dual mass flywheel on there, might give you an idea. I always thought it was more the diesels that had DMFs but I have a 2005 Petrol Mini Cooper S & that had one too.. so could be petrol cars as well now

I'm no mechanic, but metal particles in the oil is a bad sign! I'd get a second opinion myself as (i might be wrong) but would the gearbox make that noise when idling/stationary? After listening to the video again, does the noise stay consistent with the revs? (can't quite make it out) Is the...

Does your car have a Dual Mass Flywheel? If so, it could be that. I had a mini that sounded similar when idling (but worse) and the noise went when pressing the clutch pedal. Also listen when turning the engine off, do you get any clatter then? only asking that as i also had a mk4 golf tdi...

Sorry to say the usual, but the first place to start would be scanning it for any error codes. Doesn't sound like a timing belt issue (but i'm no mechanic), more like a sensor playing up maybe?

My A3 is just about due it's yearly service, I tend to do an oil & filter one year & all filters plus oil every other. Last time, I did bottle it & changed oil, pollen, air myself but actually paid a garage just to swap the fuel filter as I was concerned about the Priming of the filter housing...

Has anyone gone down this route? Only asking as I've had my 2011 2.0tdi a3 for a couple of years now & it had the recall applied prior to my ownership. It also had a new EGR a while after (2019 i think) I don't drive the car much (mrs uses it) but when I do, it just doesn't feel 'right' but...

Could be worse.. could be both cars being a pain & if anything like my house, You'd have to deal with both then! My Mrs uses the a3 daily & drives around for her job so it gets used a lot, plus it's our 'good' car so gets the family duties too now. My old a4 avant sits outside not doing a lot...

How long has yours been going on for then? Ours seems to have started last night And yes it looks like yours.. but not all the time (yet)

The mrs just noticed it last night on her way home from somewhere so it was dark. I went to have a look with the code reader & the light was out. This morning it was still dark yes, so i guess it glows intermittently & when it's light you probably don't notice it maybe

@LEE69 did your light get worse? or did it just stay faintly popping up Just went out early this morning (helping the lad with his paper round in the rain!) had a look through the window & that steering wheel light was glowing then? when i got back had another look and it wasn't? What the hell...

Sounds good to me.. I read a few posts on various forums & some end up with dashboards not working at all and causing the car to be immobilised, sounds about right for my luck that!

I shall keep quiet about it & see how much it annoys the mrs then! Cheers Seems every time we go to the mother in laws something happens with this car (maybe it's telling me something!) 1st time visiting in this car.. the alarm module packed up (randonly going off all weekend!) 2nd time clutch...

Just when i thought I'd had enough bad luck with my A3, the Mrs comes in tonight saying there is a light on the dash.. Turns out it's a very faint amber steering wheel light, so it's not 'on' but slightly glowing. I've just gone out & scanned the car for faults & other than the usual 2 (No.3...

Probably not what you want to hear (and may be different for your particular model) but on the older vag cars I've found the general consensus is to not waste your time & money on aftermarket thermostats & just go with Genuine. I've never tried aftermarket because of this... didn't fancy doing/...