Hi all,
This is my A4 Avant, I was after one for sometime and although I wasn't entirely sure of the interior everything else was perfect so I bought it. I've had it about 4 months and it has a few niggles. I'll go into a bit of detail in a bit. It has 79k and is completely standard, I intend to get it re-mapped (more for economy than power). I have a Belgian Malinois (like a smaller German shepherd) hence the avant and the custom built dog box, the box is made to your spec and priceless if you have a big dog and value your interior.
Anyway heres the niggles....
Rear lights mismatched as you can see the n/s is slightly tinted. New light on route as we speak.
The heater..... Aaaaaaah the fffffff'n heater!! Heater set at 22c as the car warms up I feel the cool air get warmer then a puff of heat and it cools down. Move temp to 23c get a puff of heat then it cools again, move to 24-25c again a puff of heat and it cools..... The strength of the air-flow doesnt change only the temperature. If I put it to HI it blows red hot only if on the motorway. If in traffic the dash temp gauge starts to drop from 90 to about 70....... It makes sense that cool air going through the heater matrix would reduce the overall coolant temperature? I have replaced the engine temp sensor and plan to do the thermostat soon.
Whats confusing me is the puff of heat then the drop in temp, it is noticeable and consistent. The motors were re-synched recently and no faults on vagcom or the other handheld fault finding device.
Could it be a lazy motor which operates the flaps? As in it moves to release more heat then goes back to previous position. It does get progressively warmer but nowhere near what it should be, unless its at HI and then it would roast you.
The interior grows on you by the way!! HAs anyone else got a pornstar type interior? Only way up after this is tiger skin
Hope you can help re the heater its doing my poor head in...
Regards Wobbly
This is my A4 Avant, I was after one for sometime and although I wasn't entirely sure of the interior everything else was perfect so I bought it. I've had it about 4 months and it has a few niggles. I'll go into a bit of detail in a bit. It has 79k and is completely standard, I intend to get it re-mapped (more for economy than power). I have a Belgian Malinois (like a smaller German shepherd) hence the avant and the custom built dog box, the box is made to your spec and priceless if you have a big dog and value your interior.
Anyway heres the niggles....
Rear lights mismatched as you can see the n/s is slightly tinted. New light on route as we speak.
The heater..... Aaaaaaah the fffffff'n heater!! Heater set at 22c as the car warms up I feel the cool air get warmer then a puff of heat and it cools down. Move temp to 23c get a puff of heat then it cools again, move to 24-25c again a puff of heat and it cools..... The strength of the air-flow doesnt change only the temperature. If I put it to HI it blows red hot only if on the motorway. If in traffic the dash temp gauge starts to drop from 90 to about 70....... It makes sense that cool air going through the heater matrix would reduce the overall coolant temperature? I have replaced the engine temp sensor and plan to do the thermostat soon.
Whats confusing me is the puff of heat then the drop in temp, it is noticeable and consistent. The motors were re-synched recently and no faults on vagcom or the other handheld fault finding device.
Could it be a lazy motor which operates the flaps? As in it moves to release more heat then goes back to previous position. It does get progressively warmer but nowhere near what it should be, unless its at HI and then it would roast you.
The interior grows on you by the way!! HAs anyone else got a pornstar type interior? Only way up after this is tiger skin
Hope you can help re the heater its doing my poor head in...
Regards Wobbly
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