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Thanks Fi, Yes, Kent, so no lead there on why the subframe is rusting ( as is not too unusual). Guess it depends on how long it’s been ‘gone North’ as we used to say in the Rugby world! Are you having to travel far to see it? If so, if the service history evidence comes to you and you are happy with it, I would suggest you Google a recommended Audi independent in the sale area and arrange for paid-for inspection before travelling. Should have mentioned that it’s worth enquiring about remaining tyre tread on all wheels. Should be relatively even on all four on 4 wheel drive. Good luck, Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi Gareth, yes that is from its returned to reg. Looks like down south when I’ve googled it! It says Garden of England, Maidstone. But it’s now up north. thanks fiona.

Hi I got another iPhone 13 a couple of days prior, and I have seen that remote CarPlay separates at a similar point on my everyday drive every day. I drive this way regular and this never happened when I had my old telephone which was an iPhone 11. Tutuapp 9Apps

I’ve got no sound front door speakers. The two little speakers next to the clip in part rear shelf the left one just comes on full blast screaming for mercy. None from the right one. 192.168.100.1 192.168.1.1

Finally this issue has been explained in a simple manner. I've been chasing a leak in my GTI with the same engine and haven't found anyone explain it the way you did. Thanks for this and I did subscribe and like this! Thanks man, take care Kodi

Thanks Fi, If those are the first two characters of a personalised number, then unfortunately it will not help. Knowing where it has mainly operated in can help to determine the likely adverse effect of high usage of winter salt in some areas of the U.K. If by chance GC is its ‘returned to’ registration, I think that would have been from the S.E. - but that is from memory, which is a bit chancy! Kind regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Natasha, A consumption of 1 pint every 200/250 miles is certainly on the excessive side of excessive, and at that consumption you would expect to see blue smoke from the exhaust when you rev. the engine. Do you? Also, are you aware of any oil leaking externally? Sorry about all the additional questions, but has its consumption changed during your ownership? What grade oil do you use, and has it had an history of sound servicing, before and since you have owned it? Many thanks and kind regards, Gareth.

Good Morning Mick. Gareth is definitely right. We both paid Audi an armful of money for these GT's. So they should look after their product. However, I found that when mine was new you had to be sure that the charge plug was fully home in the socket and that there was no tension on the charge cable. I have had mine nearly a year now and the charge port and plug fit nice and smoothly. Tony

Hi Guys, new to Audi and a new forum member, I have recently been receiving intermittent fault alerts, probably every few weeks, showing after starting up, there are about four or five which relate to the front camera and include main beam assist, Lane departure, presence, adaptive lighting. Can anyone shed some light please, many thanks

Hi, was hoping to get some thoughts on an issue Ive encountered swapping a damaged rear drivers side door with a replacement. The original door was badly scraped against a wall, but fully functioning. I decided to get a replacement from a breaker. The replacement is a full door with all the internal trim etc. The swap looks fine, Opens and closes no issues. Window works and so does the speaker. The issue is that the door won’t lock, and we can’t do the auto child lock. Also the window is randomly self opening a fraction. I have disconnected the battery as a reset, as I saw that may work. It did actually allow the door to lock once, but then after a drive the issues came back. Any thoughts on what I could try, or do I need to fully strip out the old door? Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Hi its the sealing ring, most likely they did not change it with the unit problem being that you have to buy the seal separately and they are quite expensive, its either the seal or they have damaged the locking ring that holds the pump in when they re tightened it, the third hole looks like a breather, easiest way to check is get a small length of wire and push it into the hole and see if it bottoms out, if it does its the seal. Steve.

I had it for 2 yrs I'm at 150000 miles and it says add 1 quart after 400-500 miles

I filled the car up today (2011 audi a4 avant quattro) and later on I've noticed a big leak coming from the fuel sender unit to down in front if the rear wheel, the unit was changed recently but I have noticed that there is a third hole on top of the unit? Is this the wrong unit or is there supposed to be a plug in on the spare outlet to cover the hole? Any help would be much appreciated. TIA

Hello First post so I hope this is in the correct section. Would anybody know, or know where I might find, the part number for the new grille that comes on the S Line models post-2024 (image below)? I've tried to find it on a number of parts diagram websites but haven't been successful. Thanks very much.

Hi Joss, You went large with the 550! The Audi is a really nice car, but its main advantages are being younger, less miles, less tatty and better maintained than the E61 - which I couldn't justify spending money on towards the end. Although the BMW had more BHP (when it was new) than the Audi, the supercharger + quattro means the acceleration is certainly quicker with the 3.0. In my reality, that's better than the silky smooth 100mph+ cruising that the V8 was clearly capable of, because I live nowhere near an Autobahn. It's hard to beat the E61 for space, comfort, handling and looks that really aged well (do you remember how controversial the Chris Bangle styling was when they first came out?). Comparisons on fuel economy are striking, but boring. Even the standard MMI amps/speakers in the Audi are a big improvement of the BMW (standard) audio - and the Audi has Bluetooth/Aux. I was using a cigarette-lighter FM transmitter in the BMW! I decided to wait until my insurance came up for renewal to see what the bump would be for declaring the chip tuning as a modification. Although I must say that, after over a thousand very pleasurable miles, I've been chasing an overheating issue in the Audi for the last few days (thermostat and/or poor seal from cheap after-market expansion tank cap I think). So I'm giving more consideration to reliability and being gentle to the car alongside the previous thought of "seems a bit silly not to unlock an extra 100 bhp for a few hundred quid! " as you eloquently put it! Thanks for the conversation and I'll check out Phantom Tuning. Cheers

Likewise inquisitive assuming anybody has effectively wrapped the front and back guard to pass out. Or on the other hand the chrome window trim? In the event that you did the trim did you or your shop eliminate it or envelop it by put on the vehicle. I've seen a few recordings from a Benz where the shop eliminated all the trim to wrap yet it seemed as though it would be simple for a shop to screw up on the off chance that they didn't actually have any idea what they were doing. Value hearing your encounters!

I don't have a 'extremely durable' fix arranged at this point, yet I've been driving my drive for about seven days with the tape and I'm sure the trim hole was the main pressing concern for my situation. Needed to impart my disclosure to all of you, if it's not too much trouble, let me know as to whether somebody has previously concocted an improved arrangement. I can't have tape on my vehicle and I'm not perfect with the silicone.

Thanks again for the advice. It has had a private plate on, but the first two letters are GC.

Hello Mick, Thanks for joining, but without being dismissive, you really should entrust this issue to your supplying dealer. You will have/will be paying a lot of funds for this new vehicle, and you really should not be expected to trouble-shoot issues with it. Have you contacted them? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hello Fi, Unfortunately, this issue is not too uncommon even on ‘modern’ cars, but its extent and severity can only be assessed by inspection. It’s really all to do with simply spraying a light coat of black paint on subframes and associated suspension hardware, rather than subjecting them to a good coating of preservative. Upshot is, you would be well advised to get an independent and experience assessment on it, and if found not to be too bad at this stage, get some Waxoyl type treatment applied to reduce the deterioration. Is this worth it? Depends on how it stacks up when the service history is requested and the evidence seen. What area has the car been operating in? First two letters of the registration? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi. just a quick question! Found another one for sale and checked all things you recommended above Gareth. just checking through past MOTs on this new one and notice this as an advisory. “Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened “ would this be one to avoid do you think? thank you in advance!

Hi, My new Etron Gt has been charging ok but has developed a fault. It won't now charge when the vehicle is locked, once unlocked it starts charging again. I have a fault notification 'please check charging connector locking mechanism' Any help would be grateful. Cheers, Mick

I love the car too - and was going to change it for a performance most likely too. I like your approach so may look for something similar. Are you looking for 10 years on the whole car or just that part ?

Eliot - interested to hear of your experiences. I used to own a 550i touring which I absolutely loved and I am picking up an A6 Avant 3.0 TFSI on Wednesday. Given the tuneable nature of the car it seems a bit silly not to unlock an extra 100 bhp for a few hundred quid! I am based in Kent and looking at Phantom Tuning as an option - did you take the plunge in the end? How is the Audi compared to the e61?

Further update on the 7 Speed S-Tronic DL-501 issue ...... I haven't been able to get the adaption re-done yet after the full gearbox and both filters service as Matt with VCDS has been incredibly busy with his day job, but the one thing I will say after using the car for a few weeks now is it is incredibly smoother than it was before the service and the first VCDS mild adaption, no longer does it thump from second to first and even in reverse there seems to be a definite difference in the take up of the gear, especially on a slope, something it didn't like doing at all before the service, I am genuinely surprised how fresh filters and proper manufacturer recommended "MEYLE" DSG OIL can make that much of a difference, I haven't taken it on a long run yet and got everything in the gearbox up to a constant temperature and speed but around town driving is noticeably much smoother. As it started to fail on me and throw the dreaded yellow warning light on the dash after long motorway cruising I don't want to count my chickens too soon, but I'm hopeful that with a final and Full VCDS Gears Adaption my problem may well be pretty much sorted, as usual will keep posting updates for other members ......... 🤔