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I think we can definitely say my EGR valve has been deleted, and it's so obvious now that it's funny. I've been intending for quite a while to try to find a missing fixing trim for my engine cover as shown below. However it now turns out that what I was missing was an EGR valve! Taxi for Dave please!

good afternoon I would not want to post it here just in case it is against the forum's rules. but all I can tell you is that a Google search found the APK for my Android phone and is free I can't update it. but says ultimate vag and has allowed me to do a lot of things to about 10 cars at work. there is a YouTube guy that does a guide on about 20 different OBD11 tools and how some of them are a scam like the Carly one where it clearly states you are paying a membership which you have to pay each year or something and he does not recommend getting it

Thanks for the pointer Steve. I've followed your suggestion and gone to a local fitter rather than one of the nationals and they've been very helpful. I just need to scrape together the necessary reddies to get it fitted now.

Late 2019 8V A3 S-Line 1.5TFSI, which I've had 5 days. I drove the car last night and all was fine - screen up, carplay running, all good. This morning, I start the car and the MMI screen is not rising out of the dash. I plugged my phone in and can operate carplay through the steering wheel, as in track skip and volume control, but the screen is still asleep in the dash. I've checked all the online vids about resetting the MMI system with Menu, knob and top right buttons, but I only have 2 buttons around the centre knob, not 4. All ideas, help and usggestions welcome. Thank you.

To update this post, the BSG was replaced in 5 days, less if we don't include the weekend. Very pleased with the way this repair was handled from start to finish. Now for the not so good bit. I was contacted to let me know that one of my wheels had been damaged and they needed 2 days to get it repaired. I'm a reasonable guy and although not pleased, fully understand that sometimes stuff just happens. I do appreciate the open and honest way they put their hand up to this. However another tyre on a different wheel has a big cut out of the sidewall and I dont think it's safe to drive on. I'd say it's been swapped from the wheel that sustained damage but cannot prove this. Overall, feeling happy to have the car back but can't help feeling let down at the end. Hope everyone else gets their broken motors back on the road without further problems. StandFree.

Its unlikely repairs can be made, a lot of the auxillary engine parts manufacturered to acheive low emiision ratings have become so over complicated that to take it apart and recondition parts the labour to do so is two-thirds of the cost to replace it. Its intentional, car manufacturers are selling less cars today because the cost to make them has gone up. they are recouping reduction of new car sales in parts. This has been going on for the last 3 decades. Google wet timing belts.... which now seem to be going into nearly every vehicle. A rubber belt that deteriotates submerged in oil and carbon based chemicals added with heat alter the structure of the rubber belt overtime/use... They typically last long enough for the warranty to go by but not much longer.

No need to apologise - unfortunately I can’t help though. I got it done for free as the database got corrupted, was paying for map updates, had troubleshooted it all myself and hadn’t had the car too long.

Hi. I've gone the other way, A4 40Tfsi to Q5 45Tfsi. I found that around town, I would get high 20's & into low 30's in the A4. On the open road, on a decent run & not caning it, I could get mid to high 40's quite easily. I did see 50+ on a few occasions, but that was quite rare. Significantly better than the Q5, although I have seen just over 40 from the Q5 once or twice.

did a 70 mile run and since the warm weather all ok

I'm thinking of buying a Audi a3 2.0 tdi manual or automatic dsg and just wanted to know if they are reliable I've bin told there not as reliable in comparison to the other engines and wanted to modify and remap the engine. Just wanted some thoughts and opinions on what engines are the best for doing so

all good with my S1

posted a update, updated and a video done

new one i just got as going to add usb to back Universal Black Car Armrest Console 1 for X3 X3 1-48 cm Durable ABS Material - AliExpress 34

i have one and a replacement i just got Universal Black Car Armrest Console 1 for X3 X3 1-48 cm Durable ABS Material - AliExpress 34

No. The noise is always worse when turning because the balls have to move further in their tracks.

do a hard reset and see if helps

stop start fault is what i got from low car battery and the sensor on my post here

IMG_4156.mov Short clip with noise IMG_4156.mov

Oh for sure… never realised the originals were pretty much knackered (apart from the rust) but the new ones open/close si much nicer.

Hopefully this may help some people

Morning all Does anyone know if the audi s1 (2015) has the lock/unlock from door handle? as states in the book should have it, but it just looks color coded blanked

Hello I thought I would ask on here about catch can set ups. I've seen. Some pictures on Google of them set up with the fitting for the pcv deleted on the inlet manifold above the y pipe . Does anyone have any close up pictures of there set ups please

Hi guys got an odd issue. My cooling fan stoped coming on when it get up to temperature no codes and the test function on my obdeleven seems to show that the fan itself runs fine it over heats but the temp gage dosnt go over 90c i recently replaced it aswell as the outher temp sender and the ac presure switch (the presure switch was falty but i didnt have a tool at the time so i replaced all the sensors) any advice should i put the known working temp sensors back in or could it posibly be anouther issue

Hi All I've recently acquired a 2018 A6 avant, it doesn't appear to have any USB sockets only the AMI socket under the armrest There's an AMI cable connected with male USB mini and USB c adapter, it fits my iPhone and charges but the MMI system does not recognise the phone ( the phone connects to telephone function via bluetooth ok ) software ver: RMC_EU_P16342 if that helps The AMI cable is dated March '09 ? I'd welcome any possible solutions on offer or recommendations Thanks for any thoughts A

Awesome. Thank you, getting low on fuel now so I’ll fill up with some premium unleaded at a complete different garage and see!