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Hi. Not sure on the compatibility but not sure if you’re aware there is a haldex unit which sits in front of the diff. This is usually disengaged so the power is to the front wheels only unless the system detects slip at which point the rears are engaged by the haldex. The haldex unit should be serviced every 20000 miles. Might be worth looking at that as well as I believe they can cause problems.

Hi guys, I recently purchased an OBDeleven device and scanned my car. It's showing fault code P191A00. I checked the camshaft adaptation (Bank 1) value, and it's reading between 0.70 and 0.86°, which seems to be well within the normal range. Could this still indicate a faulty crankshaft or camshaft position sensor, or is the issue likely to be something else? Would it be worth replacing either sensor, or are there other checks I should carry out first? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Item (18) here. https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/audi/RDW/A4AR/673/8/820/820031 Genuine Audi £240, but labour, potentially 4-5 hours. It’s a fiddly job, trim to remove, etc. Depends what they find. VAG group were using silica bags as had moved to G13 coolant. System may very well need flushed, etc. Not sure who made original part, possibly Mahle?

Thanks guys. That’s what I was thinking. 😩 I wonder has anyone else had this problem with there SQ5? What are people’s thoughts on Poole Audi also?

Martin. You claim the battery is OK but I am sceptical. How have you tested it?

It seems to be a bit hit and miss what can be done. Some golf gti mk8.5 owners have managed to get it to remember the last setting using obd 11 but not all. Not heard of a3/s3 who have managed this. The sfd2 feature in the software seems to be the main problem to making the changes. Sfd 1 is not a problem to making changes on my 2023 a3. Remembering the last setting is no different from turning it off every start so should not affect any claim. Probably worth exploring further.

Wasted words I am afraid, Richard. Neil has not returned to the forum since his message of 13th July.

Hi could be an auxiliary water pump they use these to circulate the water if the weather is hot after the engine is stopped it prevents cooking the cylinder head, by the looks of the coolant temp it was already hot when you started the car. Steve.

Stormbroadcast - today - with just 2 previous posts, should be deleted?

hi all I have a set of roof bars for a 19 plate A7 if any one is looking , they have never been on a car and a bargain at 190 plus postage , based in Malvern

Thanks for letting us know. I'll lock this topic.

Hello Bob, The forum is looking for some feedback from you, on the help you asked for. Thanks. Gareth.

Vibration could be anything, wheel balance, bearing, brakes. Wheel balance is as good a place to start - relatively inexpensive. Bearings usually have constant drone from 40mph up and really bad ones will have a wobble. Brakes, then sticky caliper will force contact with disc. You can usually smell. Drive for 10-15 minutes and coast to a stop. Brakes may be warm, but definitely not hot. If all that checks out, the only other thing is suspension arms. You'll normally feel a clunk over uneven road surfaces. If car has auto lights - it may be ambient light sensor. VCDS might mick this up in a scan.

Hi Nigel. I drive to Ireland several times a year and I always have to go in to the menu to change it over to kms. Hope that helps.

The three-button reset didn't fix it. Looks like I'm doing more investigation. I tried a scan tool which sadly returned no errors... Thanks for your suggestions guys.. If I find anything else, I'll come back with that later.

Hi guys and girls. Hope this is okay. Thought this was a New Zealand site when joining. I crashed my A6 c5 wide-body 2002 Audi. And before I send to wreckers seeing if anyone needs parts. I have owned it for 14 years now and spend bit of money making it stronger. Rebuild trans, abs system, cooling system, made from two cars. Regn on hold.

Hi get it scanned for faults, then come back and we can help.

Thank you for your advice

I can recommend this place, though you may feel it is too far from Esher. It's where I took my 2007 A3 during my ownership. https://msautoservices.com/

hello everyone im new here and i recently got a 2006 audi a3 8p 2.0tdi quattro at first it just had an idle issue so the revs on idle would just go up to 1k and after some time would go back to normal then when i push it past around 135km/h it would ussually put the car in limp mode and after a restart its bakc to normal but when i woke up today went outside started it everything seemes normal i started driving got up to fourth gear accelerated and started to hear a knock but only while accelerating its similair in fifth gear as well have any of you had any similair issues?

Hi CZG engine means it could be a 2.5 engine in which case its chain driven. Steve.

Thank you for your reply, you’re right I need to find a good specialist I have contacted many garages they say they don’t do big jobs and clueless I will try to find someone. Thanks again

Thank you. When I’ve cleaned and got the cobwebs off of him I think I’ll advertise on here. Not sure how to find a price though

First thing i checked was fuses before disconnecting battery, then attempting reset via control switch,as i stated in post i cannot access boot to get to the pump/control module..i need advice on how to access boot.

It may be better to change from Octopus Intelligent Go with its variable cheap times controlled by Octopus, to Octopus Go which has fixed times for cheap electricity and use the car's own controls for charging. You would lose the convenience of the phone app but gain more cheap electrons.