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Good day gentlemen (and ladies should there be any), I am new to your forum as I am considering buying a new A3 petrol, coming from a Mazda 2.2d with its inherent problems , but driven 2 Rover diesels previously without problems. Seems just scanning a few comments the Audi diesel suffers similar problem to Mazda diesels. So as diesels generally are becoming a bit iffy and overcomplicated I have decided to go back to a petrol with any new car I buy. I would prefer the 2 litre A3 as a 1.5lt is pushing the limits a bit for the performance but they don't come in the S model as I donn' want all the bling. Has anybody had this model for 5 years say, from new ( 1.5 or 2.o ltr 6 speed manual) and got around 70k miles on it found any problems that I need to be aware of? No idea when this model came out as new to Audi. Any help would be appreciated, as asking a saleman would be a waste of time, even the few questions I did ask , being technical he hadn't a clue. I have been a member of 3 Mazda forums and enjoyed helping people fault find and fix their problems based onmy experiences and interest and 50 years of servicing my own cars and rebuilding 2 engines in my early life ( it was just something you did [or perhaps had to do] then). There are few cars out there that are not milk floats, have 6 speed manuals and not bricks on wheels ( SUV's), and other than Japanese makes , the other oriental makes don't interest me. The salesman said these cars are mild hybrid, but couldn't explain other than he 'thinks' there is another battery in the boot area but no propulsion motors. Could he be talking about regenetive braking , such that when you remove your foot off the accellerator, extra load goes on the alternatorwhich hels slow the engineand thus the car down and charges the stop/start condenser which also powers certain things when stopped. When you come to accellerate, load comes off the alternator until at a steady speed. I note that the care comes with low profile 40 tyres, so I asked about 50 or 55 tyres to give a decent size tyre wall and comfier drive, but he said these are the tyres that Audi prefers. Gone are the days of driving on 2 wheels and a door handle, I prefer comfort and economy to speed. Saving 1.5 seconds on 0-60 times is doing me no favours as I am retired and have all the time in the world which I have got left. The car on initial look seemed to tick some of my boxes that others failed to meet. Decent size square boot, slightly smaller than the M6 so a better fit in the garage ( at present the 6 is !Removed! paper clearance going through the door and just fits lengthwise) but the long wheel base on full profile tyres gives a comfortable ride touring and effortless driving with the high torque. Another thing I asked, "Could I plug in my USB A memory stick full of my music and will it play through the sound system". He seemed a bit hesitant on this so trying not to lie. It seems the so called 'leather seats' are man made leather, so plastic, not off an animals back. Any comments from owners will be greatly appreciated. Just a bit of advice for diesel owners, that DPF problems are not usually a fault with the DPF , but something upstream is faulty, sensors or their tubes blocked, blocked intake manifold, too much town driving, worn injector nozzles. Diesels just don't like school runs and lots idling, but a steady 70 mph for several hours they lap it up.

Today I connected my computer and the engine control unit showed error P304500 – fuel pump electronics (faulty). I last scanned it about two months ago and it was clean. I should add that I can't clear the error with the engine running or with the ignition on. Has anyone else had this error with their engine? Where should I start? Audi a6 c8 45tfsi 2019

My indicator for right turn flashes to the left when switched on for first few flashes then heads over to the right side. need to check the connections to try and fix the intermittent issue. Have looked in both fuse boxes and behind the hazard cluster on the dash? thank you

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Yep 90 degrees is where it should be. Have you had a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up?

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Very nice. Think I've been past it.

Thanks Naresh, I would suggest restricted use and very frequent level checking when you do have to use it. Don’t depend on the ‘low coolant ‘ message popping up to remind you to do that. Regards, Gareth.

Hello David, Seems like you have your mA in a twist. Power consumption when the car has fully shut down (possibly in excess of 30 mins after being locked) should be around 50 ish mA, so 1.6 ma must be wrong. My guess is you are talking amp figures here rather than mA. Try disconnecting the alternator output plug - might be discharging through a faulty diode. Regards, Gareth.

Any particular reason why your Sign On has now changed to Guest, Paul?

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Welcome Mark, I fear you are about to throw your money away by engaging in this ‘carbon clean’ - a bit like putting on your best designer gear, when you haven’t changed your underpants for a week! If it were mine:- Check how much fuel is in it - hopefully not much - and add 2 gallons of E5 to which you have added a fair dose of Redex. (See this morning’s response to a similar issue with an aging convertible). Get it plugged in and find what codes are showing. It seems you have been told it has service history, but you have not seen the evidence before committing to buy. Bit of a chance taken there, but…. I would certainly keep my ‘carbon clean’ funds as far down in my pocket to render it inaccessible. Please let us know how you get on Mark. Regards, Gareth.

Many thanks Gregg. Now understandable in knowledge of stale fuel. I would suggest you only use E5, and add a fair slosh of Redex to every gallon. Well worth treating it to an oil and filter change using respected branded filters and oil. Kind regards, Gareth.

You're welcome 🙂 Yes. I believe a crank sensor can.

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Still shows as two broken play symbols on mine so just did two screen shots to show what it looked like.

I assume the large wheels will have very low profile tyres, an arrangement that is known to produce a much harsher ride than normal, so it's reasonable to believe that is what has knocked out springs and bearings. Not sure about the drive shafts.

Hello all Sorry to ask but my head is spinning with so many different answers regarding which GB oil is the correct 😓 I have a 2017 A6 C7 2.0 Tdi Ultra, DDDA engine with a manual RYS gearbox...I need some help finding the right spec oil please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Thank you all and sorry for the trouble. Regards

Offers welcome on these. Need them gone to buy something else. 😁

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I'd get this into a garage asap. Let's hope it's a chain and not the crankshaft etc.

This link might help with the sloshing https://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/624964-Water-sound-behind-dash

I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up or get an auto electrician to take a look.

Still knocking, has been to three garages now, no one seems able to diagnose the issue just want to start swapping out parts which I'm not keen to do as it gets pricey, battery was diagnosed as faulty (replaced and wasn't the original), TPMS sensors seem to have a mind of their own.....TBH is feeling a bit flaky as a vehicle, had multiple BMWs before this and never suffered this many faults this side of 100K

Pleasure Glyn. We look forward to hearing of the outcome.