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Wonder if anyone could help I’ve got a knocking on front drivers side been to four garages and can’t find owt wrong it’s ok for a few days when it’s been on ramp but then comes back again any ideas

Hello Richard, Aren’t there vents in the lower rear side panels which can let water in? Seem to recall some earlier posts referencing these. Your model?? Well worth doing a forum search - far more reliable than my memory! Kind regards, Gareth.

Welcome Greg, and thanks for joining. Fuses blow to protect the circuit, so if it has blown, you will first need to know why. We take it your rear sensors aren’t working - totally - but do you get any bleep ( 10 second continuous) when you select reverse? Also, do the reversing lights work? Kind regards, Gareth.

Hi this is a diagram of the throttle assembly the Air Intake Temp sensor is number 12

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Hi Audi Members, I am looking to replace the Audi alloys on my 2013 S7 with upgraded and slightly larger Audi alloys, new or second hand. I understand the fitment requirements are 5 X 112, between 19-22 inch, between 8.5J and 9.5J with an offset of between 26 & 37mm. If anyone has any pictures they could make available to me of A7/S7/RS7's with upgraded alloys that would be great. In terms of style and colour, I prefer multi-spoke and prefer silver or graphite rather than black, but realise that there isn't much choice in terms of the multi-spoke options from Audi. On the internet I have spotted an Audi multi-spoke alloy part number 8to-071-499-1zl (19x9J ET33 5X112 Bright Aluminium) and although they were available to buy, they were located in the USA and Canada! I don't intend carrying out any body modifications or involving any spacers, but any advice in terms which wheels to avoid and which to consider would be appreciated. I would also need to purchase tyres and would be considering 19", 20" or 21", a profile of 30 or 35 (40 profile currently on car) and a width 275 or 285. Many thanks Chris

Thanks mate, that would be great. here’s the other thread The inner rear lights on mine are quite bad so need to do something. As you say need to make sure UV protected after. Cheers Greg

What's most likely is whoever changed the discs before has destroyed the thread in the hub plate when removing the screw in the original disc 🙄

We bought our 2012 Q5 Quattro S-Line Auto about 6weeks ago. We love it. It quickly showed up a fault though, when it started not reversing properly. Short story and not uncommon, it needed a new clutch. We finally got it back about a week ago and I've just realised that I can't toggle between "Drive" and "Sport" modes. I could before and but since the work I can't. Clearly it is not a "mechanical" issue as such because the minimal travel on the gear stick suggests it is just a switch which changes the gearbox and engine mapping. Other than this it is driving absolutely perfectly, I'm just missing a mode. Obviously it will be going back to the garage that did the work but does anyone have any idea what may have caused this so I'm a little more informed. Perhaps there's a really simple fix I can do at home? Thanks in advance

Ok, thanks

Hi black smoke is due to over fuelling, the high MAF reading is due to the ECU trying to combat the extra fuel with more air, so you either have a leaking injector or the car has been remapped at some point. Steve.

Fault found and fixed

I am retrofitting an RNS-E to my A4 B7 which is going OK as I previously retrofitted an RNS-D to an A4 B5 znd got it fully functional, even my local Audi dealer was impressed. This time I am a little confused by the Navigation/TV tuner. What does it do for navigation as I have no interest in TV in the car. If it serves nothing useful for the navigation I am tempted to use the connector on the head unit for an aftermarket bluetooth music interface. The CD changer connects direct to the head unit as does the GPS anttena.

Car is a 58 Plate 2.0tdi CBAB, 6 Speed Manual, 185k miles. I’ve had a car for around 100k miles and it’s been really well maintained. For the past little while the DMF was rattly, so upon deciding that i wanted to keep the car for a while longer because in the 100k miles i’ve had it it’s given me no problems I booked in to have another full clutch kit (had already done one previously). The DMF failure symptoms were the usual rattling on idle with the clutch up, rattling at the biting point and no rattling when pressed in. Car came back today and a lot of the noise did go away however it was still making similar noises upon initially starting it up. I still took it away as i thought it would take a minute for everything to settle in. Around 10 miles later i come to a stop and open my window and i hear an awful metal to metal sound. I then take my foot off the clutch and the sound goes away. I then let the car cool down for about 30 mins and then the sound goes away. I will try and attach a video of this. Everything is very very confusing. I will try and attach videos of the noises a little while later! Thank you in advance for any help 🙂

1996 2.6 107,000 miles Runs very well just a bit tatty. Rear window needs replacing , has abs light on dash (could just be a sensor or could be pump) brakes work but no abs, Heater inoperative and tear in seat,crack in rear light cluster. Nice project if you have time or many spare parts. £600 ono

Thank you for the information Merlin. Please let us know the outcome.

There's two parts to the function (at least on my MY23 A6). There's lane guidance assist which aims to keep the car centered in the driving lane, and lane departure warning which aims to stop you crossing the lane boundaries. A short press of the button on the indicator stalk turns off the lane guidance assist, and a long press turns off the lane departure warning. When lane guidance is on/off a pair of little arrows at the bottom of the icon in the dash will appear (on) and disappear (off). When the lane departure system is on, you'll see two white lines (or green/red according to status) but when it's off, the two lines disappear. These systems are linked to adaptive cruise control as indicated in the owners manual. I generally leave lane departure warning on, but turn off the lane guidance assist except when on motorways or long dual carriageways...

Came on again after starting engine then goes off after awhile just need to know if I should be concerned or not/ battery is fine.

I everyone, I've got an used Audi A1 2019, 25 TSFI Sportback. I've discovered a noise coming from the back of the car, only when the air is off. This noise is like a "flap" of a rubber surface over a plastic part. I've discovered the reason, and I made a video of it. What do you think? Is that normal? In my opinion...seems like a "design issue" 😐. I will go to an Audi center in 2 weeks, in the meantime I ask your opinion... thanks!

I’ve spoken to Audi customer services at length about this issue. They push everything back to the dealership. Audi UK will not or cannot confirm there is an issue with the alternator. Audi Uk will not or cannot confirm whether there is an extended warranty on the part. And they will not or cannot confirm whether the replacement parts being fitted have the issue resolved or will simply fail again. I’m not entirely sure what they are there for as they simply deny any responsibility as they didn’t sell me the car and are not responsible for it’s maintenance and safety - this they say is the dealership and the manufacturer. This despite them being a wholly owned subsidiary of Audi Germany. Audi Uk maintain that technical queries should be answered by the dealership who will contact the manufacturer. My dealer replaced the part and confirmed to me that it has an extended warranty and that the part and labour are covered by Audi. 7 years was also confirmed. My car is 3.5 years old and does have an extended Audi warranty on it but this was not used to cover the part. So the route to solve this seems to be entirely via the dealerships. Mine have been superb I have to say. hugely disappointed in Audi UK but I’m not surprised by this to be honest

No probs at all please keep us posted on how you get on 🙂

Haha 😂 Im clearly a dipstick with this auto correct error! 😆

Hi Dave I have the exact same car but 2006 I’m having this same issue did you find out which oil thanks Liam

Let us know how you get on with your enquiry Alex.

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