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Hello John, A forum search for various Parts Wanted, should point you to on-line car breaker link sites such as Partsfinder - there are more. Also search EBay etc. What mileage has yours covered, and when was the Haldex unit last serviced. Tyre thread depth been uniform on all wheels during your ownership? Regards, Gareth.

I also have a private plate for sale. It is Y1KJT. I am looking for approx £3000-£4000. It is on a retention certificate.

Pay to use erWIN is probably your best bet.

Think your best bet is to phone a few VAG transmission specialists in the central belt, agree on repair and estimate cost. Drive through and leave the car and get a train or bus back. Now unless you’re on the islands, then you could spend a few days in Glasgow and then return with car once fixed. It’s difficult to assume anything with transmissions, so only once it’s checked, can they repair or replace parts. Inverness Audi would take a kidney as part payment as you know.

Yeah it’s still driveable

Update so im seeing that it could be the coolant control valve has corrosion from a coolant leak and is quite a common problem.

Is the car driveable?

Well she's still sitting level so no leaks yet......damn,I just had to say that......we shall see. For the moment all seems OK. I have no doubt I'll be back with other sob stories 🤣

Good news mate, happy days.

Oh i understand that pal, i have had cars in the past that the only thing that it never broke on me was the speed limit!!!! Im just glad you got sorted!

It seems my beloved Audi will live to drive another day. All that is wrong with it is the fuel injector sensor. Nothing wrong with fuel injector or the ECU, just the sensor.

So the haldex has basically failed leaking and noisy. Have been advised to replace or repair cost of a new unit seems prohibitive, so looking for a low mileage replacement or an overhauled exchange unit with warranty.

What are you asking for John? Price, brand, garage, method, special tools? There no cost to using more words in your question.

Any recommendations for Haldex replacement/repair

I believe in my case the alarm/immo is built in the pump itself. I have not found any box for the immobilizer in the car.

Well, ya know how it is when you've had......2 rear air bags, 2 alternators, a battery, a headlamp leveling control module, a crankshaft vibration damper and a serpentine tensioner pulley, you sorta reckon it's gonna be the most expensive repair there is.... the part that went south( literally in this case!) was the ball joint joint and the rod was rusted so thin I was able to bend it with finger pressure. I have a respectable collection of bits myself but nothing that could do the job needed. Good story anyway, cheers.

Well the issue might have been found in the boot loom connector. Unfortunately i do not have time to fix it now but i will see in the comig days.

It’s £900, all the reg sales companies value it at between £1100 & £1250, cheers

Recently had a friend that was having a similar issue..... Same kind of car, came out of a roundabout and heard something "Pop". Told himself he hit a stone or something and thought no more of it until he said the "Ride got stiffer and bumpier" as he went along. Got about 15 mins from my place and gave me a call! I went down and there he was sitting lower than my D3 A8. Jack out, wouldnt fit under the car.... Wooden blocks out and drove up onto them to get the jack under the front end. Turned out his suspension link (Bottom arm to ride height sensor) decided that it no longer wanted to be connected at both ends..... And the little Ball joint that it connects into was broken and half of it was in the suspension link itself. Into my little box of tricks and i pull out a little bag full of small ball joint fittings, a 9mm spanner and a 10mm spanner. Remove whats left on his lower arm and replace it with a new one! a bit of fiddling and cursing and i got the ball out of the link bushion and popped it back onto the new ball joint! Bingo hes back in action! He had been pricing new struts, new compressors and all sorts while i was on the way to him and he was a very dejected man when i handed him my keys and told him to go get us a coffee while i had a look!!!!! When he arrived back and i told him i had a diagnosis and a price for him to be back on the road he looked like he was going to have a stroke!!!! I told him it wasnt as bad as he thought and told him he would be back on the road in about 15 mins and for the price of "Free" and i thought he was going to drop in front of me! I always tell people when theres a problem like this, not to think of worst case straight off as often there is a simple enough solution!

Price please Dave?

On your phone bluetooth menu, select the mmi connection and check the settings allowed. you should have a couple of options in there like the pic attached. Make sure the Media audio option is allowed. (thats the first thing i would do anyway)

I have a private plate for sale S4 AOO, on retention and ready to transfer

Have you checked the engine or gearbox mounts? Could it be a clutch/dmf issue?

Any second hand one or new one will need to be coded to the car.

I wish you luck.