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I think your car should definitely come supplied with (A) jack, (B) a wrench for taking the wheels off and (C) very important, an adaptor for the locking wheel bolts, plus an alignment pin, my 2024 q3 came with all these items. p.s. the locking wheel bolt adaptor is matched to the wheels on your car. hope you get it sorted Brian.

Thank you mate , I'll give that a bash and see how it pans out

Hi I think you are correct as the popping is caused by unburnt fuel exploding after the cat and in the exhaust which is basically untreated hydrocarbons and C02, the side benefit of this is that if you still have a cat it will destroy it, some people even have spark plugs fitted past the silencer which ignites the unburnt fuel so you have popping and flames emanating from the exhaust, when I used to work nights any driver going to anywhere near Lakeside retail park lived in fear of the hoards of lunatics popping and flaming as they forced you in to the middle of the dual carriageways whilst overtaking both sides of your vehicle, the Police claim to have not enough officers to cover the area and no powers to stop this, well, they will have soon, some Thurrock drivers can attest to horrific accidents a lot of them high speed and caused by defects in braking and suspension, why not forget the overpriced straight through exhaust and its remap and spend the money on making sure you can stop and go around corners, my main objection is when they take some unsuspecting soul out as well, why does insurance cost so much because you can bet your bottom dollar that alarge percentage of these people with modified cars don't declare the said modification because they won't get insurance therefore what they do have insurance wise is void via the non disclosure clause on their policy, this leaves any victims of their stupidity with what? you got it, claiming off their own insurance. Steve.

Hi all , I’m after a coolant expansion tank for a 2016 Audi A3 2.0 TDI but without the silicone packet in , has anyone got any links to them ? Thanks PatBoySlimUK

I just tried it again, as magnet asked. Didn’t make a difference to the sound, peddle up or down at 3k rpm no changes

Just a standard tool kit. Car jack, wheel bolt wrench and a wheel alignment pin. It says they should come with the car. I would change a wheel no problem at home if it was punctured or damaged. I’m very much hands on when it comes to my cars.

Dan. Magnet is trying to diagnose your noise, but he can not do so if you don't run the test he asked for.

What sort of tools were you expecting James, and why? There is nothing the average motorist can do in the event of a breakdown. Even a punctured tyre doesn't need to be removed to fill it with goo. Whether the absence of a spare wheel can be considered as progress is debatable, but that's a different topic entirely.

Thanks guys. I know there’s no spare wheel but everything you read on line they say they do come with a tool kit. My last Q5 had a tool kit. That was a 2022 plate. Will email dealer tomorrow and see. Yes I did ask when they did the PDI was the light on then. But they assured me it all came back clear. I think someone didn’t do their job properly and just covering it up. Anyway just going to enjoy it now. The tech in it is out this world.

I didn’t touch the clutch peddle, just gave it a rev up in neutral and the noise just got louder as the revs rose up

Hello Dan, How about an answer to my last question? Not being critical, but being realistic, ‘…I think ….pulley…’ Thinking it may be something is a sure way of damaging your wallet? Regards, Gareth.

Yes, I think it’s a pulley on the engine

Has anyone had any success with after market Car Play kits ? Found one on a certain auction site for reasonable money, that syays the original MMI 3G functions remain active and supposedly integrates seamlessly with the vehicle. Thanks in advance.

Thank you. Think I've found all I need to at the moment, but will bear this in mind 👍

Yes Dan, but did the noise disappear when held at 3k revs. when you depressed the clutch, as it did in motion?

Ha, it was a very mild swear word, nothing to note!😂 I parked up and just revere it up to 3k rpm and held it for a few seconds in neutral. Still made the noise, if anything it was a bit loader as we weren’t moving

A good result with the car James, though I can't help wondering why the fault was not picked on the PDI. Cars aren't normally supplied with spare wheels nowadays, hence no tools.

Hello Dan, Does the noise persist when you hold it at 3k revs and depress the clutch? Try to use alternative words where ‘Removed ‘ appears.

No spare wheel, no tool kit James - goo and a compressor. Regards, Gareth.

Picked the SQ5 up yesterday. The drive home was amazing and NO warning lights so I’m happy. Going through the boot checking everything is there and no tool kit. My last Q5 had one, jack, wheel bolt wrench and wheel alignment pin. The toeing eye is there and stuff for a flat tyre. So do they still come with a tool kit or not? Also they are going to give me £250 as a good will gesture which I thought wasn’t bad. I did push for a two year service plan but they wouldn’t go for that. Anyway hopefully happy motoring from now on. Any thoughts on the tool kit guys?

Hi Gareth! I have just done this and the noise is still there, I think it might be the alternator, it’s hard to tell as it’s so !Removed! tight in the engine bay!

If interested - you should be able to request a copy of the build record from the VIN, from Audi or one of their dealers.

From my quick scan, I think they are serious about this, and have a September deadline for comment, and it will then go forward towards possible legislation during next year. I think anyone with modified vehicles will need to take notice of this, rather than perhaps take a view of ‘oh yeah’. Will trendy pop-pop exhaust notes come under the same umbrella? Quite possible. Regards, Gareth.

Hello Dan, I guess your description is taken as an in-motion symptom. What happens if you get the car up to operating temperature preferably after say a 5+ mile run, then at standstill, increase the revs and hold to a steady 3k and check the existence of any noises with clutch pedal not-depressed and depressed? Regards, Gareth.

I’ve noticed recently that I’m getting a whirring noise between about 2-4 rpm when the cars up to temp. The warmer it gets the more noticeable it is. I thought it might be something to do with the drive train etc but when it’s happening, if I disengage the clutch and the engine drops to idle the noise goes away. Bring the clutch pedal back up again, noise returns? Sounds abit like a wheel bearing