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Hi All yet another gremlin my central locking will every minute or so lock the doors even with the key in ignition will carry on doing this until battery is flat. So far been lucky as two keys Would flat fob batteries be a cause??? Very greatful for any input please.

I've decided to postpone my appointment with Audi, I need the car. Also, the car is running ok, so I'll just keep monitoring it for the time being.

Any particular reason you are not telling us the current mileage then? This will dictate the work necessary from here on, so unless you do, you aren’t going to get sensible suggestions for going forward. Print out not showing work carried out? Usually highly abbreviated but generally there. Just post a photo and we should be able to help.

So, I took the convertible out this morning, keeping it in normal performance before it warmed up. After about a mile, I got the flashing glow-plug symbol, and a reduction in power. 🤔 I got to my destination, and switched off. When I restarted, the DPF warning came up, but without the glow-plug lamp, and performance was normal. Now up to normal temperatures, I drove it at 70 in fourth gear for about three miles, but on restart, the DPF symbol is still there. I sat on the driveway with the engine idling, and Carly plugged in. It came up with an odd code - something to do with intermittent signal from the seat belt circuit, and not connected to anything about the engine, so I cleared and rescanned - clean...🤔 I'm going to take it for a spin this afternoon with Carly plugged in to see if anything comes to light. I spoke to my mate at Norwich Audi, who tells me that a forced DPF re-gen is £200 - but advised me to shop around. He also mentioned, in passing, that a new DPF was £2,500... 😱 So, I've got it provisionally booked in at CAT Automotive next Friday, for investigation. Their comment was that they need to see why the DPF isn't re-genning on its own, and cure that problem, rather than just addressing the symptom and forcing a re-gen. I'll keep updating this thread - but please jump in with ideas... Cheers, Mike 😎

I had mine plugged it don't really come up with much they are saying it's a electrical fault between gearbox and brain of car

Thanks Steve, Ill let you know how I get on.

I see you have the A3 Its the A2 that runs hotter I dont think the A3's and Golfs ect suffer the same

No nobody famous I can drive a tractor though. The death pipe as many call it due to it killing the engine when it fails is a plastic pipe that runs from the back of the water pump up to the thermostat. The FSI runs hotter than other vw/audi with same pipe I have seen in the past people have upgraded it to one made of stainless steel just struggling to find one

Current mileage and mileages at which it’s been serviced during its 8 years? Annually by the looks of it Who will you be entrusting the servicing to? Looking for a local reputable independant in West Midlands rather than main dealer. Maybe due a brake fluid change if this coincides with the car’s anniversary of first registration? I have the service history print out, but doesnt detail actual specifics of whats been done.

Would be good to know if you do get a diagnostic check done if it does flag any faults, we have had the same done twice on our car and no faults found, we have been recommended to get a recon gearbox for the car ??

You didn’t let us know what tyre brands are currently fitted Frank. Have you checked the listed noise rating on them? How much tread is left, since tyres generally get noisier as they wear? You really do need to give us all the information- problem and what you have already done to try to solve it, otherwise we will end up suggesting you do what you have already done - again. Regards, Gareth.

Please let us have the answers to the questions asked, so we can help you further. Using trusted local garage??

I just thought I would pop my head above the parapet and say that I finally did get the remap. Not only that, but I also had the gearbox mapped as well. I would say that it is well worth doing, however the difference is not as noticeable as you would think. The reason for this is probably a positive: In the lower rev ranges, the car behaves similarly to before ie it is quick but not ballistic. "Fizzy" is actually the word that comes to mind, like a shaken bottle of coke with the lid on. So pootling is as easy as it was. It does change up a little earlier as you would expect and happily sits in 4th now at 25mph. the torque waves are wonderfully relaxing it has to be said. On the rare occasion that you can get into manual mode and above 4000 rpm and "take the lid off", it is noticeably quicker than the 550i and frankly it is slighty nuts. I do miss my days with my old turbocharged sleeper Saabs and it is nice to be back in something that outperforms its appearance!

I'll probably be looking for an Independent rather than main dealer.

I'd recommend a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up

At least you can rule out the battery. It might be worth getting a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up

Sorry Richard, I have no idea what you are talking about. Regards, Gareth. p.s. You aren’t Gerald off Clarkson’s Farm are you? Think he’s from your neck of the woods.

Thanks Clifford, I did confirm that the battery needed coding to the car with the garage prior to the work, so I can only assume that they have done this. I'll check this later myself, but I'm fairly certain its been done.

You'll need a diagnostic check to see if any fault codes flag up. But I'd say it could be the megatronics unit.

Hi I want to go through this new fsi upgrade / replace common weak items. One item I have seen is a death pipe that's either stainless or alloy Does anyone know where I can get one of is it a case of getting one made. Greatful for any help😁👍

Hi all did anyone fix problem my audi a3 2008 automatic goes in all gears but not reverse just flashing on dash turn engine off and on goes in i have changed oil and filter still doing it 😉

Stop/start failure and unrelated electronic problems are typical of a failing battery. A new battery alone will not solve them unless it is coded to the car when fitted. You need to confirm whether that was done before looking for other causes for the faults.

Hi guys I have audi a3 2008 automatic mine is doing the same i done a gear oil change still doing it all other gears fine just reverse then turn engine off then on gear goes in we are all confused

Hi all new to club I would like to share my findings with you all on what has happened with my Fsi so far. I bought it cheap as it has/had a misfire and lack of power. I found the inlet flap actuator was missing (GREAT) I thought 😭 Previous owner drove it for 18 months like this until misfire started. Anyway I started of with plugs and coils and injection cleaner still had a miss. Now the interesting bit it never had the start up clatter that 90% of fsi owners report until yesterday after a short drive I started it again to drive it into the garage I was met with quite a clatter for a couple of seconds or so it settled into a nice idle strange I thought it even reved nicely so I take it for another short drive it went like a rocket all the lack of power and missing had gone😃😃 I am a bit stumped as the only codes I had were for the inlet flaps and multiple misfires Now I am thinking was the cam variator stuck and then freed itself any thoughts on this???

As far as I am aware, National Tyre Service's changed it, but the issue started before I had the battery changed. I was also intermittently losing the stop/start function so I wondered whether some electrical functions were being shut down to conserve battery ? But I was probably wrong as I cannot find this documented anywhere. I just find it odd.