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Thanks Martin - now amended. Good luck with finding it a new home. Regards, Gareth.

I have a 2006 b7 4.2 convertible, its roof has failed!,I’ve tried disconnecting battery to reset/hel switch open and closed for 30secs??, i cant access the boot to access pump etc, any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

It may be better to change from Octopus Intelligent Go with its variable cheap times controlled by Octopus, to Octopus Go which has fixed times for cheap electricity and use the car's own controls for charging. You would lose the convenience of the phone app but gain more cheap electrons.

Hi look for your engine designation in the handbook, my daughters was a CFFA 2.0 diesel, no wet belt involved except the later versions which have a wet belt for the oil pump drive which I would recommend changing as well. Please state if you have petrol or diesel. Steve.

Hi Steve - thanks for that. One further query on this subject. How do i know what tyoe of belt i have fitted (wet, dry, chain)? Does the replacement criteria apply across the board? Thanks

The key is that to get the cheap rate electric you have to let them decide when to charge the car i.e when overall demand is least. The bonus if that when this is outside the cheap rate period the whole house is on that rate, 6.9p/Kwh, as well. When I plug the car in it starts to charge which is recognised by Octopus when they receive a signal from the car. They then control the car to turn off the charge until their scheduled charging periods during the night. The car only has a 10 kwh usable capacity but when the system works it is more that adequate for running around locally. I have only filled up with petrol once this year.. I can always run the engine to charge the motive battery but that seems to negate the point of having a hybrid. The only settings I make via their app is the level of charge in car that I want them to achieve and the time in the morning that I want to use it. Thank you for your interest

Sorry Gareth I'm looking for £350 thanks Martin

Hello Martin, Thanks for joining and placing your detailed advertisement. Only thing that’s missing is the price you want for it. We seriously avoid ‘offers’ to minimise both buyers and sellers being messed around. I will amend your advert if you post the price on a second post. I will also remove your e-mail contact - this is an open to all forum - and replace it with ‘Please PM me if of interest. Regards, Gareth.

Hi I'm selling my 1999 audi avant 1.9tdi would anybody in the club be interested in it. It has got 226100 miles on the clock but starts first time and drives very well. On the last MOT it had an advisory on an oil leak on the front of the engine .it's just had a rear caliper and pads fitted ,also a rear back box but now it has an abs fault showing on the dash MOT till 8TH of September it's white in colour the body work is in very good condition for a car of that year it has some minor blemishes but that's to be expected the interior is ok no rips or holes I'm open to offers on it I can't think of a better place to sell it than in the audi club .I've owned the car for the last15 years so I want it to go to a good home and not to be scapped I live in Liverpool if you need anymore info please PM me if of interest. £350. Martin.

Hi all, I have bought my wife a 2019 Audi TT RHD which she loves. I wanted to transfer the car cam from her old car to the Audi but I cant find the fuse box in the car. The manual says in the RHD model the fusebox is hidden behind a panel in the back of the glovebox but there doesnt seem to be a panel as shown in the manual. Is there a panel that can be removed to get to the fuses or alternatively has anybody installed a car cam with an alternative connection for power and what is the most convenient way to install it please? I dont fancy having a dangling cable into a power socket in the dash. many thanks Frank

Hi everyone, After standing for a couple of weeks the car will not start. It turns over normally, no trouble codes are present so trying to trouble shoot the fueling. Tracked down the fuel pump relay to the left hand plenum electrical box ( relay part no: 8Z0 951 253 ) If I bridge pins 30 and 87 (thick red and green ) the fuel pump runs, pumping around half a litre in a few seconds at the fuel filter. The thin red/blue has 12v on it when the ignition is on, from what I red the ECU should apply a ground for a few seconds to the red/white wire. Checking the relay unplugged with 12v across the 2 thin wires ( pins 85 and 86 ) the relay works, connecting the green and red ( pins 30 & 87 ) . I guess this points to the ECU not suppling the earth when it should .. my question is do u think it is safe to apply an earth to red/white to test this theory? I did try cranking the motor with the fuel pump running ( pins 30 & 87 bridged ) but the motor didn't fire so perhaps there are further problems? Any thoughts or suggestions warmly received... Cheers John

The MMI screen in my 2017 A3 (8V??) won't go up anymore. For a while it's been making a weird noise sometimes when the car starts and the screen is moving up as the system starts up. It seemed to be a mechanical noise, like something was rubbing against something, or a gear with grinding, but it was really hard to pinpoint. Also, not my daily driver, so I often forgot that it happened. Now the screen comes on, but doesn't rise out of the dash. I was able to remove it from the dash and see the screen working, and the whole time bluetooth audio and radio have been functioning while the screen is stuck in the down position. I've checked all the fuses that referenced "Infotainment Components" in the manual. Oddly "F16" which is marked as "infotainment components" was missing from the fuse box completely. I can only assume it was always missing. I did temporarily put a 10-amp fuse in there in case it had fallen out somehow, but the screen still didn't rise. If I can't get the screen to go up and down like it's supposed to, I'd be happy to have it up permanently. Does anyone have a suggestion for either: Something else to check, maybe there is an oddly labelled fuse that might still be connected to the screen operation or Any ideas on how to get the screen to go up? I did think that it would be possible to just supply power to the motor that's stuck on the back of the screen assembly. Maybe that would spin and raise the screen. I don't hear any noises like the screen is trying to rise up out of the dash. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

All I can suggest is an Audi dealer or Ebay, but your mechanic probably has more idea than me where to buy the parts he needs.

Hi Cliff, you are correct, I’m not very familiar of the names of the items. My car is currently at a mechanics bit due to the age they are struggling to find the parts. Do you know of anywhere where we can purchase the hoses? I have also checked and it looks like only a couple are in tack so it might be easier to replace all of they come as a bundle.

Are you referring to coolant hoses, vacuum hoses, inlet air hoses, or hydraulic hoses? Forgive me Kyri, but my impression is that you are unfamiliar with anything under the bonnet. If that is the case I suggest you visit a garage to solve your problem.

I'm trying to resolve an issue with the drivers seat not heating. I have error code 01854 after scanning with VCDS. Has anyone had their seat apart to try and resolve this, which I assume is a broken wire in the heating mat? I'm currently going through the wiring diagram, but having an issue finding one of the connectors. The one in question is T8c, an 8-pin connector under the drivers seat, which I can't find. I can find the 2-pin T2aa and the 6-pin T6e one, but can't check for continuity as I can't find T8c. There are four wires wrapped in tape that disappear into the foam base of the seat, and I was wondering if the 8-pin plug is hidden in there. I'd rather have someone confirm that if possible before I start pulling the entire base apart to get access to it. I've checked the continuity of the heating mat in the backrest and that appears fine.

Hi, does anyone know how i can replace the majority of the rubber pipes under the bonnet. i have a 2003 S3 8L and have some pipes split. Any ideas?

Yes I did no joys unless u have the more rounded rear bumper b8 which I don't have

Please let us know how you get on Dev.

For the benefit of others - did you try Aliexpress after?

Hi no Audi don't do mudflaps for this car I'm currently looking at aftermarket thanks for your help anyway

Hi Gareth, yes thats correct. Bought the car independently so want to get a main dealer to give it a once over for peace of mind. Enjoying it this, its lovely especially in this weather with th top down.

Was this advice any help to you Keith?

Thanks Dev - not in the brethren! Surely you didn’t buy it from a main dealer. Guess you must be saying the car is new to you, so you want it assessed at a main dealer.

Hi its overdue for a change as the sensible rule adhered to by most independent garages is 80,000 or four years whichever comes first, did that with my daughters Q3 and that made 247,000 before she sold it, good aftermarket kits are GATES OR DAYCO. Steve.