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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.

I believe so.

Ah apologies

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Interesting, does each wheel have a sensor and battery?

... On another forum a member had loads of written exchanges with the DVLA / DVSO on the same subject and they just shrugged a lot.

Well done for having a look. Glad carpets are dry and no mayo. Yep separate systems. The AC system will leak water out to some degree. Glad you've got a warranty. You keep putting pressure on the dealer to sort. Please keep us posted on how you get on 🙂

Sorry I missed this. So glad you've got it back. You've done a great job and the cars s credit to you 🙂 Have you managed to change the wheels and finding the cause of the cold start issue?

You're welcome 🙂