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I think it might be slightly louder when steering right , so im thinking left hand bearing , only very slightly louder , to be honest if the radio is on you'd hardly hear it , so im thinking its only getting rough rather than gone . Its booked in for a service in 3 weeks so im hoping it should last until then . At least now I know its not the tyres , the tyre shop gave the 2 that were on the car a good check and confirmed that the tyres weren't the problem, so my garage wants to check it tomorrow to confirm but won't be able to do the job until 3 weeks time . To be honest I've had bearings in the past that would drown out the radio . The noise stays while coasting so it shouldn't be a gearbox bearing as its there with no load and the gearbox is acting very normal , so im thinking for sure wheel bearing .

Welcome Jon and thanks for joining. Regards, Gareth.

If you think it’s an off side wheel bearing, then do a left hand turn and see if the noise becomes louder. N/s bearing suspected - take a right hand turn and see if the noise gets louder.

all seems to point to steering angle sensor but could this be set off by a faulty wheel sensor??....i can hear a slight grating as i drive between houses....drivers side not sure front of back??.....my airbag light doesnt seem to want to go out ..it goes out for a second when my mate tried turning it off with his magic machine ....i dont wanna buy a steering sensor if i dont need one but i might have to

so turns out the starter motor wire was fried because (and in the best way i can explain)- the previous owners added the wrong starter motor that was generating too much power/ voltage which then led to the cable becomming coroded.

Off to garage in morning!

Hi all. Just a quick one to say thank you for accepting me into the club. I’ve had my 2013 A3 TDi for a couple of years now and have enjoyed (almost) every minute of it. It’s the longest I’ve ever kept a car and will only sell it to get another Audi. I’m a mechanic so I do all my own work and most of the jobs are pretty straight forward. Even the EGR valve wasn’t too bad!! Anyway, here’s my ride, hope to see some of you at some events throughout the summer.

Hi. I’ve just bought a pre registered A3 Black edition (74 plate). There is a compressor and tyre puncture kit in the boot in a polystyrene holder on the bottom right hand side of the boot. I kept my previous A3’s space saver wheel (2018 plate) and it doesn’t fit because of the polystyrene foam insert. Is there an easy way to get this insert out as the tyre should fit if it was moved. There seems to be a plastic button like thing holding it to the boot but don’t want to wreck it if there’s a way of removing it without damage. Any help greatly appreciated

Unfortunately you'll find you'll need the heated seats Wiring harness. Not only that you might find the airbag connector might be different. And you can't just cut off the old connector and solder on a different one as this will throw the airbag warning lights. As such the best way is to remove the airbag from your current seats and put them in the new seats if that makes sense.

Have the engine mounts and gearbox mounts been checked? As the movement could cause noise. Could it be something to do with liquid sloshing when I get loads and it throwing off the sensors? For example when I had an issue with my A6 washer bottle leaking it wouldn't always tell me it was low unless the washer fluid moved away from the sensor if that makes sense.

If S line heated seats are installed in an SE model,is it possible to use the heated seats . Is the wiring already installed. I have a spare panel with the press switches. 2016 SE Sportback. Thanks

When in Rome...

Seems a very oddball way to purchase a car to me. I would have walked away as soon as they asked for £3K non refundable deposit before you can have it inspected.

Hi Gareth, Thanks for the feedback, I think you are right too!

Welcome Iain, Seems an awful lot of car for the money to me. If it were mine the o.no. would be deleted. Good luck in finding an appreciative home. Regards, Gareth.

For sale: £1,500 Ono Audi A4 Avant 2.0TFSI Quattro Special Edition. 2006 Model in Black, full leather, Milage 121,033. MOT till 8/6/26. I have owned this car for 15 years, I’ll be sorry to see it go. It has Full Audi Service History until 18/7/18, after that serviced yearly by a local garage. All service history, MOT’s and original manuals intact. 24/05/25 Service & MOT July 2024 4xDunlop sportmax tyres fitted 10/01/24 New turbo fitted 02/11/23 Cambelt and Water pump 18/10/23 Full set of front suspension arms/bars. As you can imagine there are a few age related marks on the car, nothing too bad, but you can check them out in the pictures. The bonnet paint has dulled over the years I never got round to sorting it out. The pictures were taken in March, the last picture was taken today when a delivery van scuffed the bumper. if anyone has any questions about the car let me know and I’ll get back to you. Situated in Barnet, North London EN5

David. I have merged your latest post into an identical one you posted on May 18th last year. Have you even bothered to read the reply from Steve Q?

It is worth trying to negotiate with the owner directly, rather than through the middle man, if that is possible and legal in Singapore. You may not get any where, but if other possible buyers have looked at, and rejected, the car on the basis of the repair cost, he may be tempted to compromise.

There are other models too that are slightly more expensive. But I don’t mind walking away to get a better car. Yes that’s right. It’s a non-refundable deposit. But I saw the clause and its states that if I walk away from the deal, then I might need to pay double the deposit. It feels like a scam company to do this kind of agreement Yes. It’s around £1700 as deposit. 😞 Thats right. I’m buying it from a direct owner but there is a middle men, a consignment company, helping out in this deal. The consignment company is the one with a clause stating that if I walk away from the deal, I will need to pay double the deposit amount, also the $3000 is non refundable. anyways, the car is now at Audi service centre to look at the condition of the car and advise on the repair cost. It should be out tomorrow. Do you think i should ask the current owner to pay for the repair cost and I drive out the car or should I negotiate the price down?

Hello, hope someone can shed a bit of light on this for me, I have a Allroad A6 3.0tdi sport quattro with 96000:mile on it, my car make a noise like pinking ,the noise you get in petrol engines when fuel is wrong for example. I only does it when I accelerate i.e underload not so much in the mornings but only slight, this seems to be the only problem and it doesn't effect the cars performance, and no fault codes, any ideas anyone.

Update , 2 new tyre on front, so new tyres all around , still humming . So my only other thinking is a wheel bearing, on same side as the cv joint was changed on .

I'd definitely recommend speaking to the company that sold you it. Just in case they sold you the wrong parts to make it fit your dash.

If bought from a dealer within the first 30 days of sale then you're entitled to a full refund or for them to fix the car free of charge

Keep us posted on how you get on

Paul would you care to edit your last message. I think you omitted your own text as it contains nothing but quotations of the two previous messages.