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Hi my name is Natasha I have a Q7 and I'm helping to learn more and gain new Audi friends

But after some googling, it seems that my A3 has a timing chain, and not a cambelt, and that the chain is rated for the life of the engine. Could that be?

Thanks - Will raise it with the shop, as well. For my knowledge, is there a usual way to determine when to change the belt? Is there a check for wear and tear? Or is it a case of major failure when the belt wears out?

Hi Rob, yes its the cover thats behind the mirror if you pull it off its under there its attached to the screen by some sort of metal spring holder it also acts as a humidity sensor for the climate control the other problem sensor is the fresh air one which hangs inside the air intake box under the front scuttle where the window wiper is front left as you sit in car, I just used to clean that in alcohol and it would start working again. Steve.

To go 12 years without a belt change is fortunate. Depending on which engine you have, it may be suggested by the garage to fit a new water pump at the same time. That will add to the cost but is worth doing.

Sorry to hear this yet again but not surprising. Starter / generators are now on back order so that shows Audi have a world wide problem and do not have the spares, so looks like you could be off the road for a few months. In my case I made enough fuss , although my car was out of warranty, to get Audi to pay the roadside recovery charges and provide a courtesy car until the car was repaired. My current situation is that although Audi acknowledge this failure puts driver and passengers into a dangerous situation they will not commit to a recall or software upgrade. In their view these cars are ‘old’ and the tech dept is working on stuff for 5-10 years time not messing about with old stuff so we are on our own. I am still negotiating compensation but they will not warranty this part for parts, labour, recovery and courtesy car for 10 years as a special deal. They may be able to offer extended warranty free. So I am thinking I will order a spare alternator and have it sitting in my garage, take the extended warranty and get breakdown cover so then I can be sure of getting assistance and repair.

Thanks for input guys - just to follow up - GF took car to garage and the guy there managed to glug in another 2 litres or so (same container, same spout) - he thinks it's now full and the warning msg has cleared itself. She even took a video which showed him doing the same as me ?! So I'm left almost as confused as when I started - although around 4/5 litres for 4,000 miles sounds about right. Maybe it was an airlock in the tank that needs a bit of driving to clear it ? So far the worst of it is a slightly bruised ego - which is a lot cheaper than a sensor replacement I guess ! cheers

Hi We have just bought a 2007 a4 convertable but no user manual Can anyone help how to set up the nav and telephone system or know where I can get a manual. They only do online manuals from 2008 Thanks

Yep, no worries.

This is very odd.

Glad you got sorted 🙂

Please do 🙂

Welcome to the forum you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch 🙂 air suspension problems are well documented and can be costly to repair

thanks for your message christian i could send you a screen shot,but thats defeating my objection.but i assure you its there.i am sure you will understand.kind regards stephen

Hello Mikey W, sorry to hear that you’ve endured this fault multiple times, but glad you have managed to get to safety on each occasion. Sounds like Mark2 in so far as you now know what to do when the early warning signs arise, seems insane that this is something that has to be back of mind on what in many respects is meant to be one of their flagship vehicles. Having watched a Panorama programme on our Smart Motorways yesterday (not Smart just deadly it seems!) it continues to alarm me that this is a dangerous fault when coupled with the above. Audi need to be doing more as you will have seen discussed in above posts. i haven’t seen anything on other related forum threads yet that indicates the replacement repair is a root cause fix, so likely it is simply a like for like replacement. Sounds to me like you should be pushing for a much more suitable vehicle and via Audi UK and asking them to sort that immediately. Ultimately Audi UK know this is an issue and should if pursued react more empathetically to assist you with a replacement vehicle etc. I believe Mark2 has had some success with Audi UK in getting a better response support wise while the car is off the road being repaired etc Good luck

thanks for the suggestions! I'll do what you say, and book a service for the cambelt right away. Fwiw, I don't think its ever been changed, since the service book doesn't call for it until 130K miles.

I’m new to the forum as, guess what, was left stranded on the A5 on Thursday with the dreaded alternator fault. I’ve a C8 RS6 which I’ve had for 2 years following my rejection of my previous RS6 C8 for, wait for it…..the same fault. Dealership are super supportive and can’t believe I’ve had this occur twice, but reading this thread it’s seems significantly more common than I thought. Currently I’m trying to get a loan car that actually serves my purpose as the A1 from Enterprise (Audi Assist) can’t carry kit for my job or fit my dogs in, has a faulty sos function and faulty Bluetooth and sat nav. It’s not ideal. I am not really sure how I’ll take this forward - when the electrical warning hit the dash I knew exactly what was going to happen so was lucky to be able to get off the M6 toll and to a place of relative safety. I didn’t know the sport diff failure was the early warning so that’s super helpful. The last time this occurred we ended stranded at the top of a slip road off the m25 on a blind bend…..and kept waiting for recovery for 3 hours too. So this time it was better and I guess knowing the fault I knew I had to find a safer place for the car to die in. concerned that the replacement parts are not a different part - staggered it’s not a recall so will be raising this as a safety matter with as many differing channels as I’m able. Last time it was the Audi executive office who handled the issue as I wrote to Andrew Doyle. The car was off the road for over 2 months then due to a parts shortage.

Hello everyone, if I could welcome myself, my name is Patrick & I am new to the forums, but have owned my 1989 B3 model 2.2 E (2226 cc) coupe for around 4 years now, which I love I am needing now to do some work on the car & was hoping to pick your brains & use your knowledge & experience along the way as I restore my car, according to my owners book it says it is a 8B3 014 100kw engine no beginning with the letters KV, can anyone tell me what would be the injection system used on this car I.e. Jetronic, KE ketronic etc. My first drama is I may have to replace the fuse board as it’s looking like there is corrosion inside between the fuel pump relay & fuse as a result of water in the fuse box due to a faulty screen rubber, the car starts then dies, then doesn’t start for a while then starts, fuel pump is new & I was told it’s possibly the relay, I am currently trying to source a new relay, but the part I’m told I need is 443907385F which seems to be hard to find, but failing that I have a spare fuse board, which has a relay no 208 & I am led to believe that is the relay for the fuel pump on this board, but the boards have very different serial numbers underneath, am I correct in thinking the sore board is from a B4 coupe where as mine is a B3 coupe. The numbers on the board in the car which is a B3 model are as follows 896113 SHO 443941822A the replacement board I believe is from a 2.3E & possibly a B4 model & the numbers are as follows 996051 SHO 443941822B would this be a straight swap or are they very different, apologies for my ignorance & thank you in advance patrick

I have owned this for about 3-4 years, bought it from my elderly neighbour who couldn’t drive anymore and garaged it for about 8 years, previously owned by his son.

Hi Steve, excuse the daft question. I'm assuming it's the rear view mirror yeah?

Hi Magnet, Thanks for commenting. I had to drive my car today 70 miles the noise was not apparent ongoing but just when turning on the engine and going slower. I know the belt is tighter because pre garage visit- I took off the casing to see the cam belt - I wiggled it and it was more loose. On hearing the change in sound - rechecked under the casing and the cam belt is definitely tighter. I asked the garage after changing the bolts if my cam belt was OK and they did not say they had done anything to it. The independent garage specialise in audi and use genuine parts. They seem to have a good rep. The water pump is on the opposite side on my 1.4 petrol engine I am told. I am thinking of going back tomorrow to ask them about it. (Noise).

I think that the email comes up becuase you have a gmail account (maybe?) and im using google forms - its just google recognising one of thier users in another product of theirs. Without any screen shots I can't help.

Hi Rob I had the same issue with my A6 when I first got it it turned out to be the sensor under the cowling under the mirror, apparently its a common problem, its a bit of a faff to get to but doable its just a plastic disc with wires. Steve.

Hi Steve, thats not cynicism its a lifetimes worth of trying not to be had over and as with all of us we fail occasionally, good spot with the email part, this gentleman wont give a deposition of what his precise plans are or what is the product he intends to market, I like you am beginning to smell something that is hidden under a ton of sandbagging prose which never realises any tangible conclusion, no need to reply if this isn't good for you ,the question remains, what isn't good. Steve.

Really not sure. Will keep you posted if I get it sorted