Morning, this came on today on my wife’s way to work. 

I’m presuming it’s just a case of new glow plugs? 
The handbook says it’s preheating, so doesn’t sound too major hopefully?

 

 

She did say Saturday that there’d been a bit of smoke out the back when she put her foot down last week a couple of times. 
Turbo was replaced last year before we got it, receipts etc confirm

8 hours ago, Chalky13 said:

She did say Saturday that there’d been a bit of smoke out the back when she put her foot down last week a couple of times. 
Turbo was replaced last year before we got it, receipts etc confirm

Hi unfortunately the only definitive way to find out is to have the car scanned for codes, hazard a guess it may well be an injector BUT without codes who knows.

Steve.

Thanks Steve, I’m taking it to an Audi specialist Thursday to see what comes up. Hopefully nothing serious. She said it was a bit harder to start this morning than normal, and it was colder and more damp than usual here. Light didn’t come on on the way home which is something. 

On 9/26/2022 at 7:29 PM, Chalky13 said:

Thanks Steve, I’m taking it to an Audi specialist Thursday to see what comes up. Hopefully nothing serious. She said it was a bit harder to start this morning than normal, and it was colder and more damp than usual here. Light didn’t come on on the way home which is something. 

Hi please let the forum know how you get on.

Steve.

Diagnostic run, showed up 4 issues which the guy said related to the turbo and EGR valve. However, as both were replaced last year around 6000 miles ago, he said it’s probably because they haven’t been readapted, so he’s doing that for us. Found that the NSF track rod end was rubbing on full lock on the wheel, and he said whoever replaced it before we got it, fitted the OSF on it and it’s not shaped correctly 🙄

Anyway with all that and tracking, just shy of £250 inc the dreaded! 

Got the car back, the guy suggested another £100 to investigate the light being on as it showed fault codes that suggested links to the new turbo, so hopefully just historical.

Cars driving straight, all good. Thanks for the advice to get it check rather than just changing glow plugs