i , totally new to audi and diesels, and as per title just bought 2003 AUDI A4 TDI SPORT... now every thing is great and i love the drive , the only fault i have found is the rev counter sits at idle and doesnt realy move much although all the power is there and drives great ... this was apparently a problem that occurred after a flat battery ? told it should be ok with some kind of reset via audi ?

 

rev counter, it flickers when any throttle is added as though it wants to move but doesnt.. Also it doesnt drop with no ignition

 

added a pic of how rev counter sits

 

 

if a new cluster is required , i can get one locally but believe it will need coded to the car ?

any advice would be great ..

Just to add , everything else is working fine .. apparently the rev part of the cluster went like that after a flat battery ?   just added a new battery also and its just sitting in the same place 

I think it will need a new cluster and since it's 2004 I would think no to coding. I'm no expert mechanic though so I could be wrong.

 

Glen!

So if new cluster is needed it would need to go to Audi ?   

maybe get vcds and check for any errors and leave rev counter for now ?

 

 

thanks

 

dave

You would need a new cluster, you can not fit a second hand unit.  The immobiliser is also part of the instrument cluster so you would immobilise your car if you fitted one without coding.

 

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