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Hi if as you say the lights are a British design you should be ok as they will comply with the road laws in this country, as for the washer system you wont have any as the original units were halogen, washer system not required, the manufacturers produce all bumpers with the caps for this function it saves making two types of bumper, those with and those without. Steve.

Hi David sorry to hear of your problem, unfortunately every consumable part in a car engine has a [how long is a piece of string] life expectancy but I am sure the new one will solve your problems. Steve.

Look after yourself, collisions are traumatic on a number of levels and the psychological effects are often overlooked compared to the physical. Hope you are feeling better soon and get a long run of no motoring issues or incidents at all, you’re certainly due that!

Just shaken up a bit. I don't know if I was lucky that it wasn't the Audi!

UPDATE: Timeline (Within 2 weeks since dropping the car) I have some great news to share with everyone. With the help of a couple troopers @Mark2 and @MikeyW Both member have been more then helpful by providing me details which I requested. I built up a couple cases related to RS6's which was outside their 3 years manufacture warranty as mine also is 3 months out and the dealership tried to play that card! Little persistent with Audi UK explaining that the 48V system has a critical flaw and the risk it can cause with it failing is detrimental. Audi UK not taking liability for replacement on the failed alternator which is part of the drivetrain is out of the question and must be pursued out of principle. My dealer initially did not agree with the warranty claim and told me: 1: The part number on your alternator is not covered 2: Your car 3 year warranty is expired Audi UK will not cover 3: Your car has modifications so any warranty is voided (They are wheels and exhaust) 4: Your car is not covered by the 7year drivetrain warranty 5: Audi will not cover it under goodwill After a meeting with the service manager he ultimately agreed that Audi UK should compensate 100% on this and has put this forward to them. I compiled a list of supporting evidence for the local dealer as proof of a major problem with the alternator: 1: Copy of Audi US letter to customers of the 7 year drivetrain warranty extension 2: Copy of the Audi Technical Information related to the failed 48V Alternator 3: Gov.UK Audi alternator recall campaigns related to other model 4: List of forum threads highlighting the 48V alternator failing with same characteristics when fail 5: 2 cases including customer name/ reg/ dealer that was successfully claimed through the 7 year drivetrain warranty when vehicles outside the original 3 year manufacture warranty – Thanks again @Mark2 @MikeyW With point 5 its check-mate for Audi UK to deny anything but to accept liability. After emailing point 5 detail to my dealer yesterday I got the answer we want today: Email from my local Audi dealer: "Good morning Thanks for the extra information. Nigel has now managed to get the repair covered for you so there's nothing for you to pay! Parts were ordered yesterday and have arrived with us today; vehicle will be going into the workshop later today for the repairs to be started and we will be looking at some point next week for it to be completed. I'm hoping I will have a better understanding of the completion day by tomorrow so ill be in touch then. Many thanks. Kind regards" Anyone with failed alternator outside their original manufacture warranty and getting the walk about please DM and I can send you over passed successful claims for you to give to your dealer for them to use against Audi UK to get approval or contact the following dealers which me and other users on this forum have used. Dealer: Listers in Stratford on Avon. Contact: Paul Newman Dealer: Bath Audi. Contact: Simon Gray Dealer: Cheltenham Audi. Contact: Nigel Jacob Great work team! 😀

Hi yes its the sensor, but changing the reservoir would be good especially if your original has the deadly silica bag fitted in to it which will eventually burst and cause you problems you can identify this by looking at the reservoir and if its got a little square printed on it next to the antifreeze grade it is fitted. Steve.

Hello all, Just to say that i have now purchased a car; and to say thanks to those who commented. I got an A4 B7 Avant 2.0tdi as i wanted. It's one of the last ones i suspect, as it wasn't registered until March 2009 (well into the B8 model). It's not perfect, but is very good condition with fsh etc I am after something for it straight away (haha), and will start a new thread/post in this section for that. When i posted my advert wanting a car, i also placed it in the generic `For Sale` section simultaneously, yet it was removed from there and i was advised that it couldn't be in there and in here too. Thank you all. Kind Regards, Kev.

That's funny, it could be a sign! Yes, I'm a far way from Essex. My profile says Los Angeles so no clue how Essex pops up. Yes, I think this could be a clear sign to steer away. Maybe record the Vin and check back in 2-3 years to check the carfax and see if this was a bullet dodged!

Hey all! Thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn't reply sooner. Odd, it said I look but I actually didn't, I'm just seeing them all now. I'm on my work computer so maybe I used the browser. In any case, appreciate everyone's thoughtful replies. I haven't bought a car yet and I agree with the majority that is probably someone's headache that they finally decided to unload. I might test drive it one last time and see what I think and what type of warranty they offer. Some of these American dealerships offer a three month warranty on used car now-a-days. I'm approaching this car with a ten foot pole as I'd rather spend a few thousand for something more reliable. Will keep you all posted!

As Greg and Graeme say, need to put pressure on. I did notice comments on other forums detailing similar type problems on older cars. I certainly haven't had these problems on previous A3's and I am a big radio listener when driving. From my point of view, is that I don't think my dealership took me seriously, hoping I would 'go away'. I basically lost a week with their lack of interest. A customer complaint letter went off last night so I recommend you do the same if your dealership mess you around. They badger us for a good review and 5 stars in the sales survey so when things fail they must be told and bluntly so. I will post on and further developments

Thank you David. That's very helpful to know. My dealer replicated the issue and sent a technical service message to Audi. Audi immediately have come back and said to delay me bringing it in to the workshop as they don't yet have a fix. But hopefully they are indeed working on it, although if you trawl through the web you'll find this issue seems to have been around for quite aa while. Like you, I'm going to keep the pressure on. If you do get it fixed please let me know! Graeme

Took delivery of a new A3 SLine 35 TFSI in mid June and within 5 days I was reporting exactly the same problem. After poor technical service from my dealership the general sales manager became involved. Car was booked in for a couple of days. Been told it is a known problem and Audi Germany are supposedly working on a fix. I have been given a timescale of 1 month - we'll see!!! I would suggest anyone experiencing the same problem contacts their dealership and tell them you want it sorting. The more complaints Audi get then we might get a resolution quicker

There is a under body paint in North America called Por15 its an acid based paint, so while applying it will eat through your gloves and destroy your paint brush but it stops rust completely chemically rather than covering it. Its not cheap about $107 Cad a quart. Even if others here may not see this problem now as a preventative idea one may want to paint it this stuff.

Thank you Gareth. That was my working assumption as well . I have mainly owned Volvos and any warning lights are always yellow or red . Thank you for your help

Hi All, It looks like I can bring faulty MMI experience to a close now. Today I formally rejected my Q3 under the 30 day rule in the 2015 Consumer Protection Act and my local dealership have responded quickly and professionally by accepting this. The car was duly returned to them today and a full refund has been received. In my case Audi accepted that there was unlikely to be a fix before December 2024, so my dealer and Audi Customer Services in the UK accepted that this wasn't a tenable position and seemed keen to preserve goodwill. So while I'm disappointed to have returned what was lovely car, and am faced with having to buy something else, I will give my dealership and Audi UK some credit for behaving professionally in my case and not entering into a protracted debate. I hope that you all get satisfactory outcomes to your respective situations. Our MMI issues have indeed seemed to be pretty identical. Who knows, maybe they will indeed push through a proper fix now. I'd also like to say a big thank you to you all for your updates and communications, it has felt like a proper support group. Good luck and I will watch with interest.

Hi it sounds like it may be a boost leak on one of the Turbo hoses, have a good look at them for oily residue it only takes a tiny hole to loose pressure and it whistles or hisses.

My previous A3, which I replaced last month had the same MMI with no issues at all. I can't understand what is different with the software now and why the previous software wasn't ported over. Otherwise really pleased with my car. Changed to automatic and now wondering why it took me so long!! Its just this damned MMI spoiling matters!!!

Thanks for information mate. Just went in the house after replacing left front wheel bearing. Noise is gone! So any one who thinks like I did that bad bearing needs to show play once is up in the air, is wrong. can be noisy even if everything looks right and tight.

Tell the insurer. If the insurer tells you it makes no difference to your policy and premium you have lost nothing.

Well Graeme, if it goes past mid-August then I will start asking for my monthly PCP payment to be reduced until a proper fix is found and it is working to my satisfaction, and a credit made to my account for the payments I have already made. That should help focus their minds to resolving the issue. The whole matter is completely unacceptable and the Head Of Business has been told that in no uncertain terms.

Q2 2025 would not be acceptable!! The Head Of Business of my dealership are told me by email last week and I quote:- We accept that there is fault on your MII system. Whilst it does operate and provide the systems it is designed to do, there is an issue with you being able to log onto your My Audi account, which results in the car not recognising your log in as being stored. As a consequence, anything you wish the MII to retain it does not. This issue has been reported to Audi UK and the fault is logged with them. We are currently awaiting a permanent fix for this issue, and once received we will of course resolve this for you. In a further email yesterday morning he tells me he was in contact with Audi on Monday and the fix was due in early to mid-August. I will keep you posted. Looking around online it seems various Audi car models have been having issues for a number of years. These are most probably different issues on older MMI systems to those we are experiencing. Best to concentrate on what are dealerships are telling us regarding our particular issue. Just treat what's online as 'hearsay' Once we have a fix it will need throughly testing.

Looks great,good luck with it,Dave Wise

Hello. Took the car to a mechanic today, sadly it's the turbo that's doing this noise and the problem with the acceleration.

Thanks for letting us know.

Good question Gareth. I have found one in my garage (unused and uncut), and the original printed instruction manual. I'll rummage in the garage some more this afternoon and post an update if I find the other.

Thanks Graham, VAG recommended air filter change is a daft c45k, so I certainly wouldn’t be assuming anything ahead of tuning the performance of this car. re. Disc diameters-? Stick your reg. no. into Parts in Motion’s website and see what comes up, and/or try LLL parts for the original Audi part number - which should suffice for your sizing. Perhaps you could let us know how you get on Graham.

Dear David, Thank you for getting in touch, it’s great to hear from you. We’ve received your query and one of the team will be in touch shortly to help where we can. This is normally within a day or two but in busy periods this can take us a little longer but we will get back to you.

Yes thanks Gareth it is

Hi. I am selling my RS5 cabriolet 2015. Full Audi dealer history. 59k. Immaculate Manchester

Hi the part number is on a sticker on the steering box.

Hi for what its worth the laminated glass is fitted for the American market as some states demand this before they will approve the vehicle for sale in that state, my guess is that the production line ran out of glass for that door so they swiped a window from another line to get things moving, I have no doubt there are more like yours floating about but the owners will never know unless the glass needs replacing, Steve.

Hi Took the E-Tron GT on it's first long journey yesterday to the Simply Audi Day. I did some basic calculations after the trip. I covered 211 miles only taking 205 miles from the battery and it had cost me £22.05 to fully charge the battery (291 miles with out aircon, 261 with) from 30 miles max, which gave me approx. 65 M.P.G for the journey, and I have still got 50 miles left in the battery. Which is not bad for a car of it's size and ability. Tony

Hello Marc, Deutscheparts on EBay are listing …..CB at £130 odd. You may find CC etc are simply updated part numbers for the same part. On the other hand, they make be an actually modification of the earlier CB, so I guess you take your chance. Kind regards, Gareth. p.s. Maybe worth contacting Audi Parts Direct ( part of Mon Motors - once Cardiff Audi) they have been known to offer a little discount off retail - although, by what I understand from the trade, their discount is now often below 10%. Let us know how you get on Marc.

Found the culprit. The tiniest split in this pipe causing a decent amount of diesel spray. So hopefully it'll be job done once I've sourced a new pipe. Thank you again for your help

Search Community T New Member Introductions Help with S4 B8 manual Sports diff oil change Tags 2009 audi s4 avant b8 manual sports differential Jump to LatestUnfollow 43 views0 replies T Taqi80 1 post · Joined 2024 #1 · 4h ago Hi Everyone! I hope someone can help - newbie here but happy to take some digs 😉 I have a 2009 S4 B8 Avant 6 speed Manual. I'm looking to change the sports diff oil. Popped under the car couple of days ago and had a look around - looks fairly straightforward 4 bolts in all. Got in touch with TPS - TPS said the quantity for both sides is (0.9l). Ordered oils - Axle oil 1L and transfer oil 2 x 850ml (Why don't Audi just make a 1L bottle!?) Bought a gear oil pump too (Amazon). The question I have is; which oil goes on which side?? One side is embossed with an Audi Logo the other with an ATF logo. I'm guessing the Axle oil is Audi side and the transfer oil is ATF side? I've attached images to help. Any advice / pointers is greatly appreciated. Thank you all! T 👍🏽

Hello Robert, Back to first principles:- Was it built with Keyless entry? Answer will lie at your main dealer, if you go in with your V5. Talking nicely with the Parts chap should provide you with a build record for your VIN. I would not attempt this over the phone - needs a visit in person. Kind regards, Gareth.

Now sold 🙂

Hi Greg, Hopefully you can see my reply of a few minutes ago. As David (Snowman) said, hopefully if we all go back to our dealerships and put the pressure on, something will get done by Audi. Graeme

Sorry, but I will not download anything from untrusted sources. Can you describe the noise instead? Rattle, rumble, squeak, knock, ring, grind, for example. Weird tells us nothing.

I'd recommend you speak to an auto locksmith. If you go to Audi you'll be charged a fortune

I wouldn't have thought the engine management warning light is related to the brake sensor. Probably a coincidence. Definitely get a scan done

Thank you Rigger. This seems to be the common answer I'm getting from everyone. Appreciate you replying

Hi @Magnet Thank you for your reply. I will reach out to LLL and see if they can help. Many thanks Paddy

Hi Dell , thanks for the information. Looking like we have the earliest registered ones on the road ? I have 2 big boxes of spares that I need to sort out & see what I may need as I haven't got the room to save it all so will try & post a list soon. Thanks , Chris ...

I know you are in Scotland, but here is a link to non audi dealer, but audi specialist: https://www.audi-specialists.co.uk/service-menu/ Shows us all the silly mark up the 'STEALERS' are taking us for !

Hello the profile is the same as in tyre size but there is a slight difference if you look at the makes of tyre. New uniroyals on the rear and old Bridgestone on front but going to change the fronts to same as rear and see what happens. Fingers crossed it will sort it.

Apologies for being curt; I was rather pressed for time. It was persistence that was key. I ascertained the name of the dealer from whom the owner before this one bought the car. Worked out that they ‘normally’ carry out a pre-delivery inspection and service and give the car a fresh MOT. Assumed the MOT and service were carried out at the same garage. Found the name of the MOT centre by asking the vendor to enter his V5C reference no. on the GOV site. Called them only to be told that their digital records only stretch back 3 years, but that they could trawl back through the manual records which extend back further. To my surprise the nice lady at the garage called me later in the day saying that she had found it and did in fact have a digital copy which she duly emailed across to me. Hoorah! HTH.

Hi for all you folks out there with Adblue tank problems mainly caused by crystals in the system, level sensors and delivery pipes, had a good long look at this product and what it does and its been very successful when used on lorries and is now available for cars, adding approx £11-14 on to your adblue fill its still cheaper than a new system that you can only get from Audi. Steve.

Hi I had this on my A6 Avant. The pipe had come off inside the tail gate. If the clips that hold the tail gate trim on are anything like the A6, they are very fierce and they distort when you try to put the trim back. Might be an idea to have some spares before you do the job Tony

Hi just had a gander on youtube ECU testing have a video about your problem with the same dtc apparently its a common problem and their solution is to remanufacture your own unit which would suggest that if you save the long coding for your unit once fitted it would be a case of using the original coding to activate it.