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The remapping problem is why I am tending more and more to ask members if a faulty vehicle has been remapped. Many folk are happy to accept the extra performance while remaining blind to the increased wear, decreased reliability, and decreased durability it also brings.

I have tried that argument but it falls on deaf ears at the prospect of extra performance for peanuts.

Hi All, sorry ive been away past two weeks so didn't get a chance to post. Ive a couple of hundred km's on my car now since replacing the crankshaft pos sensor. The issue is resolved in my opinion and thankfully to a plausible conclusion in terms of that sensor.

Very informative Steve. Besides your sound advice, I think most people don't realise that tampering with the emissions systems is also illegal and voids insurance

Hi folks we seem to have a rash of later A6s and other models that have had remaps and a couple of years down the line get running problems, the later technology software for Euro 6 is far more sophisticated than Euro 4-5 ever was, the sensors it controls are very sensitive and run between very narrow thresholds to maintain minimum emission levels to satisfy European standards, if you add to the mix that they were developing the software up to ten years before Euro 6 it then begs the question how can a bloke with a van or a download off the internet best about two million Euros worth off research and god knows how many more millions in refining these systems, yeah it is easier on the old models as the software has been cracked and is available for public consumption, allied to the fact the manufacturers dont care about older software as its past technology and can be re written to suit the writers purpose, then we have the fallout from newer maps such as increased temperatures throughout the engine which causes premature Turbo wear as well as injector wear as the ECU struggles to maintain its as built peramiters, then add the coding issues to make sure the average DIY mechanic and garages are constantly buying new and more sophisticated diagnostic machines to be able to affect repairs, the coding of major engine emissions components is to maintain a seamless repair protocol, therefore most of these cheaper maps will upset that balance. A few years ago a neighbour bought his son a brand new Vauxhall Corsa so he could commute to university and back, six months in it just made it home, I read the car and could not find any running faults so we called it a day, four days later it went back to the dealer who after four hours called the dad and told him the cars ECU was knackered as it had been interfered with, finally JNR admits one of his uni friends had done a remap on the car three months before, two days later and a new ECU at £1700 plus fitting and coding, the car was back to as built and running like a dream, all that for an alleged extra twenty BHP, if you want fast, buy fast, one of the wires friends works as a software tech for an MOD manufacturer for guided missile navigation systems, I asked her if she could write a remap for modern cars and she said yes as long as she had access to the current software profile, [not available] and at least three years to get it trialed and a certificate of compliance. Steve.

Hi Cliff, bang on but how do you educate people, you can't and we are just a miserable tribe of old Duffers until it all goes horribly wrong, then they are back demanding answers to problems of their own making. Steve.

Hi I can appreciate a thinking mans point of view, not because it is an agreement but because its based on sound thinking and knowledge of the pitfalls of this practice, I started to learn years ago when I got into tuning Minis, I was advised that cutting the inlet manifold from the exhaust manifold and fitting a go faster alloy inlet manifold was the way to go, smoother gas flow less heat, fine until the ambient air temp dropped and the fuel vapour was so dense is all you got was loads of white smoke, turns out the manifolds were joined to create a hot spot in the plenum chamber on the inlet manifold to vaporise the fuel on cold days, so I ended up paying a fortune for a water heated inlet manifold, new thermostat housing and about a couple of yards of heat proof hose to plumb it in, my point being that even with that sort of primitive technology you could still run aground throwing away parts the car was built with, they dont fit these systems for fun, go forward a couple of decades and you really are dancing with the Devil trying to alter it, a very wise Ford technician once said, if you can reasonably gain another forty break horsepower from a simple remap do you honestly think the manufacturer would leave those gains on the table for someone else to make money out of, NO, they would be producing the remaps themselves and selling them at a premium, [Manufacturer Approved], the reason they dont is because these things cause problems of which they already have plenty. Steve.

Hi. The short answer is yes. I took to the challenge myself to replace the blower and AC unit as these were placed as possible causes. Initially this did not work however after a month or so they just started to work again. I now realise what was causing all the issues with my car! The alternator. This is a well documented and known issue with Audis so much so they offer a 7 year warranty for this part to be replaced which is very handy as the part with Audi is close to 2k not including their labour. Two months ago my dash light up like a christmas tree about their being a problem with the battery. The alternator had packed in and a day later my car broke down. I was advised by Audi that all the electrical issues i was having over th e last few years was most likely down to the alternator. If I was you I would call Audi, tell them of your issues and mention the alternator as what you believe is the cause of the issue. I hope this helps and you get this fixed.

Yes, the diagnostic flagged antenna fault so I will get this replaced. Thanks for your help 👍

Thanks Rhys, I’ll pass this onto my mechanic just in case. Nightmare trying to figure this stuff out.

Hi I've been there. I had a 2017 MKII Q5 TDI sline and wasn't particularly unhappy with the ride. Bought a 2023 SQ5 TDI at 3 months old and loved everything except the ride, the synthetic sound and false exhausts. As you say its jarring especially on our rough roads. I found the adjustable dampers made no apparent difference. Mine was fitted with 20inch wheels and I did consider going to 19inch and investigated a retrofit air suspension but I couldn't find one and also there would have been warranty issues. I had it for 6 months (10,000 miles) and traded it in for a Q5 Vorsprung that has air suspension. I wish I'd tried a SQ5 with air suspension. Love the ride on the Q5 now.

The pictures are too dark for me to see any detail. Is the height from wheel centre to wheel arch the same both sides?

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Hi Gareth yes it’s been there, now for second time, they’ve plugged it into computer and nothing showing. Extremely frustrating, it’s an amazing car but am kinda afraid to drive it now with this intermittent issue. Same garage have been servicing it the past four years and no issues.