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Michael. I doubt anybody can positively confirm your suspicions, but having seen the enormous number of problems listed in these forums arising from mild hybrid I believe you are probably right. Search the forums for topics involving "mild hybrid" and you will see many and various problems related to the system. Even if you do not find one that matches yours, you will see that the system is unreliable and many Audi dealers are denying responsibility.

Hi all, I have a very good nick audi 2.6 v6 cabriolet n reg 76000 miles in pelican blue , that I have no idea what it's worth in such good condition. Any help

Yeah got mine, you have to take the bonnet opening catch off by slipping a small flat screwdriver into the grove and popping the plug out, then take the plastic above the radiator off with a plastic v tool and you get to the back off the grill for the screws which are T25 torx and a 90 degree little wrench does the trick. Not hard. Does look much better with it on.

Hi george. Yes i found some info regarding the 8P platform siren. Yes it does have a stainless steel cover that is either welded or riveted in place . Tamperproof is what VW call it ! The thing is that system was phased out due to being able to unplug it whilst armed .. hence the s/st cover. The newer type system on the 8V is monitored differently and thats why it has no cover thats difficult to get into. The good news is that the siren may still be in that same location as the 8P ,so just waiting for a break in the weather now . I have read that on the very early facelifts like mine ,it was put in the same place ,so i will investigate and post up what i find , as you may well be correct .. hope so ! cheers for help ... kind regards ... stefan

Thanks for both of them inputs, I will look further into it! 🙂

Afternoon all, I took the convertible off the battery tender last week and gave it an Italian tune-up along the A47 before delivering it for its MoT. I'm happy to say it passed with no advisories (as it !Removed! should, with the amount I've spent on it 😆). As I was hooking it back up to the battery tender, I was struck by the coolant expansion tank looking discoloured, so went on Amazon and, the next day, had a new one (by Febi Bilstein), along with a new cap, delivered, for a total of £26.93. The switch took half an hour or so - mostly because I was determined to do the job without losing any coolant (I don't have any spare). It's pretty simple... There is a single T20 self-tapper (ringed) holding it in place, once this is undone, the tank can be disengaged from the various locating tabs, the main one being by the filler cap, where it slots into a square hole. You then have access to the electrical connector (which alerts you if your coolant level is too low) - it's roughly where the G12 sign is, on the underside of the tank. As with all !Removed! Audi connectors, it probably worked when it was new, but 20 years have taken their toll, and it was a git to remove, but it finally came free. So you now have the tank loose, connected to the vehicle by two hoses, the smaller diameter one on top, and the larger underneath. They were both held in place by Beelzebub's spring clips, which were fun to get off, and which I immediately ditched in favour of new jubilee clamps. Before disconnecting the hoses, I used brake line clamps on both, to save losing any coolant, then angled the tank so that the coolant was clear of the hoses before pulling them free. I managed to place the old tank, still half full of coolant, on the floor, whilst I went about fitting the new replacement. This took about five minutes - piece of old ease. I then used the old tank as a bottle, and - with my finger blocking the smaller spigot - poured the coolant into the new tank, before !Removed! on the replacement cap, and calling the job done. Not a drop spilled 😃 I took the old tank out to the bin... Where it can be recycled into - who knows? The only snag is... ...that washer-bottle is looking a bit crap in comparison... 🤔 Cheers, Mike 😎

No, he only looks in once or twice per year, and I suspect that is just to see if we are still alive.