ThomasG

The garage changed it - but it shouldn't need coding.

Haha, we don't have those new-fangled food delivery services here 😉

OK, they've called - it is injector 5 - they are going to replace, but have warned me it could be either a straightforward job, if it comes out no bother, or not if it's seized in. They are on a 3 week lead time at the moment - and they've given me a....Nissan Note for the runaround!! 08 plate, can't go into Glasgow with this either! LOL

Fingers-crossed, though I've just received a text to call them 😞

Ahh ok. It's in the garage now...they are scanning and checking 

1 hour ago, jasonj said:

Hi Thomas , Do you have any Fault codes? Jasonj

Hi Jason, no - none. I just monitored the engine whilst running and got outputs outside what all the other injectors were showing...

OK, I am already depressed by the thought of the cost of this, but any insights may help me.

So, I noticed a lack of power when I put my foot down, the car seemed to take a bit to kick in. Turbo cleaner in a full tank...

I had also noticed a tapping noise when starting cold, goes when warm. Checked the oil, all ok.

Then I scanned the car and there are readings well out of synch with others on injector 5. So injector cleaner in...

Now, the car started misfiring when I started it up. On idle it juddered - 1.5k revs all fine. Read up a little and realised you have to sit with fairly high revs for a bit.

By now I had booked into garage, as they have a 2 week lead at the moment.

Started it yesterday and sat with high revs, all seems fine. 

Started it today to drive to garage, all fine - but the tapping is back (it's a cold day in Scotland today), and by the time I had drive 3 miles to the garage - all is well - I could accelerate well...

However, the garage say they no longer "do engine work" - it would be sent to Audi or to Border Engines in Berwick should they find a problem.

So - any ideas? I am dreading the cost of replacement injectors, or even worse a piston slap issue, or timing chain. It's at 116k miles, so maybe it's that. 

Bah

I am an idiot. It's not your bearing, it's your caliper. Sorry. Giving out bad info. It's my age and memory 🙂 or constantly fixing the !Removed! car!

To check, when it makes the noise, just touch your brake and if it goes away it's the blumming calliper 

Mine kicked in when going slower. In villages and setting off. Intermittent I agree. 

Had it twice from the front end both times. 

Does is sound like an owl hooting for a long time? Howling!?

If so, I've had that twice. It's your bearing. 

Sorry, I forgot to give the update to this!!

Mechanic's txt: "Anti roll bar link, also broken exhaust bracket and rear exhaust heat shield, but rattle was arb link"

MOT missed them all!! But all ok now and running well.

My daughter did the bonnet thing and it worked. 

Ta

Both mine have stopped defrosting. I suspect a fuse, but it's not urgent enough for me to look. 

Ich bin ein Hamburger

Not yet, as I'm in Hamburg. Fly back tomorrow eve. Will try on Monday...  

Ha ha 

However, how do I fix this? Any ideas 🙂

He had his glamorous assistant on The Generation Game 🙂

Sadly,I'm not Bruce Forsyth. 🙂

I can pull on the plastic lever but nothing pops. I don't want to pull too hard as it feels it would break quite easily. 

I need to put water in the spray reservoir.

Any ideas how I can fix this without dismantling too much?

LOL - indeed!! I can't get under it, so I'll have to see what the garage says 🙂

No, I've not sold it...its been driving so well, I don't want to!

However, there is a clunking, heavy rattle on the roads here. Unclassified and B roads mainly. 

Seems to go away at speed and on the A roads. 

I have an MOT due so they may find the cause, but I thought I'd check in here first. 

Any ideas??

That's an ok price. That's about what I paid a couple of months ago.

Now wait for the rest of them to go...they seem to have a fixed lifespan.

That was my second. 

Yes...it's a !Removed!!

Watch your ABS ring, and be very careful with the sensors for the lights/height etc. if you have them.

I did keep it.. Part number: 6NW 009 550

Good luck!

Oh, I'll have to see if I kept the part!!