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Hi if you did not code the battery in when fitted thats why the charge rate is up the ECU thinks its the old battery so carries on charging at the same rate so in essence you have cooked your new battery, did my daughters Q3 about two months ago recoded it [simple] and have had no problems since, the BEM controls the charging according to the information from the ECU, if the ECU still has the same information from the old battery it will continue to tell the alternator to charge at the higher rate regardless of the new batteries existing voltage, AGM batteries dont like overcharge and die in short order. Steve.

Hi you have omitted to say if the car is diesel or petrol, if its diesel you are wasting your time as you can fit a bigger bore pipe which may well give you a bit more torque but not a lot of change in the noise department, on the reverse with petrol you can fit larger bore exhaust with a free flow baffle box, this will definitely give more noise but rob you of a lot of mid range torque as petrol engines require a fine tuned amount of back pressure to perform adequately, if you are set on doing this I would consult a sports exhaust specialist with your requirements. Steve.

Hi if you turn the engine on put on the seat belt then put your foot on the brake and push the switch down on the console it should release. Steve.

Hi could be they are all part of the same loom, but you definitely have a reversing gear sensor, even my A6 had one it will be on the side of the gearbox, usual MO is a brass switch with two or three wires going to it. Steve.

Hi yes indeed.

Hi the parking sensors are worked from the sensor on the gearbox switch when you select reverse, chances are its knackered, easy way to check is ignition on position 2 select reverse and get round the back to check the reversing lights are on, if they are its a long and fiddly check of the wiring to find the break. Steve.

Hi if you are not changing the dip/main beam you dont have to put in any resistors just buy the the non cheap bulbs with the CANBUS ERROR FREE designation.

Hi the problem with LED bulbs is that when fitted to a standard headlight without projector lenses they murder the light cut off pattern which will fail the MOT, you can get can bus error free LED bulbs but the outcome is the same, they dont give anymore light range despite being brighter because the beam pattern is so random, have a look at Phillips Diamond vision. Steve.

Hi the width and luggage capacity will be in the owners manual including the extra space with the seats down.

Hi post a picture and someone might have seen it before.

Hi the float/level sensor in the tank is stuck, this is caused by the Adblue crystals so before rushing off to get spanked for a new tank try a bottle of Forte Adblue crystal treatment, at around £15-20 it could well be the cheapest fix you have ever had. Steve.

Hi the best place to get a new locking mechanism is on eBay they do O.E. and aftermarket depending on your budget, if you go on YouTube there are plenty of videos on the subject, only other advice is give the new unit a good coat of silicon grease about every six months then it wont happen again. Steve.

Hi the condensed version is, you have had this remap and according to the alleged power gains you dont seem to find your vehicles performance to be any different from normal, therefore you now seek ratification that it is better than before but your own tests disprove that, I have no doubt the car was fast enough from the factory,, so why the obsessive thirst for more power which you definitely have not had for your money, I fully understand the remap tuning dynamics but before all of this started the only way to truly tune a car was to improve the air intake, fit higher lift cams to increase the exhaust valve duration fit a free flow exhaust manifold and of course bigger capacity injectors, then the performance was greatly improved, the most obvious flaw in this whole thing is 150nm of torque but if the limiting part of the program is still in place how the hell are you ever going to experience that gain. Steve.

Hi would say it is possibly the pads sticking in the runners, I personally tend to check the condition of the discs and pads before condemning anything else, the age and condition of the battery has a great bearing on handbrake performance. Steve.

Hi as I said its with checking the turbo hoses, its most likely one of the ones from the turbo to the intercooler or the other side of the intercooler were it goes to the throttle body then are the hoses that get most of the cr@p from the PCV valve. Steve.

Hi probably, as the unplugged MAFF would be in default strategy as its not able to measure the airflow and the ECU would limit the amount of air coming in and form its own triage for combustion based on the info from the MAP and the air temp sensor in the throttle/ manifold housing, I am assuming its diesel. Steve.

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.

Hi I was in no way trying to cast aspersions but based on what I know about the SFD guarded software system and how it works I am a bit sceptical as to the reason why the test drive results are not like night and day, as an example I have owned many Fords and had MK4 Titanium X 2.2 175bhp 320nm torque, I then got the big boy the MK4/5 facelift 200bhp and 400nm torque, the difference was astounding, so based on that I would consider that the figures you gave would be shatteringly different from standard. Steve.

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 how was the extra BHP/TORQUE proven, did you have it on a rolling road? or did he just tell you what you wanted to hear, want to hear my theory?, 2020 on all the ECUs and other modules on VAG vehicles are protected by SFD which wont allow you to do anything like that to the ECU or any other module on the car, you would need the correct software to present a challenge code to the dealer mainframe and if accepted the mainframe issues a clearance code to allow the function to be carried out, if the mainframe has any issue with the function it simply refuses access. Steve.

Hi if you have converted a halogen lamp to HID/LED it probably wont pass a vehicle inspection for the following reasons, HID bulbs need a washer system and will need a levelling sensor with the associated wiring, LED bulbs tend to destroy the beam pattern unless the lamp has a fisheye lense but even then you may not get a beam cut off line which will also fail. Steve.

Hi the warning light is telling you that you can't over rev the engine, being yellow means it is not serious but must be read on a scanner to identify the fault at the earliest opportunity. 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.

Hi I assume the quote for the repair was made by Audi, just find an independent garage, the sensor is about £70 and involves taking off the front splash guard underneath drain out the oil unplug the sensor undo three 10mm bolts and it falls out, also if you inspect the top of the engine with the cover off in there somewhere is a tube with a plastic bung, thats your dipstick tube. Steve.

Hi sorry its a new headlight, the strip is replaceable but nine times out of ten its cheaper to buy an aftermarket unit and fit that, DONT go anywhere near a stealership they will ruin your wallet. Steve.