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Hi buy from Westway Lubricants on eBay its about as cheap as it gets and and the oil meets VAG specs. Steve.

Hi you need to replace the whole thing, all four parts as it all wears as a set and the whole clutch will work out cheaper. Steve.

Hi generation 2/3 V6 engines suffer with all sorts of mechanical failures and its most likely the cars you are looking at will have either engine, therefore buying one with limited or no service history is not going to end well, I think Cliff is probably right in that if you have a limited knowledge of these cars steer well clear as there isa strong chance if you buy a RAT your finances will definitely suffer. Steve.

Hi find another garage without a sense of humour, just over a grand for a full four piece clutch including labour. Steve.

Hi they don't use a pilot bearing therefore its normally the Dual Mass Flywheel on its way out so complete clutch replacement is the only option I am afraid. Steve.

Hi go on line and see the amount of problems with any of the later gen 2/3 vag V6 engines, better still go on YouTube and I guarantee you an evening of horror shows ranging from 30,000 miles up, not many make it past 80,000 without a rebuild, the manufacturers know of the problems which they sell the uprated repair parts cams and chains for an eye watering fee. Steve.

Hi yes thats normal for the type of coating, it won't matter as when fitted if you use a drop of thread lock that also seals the thread to prevent moisture ingress, just paint the heads with a good rust proofing spray and they never rot. Steve.

Hi even if its a straight pipe it should still have all three O2 sensors so the system still works, I was just observing the variance on the injector readings as they should all read pretty much the same at idle, Steve.

Hi no its the O2 sensor after the cat and not the fuel pressure regulator in the picture, also the injectors are not looking good. Steve.

Hi which pump was replaced the high pressure one or the lift pump in the tank. Steve.

Hi good skills you are getting the hang of this parts procurement, most parts for VAG have always been made by someone else, Bosch, Febi, Mann etc, prime example I needed a fuel filter for my daughters GLA that was going to be trade £109+VAT, quick look at the old one tells me it was Mann in origin so went fishing with the oe number and got a Mann filter from parts in motion for £45 shipped, I was told by an ex REME engineer the principle of working on any vehicle is if you can strip it down without breaking it you can bl@@dy well put it back together without breaking it. Steve.

Hi the garage isn't called Robin Hood Garage is it, the coolers fail due to a mixture of carbon, Adblue and water vapour from the PCV system you can't flush them out in situ, EGR cleaner only cleans the DPF because of the design it won't clean the cooler and if you try it with the engine running foam cleaning you will probably hydrolock the engine, the only known cure is replacement and that won't be permanent, believe me I did it, you can spend half the retail value of the car without trying and end up with the same problem in the future. Steve.

Hi be cool, the bolts without the points will work you just have to start them carefully, the chamfered bolts were designed so any Whelk on the production line could blast the bolts in with an air ratchet, as for the axle falling off there is more chance of Michael Jackson arising from the dead, just invest in a large bottle of blue thread lock and give the first inch of the bolt a thin vertical line of it before you fit them then use the correct torque. Steve.

Hi get them repaired, its a lot cheaper and less less likely you will buy used which will need some sort of refurbishment and reprogramming, all leather seats except for Bentley are spray painted hide and the covers are removable so can be repaired and re foamed. Steve.

Hi try All Screwed Up they are near you and supply any amount you require and can probably match what you have, one of my mates used them when building a kit car, we went up there a few years ago and came back with every fixing required and the extra we needed they posted to us. Steve.

Oh I have no idea about them as they are too new. Steve.

Hi they are ok unless you get the eco boost or the 2.0 eco blue as they have a habit of shredding the wet belt in the sump, hopefully you won't have it long enough to come across this, like I said they all have their problems but Audi seem to specialise in problems that are deniable. Steve.

Hi yes heavy duty means slightly thicker and a higher grade of steel so the deformation resistance is higher, add the B6s and you have the ideal durable set up that will take a while to bed in but the wait will be worth it, the 40% overload factor was standard when they built your car and throughout the industry in general, nowadays they probably don't bother and design the springs to snap when overloaded, gives them something to do. Steve.

Hi all dealers are the same except for Toyota my friends cab is a Corolla Estate Hybrid 2024, when he bought it he told them what it was going to be used for and they suggested he took out the extended warranty/service plan, this has paid dividends as every time the service is due he gets a text to bring it in and he its in the air conditioned lounge drinking whatever and an hour later gets his car back, software updates are free and they request the vehicle before they get a problem, 70k out of a set of brake pads and now the car has well over 100k and whenever its serviced by them the mechanical warranty renews automatically on the engine, no wonder he bought two of them, Audi don't even get close and your paying three times the price of the Corolla, I hate it when the term premium brand is flung about, premium is it won't catastrophically fail in the first four years, premium is we will collect it the same day and drop off your courtesy vehicle while we are at it, no they think their customers are potential victims who can be exploited from afar, after all we are not part of the union. Steve.

Excellent advice I don't think the Audi reliability reputation stands up anymore, know I would definitely never buy another one and considering the purchase price its not unreasonable to expect at least the first five years to be without any major drama, do tell how you get on. Steve.

Hi usual rule of thumb if the part number adds up its probably right, I hate AI generated part match sites. Steve.

Hi sorry none of the suggestions worked out, I use my car as a cab and recently I see in my travels an increasing number of Golf Buggies attached to the back of rescue vehicles, mostly Jaecoos, I am just hoping to never have to buy one before I retire as the council want all cabbies to have electric vehicles which is why a lot of short timers like myself keep applying for extensions when the vehicles life has allegedly expired, one guy has just got another year on his fourteen plate Mondeo which gives me hope. Steve.

Hi clean the screen and the front grille, wait until it gets cooler then try it. Steve.

Hi the B6s although a different price are far and away better regarding durability and longevity as they use a monotone system rather than twin tube which as they get older will suffer with oil foaming under stress, example B4s are very good but on the Mondeo they clapped out after 70k, B6s lasted 120k and that was hard milage, got B4s on the Passat and they seem to be lasting well but I put that down to the Passat being very much lighter. Steve.

Hi most of what you have there are sensor faults probably due to the weather and the camera system above the mirror, in 30 degrees today my Passat started all that with road sign recognition, adaptive cruise control, speed warning, lane assist all unavailable, only difference is the car still drives and does what it should because its a conventional diesel and the drive train is not connected to any of that crap, your problem is the software dictates that if you get more than one problem it affects the steering module which then shats itself and the message appears. Steve.