Stevey Y

20 hours ago, Ruby said:

Thanks Steve, you are spot on, they are the power steering pipes, the flexi pipes feed the loop that cools the fluid down as per this diagram which is from an A4 B7 but similar to my B6 system.

This being the section I've been looking at & photographing:

 

Hi good shout, I have no doubt it would be good policy to purchase some of No 22 which is the clips which will give the pipes more longevity, shame whoever put the pipes on used jubilee if they used the clips you wouldn't have this problem as the pipes look good apart from the crushed mounting ends.

Steve.

4 hours ago, Ruby said:

Dear All,

I took the under tray off to do another job (coolant leak, now sorted) and spotted a slight oil leak from a rubber pipe that has a reinforced braided sheath, it connects to a solid pipe with a jubilee clip, its on the offside side of the engine.

Can anyone please identify this pipe? There's a similar one slightly above but that's not (currently) leaking.

Looking from below the pipes run together just above the intercooler lower hose (which is the intake pipe into it).

Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks!

Hi hazard a guess on what's leaking out it looks like a power steering pipe judging by the colour of the leak, I would also assume its been replaced before as it has a jubilee clip and all pipe clips on Audi are of the spring variety on armoured hoses as this allows for thermal expansion and contraction, jubilee clips don't and if overtightened muller the integrity of the hose as when they expand the rubber has nowhere to go.

Steve.

22 hours ago, Shuggy81uk said:

Do you know what the sockets are called needed to remove the bolts holding the starter motor in? They look like inversed triple squares, 18 and 16 I think I read. 

Hi mine were spline bits bought a set of 1/2 inch drive off of eBay quite cheap American Pro and they take plenty of action.

Steve.

1 hour ago, Magnet said:

Hello Joel,

Can I say it as I see it? You are trying to convince yourself that all maybe (in caps) alright, without evidence that it is. In reality, everything you now say are assumptions, and we all know what that word can be broken down to. 
The car hasn’t really had the best of servicing with the last owner, but only to the bare minimum requirement. 
Extended warranty?? Yes of course you can pay c£1,500 over 3 years for a warranty - with you paying the first £250 of each and every claim - and locked in to paying Audi servicing charges?? A warranty maybe a handy backstop to have, but every claim comes with hassle and the inevitable ‘it’s wear and take and not covered’. 
Again, saying it as I see it, I wouldn’t  be surprised if you convince yourself to buy it. 
Please bare in mind that you will hopefully get other opinions on here.
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Gareth. 

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1 hour ago, smr84 said:

This is what I can find on the MOT 

 

Date	Result	Details
28 Oct 2023	Pass	Mileage: 51,004 miles Advisory Notices Offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
27 Oct 2022	Pass	Mileage: 43,078 miles
07 Sep 2021	Pass	Mileage: 29,965 miles

Hi Gareth is spot on there is another guy on here at this very moment, Will Stevens having holy hell with his extended warranty, every time he goes in THE COMPUTER SAYS NOT covered, Audi could not guarantee a funeral plan once they have your money possession is nine tenths of the law, looking at the dynamics of it full service history should mean a clear and transparent history from day one, they certainly new what they were doing when they abandoned service history books.

Steve.

28 minutes ago, willstevens said:

Thanks very much 

let’s see if the warranty pays 

Hi I have no doubt they will do that because the switch only costs them a couple of quid and they charge that and the two hours labour to Audi UK, nice fiddle if you can get it, the IDOS system they use for the job wont quote less than two hours for anti repair.

Steve.

31 minutes ago, Shuggy81uk said:

Thanks. I did suspect it was there but I had a look and beside the engine mount is what looks to be the cat (or another part of the exhaust) , so it's very cramped down there! It's a right pain in the !Removed! it seems as a DIY so looks like I'll need to tow it to a garage for them to do it. Engine will need to be lifted a bit I'd imagine too. 

Hi thats bang on I supported my engine on a gearbox jack it just gives you a couple of inches wiggle room which where the starter is positioned is a godsend, you can get it out without removing the DPF/CAT but I bet they still swear a lot.

Steve.

14 minutes ago, willstevens said:

Yes it does !  Thanks for that , much appreciated 
 

Hi will its the switch then, new switch is fairly cheap on the internet and I would not mind betting its the same switch as on a few other models of that year, good old globalisation.

Steve.

3 hours ago, Shuggy81uk said:

Hi all, 

Anyone know where the starter motor is located on a CNHA engine? Mine is an auto, quattro, and decided to pack in on my driveway @65k miles.

Only info I seem to find are on 3.0 tdi's where it was behind the engine mount and alternator but my alternator is up top. 

Thanks 

Hi as you look at the front of the car its at the bottom on the left just above the subframe and you will have to remove the engine mount that side to get it out, yet another superb piece of Audi engineering, the units are made by Nippon Denso and very robust unless you leave the stop/start on all the time which kills them pretty quick, mine lasted 180k.

Steve.

9 hours ago, willstevens said:

I’m not having any luck with this !Removed! car! 
so now the above has stopped working. Window works everywhere else - drivers door, offside rear etc. 

one thing after another. Any ideas and reasons what BS Audi will come up with for not covering on the all inclusive warranty? 

 

Hi Will does it work from the main panel on the drivers door, if so its the switch, if not it could be corrosion in the plug that connects the door electrics to the B pillar.

Steve.

8 hours ago, luminova11 said:

I have a 2013 Q7 with xenon lamps. I'm getting it ready for the first MOT since i've had it and have noticed that the two halogen bulbs in the headlamp unit don't seem to be working. Both bulbs are good and I have no 'bulb out' warnings. What are these bulbs for? And when do they come on? Xenon is Woking properly on dip and full beam.

Many thanks

Hi they may be the all weather lights or cornering lights also known as front fog lamps.

Steve.

On 3/22/2024 at 4:34 PM, Graham S said:

Hi all,  My wife ran over a exhaust while driving at night in the fast lane of a motorway, and it ripped off part of her rear bumper, I confess I know nothing about cars, it's not the whole bumper just a small section underneath, my local audi garage wants £600 for a new one, and that's before painting or fitting, it's out of my range, but the nice man wouldn't tell me the part number so I can try to get one somewhere else, i have no idea what it called or if it even has a specific name, I also have no idea how to find a part number? can anybody help me please.

Heres Hoping

Cheers

Hi its a rear bumper lower valence,

loads on eBay second hand and aftermarket, easy job it clips on and I think it might have a couple of bolts on the centre section lower down.

Steve.

8 minutes ago, Dale 01 said:

Hi steve 

Ok thanks for the info, I will keep you informed with the progress 

Dale 

Hi would be nice if we can get a positive result for you, I honestly think you are not far off of cracking this one with the help of your friend, tell him to have a look at the live data for the throttle body as this should tell you if its the body or the position sensor.

Steve.

6 hours ago, enc said:

I plan to hardwire my dashcam. 
wondering how the A pillar  trim panel is removed? 

Hi with extreme difficulty, a lot of swearing and possibly new clips, its normally easier to remove the rubber seal down the door panel and poke the wire inside but a lot of cars I have done lately have the strip glued to the metal bead held on with some sort of double sided cloth tape, don't be to afraid of giving the pillar trim some action as if you have the right set of trim removal tools it takes a lot to break it.

Steve.

19 hours ago, Dale 01 said:

Hi Steve

Sorry to bother you again but do you know what this is on the engine that i have circled in blue, it has a pipe from the air filter box and electrical wires coming out the back. 

Thanks 

Dale 

Hi Dale, from memory I think its part of the fuel vapour purge system this collects vapour from the system filters out any bits and re burns the vapour, all part of the wonderful emissions control. I think the reset will prove useful as my neighbour had similar symptoms on his old Polo after he had fitted a new throttle body it ran like a bag of nails until we readapted the new body, in saying that if it still wont run properly it probably is either the body or the position sensor, not much help but at least it will narrow it down, again from memory the position sensor on the peddle is plug in and play as its only a slave unit for the throttle body.

Steve.

48 minutes ago, NMB123 said:

Hi all, I have just purchased a nearly new A3 Sportback with 2,600 on the clock from an Audi dealer. I am surprised by the amount of road noise that I have encountered on a recent 200 mile round trip to the Midlands from London. The car is running on Bridgestone Turanza tyres (18 inch) and the actual tyre noise itself does not seem excessive. However, the vibrations from the road are creating a reverberating droning noise which is present at all speeds but worse at over 60 mph and gets worse the rougher the road surface. 

The noise is present even when the car is in neutral and is coasting, so I do not think it can be the engine or transmission. It is really irritating and is spoiling the enjoyment of what, otherwise, is a very nice car. 

Has anyone else experienced this and is there a cure? Thanks

Hi buy smaller wheels with higher profile tyres, 17inch, thats the main function of pneumatics it subjugates the road noise from the surfaces, unfortunately people only want BIG wheels with lower profile tyres for which there is a penalty, normally extra road noise, anything under a 50 profile will exhibit this problem.

Steve.

23 hours ago, willstevens said:

Thanks Steve

when I kicked back they cut it down to 720 to clean the system. 
just seems so expensive 

I have an Audi extended warranty and apparently it isn’t covered because it’s not broken and just needs cleaning. 
250 per hour to clean - sign me up! 

Hi will that is still eye watering, they are greedy bar stewards, its probably a two hour job and a bit of solvent/carbon cleaner and hot water, Audi extended warranties appear commercially branded Andrex and Cushelle, thats about all they are fit for, yes they are a dream car to own but everyone who buys one should swap their deep rose tinted specs for clear ones to to read the research on the problems these cars have with that system and the cooler its attached to.

Steve.

17 hours ago, scottmckee246 said:

A few months ago my check coolant light came on and I found it to be below low level, topped it up and no issues until it happened a few weeks later this time with engine management light on. Scanned the code and found P268100 Engine coolant bypass valve circuit/open. 

Took it to a specialist who replaced the thermostat housing/water pump, old one was full of coolant in the control side.He rewired it and replaced electrical connections. After putting car back together the fault will not clear and some others have shown up - 
P268100 Engine coolant bypass valve circuit/open.
P218100 cooling system performance 
P011600 coolant temp sensor 1 circuit range/performance. 

Car seems to be driving fine only issues are the stop/start is not working, the engine fans are on almost always and ramping up high at low temps, coolant temp/engine oil temp taking a long time to get to temp - over half an hour driving to read engine temps above 90C. No issues with heating/AC.

Worried the leaking system has caused an issue with the ECU but at my wits end trying to diagnose. Any advice is massively appreciated

Hi sounds like it still has air in it somewhere furthermore what diagnostic platform was used to clear the fault codes as sometimes VCDS is the only way to clear them.

Steve.

22 hours ago, willstevens said:

Hi anyone know what that means? Audi are claiming it’s not under the extended warantee terms  - they state it’s mainly labour and will take 4.3 hours to clean up all the connections - they want 1400.00 

Can anyone pls help cause this seems extremely expensive 

Hi it means the low pressure valve that sits on top of the Low Pressure cooler is probably stuck and covered in a mixture of wet adblue crystals, £1400 is not reasonable for this job, the parts are about £200 aftermarket, when I say aftermarket I mean a VDO unit which is oe at about £160 then the transfer tube and clips and a gasket for the unit is about another £38, my opinion for what its worth is go find a good independent it will work out a hell of a lot cheaper, depending on your milage they might get away with cleaning your old unit, Audi are well aware of this problem on their Diesel engines.

Steve.

6 hours ago, Dale 01 said:

Hi Steve

As promised here are some pictures of my engine. 

Dale

Hi thank you for the pictures, I honestly think that the throttle body has the MAF in it but I am also concerned that the throttle position sensor on the peddle may also be at fault, its only a unit thats like old fashioned hand scales whereby the peddle pulls a spring arrangement within a sealed unit which       pulls an internal resistor past a series of contacts which register the required position of the throttle butterfly to the throttle housing.

Steve.

4 hours ago, alexA said:

  was recommended this.  i also use some other sights they all recommended 0W-20 oil 

Hi if the car is a late 19 that would be the correct grade of oil to use, they started that with the later engines as its something to do with the emissions and the fact that the later engines run a wet belt for the oil pump drive.

Steve.

22 hours ago, Dale 01 said:

Hi Steve

 

I believe this to be the case. 

I have a 2008 1.6 8v a3 sline and have looked for it countless times ive had the pipe off between the filter and the throttle body and there's nothing there, my car is idling badly and i want to change the throttle body but Autodoc Sent the wrong one and also change the MAF if I can find it. 

Thanks Steve

Dale 

Hi from all the parts diagrams I have looked at its right next to the airbox can you post a picture of your airbox and induction pipe its definitely there, the airbox pipework runs to the turbo not the throttle body.

Steve.

32 minutes ago, Dale 01 said:

Hi Jason

 

Haven't got back on here as im still waiting to send the throttle body back to Autodoc.

They have to be the worst company to deal with. 

Whilst im on this subject,  do you know where  or if I have a MAF sensor. 

 

Thanks 

Dale 

Hi all vehicles are fitted with a MAF sensor its on the induction side between the air box and before the turbo normally a cylinder with a plug attracted to it, inside is a coated diode which is heated up and then allowed to be cooled by the incoming air this tells the ECU the temperature of the air as well as humidity, the ECU adjusts the injection accordingly based on the correlation of information from the MAP,MAF, and throttle position sensor on the peddle, all of these items need to be adapted when replaced to maintain synchronicity within the system.

Steve.

14 minutes ago, Bjamesa197 said:

Good evening, i have recently just replaced my egr unit due to the code p403, i have now replaced with a brand new borgwarner unit, was no vw units in stock.

I'm now receiving code p407 circuit low, do i have to adapt the new egr into my ecm? or does it do it automatically, i cant find a pinout for the wiring to test if its the wiring, Honestly so close to getting rid of the car as spares or repairs, its currently listed on eBay but would love to be able to fix it first and sell it as a working car, please any pointers would be greatly appreciated ive run out of ideas.

Hi yes you do have to relearn a new unit, but it would suggest a wiring fault easy enough to check visualy, but if its done loads of miles it might just be better to let it go rather than drive yourself nuts and spend money trying to cure a problem  that solved might only net you another £100.

Steve.

22 minutes ago, Jon Howlett said:

Hi

I have an A5 Sportback 2017. The last few months the Pre-sense fault has been re-occurring frequently and its damn annoying. The fault code is B11CE15 which is the heater open fault.

I have read somewhere about someone going into Longcodeing and switching the heater off to prevent the fault occurring. I have OBDeleven  but never done any longcoding. Anyone here familiar with it? The car is out of any warranty and the price for a replacement camera and calibrating is ridiculous, especially for a system I don't really want. I took it to our local Audi specialist centre who stated it was not something they could do but did inform me there was an update for it outstanding which may solve the problem, but did notice misting in the camera.

Anybody got any suggestions?

Hi these cameras are a pain in the backside, Esther not a menu on the dash that disables it I have it on a new VW I have bought but at least I can turn it off on the dash, apparently they are affected by rod film on the windscreen and getting to hot, might be worth getting the update and the lens's on the unit cleaned.

Steve.

4 hours ago, SteveR83 said:

So have a small update on this for anyone interested.  My local garage did squeeze me in to take a look but unfortunately didn't have time to actually replace the thermostat.  They did agree that it's almost certainly in need of replacing and the cause of the coolant temp not getting to full temp. 

They also ran a scan and confirmed that the fan control module had error codes so the whole unit needed to be replaced.  Think they said the genuine part was about £280 but also said if I wanted to buy non-genuine they would fit for me.  Does anyone have experience of these cheaper radiator fan units?  They any good, or just a false economy?

Also, I am trying to find the exact part number for the fan unit, is there anywhere I can find that online?  There seems to be a few variations of this part depending on year etc/engine etc.

Hi try LLL carparts they have a catalogue online the only bit you will needs your VIN code that should give you the part number, with regard to aftermarket as long as you don't buy Made in China they are generally spot on as Audi don't make the parts they buy them from Valeo or Febi or whoever sells to them at a preferential price.

Steve.