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Hi Gareth my cam belt, the original had Conti Tech stamped all over the belt INA stamped on the tensioner, my daughters A3 had all Conti Tech parts and my mates Skoda was all INA except for the pump which was Febi, all vehicles were first change of belt kit. Steve.

Hi they are to say the least rapid with their responses I have always had an update within a couple of hours of the unit hitting the deck and if the part is repairable they assign an engineer to your unit who must work at the speed of an unmarked missile you are never left wondering. Steve.

Hi as it stands if there is no fault with the unit they don't charge and all you have lost is some postage money, at least that will have ruled that potential problem out but my money is on the cluster having gone, either way its win win as you have ironed out two possible diagnosis that the garage may suggest. Steve.

Hi just had a look on ETKA and it says only one pump which is at the back of the boot just behind the rear seat, also Autodata says check the fuel pump relay first as they are prone to blowing, sorry for the confusion. Steve.

Hi ok work through the following, if you disconnect the in feed pipe for the filter then get a catch can and get an assistant to cycle the ignition to try starting if the lift pump is working the fuel should flow from the pipe, if not it could be the lift pump filter screen is blocked where its dredged up crud from the bottom of the tank, worse case scenario is the pump is knackered through being run dry, I believe your model may well have two lift pumps which are housed in the fuel tank and are accessed by removing the rear seat squab and removing the inspection panels on the metal base where the seat sits. Steve.

Hi if you go to any motor factors and give them your Reg number they should be able to supply the seals, I am pretty sure the seals are universal but the bolts may well be a main dealer job. Steve.

Hi have you replaced the fan control unit?, if you have and its still coming on you have an earthing problem. Steve.

Hi the reliability of any gearbox especially automatics is dependent on a good gearbox service history also what is the milage, yes its a bit pricey when you consider you could buy something newer for that money and in view of the eye watering repair costs of autos I would look for a manual as they are cheaper as its claimed they are not as desirable but the manual boxes are almost bullet proof and are far cheaper to source if they ever go sideways. Steve.

Hi do you mean genuine Vag parts such as Contitech,Ina,Dayco, Gates. Steve.

Hi I don't know anyone in your area but assuming you have filled it again try the old trick of sitting in car and turning ignition on to position 2 and counting to ten and turning off, repeat twelve times and then try starting, my guess is that the fuel filter has run dry and if its got no fuel back pressure the lift pump will struggle to fill the filter. Steve.

Hi did you find out why it has two sensors as the only thing I could think of was is it a V6. Steve.

Hi if you have a look through some of the old threads on this forum I vaguely remember a few posts with the same problem. Steve.

Hi you have lost me just looked on ETKA generic part finder and the the diagram only shows one unit for that year of vehicle but your pictures say otherwise so therefore it would seem you may well have to change and re adapt both. According to my Autodata fault finder excessive soot calculation is a classic sign of sensor failure. Steve. Steve.

Hi I am certain you only have the one shown as that has both pipes for measuring the pressure before the DPF and after the DPF there would be no point in having two sensors I suspect the one behind might only have one pipe and that would be to do with boost control or MAP pressure. Steve.

Hi at a push get an engineers report from your local independent, Audi won't like that as is smells of a court case if they are wrong, my experience is most dealerships use wannabe mechanics as they are cheap to hire and do whatever and say whatever the service manager tells them, most real specialist mechanics run privately or have their own premises therefore living on their reputation. Steve.

Thinking about it it could well be the DPF pressure sensor as the ECU uses that and algorithm to do a soot mass calculation and for what a decent sensor costs its worth a go. Steve.

Have you got a code for the DPF sensor as this will show as reading high. Also is it VCDS you are using as the live data for the sensor should give you an indication of its operating values. Steve. Steve.

Hi sorry it looks like your tied to them, prepare yourself for a ton of vague and B/S reasons as to why there is nothing wrong, after all their prime directive is not having to pay out, the best on the market is Warranty Wise who are independent so you get to choose your own garage. Steve.

Hi you have hit the nail on the head, with the advent of cracked software the dealers are beginning to realise that a lot of stuff is now within the capabilities of Joe average thats why the push is on for electric as they are the only ones with the equipment to analyse faults this will put us DIY folk back at least twenty years and think of how much money they can grasp in that time. Steve.

Hi second one down is what it thinks its got, the third one down is what its got real time, this is really strange also is the DPF light still on? and is all the reductant pump information still present. Steve.

Hi sorry what are your current Soot/Ash loadings and what has cut out am a bit confused. Steve.

Hi when you consider my mates A6 ABS unit was a shade under eighteen hundred quid plus fitting, they wouldn't warranty the part without them fitting it, the two hundred quid he paid was a fraction of the price. Steve.

Hi if it wasn't purchased from an Audi dealer then its worth asking the Indie if they want to get involved, TBH you couldn't see the true extent of the wear on my car until we had removed the front mounts and could see the extent of the rubber deterioration and leakage as the rubber mount face inwards and there is no way of seeing them clearly, the rear mount was obvious as it was like a Rowntrees jelly compared with the new one. Steve.

Hi, no problem, I have used this company several time over the past couple of years and their customer service is second to none, most recent was the father in laws 02 Volvo instrument cluster on which half the gauges and lights were out, sent it off ,the next day got a text and email saying it was repairable and I had been assigned an engineer, got it back a day later with a little note telling me it was now plug in and play, they did my mates ABS pump a three day turn round and again no coding, I asked a mate of mine who retcons alternators and he explained he gets round coded alternators by putting in a shunt which the ECU recognises. Steve.

Hi the timing out is so you don't cook the car, did you delete the light and codes before trying to regen as it won't work with the light/codes still present, delete and try again also did you have a look at the soot/ash loadings after the run. Steve.