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Hi the only way to find out is monitor the temps on the EGT sensors on live data, if you don't have that facility the only other way is to replace the lot the temp drop is due to a faulty sensor showing the wrong temp to the ECU which will interrupt the regenerations. Steve.

Hi if they did not readapt the new sensor when fitted it might just be learning its new values, would suggest a scan and reading of live data just to make sure all is as it should be. Steve.

Hi its the clutch master cylinder, when the clutch is changed they usually let the pedal go down to the floor which means an old cylinder seal and piston has travelled far further than it would ever have done before, this damages the seal and it won't ever recover, they are not to bad to fit but if you fit a new unit please use Comma ESP4 fluid as most other fluids eat the new seal on the piston in short order and ESP4 is bang on the same as the Audi fluid but a third of the price. Steve.

Hi first question, how old is the battery and when you say checked by whom and how as the published scan is all classic low voltage, I can tell you from experience these vehicles expect a high degree of voltage stability which you won't get from a failing battery, if its left until it fails completely it causes catastrophic failure of some components, batteries for this model are very reasonable even for the OE batteries say VARTA ,BANNER,YUASA and if coded in correctly should last about four years. Steve.

Hi its the valve for the variable valve timing, have you tried on the internet with the part no on the original. Steve.

Hi how long is a piece of string, apart from Car and Classic I can't suggest any other person that would be able to advise. Steve.

Hi they got part of what they wanted and that's more misguided souls buying electric without realising the value will plummet faster Than the atom bomb that fell out of Enola !Removed!, this means less fuel duty so why not kick everyone in the ghoulies with a VED hike that includes EV owners, meanwhile they at the top can have dubious friends and arrange dodgy payments for them which they don't remember, god help anyone who has not paid road tax, talk about dual standards. Steve.

Hi thank you for the reply we don't often get many of them which makes you a valued member, petrol driven cars are a different operating system therefore the mass airflow I believe is calculated by one of the sensors on the Cat so that would explain why my answers were diesel related as that's all I have ever owned for the last twenty years, morbid fear of excessive oil consumption I suppose, but well done on the proactive fix and for the sake of some time and two pence worth of chemicals its a good result. Steve.

Hi take a look at VCDS on the Genden site much cheaper and totally accurate just don't buy the dongle/bluetooth version, hardwire is bullet proof and you can code anything on your car for years to come. Steve.

Hi that's because the zoons at Kwik Quid probably either greased the back of the pads when fitting or did not clean and anti squeal the pad runner surface, I wouldn't take my Granddaughters old push chair to them they are about as honest as our current government. Steve.

Hi finest cure is a generous coating of a quality silicone grease about six quid for a large pot, push it in to where the wiring goes in to the plug then tye wrap an old bank coin bag over the grease, it won't leak again. Steve.

Dealer, walk away.

Hi Sytner are a particularly evil dealership to deal with whatever brand you are buying, my niece bought a brand new Mini from them and had multiple faults with it in the first year, so we had a years ownership but worked out the car only functioned properly for four months even the dealers were embarrassed when the courtesy car flaked out on the M25 in the middle lane seized solid no oil apparently, they wanted to trailer the car back to the dealers but my brother in law hijacked it and held it at his mates the recovery owner until they gave her a refund otherwise he would publish the findings of an engineers report that he had commissioned £400 on a two year old courtesy car, after that they keep on messaging Charlotte with all sorts of promises of upgrades and free gifts if she bought from them again, so she sent them a new personal email address to send all promises to ,[email protected], the moral being don't let up these shysters. Steve.

Do Audi ever show any goodwill to any customer, rather like waiting for the second coming. Steve.

Hi are you sure, they never took thirty litres about 15--20 from empty hate to state the obvious but you have put it in the Adblue tank [BLUE CAP] and not the main tank if its gone in the right filler you have a major leak in the tank, there is nowhere else for it to go. Steve.

Hi lane assist is the Bain of all VAG owners my Passat pulls all over the place on country roads if it even thinks it can see the faintest trace of a white line, I suggest turn it off and then go and get it four wheel tracked with a Hunter equipped garage the guy I use reckons a lot of them are out of line from the factory, once its been tracked you will have a noticeable difference in feel and handling, but the biggest factor with vague handling on your car is the big fat tyres. Steve.

Hi film production teams have a large budget, if you want to see how truly awful these engines are go on YouTube and dial in VAG Technic and live the true horror of chain changes on low milage engines on the model you are looking at, forget 4k by the time you have replaced the cams and gears as well more like £12000, btw they mention transporter cos thats what you will need to get it to the nearest place that wants to repair it. Steve.

Hi do you mean the the dial works but not the heat?, if thats the case its probably a blocked heater matrix. Steve.

Hi get a new belt fitted and buy a can of brake cleaner check the belt every 50 miles and give it a quick spray that will keep it at bay, sounds like a front crank seal gone had that on mine and it is not an engine out job just the radiator and fan pack. Steve.

Hi the vehicle uses the battery to assist braking as the car is heavier than its predecessor also the changeover to petrol is dictated by the CCM when it has done its calculations it will be biased towards battery saving so you wont ever run out of electricity, thats the theory but with the newer models who knows. Steve.

Hi I was assuming we were talking about a Diesel engine but your profile does not denominate but if it is diesel have a look on eBay there are over seven hundred listings for your model. Steve.

Hi dont sweat it you will find this with a lot of parts especially brakes where you get a spare wear sensor to cater for models with a twin sensor axle but you have the plug and sod all one side to connect it to. Steve.

Hi it depends what type of filter housing you have if the new filter just plugs into the cap without a plastic tower running through the middle you wont need the smaller o ring. Steve.

Hi your car does have a MAF sensor otherwise it wouldn't run very well yours is the DETA engine and the MAFF will be after the air filter box its a tube with a wiring plug in it, in the old days you could just replace the sensor but now they are a one piece affair. Steve.

Hi you say you replaced the MAP sensor? common practice on older engines is to replace the MAF sensor as well as the communication between the two is critical and if the information correlation between the two is not correct that will throw a light up, check the flow information for the MAF on your live data, had this on my car a couple of times and both times it was the MAF as it was not supplying the correct information therefore the ECU puts in a failsafe strategy that wont allow the turbo to boost. Steve.