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Hi some pictures may whet an appetite but the unfortunate thing with the Tax is its not transferable, also a ball park price is even better. Steve.

Hi well done, what are friends for, all nice and cold now? Steve.

Hi give it a good hosing with release agent WD40 or similar then push it in a couple of times to get the crud moving then give it a little wiggle from side to side when pulling out with the tab compressed. Steve.

Hi even post Brexit all cars sold in Europe are required by law to have the right gas in them, therefore there is no such thing as wrong gas as if you don't use it your system fails in record time as the wrong gas won't work and will trash the seals on the system, its feature in the new gas to prevent old gas being used in later cars. Steve.

Hi any garage that does regassing will have the appropriate gas for your model and the newer machines pressure test the system for leaks before they try and regas the system. Audi only use the expensive version which is the same as any other garage but theirs is cheaper there is no Royal Gas its all the same. Steve.

Hi if you get the car scanned for faults it should tell you which part is playing up its normally a bad connection on either of the front seats where they get pushed backwards and forwards, for a start take the seat connector blocks on the seats off and clean them with contact cleaner it may well solve the problem. Steve.

Hi welcome to the world of error free, well done. Steve.

Hi its not the rack, probably a top mount bearing been bashed to death by the lack of damping. Steve.

Hi the item I was banging on about is the springs I have never used the shocks I only ever fitted Bilstein B4/B6s but for your average mile owner the choice is unlimited. Steve.

Hi these systems are dangerous its like Google and their driverless cars around New York, thats all gone very quite, I hate to point out the obvious but there is no quicker means of processing information than that of the human brain which is programmed by repetitive experience to preempt a possible danger these systems work on mono logic which in simple terms means Its spotted a perceived problem so it jams the brakes on, human reaction I have spotted a potential problem, scrub off some speed and move to another lane and go past it. Steve.

Hi if you replace the shocks and top mounts the springs are a must Kilen or KYB are good units I have used both on my taxis and they all gave excellent milage about 100k, and possibly get some new tie rods and ends, you will soon see where the extra money went with vastly Improved handling and the extra life you get from the tyres, in fact there is no way of checking spring compression rates without specialised equipment which none of us mere mortals possess and if you start with all new they will wear nicely as a set. I can honestly say that over the 970,000 miles I have covered between four vehicles whenever I have changed my suspension the difference in ride has been like night/day and well worth the money as its like driving from new again. If you eventually get to do the backs just replace the shocks as rear springs get less of a hard time its only damper failure that snaps them I often watch other cabbies on the motorway where the rear wheel springs bounce over the bumps like Zebedee where the shocks are knackered and should only bounce once or twice instead of going up and down like crazy because the spring is doing all the work, nothing is making the spring compression gradual. Steve.

Ahh so your in the same industry as me, an abuse focus for over opinionated Dweebs that all know their rights even if they are wrong, me, I am a cab driver, I feel for you. Steve.

Hi it wouldn't take a rocket scientist to work out that the shocks/springs are toast, after the amount of years the car has been running and the corrosion on the shocks I would get the units changed on principle, if you ask most manufacturers of suspension components most use time/milage as a rule of thumb when advising on possible replacement. Steve.

Hi nothing wrong with TRW as they were fitted O.E. along with brake callipers and a ton of other stuff. Steve.

Hi not entirely as I have noted in the past that the presence of a code or EML is entirely the interpretation given by the software writer for that model its all about the monitoring system, I.E. my Mondeo used to die and then be ok once restarted no light just a code, my daughters Q3 just threw a code for the throttle position sensor on the pedal which very rarely give problems so I changed the valve on the engine side and no codes or anything for the last 20k and the major problem is that most of the time if the fault its random it will drive cycle out quickly and leave no fault, some of these Generic code readers like my guys £5000 Snap on unit won't pick up the codes thats why I am a fan of OBD Eleven and VCDS as they pick up everything because they are manufacturer specific, for the sake of stripping the unit off and inspecting/replacing/cleaning its worth a shot as you have just about replaced every other component that would give trouble. Steve.

Hi sounds like the boost control valve on the turbo is not set quite right, but the question is why do you need so much power to drive on Jersey or is it for drag racing on the 40mph bits of road. Steve.

Hi I don't think the ignition barrel would cause the cutting out/limp mode it sounds more like a couple of plastic teeth missing off the gear that opens the throttle valve. Steve.

Hi its at the back of the engine and unless its been changed before the sensor will have a green top. Steve.

Hi only the Audis and Ford rangers as they are the same design, Cr@p, their is an 21 plate Ranger down my mates place with a blown engine due to the cooler blowing and feeding water via the EGR which caused a Hydro lock on two cylinders, bent piston rods, probably, Fords are not interested even though it was sold as Ford approved with 15k on the clock and has now done 18k in six months, thats what aggravates the life out of me when people bang on about approved used dealer cars they Checked nothing. Steve.

Hi strip off the Gaffer and clean round the edge with isopropyl, get some latex gloves and fill in any bits where its let go with Tiger Seal and before it sets smooth it with a tea spoon dipped in white spirit, practice on a small area first it won't be pretty but it will be more waterproof than the tape. Steve.

Hi Roy, as I said you are not useless its merely you convincing yourself you can't do it before you attempt the task calm down and go practice with the VCDS scanning etc, as long as you don't muck about with the codings you will gradually become more confident as you use it, case in point you managed to reset your clock through the green menu which I personally would not go near as on the later models you can fry the MMI if you get it wrong. Steve.

Hi neither did I until I found it in basic settings before I ran it, had a sneaking suspicion about it as just about everything else needs re adapting when changed, ITS NUTS. Steve.

PS don't forget to re adapt it on VCDS before running.

Hi Ryan the same plug is used right across the range it was all part of their parts globalisation strategy, use the same part on most models but charge different prices according to the models, if the part number matches it will fit. Steve.

Hi sorry I can't help you with the plug positions normally they only fit one way into each plug port when you said you had already fitted the compressor I assumed you had marked each plug position with Tipex or similar I.E. mark one plug from the connector to the old unit as 1 then 11 for two then 111 for three etc, as for the relay they normally have numbers on top alternatively watch which one the guy pulled in the video, 2nd from left 3rd from left. Steve.