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i appreciate that steve i am curious why its only first gear only.how is it going with the car that needs an engine best wishes stephen

now and again when i try and put the car in first gear it feels a bit notchy so i have to double down on the clutch pedal and sometimes have to set off in 2nd gear especially when the engine is warm and stuck in traffic.(all other gears work fine).....i thought i wonder if i need to change the transmission oil in the gearbox or possible clutch as audi mentioned the clutch was heavy and worn.so i rang audi and asked them to change the gearbox oil(cheapest option) but they said it was not on their books to do this.been quoted by a local garage £100-£150 depending how much transmission oil is needed.i cannot find in the owners manual how much oil the gearbox holds.as far as i am aware neither the clutch or the transmission oil have been changed, and the mileage is nearly 190k anyone else had this experience with their audi a4 b8 2.0 tdi thanks all

glad you found the culprit, but what a pain.plenty of soaking beforehand to get those nuts and bolts off

its worth a check i had a pulsating winker once and it turned out that another winker bulb was at fault.you never know.hope you get it sorted soon regards

are you sure its the ecu at fault ?

look at the topics on the right of the screen and go onto oil level after a service then scroll down to steve q on the left mouse over his picture and it will show message and click on that

you could ask/pm STEVE Q on here. he might know a place that checks over/repairs ecu's

lol i never realised either steve keep us updated gary

lol thats my logic too gareth check oil when cool....but funny enough the car wont let me have a reading unless under certain circumstances

just checking....see pic

great news thanks for the update👍

i personaly dont know the answer lee, but welcome to the forum from a fellow yorkshire man👍😁

there is a halfords one on ebay £120 item no 115868469601( 22miles from you)any good i was told though it would need coding to your car. regards stephen

as steve has said it could have stretched.chains stretch belts stretch so i changed mine along with the rollers

sorry my mechanic skills are terrible.and i never read your post properly.mines a belt one and was done by a garage 60,000 miles ago but audi recently said its slightly out.and i dont know how long its been like this ,but still ran okish.audi timed it up properly.

i didnt know my timing was slightly out until audi told me on a routine suspension check.

i feel for you david☹️

thanks for your prompt reply.thats a good price even without changing the DMF.well thats made my mind up then.your an ex mechanic and youve had yours done at a garage.a garage it will be for me then.cheers stephen

hi,did you do the clutch yourself.if yes, how big a job is it as also someone else is asking too on here.thanks stephen

here is a quote from audi for my audi a4 avant 2.0tdi 2011

doing this type of work is beyond me i take my hat off to you.well done glad theres no oil leaks after all that work😎

this is without labour my front end had to be brought forward to do it(put into service mode)has the auxillary belt and rollers been done if not have them done too

here is audi's price for the cambelt and water pump alone for an audi a4 2011 2.0tdi

well done you got there in the end.will it start and run ok now😁wheres muttley

thanks steve much appreciated👍